Re: [Blackbelly] SFCP changes

2013-07-27 Thread Mark Wintermute
Hi John, I am not SFCP but had always planned on becoming SFCP. I have a theft problem that has left me unable to account for where my sheep went. This was my biggest obstacle to becoming SFCP. My approach in place of the SFCP is to eliminate Q at codon 171 and V at codon 136. This is a work i

Re: [Blackbelly] SFCP changes

2013-07-27 Thread John Carlton
I'm aware that our hair sheep (ABB and Kats) are not susceptible and I do not export sheep, but up till now participating and being in the "complete monitored" category was easy - there were really no additional requirements above and beyond the mandatory program, the big difference was that the US

Re: [Blackbelly] SFCP changes

2013-07-27 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Hi John, Yep, I have a pretty strong opine about the SFCP and it isn't good. But let me ask you this: what advantage has being certified scrapie-free brought you? The only advantage I can see is if you plan to export sheep and the receiving country requires sheep to be certified. To my knowle

[Blackbelly] SFCP changes

2013-07-27 Thread John Carlton
I'm trying to decide what to do now that the "Complete Monitored category has been eliminated from the SFCP. Anyone care to opine? John Carlton Double J Farms Spanish Fort, AL doublejfar...@gmail.com ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing lis