MISCELLANEOUS

 

IMPORTED BLUEFACED LEICESTER SEMEN AVAILABLE

Limited quantity of imported UK semen available from the following UK sires:

 

            Beeston 'Titan' 3138/T85

 

            Barlaes 'Titus' 2217/T05

 

INVOLVEMENTS

VSFCP enrolled flock since 1997, MI #04 ‘CERTIFIED’ Scrapie free

 

Member of:

           Bluefaced Leicester Breeders Association (BFLBA) founder & board   member

 

           Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association (BFLSBA)  member #4004

 

           OPP Society member

 

            Michigan Sheep Breeders Association (MSBA)

 

           Bluefaced Leicester Union of NA (BLUNA) founding member #01

 

ACOMPLISHMENTS

 

Beechtree established the 1^st Bluefaced Leicester flock in Michigan, in 1995.

 

1^st BFL flock registered with BLUNA in 1998, member #01

 

The 1^st Blues shown at:

           FiberFest, Kalamazoo, MI 1995

            Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, 2000

            Michigan Fiber Festival, 1997

            Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, 2004

            Michigan State Fair, 2006

The 1^st Natural colored Blues shown at:

            Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, 2003

            Michigan Fiber Festival, 2003

           Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, 2004

            Michigan State Fair, 2006

 

        First - USA-Bluefaced Leicester flock to use UK semen in its breeding program in 1997 resulting in the first born UK sired BFL in the USA

 

          First - USA producer to go to the UK to select, collect, and arrange import of new BFL genetics in 2002 & 2005.

 

          First - USA-Bluefaced Leicester flock to gain SFCP CERTIFIED Scrapie Free status.

      

         First - Establish first Bluefaced Leicester flock back to Canada in 2007.