USDA Selling Resistant Katahdins
The Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas, is having a Katahdin Sheep Sale on August 23. The sheep are available for viewing on August 20-22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All sheep sell with breeding values (EBVs) provided by the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP). Some of the station's sheep are in the top 1% (of the Katahdin breed) for parasite resistance.
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For more information, go to https://www.ars.usda.gov/southeast-area/booneville-ar/dale-bumpers-small-farms-research-center/docs/local-news/.