St. Croix Registration

Registration Requirements

Any person who wishes to register or record St. Croix Hair Sheep with the Association must be a member with the current year’s dues paid in full. Animals which are the offspring of two St. Croix registered parents are eligible for registration.

Recordation Requirements

Sheep shall be eligible for registry if:

• they are descendants from registered St. Croix sire and dam,
• can be traced in all of its lines of descent to the initial flock imported from the St. Croix U. S. Virgin Islands to Utah by the International Sheep and Goat Institute in 1975, and
• or that are certified descendants of subsequent imports (including semen or embryo transfers) whose descendants are inspected and approved by the Association.

Physical Characteristics

• Fiber —Hair that is shed annually and that is free from permanent wooly fiber.
• Color —All white except pigment in the hooves; skin on lips, muzzle and around the eyes; and colored hair limited to not more than one fourth of the ear (tip).
• Horns —Polled with the absence of scurs.
• Soundness —Freedom from physical defects including mouth, back legs and feet, and udder or testicles and epidiymis.
• Appearance —Must have a clean symmetrical appearance with moderately straight lines and appropriate muscling.

Identification

All sheep must be continuously identified by ear tag, tattoo, or other permanent ID.

Forms

Send forms and payment to: St. Croix Hair Sheep Breeders, Inc., P.O. Box 51, 222 Main St., Milo, Iowa 50166 • Fax: 641-942-6502 • Phone: 641-942-6402

• Work Order and Application for Membership —PDF form
• Registration of Ewe Lambs —PDF form
• Registration of Ram Lambs —PDF form
• Breeders Certificate of Service (for ewes bred before sale) —PDF form

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