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Mood Lighting

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A two-year-long study taking place in Manitoba is examining whether artificial changes in daylight can result in out-of-season lamb production through off-season breeding. Out-of-season breeding by manipulating daylight is not new to the sheep industry, but it has never been tested in Manitoba s unique environment. Sheep only breed when the days are short, then
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Sheep &Goat Sales – for Jun. 16, 2011

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The summer schedule started for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on June 2, 2011, where there is only one auction per month for the sheep and goats. There were 250 sheep and goats delivered for this sale. The bidding on the ewes, varied from strong to subdued. The condition of some of the sheep was noticeable,
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Agassiz Lamb Co-Op Aims To Boost Shepherds’ Fortunes

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Asmall flock of longtime shepherds has hit the road to recruit members for a proposed lamb-marketing co-operative in Manitoba. Proponents of the fledgling Agassiz Lamb Co-op want to get better prices for their lambs and boost the sheep industry’s long-term fortunes in Manitoba. So far, after two of five scheduled meetings in Brandon and Souris,
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Lamb Price Outlook For 2011

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Lamb prices set a record high in 2010, which is welcome news for producers after the last several years of depressed prices. The last record-high year for slaughter-lamb prices was 2005. The 2010 prices exceeded that old record by more than 15 per cent. Slaughter-lamb prices were 25 per cent higher than the depressed prices
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Sheep &Goat Sales – for Feb. 3, 2011

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The second sale of the year, was a cold day for the Winnipeg Livestock Auction. The buyers were ready and the bidding kept things in a warming fashion. There were 83 sheep and lambs and no goats. There was only one group of three 100-pound Rideaucross lambs. The Rideau-cross lambs brought $187 ($1.87 per lb.).
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Sheep &Goat Market Report

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There were 439 sheep and goats for the last sale of the year at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction, on Dec. 16, 2010. The selection was good and the buyers were ready, as the producers had provided the animals for the holiday season. The selection of ewes was good, creating two price ranges at this sale.
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Sheep &Goat Sales – for Dec. 16, 2010

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Interest and demand for sheep and goats remained high at the Dec. 2 sale at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. Bidding was even higher than in November for the 685 sheep and goats that moved through the sale. The demand for ewes was high. The younger ewes sold above the day’s price range, thus creating an upper
Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep &Goat Sales – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Sept. 2 was the start of two sales per month at Winnipeg Livestock Sales. Producers supplied about 500 sheep and goats, for this sale, demand was high, and bidding was exciting. The ewes sold at slightly higher than steady. Katahdincross ewes had good body structure, but sold for a slightly lower price. The selection of
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Sheep & Goat Sales – for Apr. 29, 2010

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Ewes Lambs 110 lbs. + 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. under 80 lbs. n/a n/a $187.63 $175.18 $180.90 $147.75 Traditions are difficult to explain – how they started and how they continue. However, one tradition at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on April 18, 2010 – changed. The prices of the lambs did not go

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