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DNA favorable traits
- Exceptional Genetic Quality
- Livestock carefully selected for the commercial market in Mind
- Producing Durable high quality Rams
5 different Genetic Bloodlines
- Genetics from more than 1 bloodline
- Careful selection of influences in our bloodlines
- Consistant fast growing lambs every time.
Careful selection of traits
Our breeding program is about bringing out the best Ancestrial traits in our Cheviots
About our Breeding program
Generations top quality Genetic selection
Here at Isle of Skye Cheviots, we believe in having a powerful maternal ewe flock. Our attention has always been focused on conformation, structure and production in our sheep. We like our females to be moderate, easy keeping, excellent uddered with the capacity and natural muscling to do well on marginal Canadian pastures.
Our internal performance and production records aid us in selecting our replacements. We have a strict culling process with structural and maternal superiority within our criteria. These are our objectives for flock development.
Our breeding program includes retaining our own replacement ewes from our flock, this enables us to adhere to our strict set of guidelines and keep uniformity within our flock
The replacement ewe lamb becomes the genetic building block for our sheep flock. Proper selection and culling of individual animals within our sheep flock is mandatory for genetic improvement and enterprise profitability.
We believe that “Performance” is a very important part of the sheep industry. Isle of Skye Cheviots aim is to raise sheep with as much performance and muscle mass as possible, however we will not sacrifice structural soundness, fertility nor maternal traits to get it.
Improvement of the next generation lamb crop is dependent upon breeding decisions made. Flock sire selection should be a thought-provoking and profit-driven decision process.
Our breeding program at Isle of Skye Cheviots Selects for maternal and terminal performance traits, breed character, structural soundness and carcass quality. North Country Cheviots are one of the most dominant versatile sheep breeds in Canada.
With our program, many producers appreciate is the simplicity that comes from identifying animals matching both the maternal and the terminal sides. It is harder to do, but when selection intensity is spread out and more traits are focused on, it can be done successfully.
Isle of Skye Cheviots has always felt strongly about bringing the best genetic sires into our sheep flock. Every sire we choose must be backed by a solid, productive dam and when we find him, we do our best to own him.
Our Canadian North Country Cheviots are bred for our Canadian climate. They are bred to be hardy, adaptable, and low maintenance. Isle of Skye cheviots are bred to produce superior lamb crops and meaty carcasses. They are efficiently bred for utility and production in a variety of management systems.
“Producing lambs that are born easy, have the will to live, the ability to grow, and the quality to sell.”
Canadian Genetic Pool
Back to the basics!
Our North Country Cheviots are raised with the basics in mind. We have a primary focus on the needs of the commercial sheep industry. The basics are what has made Isle of Skye Cheviots the go to for North Country Cheviots in the Canadian sheep industry for years. Our commitment to the Canadian sheep industry, will help you, the sheep producer, produce predictable and profitable sheep using Isle of Skye Cheviot genetics. We feel that having kept the basics of the Canadian North Country Cheviot the forefront in our program is what has built both our flock and reputation. We won’t compromise our principals to chase trends for short term gain. We believe the most economically important traits for the sheep producer is still all about the fundamentals, which are fertility, longevity, structure, soundness, and fleshing ability.
We have brought in the best of the traditional UK genetics and combined them with our traditional genetics from the Queen mother’s Longoe flock. Now we are crossing our very best ewe lambs from those UK bloodlines back into the very best Canadian lines in the industry
There are many times in the sheep industry where feed reserves are marginal. More than ever, we recognize the importance of knowing there is a positive return for every dollar spent. At Isle of Skye Cheviots, we make every effort to ensure that there is value in every animal sold.
Isle of Skye Cheviots isn’t in this for the short haul. We have been in the livestock business for over 100 years. Our genetic program has improved over the last few years and bringing back the Canadian genetic influence our to our North Country Cheviots flock has made our flock more consistent than ever.
We believe good sheep can sell themselves and we try to offer a good selection of rams that are profitable to meet the needs of every shepherd. We run our sheep flock like a commercial outfit, testing the hardiness, fertility, udder quality and longevity under real world conditions.
Because we have been consistent in our breeding program we know our sheep can wean a respectable lamb crop under almost any conditions. We strive for low input management, and our sheep flock has been geared toward that.
Over the years we have introduced rams from specific Canadian flocks such as Westerose, Lush Acres, Au Domaine, and recently Connegeers. We have found that combining our foundation Flock with these old Canadian genetics have produced a stronger hardier more robust resilient sheep.
All you need to do is have a look at our North Country Cheviot and you will see the difference between our flock and other flocks of North Country Cheviots.