Producers participating in the Ontario Sheep Health Program and the Maedi-Visna Flock Status Pilot Project

Producer

Farm Name

Location

Breed

Phone #

Email or Website

OSHP Certified

Maedi-Visna Status

Bob & Gail Irvine

Rocky Lane Farm

Peterborough

Dorset & Hampshire

705-292-7207

rgirvine@nexicom.net

Yes

A

Francis Winger

-

Mount Forest

Rideau Arcott

519-323-3531

fwinger@log.on.ca

Yes

A

John & Eadie Steele

-

Norwood

Texel, Charollais & x-breds (OLIBS*)

705-696-1491

www.qualitysheep.com

Yes

A

Axel Meister & Chris Bushbeck
Wool Drift Farm
Markdale
East Friesian Dairy Sheep
519-538-2844
Yes
A

Ted Skinner

Cedar Creek Charollais

Bowmanville

Charollais

905-263-2102

cedarcreekcharollais@sympatico.ca

No

A

Bryan & Janice Lever
Windblest Farm
Lanark
Border Leicester
613-259-5484
No
A

Robert & Shirley Graves

Century Lane Farm

Stittsville

Oxford & Polled Dorset

613-831-2656

-

No

A

Perry & Christina Sisson

Sisson Sheep Farm

Bethany

Corriedale

705-277-1866

sisson@accel.net

No

A

Harry & Eleanor Pietersma

Elysian Fields

Iroquois

Horned Dorset & Crosses

613-652-2044

hp@pietersmatinworks.com

No

A

Glen & Sharon Duff
Duff Farms
Rockwood
Suffolk
519-856-9935
No
A
Gary Lapier, Bert Henderson, Fred Baker
Mountain Lamb Farm
Mountain
Rideau
613-989-2792
No
A
William MacTaggart
MacTaggart Suffolk
Rockwood
Suffolk
519-824-3878
No
A

Gerald & Joanne Hunter

Hunterdown Farm

Smiths Falls

Suffolk & Boarder Leicester

613-283-7565

-

No

A

Gilbert Venne
Wooly Acres
Kenabeek
OLIBS
705-563-8487
Yes
A
Bethanee Jensen
Shepherd's Fold
Brussels
-
519-887-9948
-
No
A
Riva Berezowski & Steve Vidacs
Cedar Ridge Farm
Owen Sound
Registered Texels
519-371-7314
No
B
Tina Harrington & Glen Porteous
Stonehill Sheep Farm
Chatsworth
Dorsets
519-379-5087
No
B

Brian Atkinson

Atkinson Acres

New Lowell

Border Leicester

705-424-2879

atkinson@interhop.com

No

Enrolled

Beth Collins
Collins Horned Dorsets
Tara
Horned Dorsets
519-934-3239
No
Enrolled

Colleen Acres

Belmeade Acres

Osgoode

Polled Dorset & Rideau

613-826-2330

colleen.acres@sympatico.ca

No

Enrolled

Cynthia Keary

Five Maples Farms

Lanark

Cotswold & crosses

613-259-9138

keary@suferaje.com

No

Enrolled

Dwayne Acres

Maple Meadows

Osgoode

Suffolk, Hampshire, Rideau

613-826-2581

acres@maplemeadows.ca

Yes

Monitored

Bill & Lynne Duffield Codan Suffolks Wyoming Suffolk 519-899-2663   Yes  
Gary Lapier Rocky Hyland Farm Mountain Rideau Arcott 613-989-2792 gary_lapier@ocdsb.edu.on.ca Yes  
Tamara Hook Proudfoot Acres Powassan   705-724-9201 proudfootacres@filtermy.com Yes  

OSHP Certified: Producer has met the requirements for the Ontario Sheep Health Program

Maedi-Visna Status:

Level A: Whole flock has tested negative for Maedi-Visna on three full flock and one partial flock tests, while following requirements

Level B: Whole flock has tested negative for Maedi-Visna on two tests (~6 months apart), while following MVFSPP requirements
Enrolled (neg): Whole flock has tested negative for Maedi-Visna on one test, while following requirements

Enrolled: Whole flock tested once for Maedi-Visna

Monitored:  Portion of flock tested for Maedi-Visna

Visit www.uoguelph.ca/~pmenzies/mv for further information on Maedi-Visna or contact the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (519-836-0043; email projects@ontariosheep.org)