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Published: January 2007
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Discussion message Shetland Sheep Lore

Originally from: Ron "Shetland Sheep Lore". Shetlands only stay in a field because they want to. Shetlands can clear a three foot hurdle/​femce from a standing start, given a...

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:34
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Discussion message Shetland Sheep need a home.

Originally from: Ron There is a small flock of Shetland shearling ewes needing a home. They on a holding in Cheshire, near Crewe.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:34
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Discussion message No More to say, I hope

Originally from: Ron No more to say, I hope. My attitude to the present official stance on the so called TSE question is forthright, for that I make no apology.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:13
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Discussion message Re: [farmtalking]Scrapie. Why Shetland numbers are high.

Originally from: Bill In the last five years there have been 424 cases of Scrapie in Scotland and 350 of these were in Shetland.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 03:07
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Discussion message Shetland Sheep have a sense of Humour!

Originally from: Ron Shetland Sheep have a sense of Humour. I was probably 'introduced' to my first sheep around about the time I took my first steps in the Parish of...

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:13
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Discussion message Shetland Sheeep for Sale!

Originally from: Farmtalking Is anyone intersted in a few Shetland Sheep? There are a few for sale to good homes here – http:/​/​www.moondancewools.com/​moondance_sheep.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:39
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Discussion message RE; Shetland sheep(&other things)

Originally from: frances fish Dear Ron, thanks for that, so funny and so true, Shetlands the world over, I can recognise the habits of mine in yours !

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:34
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Discussion message Re: Ryland Sheep!

Originally from: Ron Thanks Jane, I was wondering as to how we got out of the Pig thread :) Hi Frances, I've just looked at the Carlisle catalogue and you are right, there...

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:10
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Discussion message Re: RE:Rare Breed Sale Cumbria

Originally from: coleen It was two years since we had been to the last Rare Breeds Sale. Two years in which everything in the farming World seems to have tunred upside down.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 02:44
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Discussion message Much more to say - I hope!

Originally from: Farmtalking I found the copy posts from Ron very interesting especially the latter which explains the start of Shetland sheep testing on the island.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:13
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Discussion message Fw: [soaysheep] National Scrapie Plan Threat to STS

Originally from: Duncan Did not stay – gone for long did I. I received this from my Soay newsgroup – and thought that someone might be able to give this person some ideas.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 02:54
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Discussion message Re: RE: Relaunch of Defra''s BSE

Originally from: hilary strong Excuse my ignorance but does anyone know if Shetland always been a hotspot for Scrapie or is it only since they started building Petrochemical...

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:37
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Discussion message Re: Re: RE: Relaunch of Defra''s BSE

Originally from: frances fish Hi Joyce, How are you ? Is it windy up there ? It is here. Yes, do have further info, though not much.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:37
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Discussion message Re: RE:Tools for maintaining Pig Health

Originally from: Ron As every one knows I am as batty as a coot. So our nineteen sheep are as batty as me.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:10
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Discussion message The Grand Escape.

Originally from: Ron This morning I had a call from our neighbour to say that the Shetlands had escaped and were in several locations.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 03:15
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Discussion message Scrapie

Originally from: Ron on 1/​2/​03 8:00 PM, Another Old Codger at ... wrote: As this email is being copied back to the source of my figures I have copied...

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 03:10
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Discussion message Re: Sheep

Originally from: Ron Dear Frances, The use of sheep as an analogy for stupidity is, in my opinion, totally unjustified.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:20
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Discussion message Re: BSE/Scrapie Digest 2

Originally from: Ron OK I will not forward any more postings to the group. Farmtalking and FMDnew have been holding discussions such as this since the beginning of Foot and...

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:13
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Discussion message RE: Relaunch of Defra''s BSE

Originally from: frances fish Truth is, we are no nearer knowing what causes BSE than we ever were.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:36
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Discussion message RE:How BSE information is devastating the meat industry

Originally from: frances fish A good point Brent. If they do not know the cause of BSE how can they give advice as to how to prevent it ? They can't,of course.

Nigel Cannings 14 January 2007 04:35