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ABLA Newsletters

The ABLA newsletter is printed quarterly.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

Spring 2008
   "Vanessa" - by Katy Cain
   Tips for Growing Lambs
   JR Photo Contest Winners
   Baby Lamb Survival
   Barbecue Lamb Pizza
   Guarding & Herding Dogs
   Border Leicester Standards
   Tips for Injection & Footrot
   "Your Neck of the Woods"
   NEYSS Information
Winter 2008
   Emily Gibson - Profile
   Border Leicester Fleece Reminder
   Junior Award Winners
   Information for Jr. Contests
   California Wool Show & Sale
   A Country Under Siege!
   Broiled Cumin Lamb Chops
   Border Leicester Standards
   "Your Neck of the Woods"
   2007 NE Fair Results
Fall 2007
   Jessica Thompson - Profile
   Basic Immunology
   Washing a Fleece in a Machine
   Prelambing Ewe Management
   Sprains, Bruises, & Broken Legs
   Vaccination Principals
   Scenes from NY Bred Ewe Sale
   "Your Neck of the Woods"
   Foot Rot & Foot Scald
   Membership Application
Summer 2007
   Eve Kaplan Walbrecht - Profile
   NEYSS Results
   Hoof Care
   Preparing Ewes for Breeding
   Excerpts from a Sheep Journal
   Breeding Time Management
   MD Sheep & Wool Results
   "Your Neck of the Woods"
   Rhody Blankets
   National Sale Results
   Wool Judge - Mary Grant
Spring 2007
   Conway Family Farm - Profile
   Stan Driscoll, ...Passes
   Identification Options
   Heat Stress
   The Oldest Textile Craft
   Are you a Sheep-Aholic???
   Standard of Excellence
   Western Stock Show Results
   Highlights from BOD meeting
   Membership Application
Winter 2007
   Ewe Flock Selection
   Colin Sigmund - Youth Profile
   Painting Handspun Yarn
   Prelambing Time Vaccination
   Pre-lambing Ewe Management
   Answers to Questions about Wool
   Standard of Excellence
   NAILE Show Results
   Water - Winter - Ewes
   Interruptions to a ...Pregnancy
   Lamb Pita Sandwiches
Fall 2006
   Stud Ram Selection
   Black Sheep Gathering
   Treasurer's Report
   Introducing Sarah Hopkins
   NorthEast Youth Sheep Show
   NY Sheep & Wool Festival
   Internal Parasite Control
   Big E Results
   Tortellini & Lamb Soup
   Intro to Rotational Grazing
Summer 2006
   Profile • Kelly Mansfield
   Annual Meeting Minutes
   MD Sheep & Wool Festival
   Treasurer's Report
   Finding Your Perfect Sheep
   Copper Toxicity in Sheep
   Junior Member News
   Pulled Lamb Recipe
   HYPERthermia in lambs
   Dyeing Self Patterning Wool
Spring 2006
   Profile • Jennifer Bierhuizen
   Lamb Stew with Caraway
   January Board Minutes
   We're Hooked on BLs
   Some Thoughts on Wool
   Managing Kidding & Lambing
   In Memoriam: Bob Millikan
   National Western Show
   Western WA Fair Results
   Membership Directory
Winter 2006
   NAILE Summary
   NAILE Results
   Annual Meeting Minutes
   NE State Fair Results
   Value Added Producer Grants
   SD State Fair Results
   Cornell Sheep Symposium
   ALB 2006 Grant
   Wrister Knitting Pattern
   Tips Corner
Fall 2005
   Profile • Betty Levin
   Marketing on the Internet
   New Editor Noreen Atkins
   Fiber Guilds: Beginning
   ABLA Junior Shepherds
   The Ideal Lambing Season
   Guard Dogs for Predators
   National BL Show Results
   NE Regional BL Show Results
   A Book Review
Summer 2005
   Profile • Tami Russell
   Parasite Management
   ABLA Standard of Excellence
   Parasite Management Tools
   MD S&WF Show Results
   Make Yarn - Make a Profit
   ABLA T-Shirt Order Form
   Canning Jar Dyeing
   National BL Sale Report
   NorthEast Youth Sheep Show
Spring 2005
   Profile • Lucien Hamernik
   Mastitis
   Dirt Eating Lambs
   Zoonotic Diseases
   Shepherds and Old Sheep
   What About Showing Sheep?
   Lamb Riblet & Onion Soup
   Making Sense of Genotyping
   DNA Scrapie Testing
   "Breeding for Resistance"
   Testing and Control of OPP
Winter 2005
   Profile • Barbara Thompson
   Lambing Difficulties
   Lambing Tips from Members
   Pregnancy Toxemia
   Dealings: Pregnancy Toxemia
   Milk Fever Strikes
   Early Embryonic Death
   ABLA Junior Shepherds
   National BL Show Results
   Basic Immunology
   Injection Tips
Fall 2004
   Profile • Greta Dise
   Black to the Future
   Color Genetics in BL Sheep
   OregonWool.com
   NorthEast Youth Sheep Show
   Production of Fleece
   Lamb Burgundy Recipe
   Feeding Sheep for Clean Wool
   Buyer Beware!
   NE Regional BL Show Results
Summer 2004
   Profile • Anthony and Kay Cole
   Introduction to Parasitology
   Internal Parasites
   ABLA Bylaws
   ABLA Rules and Procedures
   Guide for Judging BL Sheep
   Parasites and Drug Resistance
   Deworming Spring Lambs
   Show Results from MDSWF
   Common Antelmintics
Spring 2004
   Profile • Di Waibel
   Improvement: Linebreeding
   Genetic & Nutritional Effects
   Sunday Lamb Dinner
   Tattoos - Tamper-Proof ID
   Excerpts from a Sheep Journal
   News from ASI
   External Parasites
   Scrapie Requirements
   Candidates for the Board