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GREATER WISCONSIN RAMBOUILLET ASSOCIATION |  |
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GREATER WISCONSIN RAMBOUILLET ASSOCIATION | |
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| GWRA MEMBERSHIP LIST
DARIN BAUCK
STEVE & JOANN CARLSON
KATHI CASCIO & JON HUBER
TIM, BETH & JILL
MILLER
RICHARD NUTTELMAN & FAMILY
BOB, SHARON, MEGAN & REGINA SCHAEFER |
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The Rambouillet Breed |
| Mature Rambouillet rams weigh between 250 and 300 pounds, and ewes
average from 165 to 200 pounds. Most adult Rambouillets will have a fleece weight of 8 to
14 pounds, with a clean fleece yield of 45 to 60 percent. Typically, fleece staple length
will vary from two to four inches, and range in fiber diameter from 18.5 to 23 microns or
64s to 70s spin count. Rambouillets in the United States, identified by many as a range
breed in Texas and Western states, have become popular in farm flocks as well. Typically,
range ewes will raise single lambs, although farm-bred ewes will frequently exceed a 200%
lamb crop. The history of the Rambouillet sheep is a fascinating one that began more than two centuries ago. The Rambouillet breed originated with Spain's famed Merino flocks which were known from the earliest times as producers of the world's finest wool.The Spanish government was so protective of their Merino flocks that any exportation was forbidden. This policy changed in 1786, however, when the King of Spain granted a request from the government of France and sent 359 carefully selected rams and ewes to help improve the native French stock. The sheep were sent to the Rambouillet farm near Paris where, according to government records, they have been bred since 1801. Other Merino sheep were introduced into Germany during the last quarter of the 18th century, and German breeders made extensive use of Rambouillet sires as the breed's fame spread throughout Europe. Many present day American Rambouillets can trace their ancestry back to either German von Homeyer flocks or the flocks of Rambouillet, France. |
Membership Information |
| If you are interested in being listed on this page as a Rambouillet
breeder, please contact Bob Schaefer and send your check for
membership to him, along with your name, farm name (optional), complete address,
phone number, and email address. Membership in the Greater Wisconsin Rambouillet Association is $10 annually, and includes one free email link. Paid members who would like a link from this site to their website will be accomodated in exchange for a reciprocal link back to this site. Only Wisconsin and Illinois members will have voting rights at the annual meeting, in accordance with the districts set up by the ARSBA. Associate and voting members are welcome to attend these meetings. Please note: Members who have not paid their annual dues within one month of the annual meeting will have their listing removed from this page after a brief grace period. |
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YOCOM-MCCOLL TESTING LABS Commercial wool testing lab, where raw wool is tested for yield and fiber diameter; individual animal testing provides selection data for breeders. AMERICAN RAMBOUILLET SHEEP BREEDERS ASSOCIATION National breed association for Rambouillet sheep. THE STACKYARD Agriculture on the Web. BREEDERS' WORLD Online Livestock Directory. SHEEP! MAGAZINE A wonderful magazine for breeders. THE SHEEP HOME PAGE Just for laughs. EWE WON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES (OR EARS) Peculiar but fun. APPLE HOLLOW FIBER ARTS STUDIO Spinning Wheels and Weaving Looms, plus related equipment, and supplies for sale. |
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This page last updated: 26 May 2009
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