Mandatory National Programs and Legislation
Legislation
- Many of the requirements for livestock, including transportation, import/export, and disease management are mandated by the Health of Animals Act and detailed in the Health of Animals Regulations.
Livestock Traceability
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Livestock identification and traceability
- Canadian Sheep Identification Program
- Download a pdf overview of producer responsiblities: Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements for Sheep Under the Canadian Livestock Identification and Traceability Program
Importing/exporting sheep and lambs
Rules regarding the import and export of sheep into Canada are detailed on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website: 'Importing or travelling with sheep and goats'; 'Caprine/Ovine - Animal Health Certificates and Sanitary Requirements (export); list of CFIA animal health office contacts
Livestock transportation
National Voluntary Programs and Resources
- National Farm Animal Council Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep
- National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard and National Sheep Producer Biosecurity Planning Guide
- SheepBytes Ration Balancer
- Scrapie Canada
- The Ontario Maedi-Visna Flock Status Program
- Business Risk Management Programs
- Canadian Verified Sheep Program
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Red Meat and Livestock Market
- Statistics Canada: Livestock inventories
Additional Resources
Additional resources, including information on markets, business management, animal health and welfare, and provincial programs are available through your provincial sheep association:
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Market information: