For registration information contact the Royal White Sheep Association c/o Associated Sheep Registries, 173rd Ave., Milo, IA 50166 (641)-942-6402.Associated Registries is the only Officially authorized registrar for the Royal White® Sheep. Fees: $5 per head  to register/transfer.  Annual dues $20 due by January of each year.

Royal White Sheep Certification Program contact Royal White, LLC, 51704 Run Road, Beallsville, OH 43716 (740)-926-1085

New certification program of the Royal White sheep is currently being implemented, the program is voluntary now, but will be required. Special bright orange tamper resistant  tags will be issued that cross reference registration papers.  All registered Royal White sheep will be required to be certified and have the orange certification tag in the ear by January 1, 2009. This is another tool to help protect your investment against fraud, misrepresentation as well as a method to cross reference your sheep.  Quality, consistency and retention of certain traits in the breed is important. Too many breeds allow upgrading and so called grading up schemes from other breeds, thus potentially dilution of many genetic traits the breed was originally developed for or add unwanted traits, but it does add more income to breed associations which isn't one of my goals.  The all hair factor in summer months is one of those traits as well as non flightness. The Royal White sheep is a genuine hair sheep, not a wool-hair composite. Other benefits to the sheep industry will be more reliable research data results in performance and with new emerging technology for  genetic research, the Royal White hair sheep will be an excellent model in consistency that is required. The consumer and retailer of lamb meat will experience a more consistent meat product. For details and requirements contact Royal White. LLC.  Inspections will be required in the summer months of June-July-August. Special sequential orange tamper resistant tags as pictured above will be issued by Royal White, LLC and are available now.  Note: all registered Royal White Sheep will be required to be certified by the date of January 1, 2009. Cost of tag is $5 per tag and inludes S&H and paper work, a copy of your registration paper will be required to certify.  A very reasonable total cost of only $10 to register and certify your sheep is well worth the effort.

Note:  A new Blue Tag with sequential numbering is now available for those that have lambs born with no tail or bobbed tail. Contact Bill Hoag for more info.

The response to this certification program has been excellent, the objective is too keep the Royal White maternal and as pure with consistency as we can keep it with the traits that sheep producers desired.  A pure all hair pedigree ovine.

For updated  Royal White Sheep Breeders List..send your email request for the list via email or for a hard copy include your name/ address to the following email address

royalwhitesheep@att.net

Regards,

Bill Hoag