The Open Flockbook Project : Documenting Soay Sheep in North America

December 2011 Update

The OFP now documents 3445 Soay sheep.
The Pedigree Data was updated on December 6, 2011.

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About the Open Flockbook Project: What we try to do, and a little history about how this all came about.
About the OFP Soay Database: What kind of data we keep track of, and guidelines for submitting information for inclusion in the OFP.
OFP Pedigree Certificates: What information goes on the Certificates, along with an example.
Terminology: How we use certain Soay-related terms, and a digression into the role of the OFP as a registry for Soay sheep.
Soay Ancestry: a quantitative approach. The 1974 and 1990 importations, nomenclature and matters pertaining to the ancestry of Soay Sheep on the North American continent.
About the IDGR-registered Soay sheep
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A Note About the Soay Community in North America

Best described as an informal, but active group of like-minded breeders and enthusiasts, the Soay community in the United States and Canada is open and available to both current owners of Soay sheep and anyone else interested in our special variety of small rare sheep. The loosely knit structure of the Soay community in North America has three parts:

The Open Flockbook Project (which brings you this site) tracks the ancestries of most of the Soay sheep in North America, both full British and American. Participation in the OFP by breeders is entirely voluntary, consisting mainly in providing updates on births, deaths and transfers of animals. In return, breeders receive nice looking pedigree certificates at no cost.
The Soay Sheep Breeders website provides a listing of Soay sheep breeders in the U.S. and Canada, papers submitted by Soay sheep breeders and outside experts, photographs, and announcements and reports of gatherings. (soaysheepbreeders.com).
The Soay Sheep Breeders Yahoo group provides an online forum for Soay breeders and anyone else interested in Soay sheep to exchange information, ask questions, and talk about most anything related to Soay sheep. (groups.yahoo.com/group/SoaySheepBreeders/).

Farther afield, there are additional resources available to North American-based Soay breeders, including registration of British Soay through the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (www.rbst.org.uk) and membership in the U.K.-based Soay Sheep Society (www.soaysheep.org).