Join us at our next symposium!
DSANA’s 2026
Dairy Sheep Symposium
November 12, 13, & 14, 2026
Kitchener-Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada
This year’s theme:
”Mastitis and Milk Quality Management”
Plus Presentations on Nutrition, Udder Conformation, Breeding, genetics, and More
The DSANA Dairy Sheep Symposium is for commercial dairy sheep producers, sheep milk processors, homesteaders, veterinarians, small ruminant nutritionists, academic researchers, and anyone else interested in how to raise healthy, productive dairy sheep and improve the quality of the milk they produce.
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario - the location for DSANA’s 2026 Dairy Sheep Symposium
Essential information on
New World Screwworm
If you’re a dairy sheep producer, please read this essential information from the USDA on the New World Screwworm, a highly invasive fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm blooded animals.
This fly has the potential of causing enormous harm to the nation’s livestock, including sheep. Please know what you can do as a dairy sheep producer to help prevent the spread of this threat.
2025 Virtual Symposium
Recordings
Weren’t able to join us online for the Fall symposium? The recordings are now available to DSANA members.
Not a member? Join DSANA today!
Thanks to our
2025 sponsors!
Our sponsors make it possible for us to support dairy sheep producers.
Please support them, to thank them for supporting us:
DSANA is an all-volunteer
organization, led by a Board of
dairy Sheep producers…
Here’s what we’ve been up to lately:
Flock Management Forum
This is our new DSANA message board. Ask questions of fellow producers & processors or share your knowledge with others. Topics include mastitis, parasite control, sheep nutrition, and marketing. Visit the forum today (or sign up for membership to gain access) and learn from others in the North American sheep dairy industry.
Coming SOon! DSANA Semen Bank for dairy sheep producers
DSANA will soon launch a partnership with Reproductive Specialty Group (RSG) in Indiana, U.S., to allow for the storage of frozen semen from dairy rams with excellent genetics. This "semen bank" at RSG, which is a USDA-certified facility, will be open to American, Canadian, and Mexican dairy sheep producers who would like to store semen and/or buy semen. Watch for a formal announcement soon!
Genetic Evaluation Program
The DSANA Genetic Evaluation Program (GEP) provides dairy sheep producers with a standardized means for evaluating and selecting replacement animals within flocks, and gives those who purchase and sell replacement ewes and rams a reliable source of information on the estimated genetic impact of those replacements within their flocks.
The Dairy Sheep Association of North America is run entirely by volunteers from across the U.S. and Canada. Get to know more about DSANA!
