Animal Enrollments

HOW DO I ENROLL MY DAIRY SHEEP IN PIP?

1. Each dairy animal that is retained on the farm for more than 7 days is to be enrolled. This is especially critical for sheep dairies that are leaving lambs on the ewe to any extent. Lamb rate of gain measured through weaning weights is included as a component in determining estimated breeding values.

2. The Animal Enrollment Form Instructions provide a line-by-line guide for completing the form.

3. You will need the following information to the best of your ability:

   1. Farm Scrapie Number (each state has a protocol for having a Scrapie number assigned).

   2. Each animal will need a unique Scrapie number.

   3. Each animal’s date of birth, their sire, and their dam scrapie numbers. For animals not born on the property, you will need the farm-of-origin’s scrapie number.

   4. Each animal’s litter size, sex, and for the current year, weaning weights, 50- and 100-day weights.

4. Complete the Animal Enrollment Form. Email the completed form to Matt Gelbwaks at pip@dsana.org