2007 flock register vol 53.pdf - Australian Poll Dorset Association Inc
2007 flock register vol 53.pdf - Australian Poll Dorset Association Inc
2007 flock register vol 53.pdf - Australian Poll Dorset Association Inc
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INTRODUCTION:<br />
In order to carry out the purposes of the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Poll</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>. as<br />
set out in the Statement of Purposes and Rules and Regulations, it is necessary at<br />
times to appoint Inspectors. The purpose of this chapter is:-<br />
(a) To assist Breeders and Inspectors and Judges to achieve a uniformity of<br />
interpretation of <strong>Association</strong> regulations and Breed standards.<br />
(b) To help the Inspector in his approach to his task.<br />
(c) To give the Breeder and the Show Exhibitor an understanding of the<br />
Inspector’s task.<br />
The description of a <strong>Poll</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> sheep on the preceding page portrays the ideal for<br />
which every breeder should aim. However, in the breeding of <strong>Poll</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong>s or any<br />
animals for that matter, certain faults will inevitably appear.<br />
To assist members in the breeding of the ideal <strong>Poll</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> and in the elimination of<br />
defective qualities, the <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Poll</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Inc</strong>. considers the<br />
following defects of major importance, though not in order of priority.<br />
(a) Faulty mouths.<br />
(b) Unsound testes.<br />
(c) Pigmentation of skin, wool or hooves.<br />
(d) Bareness of eyelids and facial skin.<br />
(e) Paper thin ears.<br />
(f) Woolly face.<br />
(g) Bareness of poll site.<br />
(h) Straight hocks or any physical weakness such as hockiness.<br />
(i) Faulty pasterns and twisted feet.<br />
(j) Excessive fat on carcase.<br />
(k) The intrusion of kemp.<br />
(l) Heavy shoulders.<br />
TYPES OF INSPECTIONS:<br />
Inspectors may be appointed by the <strong>Association</strong> to carry out a variety of tasks, such<br />
as -<br />
- the inspection of rams presented for a <strong>flock</strong> ram auction sale;<br />
- stud ewes and rams presented for stud auction sales;<br />
- sheep presented for exhibition at shows.<br />
- sheep being exported from the country;<br />
- the inspection of a Breeder’s entire <strong>flock</strong> to be carried out on the Breeder’s<br />
property;<br />
- The inspection of a Breeder’s entire <strong>flock</strong> for dispersal by auction or private<br />
treaty.<br />
AIMS:<br />
GUIDANCE TO BREEDERS AND INSPECTORS<br />
In broad terms, the aims and objects of the Inspections are:<br />
Firstly to protect and maintain the good name and the accepted standards of type,<br />
quality and purity of the Breed; and secondly to help and advise <strong>Association</strong><br />
members on all matters relating to the <strong>Association</strong> and the <strong>Poll</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> Breed.