Certified flock in SFCP |
K Bar K Farm |
Lambplan EBVs |
| Registered Polled Dorset Sheep | ||
| Ken and Kathy Soder | ||
| kbarkfarm@earthlink.net | ||
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K Bar K Farm is a breeder of registered, production oriented Polled Dorset sheep (also often referred to as traditional, foundation, or old style) that strives to produce high-quality Dorset rams and ewes that maintain the breed characteristics of the true Dorset. Our emphases include out of season breeding, acceleration, mothering and milking ability, prolificacy, and carcass/muscling traits (we ultrasound for loin eye depth and back fat). We raise our flock in a low input, forage-based system. We utilize estimated breeding values (ebv) through Lambplan. Contact us for your production-oriented Dorset breeding stock needs.
Update: July 2010
AI with imported UK Genetics Scheduled for Fall 2010
We plan on AI'ing ewes in fall 2010 with the UK genetics we imported. If all goes well, we should be offering F1 (50%) offspring in 2011.
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Update: March 2010
Imported UK Genetics Rate Top Signet Rankings
We are excited to be able to import these genetics!
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Update: November 2009
Additional UK Genetics to be Imported
We are currently importing semen from another outstanding sire in the Blackdown flock of England. We intend to use this semen, as well as the remaining semen we still have, in Fall 2010. If all goes well, we should have some of these F1 crosses available in 2011. Contact us for more information.
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Update: May 2009
Recipient of the 2008 CDC Polled Dorset Excellence Award
K Bar K is pleased and honored to be the recipient of the first CDC Polled Dorset Excellence Award. Click HERE for the article in the Dorset Connection.
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Update: January 2009
We obtained Certified status in the Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification program.
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Update: December 2008
First to import Dorset semen from England in 50 years!
K Bar K Farm imported Dorset semen from England from the Blackdown Flock (Great Garlandhayes Farm, UK). We are excited to bring these genetics into our flock. The Blackdown Flock is one of the top indexing flocks in the Centurion Sire Reference Scheme (the UK genetic evaluation program) and is also one of the most genetically linked flocks in the country. Kathy visited this flock and was impressed with the quality of animals and the breeding program. The first lamb crop (F1) was born March 2008. These genetics are showing outstanding maternal qualities.
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The farm is owned by Ken, Kathy and Nathan Soder. We are located in picturesque southcentral Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles southwest of State College (home of Penn State). Please take a virtual tour of our farm, and feel free to contact us with any questions, requests for purebred stock, freezer lambs, or just to 'talk Dorset'!
Fall lambs on pasture
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