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Breeds of Livestock - California Variegated Mutant Sheep

Twinning and lambing ease are part of the breed emphasis and if left with the ram, ewes are known to breed while suckling lambs.
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High quality variegated fine spinning fleeces are in demand, as there are not many of them on the market.
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With the wide variety of color patterns, including dark gray, black, brown, moorit, and spotted, not excluding the barred face badger pattern typical to the original C.V.M.'s, a breed description has been difficult.
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Body The C.V.M. face is generally free of wool and covered with soft hair, although sometimes wool is found on the forehead.
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Two years later a ram lamb of the same barred pattern was born and when crossed with the ewe, the resulting offspring were of the same color pattern.
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In 1982, the flock was totally dispersed, numbering approximately 75 and selling to over a dozen buyers from throughout the state of California.
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American Sheep Industry | Minor Breeds: California Variegated Mutant

Estimates of retail lamb and wool, wholesale pelts, variety meats, meal, tallow lanolin, and retail sheep cheese sales revealed that $774.6 million in production generates an additional $1.9 billion in multiplier effects, summing to a total economic impact of $2.7 billion.
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April 29, 2011 ASI Reveals the Let's Grow with twoPLUS Campaign The U.S. sheep industry is finding itself amidst an encouraging time: lamb prices are at an all-time high, the wool market is the highest it’s been since 1989 and the cull ewe and pelt markets are very lucrative.
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November 12, 2010 ASI Posts Comments to EPA Registration Review of M-44 and 1080 Producers in the 16 states that allow the usage of M-44's or livestock protection collars are encouraged to submit comments before Nov.
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June 24, 2011 Bighorn Meeting Recommendations and Presentations Posted Documents from the June 14, 2011, Bighorn Meeting held in Denver, Colo., are now posted to the ASI site.
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The presenations from the meetings are available at Convention Presentations.
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The meetings, held under the "Grow Our Flock" banner, brought together more than 400 sheep farmers, ranchers, lamb feeders, processors, mills and wool warehouseman from 42 states.
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American Romeldale/CVM Association, Inc.

This breed does not require a lot of heavy maintance, and they were bred to be resistant to many of the problems that plague other breeds.
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Think of us for unique gifts for holiday and special occasions!
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A simple way to support this breed of sheep and our organization is to purchase shirts and gifts with our logo.
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Please read further through our website, Romeldale/CVM sheep are perhaps the best choice for small farms because they have wonderful wool, produce a good carcass, and thrive in even the most extreme weather.
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This is the term used for a badger faced pattern.
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Thank you for wanting to learn more about the nation's rarest and most wonderful breed!
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Salisbury Hill Farm Fiber for Sale California Variegated Mutant ...

Salisbury Hill Farm Fiber for Sale California Variegated Mutant Sheep Llama LEFT:Llamas and sheep in pasture.RIGHT:Our ram Shadrack  waiting      to be sheared.
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Sheep and Llamas:Our California Variegated Mutant Sheep (or CVM) provide us with lots of fiber and after it is washed, picked and carded, spins up into a beautiful soft yarn.
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California Variegated Mutant sheep by John Hibma from the March ...

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Peg explains that after the sheep are shorn, the fleece must be skirted which is removing the large dirt particles, etc. Then it's sent to the Still River Mill, a local mill in Eastford, Connecticut, that processes the fleece to order.
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Fleece measuring less than 20µ in thickness is considered a very fine fleece.
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Even though she focuses on the CVM/Romeldale breed, the farm also has Cotswolds and even a couple of alpacas that contribute fiber to the finished yarn products.
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Two examples of yarn from Peg’s CVM sheep - a gray and a creme, both natural colors, non dyed.
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california variegated mutant sheep

The fine wooled Rambouillet is a French merino sheep, and the Romney is an old long wool breed from Great Britain which has lived in the Romney Marsh for as long as anyone knows.  Romeldale fleece is  fine and can be any color, or spotted.
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We started our flock, a few years ago,  with 3 CVM ewes and 1 CVM ram from Washington state.  We have kept our ewe lambs and have added 2 Romeldale rams.  One of these rams is colored in shades of charcoal gray and the other is spotted with gray, black, and white.
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In 1982, the flock was dispersed -- to California residents, only --and the breed was almost lost.
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CVMs are listed as a rare breed and there are a number of people who are dedicated to its continuance.
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Romeldale, California Variegated Mutant (CVM) & CVM Crosses

It spins into a beautiful yarn suitable for next-to-skin wear.
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CVM colors include gray, black, brown and moorit and, unlike most breeds, they darken as they mature rather than fade.
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CVM fiber is fine with a well defined crimp, free of kemp, a 3-6 inch staple and a micron count in the 60's.
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CVM sheep are typically badger-faced, with a ligher body and darker belly and head.
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California Variegated Mutant / Romeldale Sheep

Ewes have excellent maternal instincts and are known to be prolific and long-lived.
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Twinning and lambing ease are part of the breed emphasis and if left with the ram, ewes are known to breed while suckling lambs.
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Spencer and the Sexton family, who crossed Romney and Rambouliet stock.
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Mature rams are large and virile, able to cover more than the average number of ewes.
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We also like that they are a dual purpose breed and we can market the sheep for wool or meat.
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Sheep Breeders Directory: Breeds/California_Variegated_Mutant

Our 250 year-old, 38-acre farm is located in the historic village of Hope, NJ--settled by the Moravians in 1769.
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We are one of the largest breeders east of the Mississippi.
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We have conserved and protected this rare sheep by selective sales and breeding.
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Lambs and older breeding animals are available most of the time.
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Fredine Johansen - Rt 1 Box 1275 Road P, Orland, CA 95963 Phone: (530) 865 7429 (Added:10-Jan-2002) Shamrock Farm - We are a new East Coast breeder and can be found on the coast in Connecticut.
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Marta Sullivan - PO Box 276, McArthur, CA 96056 Phone: (530) 336-6202 (Added:3-Feb- 2006 Hits:1112) Johansen Farm Of Colors - I have been raising CVM's for the past 14 years.
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CVM Sheep

During the 1960's, Glen Eidman found a multi-colored ewe lamb in his purebred Romeldale flock.  Two years later, a ram lamb with the same coloration pattern was born.
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CVM Sheep   Registered California Variegated Mutant SheepOur daughter has started an enterprise on her own.
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American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: Romeldale/CVM Sheep

Twinning and ease of lambing are considered impor-tant breed attributes.
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The Sextons selected the sheep for high rates of twinning, maternal ability, and non-seasonal reproduction.
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The wool of the Sexton flocks was so highly regarded that for many years the entire clip was sold to Pendleton Mills.
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Soft- handling wool was also a priority, as was fleece weight (ten to fifteen pounds) with a grade of 60s to 64s.
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With the exception of color, CVMs and Romeldales have similar characteristics.
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California Variegated Mutant (CVM), Roving, 1 oz. - 4 Colorways ...

- 4 Colorways   Product Details: This roving is nice and springy!
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1 oz bag is approximately the size of a melon (very lofty).
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 It would make WONDERFUL socks.CVM/Romeldales are a fiber artists dream come true.
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CVM,Romeldale,romeldale sheep, cvm sheep, sheep,rare breeds,ARCR ...

CVM,Romeldale,romeldale sheep, cvm sheep, sheep,rare breeds,ARCR,ARCA,ALBC,Conservancy, sheep conservancy, wool, fine wool,spinning,spinning wool, weaving, fiber,felting,california variegated mutant sheep,california variegated mutant Yellow Creek CottageHome of one of the largest purebred flocks of CVM/Romeldale sheep in the countryThe rarest of the rare breeds of sheep in the US today.
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About Us - National CVM Conservancy

Purebred CVM/Romeldales Fleece darker and softer with ageBradford Count: 60-64Wide variety of colors Today there are fewer than 20 breeders in the country, and we welcome all whose passion is to participate in assisting the National CVM Conservancy's effort to preserve the original genetics.  Saving such a worthy piece of American history is an important endeavor, as fanciers today most certainly would NOT be able to duplicate Glen Eidman's extraordinarily-selective breeding program used to develop the breed.Today, Glen's son Mark continues to be a pivotal and important spokesman for the preservation of his father's incredible living legacy.
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When the ewe and ram were crossed, the resulting offspring also had the same unique color pattern.  Through subsequent breeding and further mutations, the CVM breed was painstakingly developed by Glen Eidman over a 15- year period.  During that time, Mr. Eidman did not sell any of the CVM sheep, in order to maintain complete control over the breed's development.  Upon retirement in 1982, only the top 2/3 of the flock was dispersed.  CVM/Romeldale sheep are the most critically rare breed of sheep in the US today according to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
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Our mission is to preserve this most unique breed as part of the heritage we hold in this country today.  We invite everyone's suggestions and participation in this incredible journey together.
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California Variegated Mutant Sheep - NEWAIM Farm - CVM Romeldale ...

Home About Us Contact Us CVM Defined Breed Standard Sheep For Sale Fiber Processing The site is designed and maintained by: Dog Bone Designs Waldoboro, ME www.dogbonedesigns.com Send comments about this site to webdesign@dogbonedesigns.com Copy Right NEWAIM Farm 2009
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The other dominant trait in this breed is that the sheep’s wool softens as it gets older.
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Using the above traditional CVM markings as an example: If the animal has 5 or more of the 7 traditional markings, it would be considered a CVM.
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Mr. Spencer crossed imported New Zealand Marsh Romney rams with his Rambouillet ewes to increase the staple and length of fleece and to improve the carcass quality.
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Otherwise, it would fall into a random-patterned and solid natural colored category.
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The California Variegated Mutant, or CVM, is a mutation of the Romeldale sheep, a dual purpose breed developed by A.
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The White Barn Farm

WE'RE JUST OUTSIDE THE QUAINT AND FRIENDLY VILLAGE OF BLANCHARD.
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SHEEP AND ARE REGISTERED THROUGH A.R.C.A., THE AMERICAN ROMELDALE/C.V.M.
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LISTED AS THE RAREST AMERICAN SHEEP BREED IN THE U.S.A.
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THEIR SUPERIOR, HIGH QUALITY FLEECE MAKES IT A FAVORITE AMONG HAND SPINNERS;  WITH A REAL EASE IN SPINNING AND AN EXTREME SOFT QUALITY  THAT MAY BE WORN COMFORTABLY NEXT TO THE SKIN.
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CLICK ON THE "R/CVM's For Sale" OR "2012 Lambs For Sale"  PAGES AND PICK OUT YOUR FAVORITES, THEN RESERVE YOUR CHOICES TODAY AND JOIN US IN HELPING TO PRESERVE THIS WONDERFUL SHEEP BREED.
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SHEEP TO YOUR CURRENT SPINNING FLOCK FOR SOME EXTREMELY NICE MIXED FLEECES.
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Natural Colored Brown Sheep

We have since brought black and gray colors into the flock.
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This year, we purchased a slate gray, spotted, merino ram.  He will add his fine wool quality to this flock and I will also breed him to my small group of white Romney ewes to similate the original Romeldale cross.
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Natural Colored Brown Sheep CURROW HILL RANCH Natural Colored Sheep Our colored sheep first came to us from a neighbor who bred these sheep for their brown color.
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Sheep 101: Sheep Breeds C

They produce a medium wool fleece and are known for their longevity.
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All of todayÂ’s Castlemilk Moorits are descended from these few sheep.
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Columbia sheep produce a heavy, medium-wool fleece with good staple length and hardy, fast-growing lambs.
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It is a milk production breed of great hardiness, well suited to the continental climate of Castile and León, with long, severe winters, very short springs, and hot dry summers.
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Cluns are considered a hardy, moderately prolific, easy care breed of medium size.
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The breed is valued for its high milk yield, processed on site to produce a variety of home-made high quality cheeses, following a tradition lasting thousands of years.
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What are the differences between CVM and Romeldale Sheep

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The original CVM’s had a barred face badger pattern which can still be seen today.
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Traditional CVM markings: Badger markings on face:  dark eyes Badger markings on face:  dark muzzle Badger markings on face: striping down sides of face Dark underbelly Dark legs: either black or brown, or both (may have white markings in this area) Dark chest (from the chin all the way to the underbelly) Dark area under tail Reverse Badger:  All above areas are light instead in the traditional black or brown and the rest of the animal’s body has dark wool.  This pattern can have random light and dark spots also on the animal.
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Salisbury Hill Farm Home Page

Salisbury Hill Farm Home Page Welcome to Salisbury Hill Farm Where the Day Never Ends!
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 We enjoy having the opportunity to embroidery most clothing along with paper and wood and just about anything else we can find.
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Sheepy Thyme Farm - Home

We will be located in the big animal barn (down by the sheep barn)  in booths D9 & D10.        Copyright 2011 Sheepy Thyme Farm.
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Sheep Breeders Directory: Breeds/California_Variegated_Mutant

Rocky Long - 6414 Worline Rd, Bow, WA 98232 Phone: (360) 766-5021 (Added:25-Oct-2004 Hits:698) Majora Acres - Specializing in fine fleeces, we are home to purebred Romeldale (CVM) sheep and select crosses, as well as colored and white Angora goats.
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Pam and Kraig Keister - 16661 Salisbury Hill Road, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 Phone: (507) 665-3500 (Added:31-Mar-2006 Hits:630) Salisbury Hill Farm - Morrit CVM Ram available.
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Susan Denham - 63435 Gentry Loop, Bend, OR 97701 Phone: (541) 383-4953 (Added:19-Dec-2002 Hits:878) Myrrhwood Farm - Breeding CVM/Romeldale, Icelandic, Border Leicester sheep.
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We also have a limited number of breeding stock and fiber animals available each year.
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We have both badger-faced, browns, and white CVMs in our flock.
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They produce glorious fine wool and mohair fleeces in a rainbow of natural colors that are a delight to spin.
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