Welcome to the American Southdown Breeders Association

Southdowns are excelling as terminal sires in commercial production flocks, receiving the final handshake in Supreme Champion drives all over the country and are the first choice of many youth, families and sheep producers. Check out this website to see what all of the excitement is about! Most of all, let us know how we can help YOU explore the Southdown breed!

News

January 26, 2012 - Do you receive the ASBA eNewsletter via email? This is how the ASBA informs its membership of important and urgent news between the printing of Southdown Journals and mailings. If you are not currently receiving this email, go to the ASBA website (www.southdownsheep.org) and click on the "Join a Mailing List" link at the top of this page to submit your contact information to the ASBA. This is the best way to ensure you are being informed of all ASBA happenings!

Breeder Links

Click here to connect with Southdown breeders!

Services & Fees

Quick and easy access to everything you need to do business with the ASBA!

Forms

Find all the forms for Members & Juniors

ASBA Publications

View the most recent Southdown Annual Directory, Journals and other ASBA publications.

Meet a Member

John Nixon, Hilmar Farms Southdowns

After a 23 year hiatus, an appreciation for an efficient and easy to work with breed of sheep drew John Nixon back to the Southdown breed he knew and loved. John grew up with the breed; his sister started a Southdown flock as a 4-H project in1952 and he showed them as a 4-H member as Southdowns were the sheep of choice for the Nixon family. read more>>

Most Recent Junior Blogs

Congratulations to Caroline Kuhn, Manilla, IN!

Caroline won the ASBA Pot ‘O Gold Ewe Lamb Futurity. You can learn more about this program at: http://www.southdownsheep.org/juniors_futurity.php The [...]

Calling all AJSA Members (and kids who love Southdown sheep!)

This blog is new. It is a way for us to get together to talk about Southdowns even if we [...]

Southdown Juniors

American Junior Southdown Association
The American Junior Southdown Association is an entity of the American Southdown Breeders Association and therefore must operate under the by-laws, rules and policies of the ASBA. This organization exists to foster and promote youth activity and interest in the breed. The objectives of the AJSA include but are not limited to:

promote of Southdown sheep as youth projects;
develop youth leadership skills and future leaders within the breed;
foster communication with Southdown youth across the county and with the AJSA and the ASBA Board of Directors;
improve and develop the capabilities of youth in breeding, raising and showing Southdown sheep.

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