Ram Registration
REGISTRATION OF LLEYN RAMS
Lleyn Rams have two basic purposes:
- Use on pedigree Lleyn females to produce pure-bred stock to be retained for breeding or to be sold to other pedigree breeders.
- Use on non-Lleyn females to introduce some Lleyn character, usually enhanced maternal qualities such as prolificacy, but also ease of lambing and milkiness, to flocks that have, for example, too high a terminal breed character.
Unusually, and very positively, pedigree Lleyn Rams are inspected and registered before use, with a Society appointed Ram Inspector covering venues across the whole of the UK and the Republic of Ireland, in June-August each year.
This rigorous inspection means that buyers of pedigree Lleyn rams (shearling and older) can have a high degree of confidence in them, and can expect them to sire quality stock. Inspected rams are tagged so that it is clear that they are passed for life.
As a further quality measure, if a breeder wants to use a ram lamb, it has to be inspected, again by the Society Ram Inspector, and has to be re-inspected (for life) as a shearling.
SHEARLING RAM REGISTRATION
As a member of the Society you can enter shearling rams for registration.
Remember - All rams presented for inspection must be bare clipped / shorn after the 1st May, and before the date of inspection.
RAM NAMES
Ram names are optional. If you choose to name your ram, the name must begin with the correct, Society-approved letter for the specific year:
| Ram Born | Registered as Shearling Ram | Initial Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | O |
| 2026 | 2027 | P |
| 2027 | 2028 | Q |
| 2028 | 2029 | R |
Register your Lleyn Rams with The Lleyn Sheep Society
Chose from one of the following three options:
Option 1
Simply click the green button & follow the instructions on the screen.
Option 2
Emailing a spreadsheet
This spreadsheet can be created manually or via your on-farm software. It is recommended that you speak to the Society Office if creating for the first time to help you set off on the right track.
Tip: tag number format matters
This is an example of how a RAM REGISTRATION SPREADSHEET EXAMPLE should look like when completed.
Use this RAM REGISTRATION SPREADSHEET TEMPLATE to enter your Lleyn Rams Registration details.
Please save the spreadsheet with your name and flock number.
Option 3
Paper Forms
All members will be posted a copy of the forms.
FURTHER USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING RAM REGISTRATION
Ram Lamb Provisional Registration form – Contact the Society Office
Society Sales - please note If a ram has been used, or semen retained, the owner must declare it in the catalogue or at the time of sale. It is up to the buyer to ascertain this before purchasing.
Ram Genotype (DNA)
We have now partnered with Innovis to allow members to genotype / DNA test their Rams. The Fee for this service is £18.50 per sample.
For more information and who to contact to order your test kits for your Rams, please click on the 2026 Ram Registration Form and go to page four of the document.
DNA Samples must be returned to Innovis by 1st July 2026 in order to have the results back ahead of the Society Autumn Sales.
Understanding the results