McCarthy Ranchette

McCarthy Ranchette raises Katahdin hair sheep in Ramona, California, a rural community in San Diego County about an hour northeast of the city of San Diego. Bethany McCarthy operates the small-scale ranchette with a focus on responsible breeding practices and thorough health screening.

The Katahdin flock is registered with Katahdin Hair Sheep International (KHSI), and parents carry high Index NSIP numbers. Selection priorities for the Katahdin program include parasite resistance, OPP resistance, heat tolerance, early shedding, minimal hoof care needs, early muscling, and strong mothering and lambing abilities. Ram lambs intended for breeding are tested at Codon 171 for scrapie resistance (RR status), and some animals in the flock are sired by rams from the Arkansas Parasite Research Facility. The entire flock undergoes yearly biosecurity testing through veterinary laboratories, covering OPP, CAE, CL, Johnes, Brucellosis, and Q Fever, with all animals required to test negative before breeding.

Those looking for Katahdin sheep for sale in California will find that McCarthy Ranchette places a particular emphasis on biosecurity-tested bloodlines and genotype-level OPP susceptibility screening — practices the ranchette notes are still gaining traction in the broader sheep industry.

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