By Acacia Herr, Casey Cromer, and Mike Neary
This video is about Conducting a Fecal Egg Count in Sheep and Goats
Month: September 2015
Buy a Performance Tested Buck
By Susan Schoenian
Most of the bucks in this year’s Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test are for sale via private treaty. Some of the top-performers will be sold next year (as yearlings) at the Bluegrass Performance Invitational in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Dairy Sheep Symposium Comes Back to Wisconsin this Fall
By Alissa Grenawalt
The 21st Annual Dairy Sheep Association of North America (DSANA) Symposium will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on November 5-7, 2015 with a pre-symposium sheep milk cheese-making course on November 4, 2015.
Click link below for brochure and further information.
Merinos in demand
By Cara Jeffery
Merinos are proving hot property this spring with prices peaking at $235 at the Hay sheep sale last Friday.
Sheep and goat industry in flux but vibrant
By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M AgriLife personnel were pleased at the outpouring of enthusiasm documented by a flood of positive evaluations following two recent industry events in San Angelo, said event coordinators.
Using Sheep CIDRs
By Micky Burch
Most people in the sheep industry are probably aware of the changing landscape of both this commodity and all of agriculture. Producers have more marketing options than ever before; currently, non-traditional markets make up 30% of sheep sales in the U.S. On the retail side, there are grocers committed to selling either exclusively or partially American lamb; some have even started in-store American lamb branded campaigns. While lamb consumption is seen most on the coasts, popularity is increasing in large metropolitan areas. Producers have historically been able to generate a strong holiday-oriented supply of lamb, but a year-round supply is needed for consistency in both traditional and non-traditional markets.
National Sheep Dog Finals 2015
The 2015 National Sheepdog Finals will once again be held on the west coast — this time in Alturas, CA September 21-26, 2015.
Farmers using app to help keep track of their sheep
By BBC News
Two sheep farmers have started using smartphones to monitor and record their flocks.
Sheep gene study uncovers valuable Asian Diversity
By SciDev.Net
Sheep flocks around the globe are far more genetically diverse than previously believed, offering a chance to create more-productive breeds needed by farmers in developing countries, according to an international research team.
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