By: Rodney Kott, Extension Sheep Specialist, Montana State University
For those of you with lambs in the barn, are you happy with your lamb crop so far? Did you happen to use a new breeding ram this year? If so, what type of selection criteria did you use to select this ram? As we begin to think about the next breeding season, Rodney Kott provides us with some food for thought to use in selecting our next breeding ram.
Podcast number 2 form Purdue Sheep and Goat Topics by Dr. Mike Neary has been uploaded to iTunes. The topic of Podcast number 2 is Feeding Ewes and Does in Late Gestation.
By: Gosia Zobel, Heather W Neave, Jim Webster
Public interest is stimulating farming industries to improve animal welfare in production systems. Indoor housing of ruminants has received scrutiny because of perceived intensiveness and lack of naturalness.
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., there will be a Sheep and Goat Webinar presented by Purdue University Extension. Genetic selection to improve productivity and profitability, and artificial insemination are topic that will be covered by specialists. More information can be found by clicking the link.
By: Michael Metzger, Michigan State University Extension
Mastitis is an important disease of sheep and goats because it decreases the amount and quality of the milk produced by a dairy animal and reduces weight gain in lambs and meat kids.
Researchers studied the effect of man-made chemicals on the livers of sheep.
By: Janet Garman
Do fiber goats need special care during the winter months? Caring for Angora goats and other fiber breeds requires a little more attention during the cold and wet season.
By: Michael Metzger, Michigan State University Extension
White muscle disease (WMD) is caused by a deficiency of selenium and/or vitamin E. It is a degenerative muscle disease found in all large animals including sheep and goats.
By: Dr. Maria Leite-Browning, DVM, Extension Animal Scientist, Alabama A&M University
Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) is a chronically infectious disease of sheep and goats that is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
By: Bill Fosher
In winter lambing flocks, hypothermia and starvation of newborn lambs can account for nearly all of the pre-weaning death loss of lambs. It’s a serious problem that can often be minimized through careful management of the ewe flock and its environment.
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