Join the Illinois Lamb and Wool Producers for an informative program and annual meeting Saturday, March 16.
The event will be held at the University of Illinois, Stock Pavilion, 1402 W Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Month: February 2019
Are you protecting your lambs against pneumonia and clostridial diseases?
With peak lambing approaching, veterinary practitioner and sheep farmer Ronan Gallagher has highlighted the importance of protecting against pasteurella pneumonia and clostridial diseases.
Sheep with higher vitamin D levels give birth to heavier lambs
By: Tim Lundeen
Sheep with higher vitamin D levels gave birth to heavier lambs the following year, according to researchers with The Roslin Institute in Scotland.
Raising Goats for Profit: Why Not Choose Dual-Purpose Goats?
By: Steve Bird
We have dual-purpose goats. The dual-purpose concept is one of breeding and raising goats for both meat and milk. The dual-purpose system takes full advantage of the wonderful versatility of goats and can increase your farm income when raising goats for profit.
Ag-note: Tools to Alter Breeding Management in Small Ruminants
By: Autumn Converse, Caitlyn Deeter, Taylor Klass, Jaime Uren, Brady Campbell
As we approach the spring breeding season, many producers are already in the midst of either planning or preparing for their 2019 fall lamb crop. Outlined by a previous article here on the webpage, Breeding for Out-of-season Lambs to Fill in the Industry Gaps, fall lambing has several benefits including an increased premium due to the short supply of new born lambs during the fall. However, the production of fall lambs can be challenging as sheep do not commonly breed out-of-season.
Expanding Opportunities for Small-Scale Farms in the Specialty Food Market
Many small and medium-size farmers face difficulties in competing with larger producers in the production of bulk commodities. While some of these farms have found success by selling their fresh products through farm-direct and intermediated markets (such as sales to retailers and restaurants), those niches are quite limited.
New reproductive protocol for sheep uses natural hormones
Researchers of the Veterinary Faculty of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (CEU UCH) in Valencia, Spain, and Spain’s National Institute of Farming & Food Research & Technology (INIA) have designed a new protocol to improve the sheep reproduction by synchronizing heats and ovulation periods based on the use of natural hormones.
Shearing Schools Announce 2019 Dates
A handful of shearing schools have announced their dates for 2019.
Fact Sheet: Late Gestation/Early Lactation Ewe Nutrition
By: Dr. Reid Redden
Although it may be a bit late this year to change your ewe feeding and management programs, I still find it important to share as you observe your flock this year. Are your ewes in a good body condition score? If not, what could you have done differently to improve? Supported by the Let’s Grow program through the American Sheep Industry, Dr’s Reid Redden and Dan Morrical provide us with some helpful tips to keep our ewes in good shape to prepare for late gestation and early lactation.
How to Dehorn a Goat: Early Disbudding
By: Janet Garman
Learning how to dehorn a goat is a task to understand before breeding, if you are preparing to keep a milking doe. Early disbudding makes the horn buds unable to become full-sized horns.
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