tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227375522026-03-31T03:10:03.269-04:00Shepherds Notebook is a blog for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminants. Posts are by Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland Extension Sheep and Goat Specialist.Susan Schoenianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14782827562346400231noreply@blogger.comBlogger1089125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22737552.post-4071285154547795192017-12-01T16:43:00.000-05:002017-12-01T16:43:30.307-05:00

This Shepherd's Notebook blog is moving to the Maryland Small Ruminant Page at https://www.sheepandgoat.com/blog. All new posts will be posted to the new blog site effective immediately. Shepherd's Notebook was created in 2006 to provide timely information to sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminants. Since 2006, over 1100 posts have been made. The old blog site

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https://psla.umd.edu/extension/maryland-forages-program/upcoming-forage-events

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Researchers at Texas A&M University compared the efficacy of two anti-coccidia drugs in goats. One hundred and fifty young goats, housed on concrete lots, were randomized to receive either amprolium (50 mg/kg once a day for 5 days by mouth) or ponazuril (10 mg/kg by mouth once) if they had fecal oocyst counts >5,000 per gram. Both treatments resulted in decreased oocyst counts

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by Ken Andries Kentucky State University For years producers have been told they need to utilize selective treatment and cull animals that require greater numbers of treatments.  Using the eye color score system (FAMACHA) we are able to select for resilience, but there is little evidence of the impact. Boers had higher egg counts post-weaning Kentucky State University started with a

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https://smadc.wufoo.com/forms/zhb7flk049s4ri/

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As part of efforts to eradicate scrapie, US sheep and goat producers are required to follow federal and state regulations for officially identifying their sheep and goats. Prior to October 1, 2017, the National Scrapie Eradication Program provided free plastic ear tags and applicators. As of October 1, the program will only provide free metal tags. Producers who already have premise IDs can

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The Fall 2017 issue of Wild & Woolly has been published. Wild & Woolly is a quarterly newsletter for sheep and goat producers. It is published by University of Maryland Extension. Subscribe to the newsletter listserv to receive an email when a new issue of the newsletter has been published. Send an email to listserv@listserv.umd.edu. In the body of the message, write unsubscribe

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All Worms All Day is the theme of the 2017 Delmarva Small Ruminant Conference to be held Saturday, December 9, 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. The program will feature general and concurrent sessions. There will be a parallel, separate program for older youth, age 14 and up. All of the speakers for the adult program are members of the American

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On September 22, 2017, thirty-nine rams from the Southwest AREC Ram Test in Virginia were auctioned off to eager bidders. One hundred and ten rams originating from twenty-six flocks in nine states were delivered to the test site on May 30. Thirty-nine top-performers were selected for the auction. They represented the top 60 percent in performance. The thirty-nine rams grossed $47,800. Prices

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The next ASI Let's Grow Webinar is Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at 8 p.m. The title of the webinar is Selection of Replacement Ewes and Culling Underperforming Ewes. The presenter is Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland Sheep & Goat Specialist. Sound, productive ewes are the foundation of a successful sheep farm. Selection and culling decisions will go a long way towards ensuring

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The American Goat Federation is hosting a webinar series in September 2017. The first webinar will be Tuesday, September 5, 7-8 p.m. EST. It will give a brief history and overview of the current state of the goat industry. The speaker is Dr. Reid Redden, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. To participate go to: http://purdue.webex.com/

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The 42nd  Annual Virginia Performance Tested Ram Sale, Ewe Lamb Sale, and Sheep Field Day will be held Saturday, August 26 at the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research & Education Center near Raphine, Virginia. The educational program starts at 10:30 am, with the ram and ewe lamb sale starting at 1 pm. Information is available on the Virginia Sheep Producers Association web site at

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The Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test was initiated at the University of Maryland’s Western Maryland Research & Education in Keedysville (Washington County) in 2006. The purpose of the test was to evaluate the post-weaning performance of meat goat bucklings consuming a pasture-based diet, with natural exposure to internal parasites. Identifying bucks that were

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https://americangoatfederation.org/join-agf/

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Dr. Joan Burke Image from USDA ARS The next ASI Let's Grow Webinar will be held Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at 8 p.m. The topic is Selection for Parasite Resistance. The speaker is Dr. Joan Burke. The host is Dr. Jay Parsons. Dr. Burke is a USDA-ARS Research Animal Scientist at the Dale Bumper's Small Farm Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas. Dr. Parsons is from the University of Nebraska.

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The USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is conducting needs-assessment surveys for its upcoming Goat 2019 study of the goat industry.  To help NAHMS craft the most informative study possible and obtain data that will be most beneficial to the goat industry.  The survey should take 10 minutes or less to complete. NAHMS Goat 2019 Needs Assessment: https://

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The Summer 2017 issue of Wild & Woolly has been published to the web. It is available as a PDF file or via ISSUU. Wild & Woolly is a quarterly  newsletter for sheep and goat producers. It is published by the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center. To receive an email when a new issue of the newsletter has been published, subscribe to the

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There will be an Integrated Parasite Management (IPM; FAMACHA©) workshop on Sunday, August 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Zekiah Farm, 5235 Bryantown Road, Waldorf, Maryland. Participants (over the age of 16) will become certified in the use of the FAMACHA© eye anemia system. The workshop will consist of two hours of lecture/discussion and two hours of hands-on activity (FAMACHA© + fecal egg

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There will be an Integrated Parasite Management (IPM; FAMACHA©) workshop on Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Vista View Farm, 28301 Clarksburg Road, Damascus, Maryland. The workshop will also include a demonstration of precision farming techniques, including use of electronic ID and automatic scales. Along with the University of Maryland, Northeast SARE is a co-sponsor of the

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A listserv is an application that distributes messages to subscribers on an electronic mailing list. WORMINFO is a new listserv for the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control (ACSRPC). Subscribers will receive an email when something new has been posted to the consortium's web site:  acsrpc.org or wormx.info.  The listserv may also be used to distribute general

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One of the methods for determining anthelmintic (dewormer) resistance is the Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT). Fecal samples from individual animals are compared before or after treatment or to a control group after treatment. It is recommended that at least 15 animals be sampled. As an alternative to individual fecal samples, researchers at the University of Georgia compared using

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