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Virginia Cooperative Extension -
 Knowledge for the CommonWealth

Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium
January 9-10, 2009
Augusta County Government Center, Verona, VA

Livestock Update, December 2008

Scott P. Greiner, Ph.D., Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, VA Tech

Program Overview:

Friday, January 9
9:00 am - 5:00 pm  Sheep Management 101 Workshop
All day workshop for beginning shepherds covering topics related to basic sheep production and lambing management. Workshop will include hands-on activities with sheep.
(*additional registration fee, limited to first 25 participants registered)
4:00 pm  Virginia Sheep Industry Board Meeting (open to public)
Augusta County Government Center, Verona
6:00 Virginia Sheep Producers Association Board Meeting (open to public)
Augusta County Government Center, Verona
Saturday, January 10 - all activities at Augusta County Government Center
8:00 am Registration & Commercial Exhibits
9:00   “Foreign Animal Diseases That Threaten Livestock”
Bruce Bowman, DVM, Commonwealth Vet Clinic, Waynesboro, VA
10:00   “Lessons from the West Virginia Sheep Project”
Dr. Keith Inskeep, Division of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, West Virginia University
11:00  “Country of Origin Labeling - What Sheep Producers Need to Know”
Dr. Scott Greiner, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
11:30  Virginia Sheep Producers Association Annual Meeting
12:00 noon  Lunch – will be provided
Update from American Sheep Industry Association
1:00 pm  “Your Check-off Dollars at Work”
American Lamb Board representative
1:30   “Scrapie Eradication and Compliance in Virginia”
Dr. Kenneth Scheel, DVM, USDA-APHIS
1:30 pm  Concurrent Youth Session
“Your Lambs and the Products They Produce”
Dr. Scott Greiner, Jason Carter, & Tracy Tomascik, Virginia Cooperative Extension
2:00 Break- Commercial Exhibits
2:30  “Parasite Management Strategies for Grazing Lambs- Performance and Economics”
Scott Bowdridge, Dept. of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
3:30   “Strategies for Flock Improvement”
Producer Panel

        
                       
                      
                               
                     
                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registration Deadline:  January 2, 2009
For registration information contact:

Dr. Scott Greiner
Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences
366 Litton-Reaves Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA  24061
Phone:  (540) 231-9163   Fax: (540) 231-3713

 



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