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Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds' Symposium

Livestock Update, November 1996

Steve Umberger, Animal and Poultry Sciences

Thursday, December 5

AM

11:00
Registration, Conference Registration Window at
DONALDSON BROWN HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER
PM
Flock Health and Management, Front Auditorium

1:30
"Internal Parasite Control - Monitoring, Strategies for Control, and Dewormers" - Dr. Anne Zajac, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

2:15
"Diagnosing Disease in Your Sheep Flock" - Dr. Kevin Pelzer, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

3:00
Break

3:30
"BSE and Scrapie - Their Similarities, Differences, and Impact" - Dr. Dee Whittier, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

4:15
"Selection in Sheep for Genetic Resistance to Scrapie" - Dr. Kreg Leymaster, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebr.

6:30
Lamb Banquet, $12/Adult & $6/Youth

Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Gary Minish, Head, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech

After-Dinner Entertainment: Dr. Hugh McCampbell, Extension Veterinarian, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., "Tidbits from Tennessee"

Friday, December 6

AM

7:00
Virginia Sheep Producers Association Breakfast and Annual Meeting, Open to All Participants - $4.00/Person

General Session, Front Auditorium

8:30 -10:30
"An Update and Outlook for the U.S. Sheep Industry" - Dr. Wayne Purcell, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Virginia Tech

"A View of the Sheep Industry from Down Under" - Dr. Barry Marshall, Counselor of Veterinary Services, New Zealand Embassy, Washington, D.C.

"Raising Sheep in Virginia and North Carolina" - A PRODUCER PANEL

"Purebred Sheep Production" - Mr. John Sponaugle, Grottoes, Va.

"Commercial Sheep Production"- Mr. Courtland Spotts, Dublin, Va.

"Lamb Production for a Niche Market" - Fred and Barbara Pugh, Pittsboro, N.C.

10:30
BREAK AND VIEW TRADE SHOW EXHIBITS, ROOM G

11:00
"The Callipyge ("Heavy Muscle") Gene in Sheep - Opportunities and Challenges for the U.S. Sheep Industry" - Dr. Kreg Leymaster, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebr.

Noon
Lunch, On Your Own

PM

1:00
"My Experiences with Sheep Grazing and Lamb Feeding Management" - Mr. Clark BreDahl, Writer of Dispatch from Mormon Trail Farm, Greenfield, Iowa, Rear Auditorium

2:00
Concurrent Sessions

"Records for Commercial and Purebred Sheep Production" - Dr. Dave Notter, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Rooms D&E

"An Update on Artificial Insemination with Sheep" - Dr. Greg Lewis, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Rear Auditorium

2:45
Concurrent Sessions

"The Coyote Control Program in Virginia" - Mr. John Houben, Wildlife Biologist, USDA/APHIS/ADC, Blacksburg, Va., Rear Auditorium

"Interpreting Lamb and Wool Market Reports" - Mr. Bill McKinnon, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Rooms D&E

"Proper Handling, Packaging, and Presentation of Wool for the Hand Spinning Market" - Ms. Katie McLaughlin, Sheep-To-Shawl & In-Between, Tazewell, Va., Executive Conference Room

3:30
Virginia Tech Copenhaver Sheep Center Open House

4:30
Adjourn



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