The Maryland Small Ruminant
Page [sheepandgoat.com] was created in 1998 to provide information
to sheep and goat producers and others interested in sheep and goat
production and marketing. The web site includes original documents
and images (by the author) as well as a comprehensive list of links
pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. It is maintained
by Susan Schoenian, Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University
of Maryland's Western
Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedysville, Maryland.
Susan has been with University
of Maryland Cooperative Extension since 1988. She holds B.S. and
M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State
University, respectively, and also attended The Ohio State University.
Susan conducts the Western
Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test at her research
facility. She raises Katahdin hair (meat) sheep on her small farm
called The Baalands in Clear
Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments,
or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.
Visit my other
web sites:
Sheep 101 and 201, My
Flickr sheep and goat images, www.SheepGoatMarketing.info,
Shepherd's Notebook Blog, and Western
Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test Blog
Information at this site and affiliated
sites
Articles and images may be reprinted with permission of the author(s)
or photographer.
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connections.
--New Stuff--
[BLOG]
2009 Maryland-Delaware Shearing Schools -- added 01.07.09
[SURVEY] W. MD Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test Survey --
added 12.31.08
[Excel]
RationMixer - mix a ration for your sheep or goats -- added 12.19.08
WILD & WOOLLY Newsletter Winter 2008 Issue
-- added 12.09.08
[PPT,
920 K] Preparing for Lambing and Kidding -- added 12.09.08
[PPT, 1.03 mb] Problems
encountered (at lambing and kidding) and how to address them --
added 12.09.08
--New Links--
**external links recently added to the web site**
Managing
lambing and kidding - Cornell University (2005) -- added 01.11.09
Pregnancy
failure: ovine and caprine - University of Guelph -- added 01.07.09
Goat
showmanship manual - North Dakota St. Univ. -- added 01.03.09
The Judging Connection
-- added 12.31.08
Mastitis
of sheep: an overview of the literature -- added 12.31.08
Induced
udder orf infection in sheep and goats (2008) -- added 12.29.08
--General Links--
2008 Maryland 4-H Tail Docking
Policy
Maryland Hair Sheep Resources
Wild and Woolly Sheep and Goat Newsletter
Main Page [you can subscribe to the newsletter]
Sheep & Wool Skillathon
at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
Sheep and Goat References [books, videos,
etc]
Sheep
for Beginners - sheep101.info
Sheep 201: A Beginner's
Guide to Raising Sheep
Shepherd's Notebook blog
Western Maryland Pasture-Based
Meat Goat Performance Test blog
--Quick Reference Tables--
Ethnic Holiday Calendar 2009-2013
Antibiotics Commonly Used in
Livestock Production
The Internal Parasites That
Affect Sheep and Goats
Drugs (Anthelmintics) Commonly Used
to Control Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants
Optimal Slaughter Weight for Lambs
Products Used to Enhance Reproductive
Performance in Livestock
Products Used to Treat and/or Prevent
Coccidiosis in Livestock
Products Used to Treat and Control External Parasites
Vaccines (Biologics) Used in the
Sheep and Goat Industry
A Timeline for the Ewe and
Her Lambs - by Martha Polkey
--Useful Forms--
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Individual Ewe Record Form | Word
| WordPerfect
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Barn Record Sheet (sheep) | Word
| WordPerfect
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Individual Doe Record Form | Word
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Barn Record Sheet (goats) | Word
--Original articles and fact sheets--
Colostrum: liquid gold
Coping
with high feed costs
Dairy
goat production in China
Infectious
keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye)
. . . more original
articles and images
--Images--
Flickr
sheep and goat images
Flickr
animal health (disease) images
Flickr housing, fencing, feeders, and other facilities images
Animal Science Image Gallery
at National Ag Library | sheep
and goat section
University of Maryland College of
Agriculture Photo Archive
--PowerPoint Presentations--
require MS PowerPoint viewer
Feeding the Pregnant and Lactating
Female (1.4 mb)
Genetic improvement through central buck
testing: lessons and opportunities (757 k)
General Goat Husbandry and Health (1.2
mb)
Marketing sheep
and goats to the ethnic markets (1.7 mb)
. . . more
PowerPoint presentations
--Spreadsheets-- can
be viewed in either Excel or Quattro Pro
Sheep and Meat Goat Ration
Evaluator
Sample
Meat Goat Budget
Sample Sheep Budget
. . . more
Excel spreadsheets
--Program Proceedings--
2005
Hair Sheep Workshop at Virginia State University
2005 Lambing and Kidding School
2002 Maryland Goat Conference
--Research/Extension Abstracts--
Initiating a Pasture-Based Meat
Goat Performance Test in Western Maryland
Teaching Integrated Parasite
Management (IPM) to Sheep and Goat Producers
Using the FAMACHA© system
to control internal parasites in meat goats grazing summer pastures
. . . more
abstracts
--Peer-Reviewed Fact Sheets--
Housing,
Facilities, and Equipment for Commercial Meat Goat Production (2006)
Raising
Goats for Meat (2006)
Mid-Atlantic
4-H Market Goat Project Guide (2006)