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| FAMACHA Certification discussion |
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| Hoof trimming demonstration |
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| Vaccination demonstration |
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| Hands-on fecal egg count |
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| fecal egg count demonstration |
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| Children learn about animals |
Baton Rouge, La – The Southern University Ag Center along
with LSU and S.A.R.E. held a field day for small ruminant farmers who showed up in
numbers despite the steady rain on April 18.
Farmers
defied the rain and gathered at A. O. Williams Hall to soak up useful
information. In the food safety session, the presenter discussed sanitation aspect
of plant and animal production, concluding that healthy producers make safe
produce and healthy consumers. The herd health management presenter highlighted
the Louisiana climate which makes goat and sheep susceptible to parasite
related death and ways to prevent occurrence. All sessions concentrated on increasing
the profit margin.
Topics covered included: Sheep production and
diversification of small ruminants by S. Gebrelul and J. Miller; On-farm food
safety practices – Fatemeh Malekian and A. Adhikari; Small ruminant health
management – R. Marshall; Profitable small ruminant marketing – O. Lukongo;
Forage Management – E. Twidwell; and Composting animal carcasses – S. Gebrelul
and E. Runles. Other sessions included a discussion panel on “Opportunities and
Challenges of Small Ruminant Production, FAMACHA Certification, Wet lab fecal
egg count, soil testing, as well as demonstrations on band castration, hoof
trimming, and injection.
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