Baton Rouge, LA – The Southern
University Ag Center, and the LSU AgCenter will host a joint small ruminant
field day on tomorrow, April 29 from 8:00 am - 2:30 p.m. at Maurice A. Edmond
Livestock Arena, 14600 Scenic Highway, Baton Rouge, LA.
The workshop is free
and open to the public! There is no charge to attend!
Scientists
from the SU Ag Center will present information on the center’s newly
established Master Small Ruminant Certification Program and share updates on
the research they are conducting on small ruminants.
Producers
can also participate in a FAMACHA certification course, which is used to treat
and control Barber’s Pole worms and other parasites in goats and sheep, for an
additional $10.
Small
ruminant experts from both the SU and LSU Ag Centers will make presentations on
forage management, nutrition and health interaction; distiller grains;
infectious and parasitic diseases; small ruminant reproduction and drug use/
off label issues.
Topics of discussion will
include: Herd Health and new guidelines; Mobile Technology and Marketing; Alternative
Forages; Feed Supplementation; Food Safety, and etc.
Demonstrations &
Hands-On Activities: Wet Lab (Fecal Egg Count); Goat Meat Product
Development & Tasting; Practical Animal Husbandry Techniques; and Soil and
Forage sampling.
For
information on the SU Ag Center’s Master Small Ruminant Certification Program,
contact Dr. Sebhatu Gebrelul at Sebhatu_Gebrelul@suagcenter.com or at
225.771.3841.
For more information contact: Sebhatu Gebrelul (225)
771-3841; sebhatu_gebrelul@suagcenter.com;
Renita Marshall (225) 771-0252; Renita_marshall@suagcenter.com
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