The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] was created in 1998 to provide information to sheep and goat producers and anyone else 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 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.
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Articles and images may be reprinted with permission of the author(s) or photographer.
-New Stuff--
Lamb marketing: new Sheep 201 chapter -- added 11.11.09
Summary of 2009 Meat Goat Performance Test -- added 11.05.09
[SURVEY] Evaluate the W. MD Meat Goat Performance Test -- added 11.02.09
Selecting breeding stock: new Sheep 201 chapter -- added 10.30.09
Meat Goat Carcass Evaluation | PDF -- added 10.20.09
WILD & WOOLLY Newsletter Fall 2009 Issue -- added 09.15.09
2009 Lambing and Kidding School | download program brochure (PDF) -- 09.12.09
--New Links--
**external links recently added to the web site**
Niche marketing for small ruminants | PDF -- added 11.02.09
44 Step Guide to Butchering a Lamb Carcass -- added 11.02.09
Lifetime Wool -- added 10.30.09
Use of autogenous vaccine in the treatment of CL in goats -- added 10.13.09
On-farm composting of large animal mortalities -- added 10.13.09
--General Links--
Shepherd's Notebook blog
www.sheepgoatmarketing.info
Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test blog
Wild and Woolly Sheep and Goat Newsletter Main Page
Sheep & Wool Skillathon at Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
Goat Skillathon at Western Maryland Goat Field Day & Sale
Sheep and Goat References [books, videos, etc]
Sheep for Beginners - sheep101.info
Sheep 201: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Sheep
--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
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--
--Original articles and fact sheets--
Colostrum: liquid gold
Coping with high feed costs
Healthy livestock produce healthy meat: antibiotic use
Marketing claims for sheep and goat products
. . . more original articles and 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/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 (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
RationMixer
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--
Characterizing the parasite challenge of meat goats grazing summer pastures
Developing a meat goat performance testing program in Maryland
. . . more abstracts--Peer-Reviewed Fact Sheets--
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Last updated 11-Nov-2009 by Susan Schoenian.
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