Articles and infosheets
These articles are original to this web site. Most are written by Susan Schoenian. They arranged alphabetically by topic: breeding and reproduction, carcass evaluation, feeding and nutrition, general topics, hair sheep, health and diseases, internal parasites, international experiences, management, marketing and economics, and youth. Articles and images may be reprinted with permission of the author. Use the menu on the left to find links on specific topics.
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All of the links on this page were last verified 17-Apr-2013. Please report broken links to Susan Schoenian at sschoen@umd.edu.
Comparing feed costs
Coping with high feed costs
Creep feeding primer
General guidelines for feeding sheep and goats
Hydroponic fodder: is it a viable option for feeding sheep, goats, and other livestock?
Introduction to feeding small ruminants
Raising lambs and kids artificially
The truth about feeding grain: feeding grain to small ruminants
Copper toxicity in sheep
Diarrhea (scours) in small ruminants
General health care of sheep and goats
Heat stress in sheep and goats
Infectious causes of abortion in ewes
Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye)
Mastitis in ewes and does
Milk fever strikes
Pregnancy toxemia in ewes and does
Rectal prolapses: a complex problem . . .
Soremouth (orf) in sheep and goats
An update on scrapie
Urinary calculi in sheep and goats
Vaccinating for overeating disease
Vaccinations for sheep and goat flocks
White muscle disease in sheep and goats
Barbados Blackbellies: a national treasure
A bright future: Kazakhstan revisited
Canarian goats and French sheep
Dairy goat production in China
A forgotten country: Moldova
Hair sheep production in the Caribbean
Judging sheep and goats in the Dominican Republic
[IMAGES] Memories of the USSR: my first trip abroad
Raising sheep in paradise: Trinidad and Tobago
Raising sheep in South Kazakhstan
Sheep and goat production in Egypt
Six months in Poland with a Maryland county agent
World Sheep Congress: a personal account
Disposing of dead goats by Mark J. Estienne
Docking, castrating, and disbudding | PDF
Efficient handling of meat goats
Getting ready for lambing and kidding
[PDF] Late gestation in ewes and does
Tail measuring device available
Weaning primer
The welfare of docking and castrating lambs
[IMAGE] Where to dock lambs
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Rouge de l'Ouest rams at AI Stud in St. Affrique, France