University of Minnesota Extension will host a webinar March 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. CT discussing the importance of proper identification and record keeping systems for sheep and goat operations. Farmers, 4-Hers, ag business professionals who work with farmers, and those interested in goats or sheep are invited to attend.
Dr. Stacey Schwabenlander, DVM, from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, will define scrapie, discuss the scrapie eradication program, and where and how to get sheep/goat scrapie tags.
Dr. Cindy Wolf, DVM, will discuss the traceability of animal disease and will demonstrate the use of the RFID ear tags with the Shearwell stick reader. In addition, Cindy will cover the economics and efficiency of technology utilization of record keeping for managing different size operations.
Dan Persons, sheep producer and US Sales and Support representative for Shearwell Data Ltd, will talk about how to go about finding a record keeping system that works for you and your operation. Where to start and how herd expansions will change your systems by using better technology. Dan will explain how to identify high/low performers in your herd and how to make replacement/culling decisions accordingly.
The Zoom link will be emailed to you immediately after you register. If you are unable to attend the live session, you will receive the recording via email. Any questions please contact: Brenda Miller at nels4220@umn.edu or Colleen Carlson at traxl042@umn.edu
Categories: Michigan, Livestock, Goats & Sheep