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Sheep and Lamb Management Intensive

Join Dr. Susan Kerr of WSU Mt. Vernon and NW Livestock and Dairy Regional Specialist with Kateen Fitzgerald of Compass Rose Farms for this hands-on Sheep and Lamb Intensive workshop. Producers who raise/manage sheep, who want to add sheep to their production system, or people wanting more experience handling sheep encouraged to take this workshop.

Topics covered:
-Lamb care
-Diseases
-Breed selection, including primitive breeds
-Nutrition
-Parasite control management
-Pasture & housing management
-Safe Handling practices
-Observation and animal behavior
-Ram management

Hands-on routine practices (in the field)
-Hoof trimming
-Bottle feeding
-Drawing blood and vaccinations
-Icelandic Sheep for wool: Demonstration of Rooing

*PLEASE COME WITH CLEAN WASHED BOOTS*

Schedule:
9:00am Welcome, sign in, registration, coffee/tea
9:30am-Noon Sheep Handling, lamb care with Kateen and primitive breeds, Rooing demonstration
12:30pm Lunch
1:00-3:00pm Parasite control presentation, diseases affecting sheep, breed selection