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Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds’ Symposium
January 9-10, 2009
Augusta County Government Center, Verona, VA
Livestock Update, December 2008
Scott P. Greiner, Ph.D., Extension Animal Scientist, Beef, VA Tech
Program Overview:
| Friday, January 9 | |
| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Sheep Management 101 Workshop All day workshop for beginning shepherds covering topics related to basic sheep production and lambing management. Workshop will include hands-on activities with sheep. (*additional registration fee, limited to first 25 participants registered) |
| 4:00 pm | Virginia Sheep Industry Board Meeting (open to public) Augusta County Government Center, Verona |
| 6:00 | Virginia Sheep Producers Association Board Meeting (open to public) Augusta County Government Center, Verona |
| Saturday, January 10 - all activities at Augusta County Government Center | |
| 8:00 am | Registration & Commercial Exhibits |
| 9:00 | “Foreign Animal Diseases That Threaten Livestock” Bruce Bowman, DVM, Commonwealth Vet Clinic, Waynesboro, VA |
| 10:00 | “Lessons from the West Virginia Sheep Project” Dr. Keith Inskeep, Division of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, West Virginia University |
| 11:00 | “Country of Origin Labeling - What Sheep Producers Need to Know” Dr. Scott Greiner, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech |
| 11:30 | Virginia Sheep Producers Association Annual Meeting |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch – will be provided Update from American Sheep Industry Association |
| 1:00 pm | “Your Check-off Dollars at Work” American Lamb Board representative |
| 1:30 | “Scrapie Eradication and Compliance in Virginia” Dr. Kenneth Scheel, DVM, USDA-APHIS |
| 1:30 pm | Concurrent Youth Session “Your Lambs and the Products They Produce” Dr. Scott Greiner, Jason Carter, & Tracy Tomascik, Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| 2:00 | Break- Commercial Exhibits |
| 2:30 | “Parasite Management Strategies for Grazing Lambs- Performance and Economics” Scott Bowdridge, Dept. of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech |
| 3:30 | “Strategies for Flock Improvement” Producer Panel |
Registration Deadline: January 2, 2009
For registration information contact:
Dr. Scott Greiner
Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences
366 Litton-Reaves Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-9163 Fax: (540) 231-3713