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Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds' Symposium
Livestock Update, November 1998
December 4 & 5, 1998
Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.
| Friday, December 4 | ||
| 1:00 pm | "Looking Ahead: Future of the U.S. Sheep Industry" Dr. Wayne Purcell, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech | |
| 2:00 pm | "Lamb Type and Marketing Alternatives" Dr. Scott Greiner, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech; Mr. Mike Carpenter, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | |
| 3:00 pm | "Marketing Lambs in the Mid-Atlantic Region" Producer Panel | |
| 3:30 pm | Break | |
| 4:00 pm | Virginia Sheep Industry Board Meeting | |
| 4:00 pm | "Toxicity in Sheep: Causes and Symptoms" Dr. Dennis Blodgett, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine | |
| 5:30 pm | Social Hour and Commercial Exhibits | |
| 6:30 pm | Lamb Banquet | |
| Saturday, December 5 | ||
| 7:00 am | Virginia Sheep Producers Association Annual Meeting; "Current Issues and Future Plans for the American Sheep Industry Association" - ASI Representative | |
| 8:30 | "Practical Forage Systems for Sheep" Dr. Paul Peterson, Extension Forage Specialist, Virginia Tech | |
| 9:15 am | "Forage Systems that Work on My Operation" Producer Panel | |
| 9:45 am | Break | |
| 10:00 am | "Maximizing Returns from Your Wool Clip" Mr. Stanley Strode, Mid-States Wool Growers Cooperative, Canal Winchester, Ohio | |
| 11:00 am | "Flock Health and Management: Challenges and Observations" Dr. Donna Matthews, DVM, Luray, Va. | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch on your own | |
| 1:30-3:30 pm | Demonstrations and Workshops (Virginia Tech Copenhaver Sheep Center and Livestock Judging Pavilion) | |
| Repeated Concurrent Sessions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Topics: | Flock Health Issues and Diagnosis of Disease | |
| Ram Breeding Soundness Exams | ||
| Wool Quality & Handling | ||
| Forage Analysis and its Use in Ration Formulation | ||
| Ram and Ewe Selection | ||
Registration Deadline: November 23, 1998
For registration information contact:
Conference Registrar
Division of Continuing Education
810 University City Blvd., Suite D (0272)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-5182
Fax: (540) 231-3306 (for credit card registrations only)
Or register online at: http://www.conted.vt.edu/sheep.htm