1999 Virginia Tech Sheep Management Basics Workshop Registration Form

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1999 Virginia Tech Sheep Management Basics Workshop Registration Form

Livestock Update, August 1999

Scott Greiner, Extension Animal Scientist, Sheep, Virginia Tech

1999 VIRGINIA TECH
SHEEP MANAGEMENT BASICS WORKSHOP
Virginia Tech Copenhaver Sheep Center
Blacksburg, VA

From 9:00 A.M. October 28 to 3:00 P.M. October 29

This workshop is designed for individuals with a limited amount of experience on the care and management of sheep. Special emphasis will be placed on the management practices required in and around the time of lambing. Participants will get hands-on experience with a group of ewes that will be lambing during the two-day workshop. Other areas to be covered include:
Catching and Handling
Docking and Castration
Flock Health
Ewe & Lamb Nutrition & Feeding Management
Breeding Management
Basic Record Keeping & Selection

This workshop is limited to a maximum of 25 participants. The cost is $30 per person. The first 25 preregistrants will be enrolled. First-time participants will be given preference. To preregister for the workshop, make your check payable to the Virginia Sheep Producers Association and return along with the information provided below to: Dr. Scott Greiner, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, 366 Litton-Reaves Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, phone 540-231-9159. More information will follow.

Cut Along Dotted Line and Return No Later Than September 20, 1999

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Virginia Tech Sheep Management Basics Workshop
October 28-29, 1999

If you have a disability and desire assistance to participate, call 540-231-9159 15 days prior.

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