Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds' Symposium, January 7 & 8, 2000

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Program Overview: Friday, January 7
1:00 pm	"Parasite Control: A Genetic Approach" - Dr. Dave Notter, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
1:45	"New Concepts in Parasite Control: Persistent Activity Dewormers" - Dr. Dee Whittier, DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
2:30	"Overview of Voluntary Scrapie Flock Certification Program" - Dr. Kenneth Scheel, DVM, USDA-APHIS
3:00	Break
3:15	"Opportunistic Lamb Marketing" - Mr. Gary Hornbaker, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Leesburg, Va.
4:00	"The Virginia Commercial Ewe Lamb Development and Marketing Program" - Dr. Scott Greiner, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, Virginia Tech
4:00	Virginia Sheep Industry Board Meeting
5:30	Social Hour and Commercial Exhibits
6:30	Lamb Banquet
Saturday, January 8
7:30 am	Virginia Sheep Producers Association Annual Meeting (Breakfast)
10:00	"Feeding Ewes for Production and Profit" - Dr. Dan Morrical, Extension Sheep Specialist, Iowa State University
11:00	"Nutrition and Feeding of Lambs from Birth to Harvest" - Dr. Dan Morrical, Extension Sheep Specialist, Iowa State University
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30	"Minerals and the Needs of the Flock" - Dr. Mark Wahlberg, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, Virginia Tech
2:30	"Nutritional Disorders of Sheep" - Dr. Kevin Pelzer, DVM, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
3:30	Question and Answer Session
4:00	Adjourn
Youth Session- Saturday January 8
10:00 am	Ewe and Lamb Nutrition (concurrent with adult program) - Dr. Dan Morrical, Extension Sheep Specialist, Iowa State University
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30	"What Can We Learn From the Virginia State Fair Carcass Data?" - Dr. Scott Greiner, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, Virginia Tech
2:00	"Involvement in a Comprehensive Sheep Project" - Mr. Corey Childs, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Berryville, Va.
2:30	"Club Lamb Fungus and Other Contagious Diseases: Prevention and Treatment" - Dr. Andy Meadows, DVM, Springwood Livestock Management Services, Buchanan, Va.
3:00	"Ask the Expert- Question & Answer Session" - Panel consisting of a judge, breeder, veterinarian, and nutritionist
4:00	Adjourn