Success StorySmall Ruminant Production
Small Ruminant Production
Author: Gary Stockton
Planning Unit: Boone County CES
Major Program: Small Ruminants (includes sheep, goats) and Exotic animals
Plan of Work: Unrelated to a specified County Plan of Work
Outcome: Initial Outcome
There are several people in the county raising a few goats and sheep without much prior knowledge or experience. I had several request to put together a basic program on small ruminant production. The program consisted of basic monthly management necessary to be successful with small ruminants and was marketed to producers with little experience with raising small ruminants. A second presented on predator control was also present to this group. Many of the participants had no knowledge of how to protect the sheep or goats from predators. After the program there were many comments that now they felt like they could successfully keep the livestock protected from predators. There will be follow up visits to the participants farms to see if they have been successful in raising their sheep and goats successfully.
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