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BF 232: Sheep Production
General Course Resources
Instructor Contact
Webinar Schedule and Participant Guide
Pre-Course Survey
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FORUM: Introduce Yourself; Meet Your Peers
Favorite General Sheep Resources
FORUM: General Q & A
Navigating in Teachable; Getting a Course Completion Certificate; and More
Week 1: Marketing Possibilities and Lambing Strategies
Week 1 Webinar Link, Slides, and Recording
Overview of Sheep Marketing
Logistics of Various Lamb Marketing Channels
Accelerated Lambing: Is It Right For Your Flock?
Body Condition, Weight, and Fat Cover: When Are Lambs Ready for Market?
FORUM: How Do You Sell Your Sheep?
ACTIVITY: Forage Assessment in Preparation for Next Week's Webinar
Local Meats Factsheet
Wool Resources
Week 2: Matching Nutrition for Age and Stage
Week 2 Webinar Link, Slides and Recording
Meet Northland Sheep Dairy
Overview of Feedstuffs for Sheep
Buying Hay: What Do I Need to Know?
Determining the Age and Body Condition Score of Sheep
ACTIVITY and FORUM: Forage Comparison
FORUM: Describe Your Feeding Strategy
Nutrient Requirements of Sheep
Week 3: Pasture, Predators, and Parasites
Week 3 Webinar Link, Slides, and Recording
Grazing Sheep: Foundational Concepts and Examples
More Grazing and Parasite Resources
Understanding Your Enemy: Parasite Life Cycles
Deworming: Understanding Your Options
FORUM: Reducing Predation
Week 4: Health Management
Week 4 Webinar Link, Slides and Recording
Top Ten Practices for Health Assurance
Templates for Keeping Lambing and Treatment Records
Lambing: What to Do, What to Expect
Biosecurity for Flocks of All Sizes
When the Worst Happens: How to Conduct a Digital Necropsy
FORUM: Share Your Flock Health Challenges and Questions
Short Hoof Trimming video
NYS Ag & Markets Mortality Guidance
Natural Rendering: Composting Livestock Mortality and Butcher Waste
Homework: Please Read Before Week 5 Webinar
Week 5: Financial Considerations and a Quick Look at Housing and Handling Systems
Week 5 Webinar Link, Slides, and Recording
Housing and Handling System Design: Videos and Resources
Sample Business Plan: Double H Sheep Company
Double H Sheep Company Expenses
ACTIVITY and FORUM: Playing with Numbers
Northland Sheep Dairy: Market and Profitability
Week 6: Record-keeping, ID, and Selection Methods
Week 6 Webinar Link, Slides and Recording
Sheep ID and Tagging Resources
FORUM: Flock Record-Keeping Systems
Post-course Survey: Complete for a Chance to Win!
Staying Connected After This Course Ends
FORUM: Flock Record-Keeping Systems
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