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Covering common issues such as kidding and lambing, animal health, reproduction, parasite management, and record keeping.
Breeds
Kiko Goats
Nigerian Goats
Savanna Goats in the United States
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Economics
An Example Budget for 100 Ewe Flock
Lamb Cost of Production Baseline Model
Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Grazing Sheep
The Economics of Goat Farming in a Changing Kentucky Landscape
Facilities and Fencing
Basics of Perimeter
Temporary Fencing
Winter Shelter
Marketing
2018 Wool Season Begins
2019 Wool Season Rolls Out
Australian Wool Prices Hit Record High
Consider Your Wool Pool in 2019
Developing a Direct to Consumer Market
Direct Marketing for Goat and Sheep Producers
Direct Marketing the Meat From Your Livestock
Distinguishing Your Product
From Rock Bottom
Is Online Marketing for You?
Marketing Versus Selling
Marketing Wool to the Hand Spinner
New Best management Practices Aim to Increase Productivity for Lamb Producers
Production Basics for Direct Marketing Goat
Production Basics for Direct Marketing Lamb
Production Basics for Direct Marketing Wool
Seasonality Issues of Kentucky's Lamb and Goat Industry
Genetically Speaking: Sell Em' Light Sell Em Heavy
Selling Fiber to Niche Markets
The Roots of Pooling
US Wool Prices Hit Record High
News to Ewes: Sell Em' Heavy, Sell Em' Light
Fiber
A Bright Future for the Kentucky Fiber Trail
Alpaca Awesomeness with River Hill Ranch
Celebrating 10 Year at the Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival
Kentucky Fiber Trail Introduction
Partnering for Shear Perfection
Paula Bowron- The Fiber Queen
Record High Australian Crossbred Wool
Spread the Word Wool is Wonderful
The Value of Wool
Understanding the Process of Hand Spinning
Genetically Speaking: What About Wool?
Wool is Not Your Grandma's Old Sweater
Wool Pool
Woolery Wows
Forages
A Hay for Every Season
Annual Crops for Grazing
Managing Multispecie Grazing
Red Clover Makes Fescue Better
Stockpiling Forages for Fall or Winter
Sustainable Agriculture: The Contribution of Forages
Using Summer Annuals in a Forage Program
Watch Out for Pretty Plants and Noxious Weeds
What is Good Hay?
Targeted Grazing with Small Ruminants
Miscellaneous
A Farm Dog
American Institute for Goat Research
Are You Ready for the Next Big Disaster?
Bellwether
Carbon Markets
Composting Animal Mortalities
Disaster Preparations Part 2
Farm Hacks
Hiking With Your Goat
Instincts Just Don't Cut It
Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development
Kentucky State University Center for Small Farms and Families
KY Sheep Checkoff Aids Shearer Shortage in Kentucky
Producer Resources
Talking Points on Covid 19 on the Meat Supply
Tanning Goat Hides
Genetics
Acronyms Galore- What Do They All Mean?
Genetic Selection at Your Fingertips
How Did This Happen?
How Inheritance Works
​The Role of Sheep in History Part 2
Guardians
Livestock Guardian Dog Healthcare
Livestock Guardians
Lyme Disease in Guardian Dogs
The Livestock Guardian Dog
Understanding Livestock Guardian Dogs
Why Oh Why Must Your Do That?
Nutrition
An Annual Management Strategy for April Lambing
Annual Ewe Management Programs for Production of Milk Fed Slaughter Lambs
Dairy Goat Nutrition: Feeding For Two
Dairy Goat Nutrition: Feeding for Two, Part 2
Feeding the Lactating Doe
How to Read a Feed Tag
Management of Ewe Lambs Born in April to Lamb First at 12 Months of Age
Navigating a Balanced Ration: Part 1
Navigating the Balanced Ration: Part 2
Nutrient Requirements of Sheep
The Two Faces of Copper Nutrition in Sheep and Goats
Veterinary Feed Directive
What is the Stuff We Call Energy
Winter Feeding
Health
Biosecurity
Bluetongue
Body Condition Scoring
CAE
Coccidiosis
Contagious Abscesses in Small Ruminants
Diarrhea in Adult Does
Is it Ketosis or Milk Fever?
Listeriosis in Small Ruminants
Mastitis in Small Ruminants
Polio
Prevention and Treatment of Neonatal Diseases in Lambs & Kids
Soremouth
Urinary Calculi
Vaccinations: Preventing the Preventable Disease
What is Quality Assurance and How Does it Affect My Operation?
What's Next for Food Animal Antibiotics
Why Use a Diagnostic Lab
Zoonotic Diseases in Sheep and Goats
Parasites
Alternative to Parasite Control
Bioworma
Breaking the Cycle with Bioworma
Comparing the Efficacy of Copper Oxide Wire Particles and Copper Sulfate on Haemonchus contorus in Goats
How to Identify Parasites in Your Small Ruminant Herd
Is the FAMACHA System Accurate for All Breeds
Managing Internal Parasites in the Woe of Summertime
Stomach Worm x Breed x Management Interactions
The 5 Point Check
Performance
2015 Maryland Buck Test
Getting Started and Using Data in Meat Goats and Sheep
Should She Stay or Should She Go?
What Level of Performance Should I Expect from Meat Goats?
Kidding and Lambing
Abortions in Sheep and Goats
Are Your Ewes Pregnant?
Early Weaning Lambs
Entropian in Kids and Lambs
Factors Affecting Milk Production in Lactating Ewes
Is Creep Feeding Lambs a Profitable Undertaking?
Keeping an Eye on Postpartum Females
Lamb Galore
Let's Talk Tail Docking
One Hoof and a Nose
Recommendations for Drying Up Your Doe or Ewe
The Basics of Disbudding
Tips to Reduce Losses Around Parturition
What Are the Causes of Abortions in Small Ruminants?
Reproduction
Are Hair Sheep Meat Sheep?
Artificial Insemination in Goats
Artificial Insemination in Sheep and Goats
Breeding Soundness Exams
Buck Collection
Buyer's Guide to Selecting Replacement Females
Can My Ewe Lambs Breed at a Year of Age?
Do You Know the ABCs of Selection and Breeding
Electrolytes and Breeding
Ewes Vacation Time Ends
Flushing Yes or No
Have I Got a Breed For You
Heat of the Breeding Season
High Tech Sheep Breeding
Identifying Genetically Superior Bucks
Instilling New Genetics in Small Ruminant: Tips for Success
Managing the Seasonal Effects of Ewe Reproduction
Preventing Heat Stress in Small Ruminants
Selecting Females Based on Phenotype
Selection of Ewe Lamb Replacements for Commercial Sheep Enterprises
Selection of Replacement Females: Ask the Experts
Utilizing Teaser Bucks
When Should I Breed My Doelings
Which is the Best Ram in the Sale
Why Using NSIP is an Essential Tool for Bettering Your Flock