Come meet the animals that call NDSU home and the people who teach and do Animal Sciences research.
Sheep
Several teams and individuals brought home honors from the first North Dakota 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl.
Lambing barn management and ewe nutrition and health are among the topics that will be covered during the workshop.
Extension teams were recognized for their work in leadership development, farm/ranch succession planning, farm safety and increasing knowledge of the sheep industry.
Lamb LRP gives sheep producers a way to manage the extremes in market lamb prices.
His background and knowledge will provide opportunities for building strong Extension programs.
Sheep are tolerant to cold weather with proper care.
The report highlights research conducted at NDSU on behalf sheep producers.
Sheep producers have many considerations when thinking about expanding their flocks.
Watch for unexplained deaths in livestock and wildlife.
Quantitative genetic selection can help producers make good breeding decisions.
Once infected, sheep remain infected for life.
Late-spring snow, cold rain and sleet storms have moved across parts of the northern Plains that have coincided with peak calving and lambing seasons.
Thiamine deficiencies and excess sulfur can cause polio in sheep.
One way to reduce sheep production costs is to target resources during the peak demand, which is pregnancy.
Sugar beet byproducts are high in fiber and energy.
The Sheep Unit recently completed a multiyear remodeling project.
Reducing parasite infestations in pastures is critical to a good management program.
Ergot is a fungus that forms in the seed heads of cereal grains and mature grasses.
Shearing sheep prior to lambing improves flock productivity.
Soremouth is common in sheep and goats.
Cattle and sheep are more susceptible to prussic acid poisoning than swine.
Producers may be eligible for payments for livestock losses in bad weather.
The report highlights the most recent cutting-edge sheep research conducted at NDSU.
Minimizing ewes’ exposure to mosquitoes is the best way to protect them against an abortion-causing virus.
Prevention is the key to protecting ewes against abortion-causing diseases.
A North Dakota 4-H judging team receives awards in national competition.
The Dakota Fall Ram Test is one of three ram tests in the nation that provide progressive producers the opportunity to measure both performance and wool traits.
NDSU has hired Reid Redden as the Extension sheep specialist and an associate professor.
The purpose of the test is to compare growth and carcass traits among ram lambs raised under a similar environment.
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