The MSU (Michigan State University) Small Ruminant Team will be hosting their annual Birth Management for Sheep and Goats program in January. It will consist of 4 online sessions on Tuesday evenings (Jan 6, 13, 20, 27) from 7:00-9:00pm (Eastern Time). An additional in-person workshop will be held at the MSU Sheep Teaching and Research Center on Saturday, Jan 31 from noon to 4:00pm. Online sessions will be recorded, so registrants do not need to attend them live. A link to the recording will be sent 1-2 days after each evening session.
Topics include: nutritional management, use of ultrasound, facility design, newborn care, hypothermia treatment, grafting, vaccination protocols, mortality diagnoses, health and feeding program assessment.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information.
Schedule:
- Jan 6: Nutritional management to optimize birth outcomes in sheep and goats.
- Jan 13: Optimizing maternal and newborn health: parasite control, vaccination schedules, treating complications at birth, providing a healthy environment.
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Jan 20: The normal birth process, birth assistance and newborn care.
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Jan 27: Identifying challenges on your farm and creating an improvement plan addressing health management, nutrition and facility improvements.
- Jan 31 (Saturday): OPTIONAL, in-person workshop with hands-on experience, noon-4 p.m. – MSU Sheep Teaching and Research Center, 5526 Bennett Rd, Lansing, MI 48910
Webinar early registration ends Sunday, Dec 26 and is $40 per farm or family. This includes a 90+ page bound compendium/resource manual, a laminated newborn hypothermia/starvation treatment poster, and access to all recorded sessions. The materials will be mailed after the first class and are supplementary – they are not necessary to have during the course. Additional members of the same farm/family may receive additional manuals and posters for $20 per set. Participants from outside the USA will need to pay extra postage. There is also an option to register for the online sessions only without receiving the materials, which is $20 per farm or family. Late registration (after Dec 26) is $60 per farm/family.
In-person workshop registration is open until January 28 and is $10 per person.
Please follow the link below for more information and to register:
Please email Mike Metzger at metzgerm@msu.edu with any questions.