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- Keep Your Sheep & Angora Goats Healthy: Nutrition, Fecals, FAMACHA, & more!
Keep Your Sheep & Angora Goats Healthy: Nutrition, Fecals, FAMACHA, & more!
Keep Your Sheep & Angora Goats Healthy:
Nutrition, Fecals, FAMACHA, & more!
Instructor: Al Schwider
Day: Sunday
Time: 10:00 - noon
Hours Required: 2 hours
Maximum Students: 20
Total Class Fee: $43 (no materials fee)
Location: Pavilion (Live Animal Area), meet in the alcove next to the bathrooms
- Check in at the 4-H Building prior to class
Class Description: Ever wonder how the experienced farmer keeps his flocks healthy? This class will cover several aspects of sheep and angora goat health and nutritional needs including: Water, Feeds, Minerals, The ruminant stomach and how it functions, Pasture evaluation and growth, Stocking rates, Feeder design, condition scoring, FAMACHA, Fecal testing at home, and more!
Student’s Required Skills: Open to all.
Student Should Bring to Class: Notebook, pen, and questions…and maybe a stool sample.