Below is a list of sheep and goat marketing pages we have compiled. Click on the links below to access the information:
General Information:
Sustainable Sheep Production - ATTRA
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/PDF/sheep.pdf
The Sheep ANZCCART Facts Sheet
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART/publications/FS_Sheep9.pdf
Sheep Production in South Carolina -Clemson Extension
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/psapublishing/PAGES/ADVS/LL35.PDF
Breeds:
Breed Selection: A Beginners Guide to Raising Sheep – Sheep 201
http://www.sheep101.info/201/breedselection.htm
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/breeds.html
A Cornucopia of Sheep Breeds: Which One Do I Pick? – Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/sheepbreeds.html
Directory of Registered Sheep Breed Association – Breeder’s World
http://www.breedersworld.com/sheep/assoc.html
Breeding and Lambing:
Some Ideas About Crossbreeding Sheep - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2156/ANSI-3800web.pdf
Flock Improvement Through Ram Selection - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2145/CR-3802.pdf
Lambing Frequency in the Star Accelerated Lambing System - Cornell University
http://elib.tiho-hannover.de/publications/6wcgalp/papers/27051.pdf
A Beginner's Guide to Raising Sheep - Sheep 101
http://www.sheep101.info/201/index.html
Grazing and Feeding:
Grazing Systems - Alabama Cooperative Extension
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0007/
Rotational Grazing - ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/rotategr.html
Sheep Grazing Management - Virginia Cooperative Extension
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/sheep/410-366/410-366.html
Multispecies Grazing - ATTRA
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/multispecies.html
Targeted Grazing with Sheep and Goats in Orchard Setting - University of Idaho
http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/rx-grazing/Handbook/Chapter_11_Targeted_Grazing.pdf
Health and Management:
The Merck Veterinary Manual
http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp
Sheep Health and Management
http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/F-3860web.pdf
Foot Rot Control - Oklahoma State Cooperative Extension
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-2157/CR-3901.pdf
Scrapie - APHIS Fact Sheet
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/fsheet_faq_notice/fs_ahscrapie.pdf
Eradicate Scrapie - National Scrapie Education Initiative
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/Animal_Health/pdfs/ABCs_of_genetic.pdf
Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats - ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/parasitesheep.html
Famacha: For the Treatment and Control of Barber's Pole Worm in Sheep and Goats - University of Tennessee
http://www.vet.utk.edu/departments/LACS/pdf/FAMACHA.pdf
Livestock Disease: Cause and Control - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension
http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1933/ANSI-3999.pdf
Drug Withdrawal Times For Sheep and Goats - Mississippi State Extension
http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is1467.pdf
Drug Use in Food Animals - Utah State University Extension
http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/other02.pdf
Safe Use of Animal Medicines - University of Nebraska, Lincoln Extension
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1576/build/g1576.pdf
Predator Control:
Livestock Guarding Dogs: Protecting Sheep From Predators - USDA
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/companimals/guarddogs/guarddogs.htm
Predator Control for Sustainable and Organic Livestock Production - ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/predator.html
Marketing:
A Beginner's Guide to Raising Sheep - Sheep 201
http://www.sheep101.info/201/meatwoolmilk.html
Dairy Sheep - ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/dairysheep.pdf
Wool Gaining Favor Outside of Apparel Industry - Economic Research Service, USDA
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/IUS6/ius6e.pdf
National Resource for Sheep & Goat Marketing
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/index.cfm
Ethnic Holiday Calendar 2005 - 2010
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/ethniccalendar.pdf
Direct Marketing Lamb - Kansas Rural Center
Direct Marketing Lamb to Niche and Ethnic Markets - University of Illinois Extension
Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications - USDA
West Virginia Lamb Marketing Information Project - West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Selling:
Tips for Selling Sheep and Goats Through Public Livestock Auctions - University of Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://sheepandgoat.com/articles/PDF/Tips%20for%20Selling%20Sheep%20and%20Goats.pdf
Direct Marketing Lamb - Kansas Rural Center
http://ceplacer.ucdavis.edu/files/25474.pdf
Fencing:
Electric Fencing for Sheep - OSU
http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/F-3855web.pdf
Fencing - Sheep 101
http://www.sheep101.info/201/fencing.html
Paddock Design, Fencing, and Water Systems for Controlled Grazing - ATTRA
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/paddock.html
Fencing Options in Predator Control - OMAFRA
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/02-053.htm
Constructing Wire Fences - University of Missouri Extension
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/agengin/g01192.htm
Structures and Housing:
Sheep Plans - North Dakota State University Extension
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/plans/sheep.htm
Hay/Grain Storage Plans - ISU
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mwps_dis/mwps_web/hy_plans.html
Sheep Housing Plan - Canada Plan Service
http://www.cps.gov.on.ca/english/plans/E4000/4000/4000L.pdf
Records:
A Planning Calendar for Sheep Herd Health and Management - OSU
http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/F-3861web.pdf
Barn Record - Form Sheet
http://www.sheep101.info/201/Forms/BarnRecord.pdf
Individual Ewe Record - Form Sheet
http://www.sheep101.info/201/Forms/EweRecord.pdf
Goat marketing:
Goats:Sustainable Production Overview - ATTRA
Meat Goat Production - Penn State
Sustainable Goat Production: Meat Goats - ATTRA