2009 BUCKEYE SHEPHERD’S SYMPOSIUM

This year’s Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium is being held in conjunction with the Small Ruminant Health Symposium. This program has been developed for both sheep and goat farmers.

The featured speaker at the symposium is Dr. Richard Ehrhardt a small ruminant specialist from Michigan State University.  Program sessions include:

• Why Didn't It Live?  Lamb and Kid Mortality Necropsy Demonstrations

• Preventive Management Strategies During Pregnancy to Improve Maternal Health and Productivity

• Update on the USDA Scrapie Eradication Program

• ODA Facility Tour

• Managing the Dam and Offspring from Birth to Weaning to Prevent Disease and Optimize Performance

• Bio-security on the Farm

• Developing a Flock and /or Herd Health Plan

• Chronic Diseases in Small Ruminants: Real or Imagined Problem?

• American Goat Federation: A National Goat Association

Here are the specifics for this annual event:

What: 2009 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium

In conjunction with the Small Ruminant Health Symposium

When: Saturday December 12, 2009

Where: Ohio Department of Agriculture

Bromfield Building

8995 East Main Street

Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068

For more details, click on the following links: (documents are in pdf format)

Symposium Flier (session topics, speakers and times, full program)

Symposium Registration form

Map/direction to ODA

If you are unable to open the documents, contact the Athens County Extension office at 593-8555 for a hard copy.