Purdue Sheep and Goat Topics

Keeping a strong vaccination program may be the difference between a profitable flock and being in the red. In this podcast, Dr. Mike Neary, small ruminant extension specialist at Purdue University, gives up the basics of a vaccination program for Entrotoxemia and Tetnus diseases.

On this podcast we will cover protecting sheep and goats against enterotoxemia and tetanus. These are 2 diseases that all sheep and goat producers should be vaccinating for, unlike many other diseases which should be considered on an operation by operation basis.

This week Dr, Neary discusses how to properly feed you ewe or doe in the last trimester of pregnancy. Selecting the correct feeds is very important, Ince the plane of nutrition has a myriad of effects on the success or failure of the pregnancy.

This podcast covers strategies for sheep and goat producers to save on hay use for the winter of 2018-19. This is a timely topic as hay inventories are low and prices high.