Productivity Resources

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• Lamb Crop Fact Sheets: Complete Set
• Accelerated Lambing Cycles
• Breeding Ewe Lambs at 7 – 9 Months
• Culling Underperforming Ewes
• Disease Prevention and Treatment
• Optimal Nutrition
• Test for Pregnancy Status
• Select for Prolific Genetics
• Reduce Lamb Loss
• Match Reproduction to Management
• Manage for Seasonal Changes in Reproduction
• Testing Rams for Breeding Soundness
• Use Crossbreeding

Webinar: Best Practices to Increase Your Lamb Flock
Date: August 30, 2016
Presenter: Reid Redden, PhD, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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Factsheet: Biosecurity
Author: William Shulaw, DVM, Ohio State University
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Factsheet: Making Vaccine Choices
Author: William Shulaw, DVM, Ohio State University
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Factsheet: Steps to Effective and Sustainable Internal Parasite Management
Authors: Will R. Getz, PhD, Valley State University and Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland Extension
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The Leading Edge study assessed the value of using performance-tested blackface (Suffolk) rams in a Western range flock. Rams selected based on their genetic merit for growth sired crossbred lambs that weighed, on average, 3 pounds more at weaning than typical range rams.

Click here for The Mickel Project – A Leading Edge Study

Factsheet: Benchmarks for Success
Author: Rob Rutherford, Cal Poly State University
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Presentation: 150% Lamb Crop Challenge
Date: January 2018
Presenter: Reid Redden, PhD, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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Presentation: Grass Based Pipestone in the Southeast
Date: January 2017
Presenter: Montgomery Sheep Farm
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Presentation: Vertically Integrated Sheep Production
Date: June 2016
Presenter: Alan Culham, Let’s Grow Specialist
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Webinar: Best Practices to Increase Your Lambcrop
Date: August 30, 2016
Presenter: Reid Redden, PhD, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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Webinar: Producer Groups: What Are These About, How Do They Work, And Why Can They Be So Successful
Date: March 29, 2016
Presenters: Dr. Woody Lane, Livestock Nutritionist & Forage Specialist, Lane Livestock Services and Dave Ollila, South Dakota State University
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Presentation: Leading Edge Sheep Production
Date: 2015
Presenter: Tom Boyer
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Presentation: American Lamb Board Update for the Leading Edge Sheep Production Workshop
Date: 2016
Presenter: West Patton
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Presentation: The American Lamb Industry Roadmap Project Update for the Leading Edge Sheep Production Workshop
Date: 2016
Presenter: West Patton
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Presentation: Maximizing Pounds of Lamb per Ewe
Date: 2016
Presenter: Alan Culham, Let’s Grow Specialist
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Presentation: Increasing Lamb Production Efficiency with Accelerated Production
Date: 2015
Presenter: Richard Ehrhardt, PhD, Michigan State University
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Presentation: Is it Worth it to Shed Lamb?
Date: 2015
Presenter: Kim Chapman, Utah State University
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Webinar: Farm Security and Crisis Management: Do’s and Don’ts in Hiring
Date: April 13, 2015
Presenter: Kay Johnson Smith, Animal Agriculture Alliance
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Webinar: Reducing Labor at Lambing
Date: October 8, 2013
Presenters: Philip Berg and Mike Caskey, Pipestone Lamb and Wool Program, Minnesota West Community and Technical College
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Webinar: Capitalizing on the Mutual Benefits of a Mentoring Relationship
Date: November 13, 2012
Presenters: Jay Parsons, PhD, Colorado State University & Optimal Ag Consulting with Special Guests: Skye Krebs (Oregon), Eric Harlow (Oregon), Jennifer Tucker (Colorado), and Cody Halligan (Nebraska)
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Mentoring is an invaluable way to transfer knowledge from the established to the new in any industry.

The American Sheep Industry Association has established a mentor/intern network on a state-by-state basis across the nation in an effort to attract and support new producers.

These mentoring guidelines are designed to provide a resource for new and experienced producers alike, guiding them in their relationship and highlighting the impact that strong mentoring relationships can have on successful personal and professional development.

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Factsheet: Late Gestation/Early Lactation Ewe Nutrition
Author: Reid Redden, PhD, North Dakota State University
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Webinar: Refining Our Nutrition Program to Meet the Mineral and Vitamin Needs of Our Sheep Flocks
Date: July 19, 2016
Presenter: Dan Morrical, PhD, Iowa State University
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Webinar: Dietary Supplements: A Necessity or Folly?
Date: September 22, 2015
Presenter: Robert Van Saun, DVM, Penn State University
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Webinar: Optimizing Reproductive Efficiency in Sheep Production with Strategic Nutritional Management
Date: June 23, 2015
Presenter: Richard Ehrhardt, PhD, Michigan State University
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Webinar: Understanding Sheep Nutrition
Date: August 26, 2014
Presenter: Dan Morrical, PhD, Iowa State University
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Webinar: Proper Feeding of Ewes During Breeding and Pregnancy
Date: August 28, 2012
Presenters: Rodney Kott, PhD and Lisa Surber, PhD, Montana State University
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The Sheep Production Handbook covers the basics of sheep production, for the beginner and experienced sheep producer alike. Topics include sheep breeding, forages, handling, health, management, marketing, nutrition, predator control, quality assurance, reproduction, sheep care, and wool. To order click here.

Report: U.S. Baseline Lamb Cost of Production Analysis 
Date: Updated 2018
Author: Livestock Marketing Information Center
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