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Maryland Small Ruminant Page

The page was created as an information portal for sheep and goat producers. It was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian, Sheep & Goat Specialist for University of Maryland

Aug 2018 | Online resource

WIRE - Western Integrated Resource Education

WIRE (Western Integrated Resource) teaches a concept of management which provides practical tools for integrating management of the physical, biological, financial and human resources of agricultural operations.

Aug 2018 | Online resource

Livestock Market Information Center (LMIC)

Has current information on the latest news and data trends for the livestock marketing industry.

Aug 2018 | Online resource

USDA Weekly National Market Summary

The primary function of the Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division (LPGMN) of the Livestock & Poultry Program (L&P) is to compile and disseminate information that will aid producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of livestock, meat, poultry, eggs, grains, and their related products regionally, nationally and internationally.

Aug 2018 | Online resource

How to starve animals with a full stomach

Some poor-quality hay can’t supply basic nutritional requirements to livestock or allow for proper growth, lactation, pregnancy or work, but livestock owners can avoid problems by understanding basic principles related to hay, legume, mixed-grass or legume hay.

Susan Kerr | Jul 2018 | Article Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Mud and Manure Management Resources for Small Farms

Publications and documents demonstrating the art of Mud and Manure Management for the pastures and forage crop. These contain useful information that are important when managing and producing livestock on pasture.

Jul 2018 | Collection

Using coyotes to protect livestock. Wait. What?

Protecting livestock by using one predator to repel another has given rise to an apparent oxymoron: guard coyote. But research has documented that when predators are eliminated, livestock losses can increase.

Randy Comeleo | Jun 2018 | Article

Additional Livestock Resources for Small Farms

This collection provides information about additional livestock resources available for small farm livestock producers.

Apr 2018 | Collection

Goat Resources for Small Farms

An informational collection providing links and pages for the goat producer.

Apr 2018 | Collection

Sheep Resources for Small Farms

This page provides information for the sheep producer. Some of the topics available are production, breeds, reproduction, lambing, nutrition, health, and other sheep resources.

Apr 2018 | Collection