Tough as they might seem to be, sheep and goats are vulnerable to internal parasites, just as ruminants are. Participants will learn how to perform a FAMACHA test, a relatively new on-farm technique to determine internal parasite infestation. This site will also host a farm tour for goat producers that day. Include name(s) of person attending, mailing address, e-mail address and phone number. Check Sheep and Goats for Internal Parasites Compiled By Staff. That's why University of Maine...

A deadly sheep disease which has hit farms on mainland Europe is very likely to reach the UK, experts have warned. Animals with the disease contract a fever that may last for several days, have mucous lining their mouth, nose and eyes, and suffer from excessive salivation and frothing. Defra said: "The current developments still present a low but increased likelihood of the introduction of BTV-8 virus to the UK from the currently affected areas. The viral infection can affect goats, deer...

NEW Zealand lamb can travel thousands of food miles and still be better for the environment than Welsh lamb, researchers have claimed. Each of the supermarkets runs its own abattoir, so if you sell your lamb to Tesco, you have to send your lamb to Tesco s abattoir, even if you pass several local abattoirs on the way. The study calculated 688kg of CO2 is emitted per tonne of carcass, through the lamb production process in New Zealand, compared to 2,849. As a result, the meat picks up a huge...

Blackberries were threatening to overrun the farm she'd just bought, and she wanted goats to help clear them. Then, at an auction where she was looking for chickens, she realized many goats were being sold for meat. Friends from Maryland come every year to have their family Christmas-card photo taken with the goats because they fell in love with them on a visit, she says. Then, one rainy night, a friend called to say two goats had been abandoned at a feed store in Renton. It's a "goat...

NZPA . Friday, 8 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Top officials from Meat and Wool New Zealand are dashing to Britain for special talks with farmer representatives there in the wake of rising concern over a flood of New Zealand lamb into British supermarkets. NZPA . Friday, 8 June 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Top officials from Meat...