Event Details
Date
March 30, 2019
Time
9:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location
Flint and Steel Farm
250 Bassett Rd
Naples, NY 14512
Host
CCE Yates County/ Cornell CALSCaroline Boutard-Hunt
315-536-5123
email Caroline Boutard-Hunt
Internal Parasites in Sheep & Goats IPM/FAMACHA Workshop, Pre-Register by 3/28
March 30, 2019
FEE: $7 per individual plus $13 per farm for a FAMACHA card (if you already have a FAMACHA card in good shape and are using this as a refresher, you may bring your card). Please pre-register by March 28th so we can ensure enough supplies.
For more information or to register, please call: 315-536-5123, e-mail Caroline Boutard-Hunt at cb239@cornell.edu, or visit https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/smallruminentparasite_257.
Tentative Schedule:
*In the interest of biosecurity, please wear clean clothes and shoes to the workshop and plan to change them prior to doing your own farm chores
- 9:45 am - Registration and filling out of pre-quizzes (fun!)
- 10:00 am - Introductions (describe your farm and any parasite problems experienced)
- 10:15 am - Current situation/Knowing the problem
- 11:30 am - Know your tools Management practices, evasive grazing, selective deworming, etc.
- 12:45 pm - Lunch
- 1:15 pm - What's new in parasite management?
- 2:15 pm - Hands-on FAMACHA? scoring, 5 point checks and fecal egg counting.
- 3:30 pm - Break into small groups to discuss future parasite programs, turn in post-quizzes and get FAMACHA certificates signed
- 4:00 pm - Adjourn
*In the interest of biosecurity, please wear clean clothes and shoes to the workshop and plan to change them prior to doing your own farm chores
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