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Goat AI Video Course
Goat Artificial Insemination Video Course
funded in part by the Northeast Sustainable Research & Education (SARE) Program (Project ONE19-337)
This course is a very thorough 11 video series on how to artificially inseminate goats. The course was developed by Dr. James Weber, DVM (Univ. of Maine), Betsy Hodge (Cornell Coop. Ext. of St. Lawrence County), Rene DeLeeuw (Heron's Roost Farm) and Dr. tatiana Stanton (Cornell).
Video 1-3 - Goat Reproduction, Estrus, Synchronization and Heat Detection - Dr. James Weber DVM
Video 1: Part 1 - Introduction - Why AI? 25 minutes
Video 2: Part 2 - Reproductive Anatomy and Semen Handling 28 minutes
Video 3: Part 3 - Synchronizing the Timing of Artificial Insemination 35 minutes
Video 4 - Managing your Does and Bucks - Rene DeLeeuw 45 minutes
Video 5-8 - Choosing a Sire, Dr. tatiana Stanton, Cornell University
Video 5: Part 1 - Selection Criteria and Methods - tatiana Stanton 20 min.
Video 6: Part 2 - Dairy Goat Genetic Evaluations Available in the US - tatiana Stanton 20 min.
Video 7: Part 3 - Other Performance Evaluations - tatiana Stanton 14 min.
Video 8 - Choosing a Sire Part 4 - What's in Our Future - Genomics - tatiana Stanton 14 min.
Video 9 - The Mechanics of Goat AI - Dr. James Weber DVM, Betsy Hodge & Rene DeLeeuw 36 minutes - Hands-on video segments
Video 10 - Equipment Basics for Goat AI - Betsy Hodge 26 min
Video 11 - An Introduction to Buck Collection - Dr. James Weber DVM 31 min
Goat AI supplemental handout - Detailed methods for goat assisted reproduction and AI - Dr. James Weber DVM, 17-page guide covering heat synchronization, mucus evaluation, buck collection, semen evaluation & processing, etc.
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2024 Aurora Farm Field Day
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August 1, 2024
Aurora, NY
The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day will be Thursday, August 1 at the Musgrave Research Farm, Aurora, N.Y. The program features walking and hay wagon tours in the morning and afternoon.
2024 Broiler Field Day at Laughing Earth Farm
August 19, 2024 : 2024 Broiler Field Day at Laughing Earth Farm
Cropseyville, NY
Join us for a free field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Zack and Annie Metzger will be our hosts. They have run this 200 year-old small diversified farm for 8 years. They process their poultry in a 20C kitchen, where they produce value-added products like sausage and dehydrated chicken feet.
2024 Broiler Field Day at Majestic Farm
August 20, 2024 : 2024 Broiler Field Day at Majestic Farm
Mountaindale, NY
Join us for a free field day to explore broiler production, processing, and finances. Brett and Sara Budde will be our hosts. They raise slow-growth organic broilers on their diversified farm in large flocks on woodland pasture. Their birds are processed into whole birds, parts, and chicken sausage.
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