2024 CORNELL SHEEP & GOAT SYMPOSIUM
Cashmere Goat Association, Empire Sheep Producers Association, NYS Dairy Goat Breeders Association and Cornell Sheep & Goat Program
Friday November 1st – Sunday November 3rd, 2024
2024 CSGS Speaker Bio and Contact Information
Friday Afternoon
- Hands-on skills for new farmers, Dr. Tatiana Stanton and Betsy Hodge – Lambing Kidding, Health Checks, Body Condition Scoring Goats, Hoof Trimming Goats
- How to do a field necropsy, Mary Smith, DVM, Cornell Univ. – Kid Lamb Necropsy Manual, Digital Necropsy Exam
- Secure Sheep and Wool Supply-Biosecurity Planning
- Balancing Rations using Computer Software, Rich Toebe-Delaware CCE – Ration Evaluators, Forage Analysis report, Nutrition Basics Sheep, Reading a feed tag, Daily micronutrient requirements for sheep in the dry matter of their feed
Saturday Morning
- Skin and Fiber Diseases Sheep and Goats, Dr. Mary Smith, DVM – Skin and Fiber Diseases Sheep and Goat
- Overview of Different Fiber Breeds and their Attributes, Anna Hunter –
- Poisonous Plants for Sheep and Goats, Dr. Mary Smith, DVM –Poisonous Plants for Sheep Goats Camelids
- Practical Solutions to Increase Lamb and Kid Survival and the Importance of Quality Colostrum, Dr. Robert VanSaun, DMV, MS, PhD Penn StateUniversity-Practical Solutions to Increase Lamb and Kid Survival
- Small Ruminant Skin and Fiber diseases- Dr. Mary Smith, DVM –Small Ruminant Skin and Fiber diseases
- Updates from NYS Department of Ag and Markets- Kathy Laviolette, Dairy Products Specialist, and Kathryn Davis, Econ. Dev. Program Spec. –Funding Opportunities –Starting up a Sheep or Goat Dairy
- Intro to AI Demo- Betsy Hodge St. Lawrence County CCE and Jim Vanderline ADGA Performance Program Manager –Beginning AI
Saturday Afternoon
- Role of forage quality- Dr. VanSaun, DMV, MS, PhD Penn State University –Forage Quality
- Navigating the Fiber to Finished Goods Supply Chain- Christine McBreaty-Hulse, Anna Hunter, Kate Pelkey, Terri Stramba, and Abby Henderson –Clean Cashmere –Connecting to Fiber Buyers
- Interpreting DHI and Linear Appraisal Records- Jim Vanderline ADGA Performance Program Manager –Making Breeding Decisions for Dairy Goats
- Biosecurity Preparedness- Dr. Kim Snedden, DMV, MS Veterinary Support Services NYS Veterinary Diagnostic Center –Biosecurity Preparedness
- The Scoop on Poop- Brian Aukema, NYS 4-H Livestock and Companion Animal Specialist, and Jan Liotta, CMV, Parasitology –The Scoop on Poop
