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Aquaculture
Dale Bumpers College
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Livestock and Forages
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| 8:15 a.m | Registration at door-$15 (includes lunch) |
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| 9:00 a.m |
Welcome, Dr. Jodie Pennington, U of A Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, and Debi O’ Hearn, All-4-One Dairy Goat 4-H Club, Mayflower, AR |
| 9:10 a.m | Principles of Parasite Control, Dr. Jim Miller, Louisiana State University Veterinary School, Baton Rouge |
| 9:50 a.m. | Management of Show Goats, Dr. Bruce Olcott, LSU Vet School |
| 10:30 a.m. | Control of Internal Parasites, Dr. Jim Miller, LSU Vet School |
| 11:15 a.m. | Feeding of the Commercial Goat, Dr. Bruce Olcott |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (included in registration), Review posters and exhibits, meeting of the Arkansas Goat Producers Association (TBA) |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Basics of Goat Management, Dr. Jodie Pennington, Professor-Dairy & Goats, U of A CES |
| 1:45 p.m. | Forages for Goats in Northwest Arkansas, Jack Boles, CES-SC Newton County Extension |
| 2:30 p.m. | Marketing Goats from Arkansas….Jack Black and Panel |
| 2:50 p.m | Break |
| Three Sessions - Select One | |
| 3:00 p.m | (1) Showing and Fitting Meat Goats, Ann Bowman and youth, |
| (2) Showing and Fitting Dairy Goats, Jodie Pennington and youth, or | |
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(3) Meeting of Arkansas Meat Goat Association (Break Room) |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
Selected Speakers:
Bruce Olcott, DVM, MS, MBA is a goat and sheep breeder and is an Associate Professor at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. He received his BS from William & Mary in 1974 and his DVM from the University of Georgia in 1978. Dr. Olcott received his Master's degree from Washington State University in 1981 and his MBA from Louisiana State University in 1995. He regularly speaks at goat and sheep conferences across the United States and works with developmental programs in other countries.
Dr. James E. Miller, BS, DVM, MPVM, PhD is a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at LSU and former Acting Head of the previous Department of Epidemiology and Community Health. His current research program includes novel (non-chemical) approaches for protection against nematode infection. His lab is evaluating nematode-trapping fungi, condensed tannins, copper wire boluses and vaccination protocols in conjunction with strategic use of anthelmintics to control worms in goats and sheep.
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service:
Ann Bowman, Livestock Specialist - Youth
Jack Boles, CEA-Staff Chair, Newton County
Dr. Jodie Pennington, Extension Dairy Specialist
Producers - Jack Black, Jacksonville, others
Youth-
Sponsors include:
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, All-4-One 4-H Dairy Goat Club, Arkansas Meat Goat Association, Purina Feeds (Randy Sanders, Vilonia, AR)
For questions please contact:
Dr. Jodie A. Pennington
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
P.O. Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203
501-671-2190
501-944-0897 cell
501-671-2185 fax
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