Research and Information
Universities and experiment stations conducting research with hair sheep
Southwest Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center
- Contact:
Dave Notter
and
Scott Greiner
Virginia State University - Contact:
Stephan Wildeus
Fort Valley State University, Georgia - Contact:
Will Getz
Louisiana State University - Contact:
J. Marcos Fernandez
University of Wyoming - Contact: Hans Nel
GrazingLands Research Laboratory, Booneville, AR
- Contact:
Mike Brown
Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center
- Contact:
Joan Burke
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center - Contact:
Kreg Leymaster
Oregon State University
- Contact:
Howard Meyer
North Dakota State University
- Contact:
Roger Haugen
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Contact:
Richard Brzozowski
University of Virgin Islands
- Contact:
Bob Godfrey
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Contact:
Niki Whitley
Research articles and updates
Potential for Hair Sheep In the United States
Resistance to Internal Parasites in Lambs of Hair Sheep Composite Breeds
Growth and carcass characteristics of lambs sired by Dorper and Dorset rams
Effect of supplemental nutrition around lambing on hair sheep ewes and lambs during the dry and wet seasons in the U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Research Institutions and Farms Begin Performance Evaluation of Katahdin Hair Sheep
Influence of Katahdin Breeding on Feedlot performance and Carcass characteristics of Finishing lambs
Dorper research update - University of Wyoming
Idaho Dorper Studies
Growth traits of the Dorper sheep I. Factors influencing growth traits
Growth traits of the Dorper sheep.II. Genetic and phenotypic parameters
Estimate of genetic and phenotypic parameters for the Dorper, Red Maasai and their crosses
Reproductive traits and disease incidence characteristics of Dorper, Dorper x Masai and Masai ewes raised under semi-arid conditions in Kenya
Research abstracts
Hair sheep genetic resources and their contribution to diversified small ruminant production in the United States
Evaluation of sexual behavior of hair sheep rams in a tropical environment
Resistance of St. Croix lambs to Haemonchus contortus in experimentally and naturally acquired infections.
Resistance to Gastrointestinal Parasites in Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix Lambs in the Southeastern United States
Performance of hair sheep composite breeds: Resistance of lambs to
Haemonchus contortus
Environmental and genetic effects on preweaning growth performance of hair sheep in Mexico
News releases and articles
Evaluation of Hair Breeds of Sheep for Low Input Management - Small Farms Research News
Perhaps, you should consider hair sheep
An Update on Hair Sheep in the U.S.
Hair sheep production in the Caribbean
Raising Sheep in Paradise
Hair breed crosses make good commercial ewes
NDSU Research Explores Hair Sheep Potential
Start with the best you can afford
Why Barbados Blackbelly sheep?
St. Croix sheep vs. Parasites
Resistance to Internal Parasites in Lambs of Hair Sheep Composite Breeds
Easy Care Royal White Sheep
Growth Performance of Barbados Blackbelly Hair Sheep on Forage-Based Diets
More Profit With Hair Sheep
Books and Chapters
Hair Sheep Production in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Hair Sheep of Tropical America
Hair Sheep Home
Last updated 12-May-2005 by
Susan Schoenian