Spreadsheets

This page contains links to Excel spreadsheets that producers (and others) can use to help make decisions pertaining to their sheep and goat enterprises. Some of the spreadsheets are password protected, so that formulas aren't accidently replaced. Microsoft Excel 2007 spreadsheets must be opened in Moxilla or Chrome. They will not open correctly in Internet Explorer. Contact Susan at sschoen@umd.edu for the password to unlock the spreadsheet of if you have a spreadsheet that you would like to be added to this page.

Enterprise budgets

Feeder lamb/goat budget
Goat seedstock budget
Meat goat budget
Sheep budget
Sheep seedstock budget

Nutrition

Comparision of nutrient costs
2011 UME Meat Goat Ration Evaluator .XLSX | .XLS
Ration Evaluator
RationMixer

Other

Comparison of marketing alteratives
Partial budget
Schedule F

Fence range in western South Dakota

Crossbred lambs in Nova Scotia

Pelibueys in the Dominican Republic

Sheep and goats in Kazakhstan (waiting to be sheared)

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is solely maintained by Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. Susan raises purebred and crossbred Katahdin sheep on a small farm she calls The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

Disclaimer: The information and links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 09-Feb-2012 by Susan Schoenian.