​Maryland Small Ruminant Page

Infographics |  1-page fact sheets

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly (Wikipedia).  They are like 1-page fact sheets. They are meant to provide an overview of a subject. These are all PDF files.  They are organized according to topic.  For JPG images of these infographics, go to FLICKR.  Feel free to use and share.

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Feeding & Nutrition   

• Calcium and phosphorus

• Copper: it's complicated

• Creep feeding 101  

• Flushing sheep and goats

• Let's ruminate!  

• Selenium and Vitamin E  

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Fiber

• American Wool

• Shearing sheep and goats

• Sheep and goat fibers

• Skirting a fleece

• Wonderous wool

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General

• How sheep and goats are different

• More differences between sheep and goats

• Sheep and goats as pets

• Sheep & Goats vs. Cattle

• Take good care of them
   

Goats

• America's Goats

• Why goats are amazing

• USDA grades of goats

• Why I like Kikos

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Hair Sheep

• Hair sheep

• What's so great about hair sheep?

• Why I raise Katahdins

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Health & Diseases   

• 3 kinds of prolapses

• Bloat can be deadly

• Caseous lymphadenitis (CL)

• Diseases you can get from sheep and goats

• The Enterotoxemias

• Hoof diseases

• Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP)

• POLIOencephalomalacia

• Pregnancy toxemia 

• Risk factors associated with vaginal prolapse

• Scrapie: yes, it's still important 

• Toxoplasmosis

• Type D Enterotoxemia

• Urinary calculi

• Vaccinating for clostridial diseases

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Internal Parasites   

• Combination treatments  --en Español--

• Dewormer classes for small ruminants

• FAMACHA© eye anemia system   --en Español--

• Fecal egg counting 

• Five Point Check© --en Español--

• How to drench a sheep/goat   --en Español--

• Internal parasites 101 FOR KIDS  

• Omnipresent coccidiosis

• Periparturient egg rise  --en Español--

• Public Enemy #1:  barber pole worm  

• Tapeworms: problem or not? 
   

Lambing & Kidding   

• Best management practices for artificially rearing lambs/kids  

• Clip-Dip-Strip-Sip

• Colostrum: what you need to know

• Jugging sheep and goats

• Lambing & kidding supplies

• Management during late pregnancy

• Tips for bottle feeding lambs/kids

 

Management  

• Aging sheep/goats by their teeth

• Castrating basics

• Get rid of footrot

• Guardians for sheep and goat farms  

• Hoof care of sheep and goats

• Identifying sheep and goats

• Increase your lamb/kid crop

• Reproduction in ewes and does

• Reproduction in rams and bucks

• ​Tail docking

• Weaning lambs and kids

• Wether or not: should you castrate your ram lambs or buck kids?
   

   Marketing

• American Lamb

• American Sheep Industry

• Comparison of milks

• Direct, Prime, and Ramp Up

• Ethnic holiday calendar (2023-2027)

• Grain-fed vs. grass-fed (lamb)

• Lamb Quality Grades

• Lamb Yield Grades

• Slaughter options for sheep and goats

• Understanding dressing percentage

 

Last updated 05.29.23 by Susan Schoenian                                [GO TO TOP]

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