Small Ruminants: All About Health

In this episode, Margo Hale, Director of NCAT's Southeast Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Linda Coffey, Livestock Specialist with NCAT also located in Fayetteville, discuss ruminant health: how to encourage health, prevent illness, work with a veterinarian, and manage so that your flock or herd is mostly trouble-free.They discuss tools and supplies they like to have on hand. They also share the contents of the first-aid kit of Dave and Jenny Scott, owners of Montana Highland Lamb. Dave is a Livestock Specialist in NCAT's Rocky Mountain West Regional office in Butte, Montana.For more information on this topic, you can contact Margo Hale directly at [email protected] or Linda Coffey at [email protected] Resources:Managed Grazing TutorialBlog 6. Adaptive Grazing: You Can Do ItTipsheet: Organic Approach to Animal HealthAn Illustrated Guide to Sheep and GoatsSheep and Goats: Frequently Asked QuestionsGrazing to Control ParasitesSheep: Sustainable and Organic ProductionGoats: Sustainable Production OverviewTips for: Working with a VeterinarianManaging Internal Parasites: Success StoriesTools for Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats: Pasture ManagementSheep and Goats pageAnimal Health and NutritionOther ResourcesThe American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite ControlThe American Association of Small Ruminant PractitionersSheep and Goat Medicine, by Dr. D.G. PughAmerican Sheep Industry Association - Best Practices FactsheetsPlease call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 800-346-9140 or e-mail us at [email protected]. Our two dozen specialists can help you with a vast array of topics, everything from farm planning to pest management, from produce to livestock, and soils to aquaculture.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find our other extensive, and free, sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at NCAT/ATTRA's website.You also can stay in touch with NCAT at its Facebook page.Keep up with NCAT/ATTRA's SIFT farm at its website.Also check out NCAT's Regi