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Nutrition’s Role in Sustainable Livestock Production Practices

August 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

A workshop series for agricultural service providers and farmers on nutrition and its direct link to the health and well-being of animals

Topics: Pasture walk that shows pasture rotation to control/reduce parasite activity in sheep and goats, discussion and demonstration of the fecal methods employed to test animals for parasitic activity, FAMACHA scoring, Body Condition Scoring goats

Details

Date:
August 17, 2018
Time:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

UMass Amherst Hadley Farm
11 North Maple STreet
Hadley, MA 01035 United States

Organizer

Northeast SARE
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