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URI Sheep & Goat Parasite Control Workshop & Field Day – July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
JOIN US!! July 13, 2017 – URI Sheep and Goat Parasite Control Workshop and Field Day, URI Peckham Farm and Kingston Campus, RI
9:00 AM to 12:30 PM – Integrated Parasite Control and FAMACHA Training Workshop. FAMACHA cards can be purchased at cost (optional) for $13.00 each upon completing the training.
12:30 to 1:00 PM – Fecal egg counting demonstration
2:00 to 6:00 PM – Field day on alternative methods for small ruminant parasite control – research on condensed tannin plants
Presentations from Dr. Jim Kotcon, West Virginia University Division of Plant and Soil Sciences; Dr. tatiana Stanton, Small Ruminant Extension Specialist, Cornell University; URI researchers including Dr. Rebecca Brown, URI Dept. Plant Science, and Dr. Katherine Petersson, URI Dept. Animal and Veterinary Science.
View and download our flyer for more details including online registration info, directions and parking:
http://web.uri.edu/sheepngoat/files/2017-URI-Sheep-and-Goat-Parasite-Control-Workshop-and-Field-Day-Flyer_Final.pdf
Register online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/uripcregistration
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Dr. Katherine Petersson and Holly Burdett, Univ. of Rhode Island
urisheepandgoat@etal.uri.edu for more information