Hair Sheep Project Field Day Planned
Contact: Richard Brzozowski at 1-800-287-1471
PORTLAND — Researchers from University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bowdoin College have been working together on an applied research project with Katahdin Hair Sheep since 2000. A field ay to summarize the work and present highlights is planned for 2-5 p.m. Saturday, July 9, 2005, at Wooly Meadow Farm, 828 Long Plains Road (Route 22) in Buxton, This event is free and open to the public.
This applied research project was funded by the USDA sustainable agriculture program with researchers Tom Settlemire (retired) Bowdoin College and Richard Brzozowski of UMaine Cooperative Extension.
This special field day is designed to summarize the findings for producers. Much of the information can be used by sheep producers. Highlights of the research include: building a flock with natural resistance to roundworm (Haemonchus contortus) and using the FAMACHA method to monitor internal parasite infection. The project focused on sustainability by using local feeds and rotational pastures. The growth of lambs and the productivity of the ewes were measured regularly. Maine sheep producers could benefit from the findings.