October Dairy Goat Webinar: Animal Welfare for Dairy Goat Producers
Description: The FARM program provides guidance for bovine dairy producers regarding animal care and welfare standards; however, there are no similar standards for dairy goat producers. This discussion will be an introductory discussion of just a few animal health and welfare challenges that dairy goat producers face and strategies for intervention.
Presenter: Michelle Buckley, DVM and assistant professor of practice, School of Veterinary Medicine at Texas Tech University
November Dairy Goat Webinar: Managing Reproduction to Maximize Production
Description: Extended lactations and out of season breeding
Presenter: Dr. Rosie Busch, DVM and assistant specialist for sheep and goat herd health, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California Davis and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension
December Dairy Goat Webinar: Dairy Goat Milk Quality with a special focus on the Southeastern United States
Description: Overview of milk production and milk quality throughout the dairy goat lactation. Investigating high somatic cell counts, bacterial counts, and bacterial species through culturing and microscopy. Shedding light on mastitis, its potential causes, and different methods of detection.
Presenter: Rileigh Powers, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee
American Dairy Goat Association Annual Convention
Description: SDGA will be attending the ADGA Annual Convention. Multiple speakers from the organization including Paul Plummer be presenting. The ADGA Annual Convention serves as both the yearly convention for the American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) and the ADGA Annual Meeting. The Annual Convention and Meeting will be held in Danvers, MA, from October 18-22.