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 I Want To Know About Sheep and Wool Production
Sheep grazingSheep Production and Management
New Mexico State University. College of Agriculture and Home Economics.
Extensive manual about sheep production that covers selection and breeding, nutrition, health, space requirements, lambing, and more.
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Sheep and Goat Insect Management
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Cooperative Extension.
Information about insects that infect sheep, including sheep ked, sheep lice, sheep scap, sheep nose bot fly, flies, biting knats, and spinose ear ticks.
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Sheep Management Schedule
Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Describes well-timed management practices that will help to ensure the overall well-being and production of a sheep flock.
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Recommendations for Sheep Selection Programs  (PDF|36 KB)
Iowa State University. University Extension.
Fact sheet that focuses on sheep flock record keeping and selection of ewes.
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Are You Thinking of Raising Sheep?
University of Maine. Cooperative Extension.
Discusses considerations about raising sheep in New England.
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Flock of sheepMontana Farm Flock Sheep Production Handbook
Montana State University. Animal and Range Sciences Department.
Provides basic information on sheep selection, reproduction, and nutrition needed to be successful in the sheep industry.
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Person shearing a sheepGlossary of Wool Terms
Colorado State University. Cooperative Extension.
A list of words associated with wool and their definitions.
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Lamb Wool
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center.
Information and statistics about wool production in the United States. Includes links to other Web sites focused on marketing, processing and manufacturing, production, and business in the wool industry.
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Handling and Marketing Wool
University of Maine. Cooperative Extension.
Describes grading and classifying wool, handling wool and improving the quality and value of your wool crop. Also includes links to wool resources in Maine and a list of wool terms.
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Sheep Home Study Course
Pennsylvania State University. Cooperative Extension.
Although the online course is only offered during the winter each year, the lesson materials are available any time and include information on production, health, reproduction, marketing, nutrition, and financial considerations.
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Strategies for Feeding the Ewe Flock
University of Minnesota. Extension Service.
Contains information on mineral deficiencies, nutrient requirements, feed composition, characteristics of feedstuffs, and pastures when feeding a ewe flock.
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