Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium - the Department of Animal ...
Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium - the Department of Animal ... Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium - the Department of Animal ...
Symposium Organizing Committee Carol Delaney, Burlington, Vermont, USA - Chair Candice Huber, Burlington, Vermont, USA Jennifer Linck, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA Special Thanks To: Dan Hewitt, Granville, Vermont, USA Beth Holtzman, Berlin, Vermont, USA Harvey and Barbara Levin, East Charleston, Vermont, USA Neil Urie, Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA Karen Weinberg, Shushun, New York, USA Proceedings Edited and Compiled by: David L. Thomas, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Carol Delaney, Burlington, Vermont, USA Mike Thonney, Ithaca, New York, USA Photographs on the Cover Provided by: Carol Delaney, Burlington, Vermont, USA Clockwise from top left: Dairy ewes on pasture at Major Farm, Putney, Vermont Milking ewes at Bonnieview Farm, Craftsbury Common, Vermont Artisan cheesemaking workshop, Burlington, Vermont Milk cans and freshly made sheep and goat milk cheeses, Burlington, Vermont ii
Table of Contents Program of Events ………………………………………………………………………........... v Speakers………………………………………………………………………………………… vii Sponsors ……………………………………………………………………………………….. ix “YOU WANT TO MILK WHAT?” IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS TO PONDER BEFORE STARTING A SHEEP DAIRY Michael Ghia …………………………………………………………………………………... 1 EVOLUTION OF THE MILK PRODUCTION AT THE SPOONER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION BETWEEN 1996 AND 2004 Yves M. Berger ………………………………………………………………………………… 6 STARTING A NEW MILK PROCESSING FACILITY: CONSIDERATIONS AND COSTS Peter Dixon …………………………………………………………………………………….. 14 LAMB REARING STRATEGIES: FARMER PANEL EXPERIENCED FARMERS DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT WEANING SYSTEMS Beth Slotter …………………………………………………………………………………….. 23 BONNIEVIEW FARM’S LAMB REARING STRATEGIES Neil Urie ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 25 REARING LAMBS AT 3-CORNER FIELD FARM Karen Weinberg……………………………………………………………………………….. 27 PROFITABILITY OF SMALL RUMINANT FARMSTEAD DAIRY PROCESSING OPERATIONS Robert Parsons, Mark Stephenson, and Chuck Nicholson ………………………….................. 29 NON-NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE LACTATION PERSISTENCY IN DAIRY EWES Giuseppe Pulina, Anna Nudda, Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta, Gianni Battacone, Stefania Fancellu, and Cristiana Patta ........................................................................................................ 38 MILK FAT SYNTHESIS AND ITS REGULATION IN DAIRY SHEEP Adam L. Lock, Liam A. Sinclair, and Dale E. Bauman ……………………………………….. 69 MANAGING YOUR OWN RETAIL SHOP: MARKETING AND SELF-DISTRIBUTION OF FARMSTEAD CHEESE Alastair MacKenzie ……………………………………………………………………………. 83 iii
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<strong>Symposium</strong> Organizing Committee<br />
Carol Delaney, Burlington, Vermont, USA - Chair<br />
Candice Huber, Burlington, Vermont, USA<br />
Jennifer Linck, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA<br />
Special Thanks To:<br />
Dan Hewitt, Granville, Vermont, USA<br />
Beth Holtzman, Berlin, Vermont, USA<br />
Harvey and Barbara Levin, East Charleston, Vermont, USA<br />
Neil Urie, Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA<br />
Karen Weinberg, Shushun, New York, USA<br />
Proceedings Edited and Compiled by:<br />
David L. Thomas, Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br />
Carol Delaney, Burlington, Vermont, USA<br />
Mike Thonney, Ithaca, New York, USA<br />
Photographs on <strong>the</strong> Cover Provided by:<br />
Carol Delaney, Burlington, Vermont, USA<br />
Clockwise from top left:<br />
<strong>Dairy</strong> ewes on pasture at Major Farm, Putney, Vermont<br />
Milking ewes at Bonnieview Farm, Craftsbury Common, Vermont<br />
Artisan cheesemaking workshop, Burlington, Vermont<br />
Milk cans and freshly made sheep and goat milk cheeses, Burlington, Vermont<br />
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