GOAT-A-RAMA            Saturday, April 12, 2008

PROGRAM

9:00 a.m.  A Record Keeping Tool: Herd Management and Identifying the Best Genetics/Breed Combinations for Meat Goats

Nada K. Nadarajah, PhD

Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Auburn University

10:00 a.m. til 4:00 p.m. Dairy Goats

Mandy and John Latimer, Georgia Dairy Goat Breeders Association, Demonstrations and Discussions

10:00 a.m. til 3:00 p.m. Fecal Flotation Demo

Dee Thompson

10:00 a.m.  Small Ruminant Parasites: The rise of resistance and the fall of traditional methods

Bob Storey, MS, RVT, Lab Manager, College of Veterinary Medicine, UGA

10:30 a.m. Puppet Show – Mike Stafford

11:00 a.m. Goat Costume Contest (in show ring)

11:15 a.m. Show Clinic

Ross & Lori Scott

Troy Veal, ABGA Judge

11:30 a.m. Cooking Demo: Using Chevon

in Traditional Recipes

Kim Batten & Michael Owens

1:00 p.m. Puppet Show – Mike Stafford

1:30 p.m.  Making Your Own Goat Feed: Using traditional, alternative, and by-products to make more affordable goat feeds

Dr. Will Getz, Livestock Production Systems/Geneticist, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA