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OSU Meat Goat Boot Camp setOklahoma The OSU Meat Goat Boot Camp is a new program that offers "basic training" in commercial meat goat production. Many new producers are entering this industry across Oklahoma and throughout the Midwest who have little or no actual livestock production experience. Reading and attending lectures can only go so far in developing the needed skills. This three day camp, held at the AgriPlex in Ada on June 18, 19 and 20 will give attendees a chance to learn in small groups and "hands on" settings. Each student will be assigned goats that they will work with and care for throughout the camp. Participants will be able to go home from the camp and apply the skills they have acquired to their own herds. Instructors for the camp will be Extension specialists from Oklahoma State University and Langston University and County Extension educators from across Oklahoma. Husbandry techniques to be learned include tattooing, ear tagging, feet trimming, fence building, trailering, dental aging and castration and predator control. Management topics will cover balancing rations, goat selection and breeding, budgeting and record keeping, forages and stocking rates, and hay evaluation. Goat health topics and workshops will cover drugs and vaccines, injections, parasite control, physical examinations, pregnancy testing, birthing, and care of newborns. The camp will end with a visit to a goat processing plant and talks on goat marketing. Throughout the camp the emphasis will be on learning by doing. The camp will include approximately 30 hours of activities in the three days. The cost for the camp is $100--room and meals are not provided. Participation is limited to the first 50 enrollees. To enroll, for more information about the camp, or to find lodging in Ada, contact the Pontotoc County Extension office, 580-332-2153. You can also visit at www.oklagoats.com. B 14 3/26/07 5 Star OK Date: 3/22/07
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