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Annual Ram Performance Test Field Day and Sale set for March 19
Texas The event will be conducted by Texas AgriLife Research and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service at the station, which is located 28 miles south of Sonora on U.S. Highway 55. Dan Waldron, Ph.D., AgriLife Research geneticist at San Angelo who oversees the test, said this year's set of rams are gaining well. "The average gain at the Jan. 6 weigh-day was 0.92 pounds per day," Waldron said. "And the 106 animals currently on the test average 226 pounds. This is as good a set of rams as we've had on the test, so the group of breeders decided that all rams that meet the test's stringent minimum and maximum standards and that are not sifted will be eligible for the sale. They have also set a floor price for bidding at $500 per head." The day's events start at 10:30 a.m., with an informal morning inspection of Rambouillet rams. A catered lunch will be served on site at 11:45 a.m. An educational program will follow at 1 p.m., and the auction of eligible rams will start at 2 p.m. Program topics will include using livestock guard dogs for predator control and an update on parasite control. Burk Lattimore, secretary of the Rambouillet Sheep Breeders Association, will award the certified ram certificates to the owners of the qualifying rams and speak about his experiences with guard dogs. For further information, contact Waldron or Frank Craddock at 325-653-4576, call the AgriLife Research Station at Sonora at 325-387-3168, or visit the test's website at sanangelo.tamu.edu/genetics/ramtest.htm.
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