Dr. Brady Campbell, Assistant Professor, OSU State Small Ruminant Extension Specialist
2022 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium Flyer
2022 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium QR registration code. Scan this code with your phone to register.
The Ohio State University and Ohio Sheep Improvement Association is pleased welcome all to the 2022 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium in Wooster, Ohio on Saturday, December 3 at the OARDC Shisler Conference Center. The theme of the 2022 symposium is management and marketing. Throughout the day, attendees will hear reflections and insights about changes in the sheep, lamb, and wool industry. Speakers during the days event will discuss management as it primarily relates to confinement/dry lot management scenarios, one of fastest growing management systems in the eastern US sheep production systems. Attendees will also hear from speakers on marketing insights related to sheep, lamb, and wool. Speakers and discussions will lead to the betterment of the flock and the American Sheep Industry.
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keep small ruminants, chances are you’ve heard of Q-fever. But did you know that it can affect many other species, including humans? Q-fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, a bacteria that infects the cells of host animals. It was recognized as a human disease in the mid 1930’s, when the ‘Q’ stood for ‘query’ (question) because cause of this disease was not known. Q-fever is present worldwide. In the United States, cases of human infection must be reported to health authorities whereas animal cases are monitored but reporting of cases is not required. Surveys indicate a high prevalence of infected animals in the USA but, according to the CDC, only 1-2 hundred cases in humans each year.