Mini-Meats Class with Dr. Andrew Weaver of North Carolina - Rescheduled
Dr. Weaver has rescheduled the mini-meats class to review the Southern States Carcass Class for Friday, Sept. 5. It will be recorded and housed on our youtube channel for viewing at a later time.
Ambassador Highlight - Mace Lambert
Southern States Carcass Show Winners
Congratulations to Jordan Hampton with the Overall Champion Carcass Lamb. Jordan won the open division along with Taylor Todd, who entered the Reserve Champion Lamb. Congratulations to Vivian Stephenson for entering the Champion Carcass Lamb in the youth division. She was followed by Wylie Winters with the Reserve Champion in the youth division. Below is the link to the results.
RESULTS
The shaded blue section had lambs with less than 0.1 backfat. Therefore, they were unable to be scored. The carcass evaluation class is a learning opportunity for everyone in meat animals. It is also important to note that while the dressing percentage appears to be more than 60% in some cases, this was calculated with the heads left on for identification purposes. This will reduce the dressing percentage by a few points, but overall the Dorper meat lambs did not disappoint.
There will be a a webinar with Dr. Andrew Weaver later to come, as well as an article in the Dorper Report.
Southern States Show & Sale
Mid-America Show & Sale
Managing Resources and Your Pocketbook: the benefits of adding sheep to a cattle operation
Written by: Karla Blackstock, Executive Director of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders’ Society and Dan Quadros, Ph.D., Small Ruminant Specialist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Rotational grazing remains a necessary management tool to conserve pastures and improve livestock nutrition. Properly rotating livestock improves soil condition, increases pasture utilization, and manages overall animal health.
Adding sheep to a cattle operation can diversify assets with a quick return on investment. Even better, adding Dorpers, which have superior growth performance and carcasses, help achieve these goals much more efficiently.
Lauri Celella of Poetry Dorpers and Amanda Houser, Assistant Manager for the Farm Administration at Tennessee Tech, use Dorper sheep for biological weed control, increase soil organic matter and increase profits.