FY 2006 Sheep & Goat Industry
Grant Initiative (SGIGI)
American Boer Goat Association
Website:
www.abga.orgTitle: Development of Genetic Evaluation procedures for parasite resistance in sheep and goats.
Scope:
NationalObjective:
This proposal requests funding to develop genetic evaluation procedures for parasite resistance in sheep and goats. Sheep and goat producers face the same challenge of effectively controlling internal parasites. Because of rapid increases in resistance to anthelmintics in worm populations, genetic selection of sheep/goats for natural resistance to parasites should be explored as a possible component of a long-term parasite-control strategy.
American Lamb Board
Website:
www.americanlambboard.orgTitle: Research and Analysis of Lamb Demand in the U.S.
Scope:
National MarketingObjective:
To conduct a research project to determine whether lamb demand has increased in recent years and what factors drive lamb demand. This project will also investigate an area in which little is known, but is critical to understanding lamb and mutton demand in this country: lamb demand in the foodservice sector.
American Sheep Industry
Website: www.sheepusa.org
Title: Price Insurance for Sheep: Livestock Risk Protection for Lamb
Scope: National
Objective: To finalize the proposal for LRP-Lamb, a price risk management program for sheep producers submitted to the Risk Management Agency in 2004. This valuable risk management program would help producers manage price risks and protect against significant revenue shortfall, and facilitate producers in optimizing the production, marketing, and management of their operation.
Colorado State University
Website: www.colostate.edu
Title: National Sheep Quality Audit and Producer Education
Scope: National
Objective: The goal of the National Sheep Quality Audit is to investigate, document, summarize and publish results regarding quality defects as they relate to meat, wool, and sheep dairy production throughout the U.S. sheep industry.
Cornell University
Website: www.cornell.edu/
Title: Determining Healthy Blood Selenium and Serum Vitamin E Levels for Domestic Goats Used in Food Production
Scope: National
Objective: This study aims to define the healthy range of blood selenium and serum vitamin E concentrations in domestic goats used for meat or dairy.
National Lamb Feeders Association
Website: www.nlfa-sheep.org
Title: 2006 Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School Improvement
Scope: National
Objective: The 2006 Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School will be held July 9-12, 2006 in the Greeley, Colorado area. This location brings participants to the center of the domestic packing and feeding industry and provides industry-guided tours, which grant access to facilities not generally available to the public. A portion of the 2006 Leadership School program will provide training and certify participants through Levels 1 and 2 of the newly revised Sheep Safety and Quality Assurance program developed by Colorado State University.
University of California-Kings County
Website: www.ucdavis.edu
Title: Assessment of diagnostic tools for quality evaluation of bulk tank milk and for subclinical mastitis detection in goats.
Scope: National
Objective: 1- Investigate the ability of several mastitis diagnostic tests to correctly classify goat udder health status. Physiological and environmental factors (stage of lactation, milk yield, bacteriological status of the mammary gland, breed, estrus and season) will be considered to account for part of the variability in the results and generate a more accurate diagnostic tool for assessment of mammary gland health.
2- Assess the usefulness of these tests for milk quality evaluation of bulk tank milk from 30 commercial goat dairies in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Website: www.wyowool.org
Title: Expansion and Enhancement of WWGA/MSLC/UW Ram performance test and increased availability of new technologies for "on farm" testing.
Scope: National
Objective: Identification of superior genetics that are of economic importance to the U.S. sheep industry.