Project Type: Professional Development Program
Funds awarded in 2019: $76,996.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2022
Grant Recipient:
Texas A&M University
Region: Southern
State: Texas
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Reid Redden
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Description:
This field day manual was distributed to each participant at the hair sheep field day. A very similar handbook was created for participants of the wool sheep field day. This handbook provided participants with information about EBV and performance records on sheep that were viewed at the field days. In several instances, participants were able to evaluate live animals while also being provided with their genetic information.
Type:
Conference/Presentation Material
File:
Download file (PDF)
Target audience:
Farmers/Ranchers
Ordering info:
This product is associated with the project "Training Texas County Extension Agents and Mentor Ranchers to Improve Small Ruminant Health and Productivity Through Natural Genetic Selection Strategies"
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