DSANA’s Dairy Sheep Symposium 2024
Chicago, Illinois (U.S.)
November 7, 8, & 9
If you milk sheep, either commercially or on a homestead…
Or if you’re thinking of milking sheep…
Or if your professional life requires knowledge about small ruminant dairy animals…
Then consider attending DSANA’s next Symposium, to be held November 7-9, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois (U.S.) A fantastic lineup of speakers will illuminate key topics within our small but growing dairy sheep industry. You’ll meet fellow farmers, researchers, veterinarians, homesteaders, and cheesemakers. And no matter how many sheep you milk — from 2 to 200 — you’ll learn how to better care for your flock and build your business.
Join us for three illuminating days of education and networking. Taste some incredible sheep’s milk cheeses at our Cheese Reception. Hop on the bus for a Wisconsin farm tour and hands-on demonstrations. Learn from an array of experts and peers.
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An Introduction to DSANA’s
Genetic Evaluation Program (GEP)
Using Estimated Breeding Values (EBV’s) for Breeding & Selection
WEBINAR recording from March 27, 2024
This webinar offered an introduction to DSANA’s Genetic Evaluation Program, to show how the program can be implemented on farms. Take the guesswork out of making breeding and selection decisions in your dairy sheep flock, and improve your farm's bottom line.
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Flock Management Forum
This is our new DSANA message board. Ask questions of fellow producers & processors or share your knowledge with others. Topics include mastitis, parasite control, sheep nutrition, and marketing. Visit the forum today (or sign up for membership to gain access) and learn from others in the North American sheep dairy industry.
Coming SOon! DSANA Semen Bank for dairy sheep producers
DSANA will soon launch a partnership with Reproductive Specialty Group (RSG) in Indiana, U.S., to allow for the storage of frozen semen from dairy rams with excellent genetics. This "semen bank" at RSG, which is a USDA-certified facility, will be open to American, Canadian, and Mexican dairy sheep producers who would like to store semen and/or buy semen. Watch for a formal announcement soon!
Production Improvement Program
The DSANA Production Improvement Program (PIP) provides dairy sheep producers with a standardized means for evaluating and selecting replacement animals within flocks, and gives those who purchase and sell replacement ewes and rams a reliable source of information on the estimated genetic impact of those replacements within their flocks.
The Dairy Sheep Association of North America is run entirely by volunteers from across the U.S. and Canada. Get to know more about DSANA!
