Animal Science 298E - Practicum-Dorset Sheep Mgmt

Students will perform management activities that are required for the care of Dorset Sheep and will learn skills including: hoof trimming, vaccinating, parasite detection, pregnancy detection, lambing and neonatal care as well as make decisions regarding selection, breeding and culling and learn to recognize signs of illness and administer treatments. The class is directly supervised by the shepherd with involvement from the staff veterinarian. Students have the opportunity to become TAs and present short lectures on related subjects such as: diseases, nutrition and lambing delivery, help provide instruction and organize the classes and activities.