SHEEP INDUSTRY VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP

Photo by Katherine Gathje
Photo by Nicole Koziolek

The Sheep Industry

This module provides a look into the management practices that are common in small-scale sheep operations. From hair sheep to crossbred market lambs, learn what it can be like to raise sheep in Minnesota.

A Closer Look into Raising Sheep

Accelerated Lambing Practices in Small-Scale Sheep Production
​By Anders Severtson

As the sheep industry evolved, so did this family. In their flock they have focused on management practices that emphasis high annual lamb crops. Learn more about breed characteristics, estrus synchronization and cull criteria all for accelerated lambing.

Sheep Farm Virtual Tour
​By Kyra Flom 

This small operation has crossbred sheep with a focus on meat production and show lambs. Learn about what life looks like for newborn lambs and what it takes to care for each lamb and its mother. 

Interested in what it is like to have sheep in the livestock showing world?

​Check out the Learning with Lambs video!




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