07/20/2010

Cornell University

Staiger A., M. L. Thonney, and R. G. Mateescu. 2009. The effect of Rsa1 polymorphism in beta-lactoglobulin gene on milk production in East Friesian sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Lunsford, A. K., M.L. Thonney, and R.G. Mateescu. 2009. The effect of Mnl1 restriction fragment length polymorphism in the melatonin receptor 1a gene on reproductive seasonality in ewes. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Gailor, M. E., J. Gavalchin, and M. L. Thonney. 2009. Effect of lamb age on response to immunization. J. Anim. Sci. 87, E-Suppl. 2, p. 381-382.

Staiger, E. A., M. L. Thonney, B. W. Buchanan, and R. G. Mateescu. 2009. Association of beta-lactoglobulin and prolactin genes with milk production in East Friesian sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 87, E-Suppl. 2, p. 402.

Hein, D. C., M. L. Thonney, D. A. Ross, and D. E. Hogue. 2009. Effect of level of intake on digestibility of NDF in soy hulls. Proc. Cornell Nutr. Conf. 71:61-68.

Mateescu, R. and M. L. Thonney. 2009. Genetic markers for milk production. Proc. 15th Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp. 12 -14 November, Albany, NY. pp. 86-93.

Thonney, M. L. and D. E. Hogue. 2009. Fermentable fiber for feeding dairy sheep. Proc. 15th Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp. 12 -14 November, Albany, NY. pp. 111-118.

Mateescu, R. G. and M.L. Thonney. 2010. Mapping QTL For Aseasonal Reproduction And Milk Production In Sheep. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Magee, B.H. and M.L. Thonney. 2009. Observations on the effect of adding water to feed to prevent lamb pneumonia. The Shepherd 54:10.

E. A. Staiger, M. L. Thonney, J. W. Buchanan, E. R. Rogers, P. A. Oltenacu, and R. G. Mateescu. 2010. Candidate genes for milk production in sheep. J. Dairy Sci. 93:1736-1742.

Mateescu, R. G. and M. L. Thonney. 2010. Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for aseasonal reproduction in sheep. Animal Genetics doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02023.x.

Mateescu, R. G. and M. L. Thonney. 2010. Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for milk production in sheep. Animal Genetics doi:10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02045.x.

Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, USDA  Arkansas

Burke, J.M., Soli, F., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Wildeus, S., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R., Vanguru, M., 2010. Administration of copper oxide wire particles in a capsule or feed for gastrointestinal nematode control in goats. Vet. Parasitol. 168:346-350.

Whitley, N.C., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Cazac, D., Jackson-OBrien, D., Dykes, L., Muir, J.P., 2009. Effect of high tannin grain sorghum on gastrointestinal parasite fecal egg counts in goats. Small Ruminant Res. 87, 105-107.

Soli, F., Terrill, T.H., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R., Miller, J.E., Vanguru, M., Burke, J.M., 2010. Efficacy of copper oxide wire particles against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats. Vet. Parasitol. 168, 93-96.

Terrill, T.H., Dykes, G.S., Shaik, S.A., Miller, J.E., Kouakou, B., Kannan, G., Burke, J.M., Mosjidis, J.A., 2009. Efficacy of sericea lespedeza hay as a natural dewormer in goats: Dose titration study. Vet. Parasitol. 163, 52-56.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., 2009. Impact of rotational grazing on management of gastrointestinal nematodes in weaned lambs. Vet. Parasitol. 163, 67-72.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., 2010. Integrated control of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) using sericea lespedeza (SL), FAMACHA, and copper oxide wire particles (COWP) in weaned lambs in Arkansas. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (E-Suppl. 3), 31 (Abstr).

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., 2010. Integrated control of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) using sericea lespedeza (SL), FAMACHA, and copper oxide wire particles (COWP) in weaned goats in Arkansas. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (E-Suppl. 3), 31 (Abstr).

Crook, E.K., OBrien, D.J., Howell, S.B., Storey, B., Whitley, N.C., Schoenian, S., Burke, J.M., Kaplan, R.M., 2010. Anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and goats in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (E-Suppl. 3), 12 (Abstr).

Whitley, N.C., Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., 2010. Influence of diets containing sericea lespedeza leaf meal on gastrointestinal parasite fecal egg counts in goats. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (E-Suppl. 3), 33 (Abstr).

Terrill, T.H., Joshi, B.R., Kommuru, D.S., Mechineni, A., Gujja, S., Kamisetti, N.R., Dzimianski, S., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Burke, J.M., 2010 Feeding sericea lespedeza (SL) leaf meal to goats: effect on gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (E-Suppl. 3), 32 (Abstr).

Burke, J.M., 2009. Obstacles to organic and grass fed small ruminant production. J. Anim. Sci. 87 (E-Suppl. 2), 344 (Abstr.).

Whitley, N.C., Kaplan, R.M., Burke, J.M., Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Getz, W.R., Mobini, S., Valencia, E., William, M.J., 2009. Small ruminant producer gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) management survey. J. Anim. Sci. 87 (E-Suppl. 2), 310 (Abstr.).

Fort Valley State University

Brown, P., D. Chessman, A. Hubbard and W. R. Getz. 2009. Targeted grazing of Chinese Privet and Japanese Honeysuckle in the Georgia Piedmont. 4th National Grazing Lands Conference. December 13-15. Sparks, NV.

Getz, W. R., W. Kimble II, J. Mack and T. Harris. 2009. Comparative postweaning growth among four groups of percentage Dorper and Katahdin wethers. J. Anim. Sci. 87 (E-supplement 2): 480.

Gutta, V. R. , G. Kannan, J. H. Lee, B. Kouakou and W. R. Getz. 2009. Influences of short-term pre-slaughter dietary manipulation in sheep and goats in pH and microbial loads of gastrointestinal tract. Small Rumin. Res. 81:21.

Louisiana State University

Burke, J.M., Wells, A., Casey, P., Miller, J.E., 2009. Garlic and papaya lack control over gastrointestinal nematodes in goats. Vet Parasitol 159, 171-174.

Shakya, K.P., Miller, J.E., Horohov, D.W., 2009. A Th2 type of immune response is associated with increased resistance to Haemonchus contortus in naturally infected Gulf Coast Native lambs. Vet Parasitol 163, 57-66.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., 2009. Impact of rotational grazing on gastrointestinal nematodes in weaned lambs. Vet Parasitol 163, 67-72.

Terrill, T.H., Dykes, G.S., Shail, S.A., Miller, J.E., Kouakou, B., Kannan, G., Burke, J.M., Mosjidis, J.A., 2009. Efficacy of sericea lespedeza hay as a natural dewormer in goats: Dose titration study. Vet Parasitol 163, 52-56.

Whitley, N.C., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Cazac, D., Jackson-OBrien, D., Dykes, L., Muir, J.P., 2009. Effect of high tannin grain sorghum on gastrointestinal parasite fecal egg counts in goats. Small Rumin Res 87, 105-107.

Worku, M., Franco, R.A., Miller, J.E., 2009. Evaluation of the activity of plant extracts in Boer goats. Amer J Anim Vet Sci 4, 72-79.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Wildeus, S., Terrill, T.H., 2009. Administration of copper oxide wire particles as a bolus or in feed for gastrointestinal nematode control in yearling or peri-parturient does. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 3), 35.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., 2009. Use of copper oxide wire particles (COWP) to control gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) in stressed lambs or kids. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 3), 34.

Wildeus, S., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., 2009. Effect of copper oxide wire particles as a bolus or in feed on indicators of gastrointestinal parasitism in goat kids of two breeds. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 3), 35.

Luginbuhl, J-M., Miller. J.E, Terrill, T.H., Glennon, H.M., 2009. Evaluation of sericea lespedeza as a summer forage and for helminth control of grazing goats. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 3), 37.

Orlik, S.T., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Terrill, T.H., 2009. Effect of copper oxide wire particles incorporated into feed pellets on the peri-parturient rise in ewe fecal egg count. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 3), 35.

Whitley, N.C., Kaplan, R.M., Burke, J.M., Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Getz, W.R., Mobini, S., Valencia, E. Williams, M.J., 2009. Small ruminant producer gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) management survey. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 2), 310.

OBrien, D.J., Matthews, K.K., Miller, J.E., Whitley, N.C., Crook, E.K., Eierman, J.L., 2009. Natural plant anthelmintic fails to reduce internal parasites in meat goat kids. J Anim Sci 87 (E-Supple. 2), 311.

South Dakota State University

Beck, R. M., A.E. Wertz-Lutz, C.L. Wright, J.E. Held, R.D. Zelinsky, and C.L. Delvauz. 2009. Effects of glycerol and sire breed on growth and carcass traits of finishing wether lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (e-suppl 3) Abstr. 81.

Held, J.E. 2009 Lowering Unit Cost of Production. Emerging Issues Task Force: Managing Change in Livestock Production. SD Extension Bulletins ABC2071602

Held, J.E. 2009. Cost of Gain in Feedlot Lambs. Emerging Issues Task Force: Managing Change in Livestock Production. SD Extension Bulletins ABC 2071603

Held, J.E. 2009. Keys in Lamb Crop Management. SE Sheep Producers Forum  Viborg, SD April 2, 2009

Held, J.E. 2009. Lamb Growth Efficiency and Optimum Finished Weight. SE Sheep Producers Forum  Viborg, SD April 2, 2009.

Held, J.E. 2009. South Dakota Lamb Gate to Rail Program. July 6-8, 2009.

Held, J.E. 2009. 2009 South Dakota Master Lamb Producer Recognition Program. September 24, 2009.

Held, J.E. 2009. Lamb Growth Efficiency and Cost of Gain for Finishing Lambs fed Diets with DDGS. NW Iowa Lamb Feedlot Forum. December 2009

Held, J.E. 2009. Feeding Co-product Feeds to Sheep. NW Iowa Lamb Feedlot Forum. December 2009.

Using DDGS in Sheep Diets The Shepherd Magazine - April 2009.

SD Master Lamb Producers Honored Tri-State Neighbor -Sioux Falls- October 2009.

South Dakota Shearing School Enables Slutten Brothers to Master Shearing Skills Tri-State Neighbor -Sioux Falls SD - December 2009.

Selenium in SD History: A Curse or Cure?South Dakota Magazine - January 2010.

Perspectives on the South Dakota Shearing School ASI Sheep Industry News- February 2010.

Texas A&M University System Agricultural Experiment Station

Lupton, C. J., E. S. Campbell, B. S. Engdahl, T. D. Lovett, F. A. Pfeiffer, C. A. Taylor, Jr., D. F. Waldron, and J. W. Walker. 2009. Selecting Angora goats to consume more juniper. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems J. 11:59-64.
Waldron, D.F. and C.J. Lupton. 2010. Improvement of sheep through selection of performance-tested and progeny-tested breeding animals. Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2010-1.
Waldron, D.F. 2010. Sire summary of ram test performance (1995  2010). Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2010-2.

U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, USDA  Nebraska

Heaton, M. P., Leymaster, K. A., Kalbfleisch, T. S., Freking, B. A., Smith, T. P. L., Clawson, M. L., and Laegreid, W. W. Ovine reference materials and assays for prion genetic testing. BioMed Central (BMC) Veterinary Res. 6:23 (Provisional PDF 04/30/10).

Heaton, M. P., K. A. Leymaster, R. S. Kalbfleisch, B. A. Freking, T. P. Smith, M. L. Clawson, and W. W. Laegreid. 2010. Ovine reference materials and assays for prion genetic testing. Proc. Plant and Animal Genome XVIII. San Diego, CA. Available: http://www.intl-pag.org/18/abstracts (Poster No. P577).

U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, USDA  Idaho

Carlson, D. B., J. J. Reed, P. P. Borowicz, J. B. Taylor, L. P. Reynolds, T. L. Neville, D. A. Redmer, K. A. Vonnahme, and J. S. Caton. 2009. Effects of dietary selenium supply and timing of nutrient restriction during gestation on maternal growth and body composition of pregnant adolescent ewes. J. Anim. Sci. 87:669-680.

Herrmann-Hoesing, L. M., L. E. Broughton-Neiswanger, K. C. Gouine, S. N. White, M. R. Mousel, G. S. Lewis, K. L. Marshall, and D. P. Knowles. 2010. Evaluation of a CAEV/MVV indirect ELISA in the serological diagnosis of ovine progressive pneumonia virus in U.S. sheep: gag dissimilarity indicates low sensitivity among U.S. sheep. Clin. Vaccine Immunol. Accepted for Publication on December 5, 2009.

Lewis, G. S., W. G. Gavin, A. L. Goetsch, J. B. Taylor, and M. L. Thonney. 2010. Chapter 10: Sheep and Goats, in Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching. 3rd ed. Fed. Anim. Sci. Soc., Savoy, IL. http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=216

Taylor, J. B., C. A. Moffet, and T. D. Leeds. 2009. Body weight changes and subsequent lambing rates of western whiteface ewes grazing winter range. Livest. Sci. 121:339-342.

Taylor, J. B., L. P. Reynolds, D. A. Redmer, and J. S. Caton. 2009. Maternal and fetal tissue selenium loads in nulliparous ewes fed supranutritional and excessive selenium during mid- to late pregnancy. J. Anim. Sci. 87:1828-34.

White, S. N., M. R. Mousel, J. O. Reynolds, G. S. Lewis, and L. M. Herrmann-Hoesing. 2009. Common promoter deletion is associated with 3.9-fold differential transcription of ovine CCR5 and reduced proviral level of ovine progressive pneumonia virus. Anim. Genet. 40:583-589.

White, S. N., K. I. ORourke, T. Gidlewski, K. C. VerCauteren, M. R. Mousel, G. E. Phillips, and T. R. Spraker. 2010. Increased risk of chronic wasting disease in Rocky Mountain elk associated with decreased magnesium and increased manganese in brain tissue. Can. J. Vet. Res. 74:50-53.

University of Maryland

Schoenian, S. Wild & Woolly (Maryland sheep and goat producer quarterly newsletter. Published at www.sheepandgoat.com/news/main.html. E-mail distribution list: 600.

Schoenian, S. Marketing claims for sheep and goat products. Shepherd Magazine. October 2009, 18-21.

Schoenian, S. Healthy livestock produce healthy meat: antibiotic use in the sheep, goat, and livestock industry. Shepherd Magazine. November 2009, p. 10-12.

Schoenian, S. Diarrhea (scours) in small ruminants. Goat Keeper. June 2009. P 38-40.

Schoenian, S. Tips for selling sheep and goats through public livestock auctions. GoatKeeper. August 2009. P. 41-42.

Jackson, D.J., Gooden, M.C., Whitely, N.C., and S. Schoenian. (2009) Use of garlic as a potential natural dewormer in small ruminants. J. Anim. Sci. 85 (E-Suppl. 3), 36.

University of Wisconsin  Madison

Iñiguez, L., M. Hilali, D.L. Thomas, and G. Jesry. 2009. Udder measurements and milkproduction in two Awassi sheep genotypes and their crosses. J. Dairy Sci. 92:4613-4620.

Mikolayunas-Sandrock, C., L.E. Armentano, D.L. Thomas, and Y.M. Berger. 2009. Effect of protein degradability on milk production of dairy ewes. J. Dairy Sci. 92:4507-4513.

Thomas, D.L. 2010. Performance and utilization of Northern European short-tailed breeds of sheep and their crosses in North America: A review. Animal (In Press).

Berger, Y.M. 2009. Economics of dairy sheep operations. Proc. 4th Biennial Spooner Dairy Sheep Day, Dept. Animal Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 4-10.

Berger, Y.M. 2009. Update on the crossbreeding trial between the Katahdin and Lacaune breeds. Proc. 4th Biennial Spooner Dairy Sheep Day, Dept. Animal Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 43-47.

Berger, Y.M. 2009. Economics of dairy sheep operations. Proc. 15th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Albany, New York. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 119-125.

Mikolayunas, C.M., D.L. Thomas, and Y.M. Berger. 2009. Protein utilization in lactating dairy ewes. Proc. 15th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Albany, New York. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 59-77.

Notter, D. R., D. L. Thomas, and D. F. Waldron. 2009. Biological and economic consequences of the FecB mutation in the USA. In: Use of the FecB (Booroola) Gene in Sheep-Breeding Programs. S.W. Walkden-Brown, J.H.J. van der Werf, C. Nimbkar and V.S. Gupta (Eds). Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Proceedings 133:152-158. Available online at: http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/PR133.

Sandrock, Claire M., D.L. Thomas, and Y. M. Berger. 2009. Protein utilization in lactating dairy ewes. Proc. 4th Biennial Spooner Dairy Sheep Day, Dept. Animal Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 11-29.

Thomas, D.L. and Y.M. Berger. 2009. Effects of prepubertal growth rate of ewe lambs on their subsequent lamb and milk production. Proc. 15th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Albany, New York. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 78-85.

Thomas, D.L. and Y. M. Berger. 2009. Effects of prepubertal growth rate of ewe lambs on their subsequent lamb and milk production. Proc. 4th Biennial Spooner Dairy Sheep Day, Dept. Animal Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 35-42.

Berger, Y, C. Mikolayunas, and D. Thomas. 2010. Guide to raising dairy sheep. University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension. Publication A3896-01.

Berger, Y., C. Mikolayunas, and D. Thomas. 2010. Dairy sheep fact sheet. The Shepherd 55(3):28-31.

Berger, Y., C. Mikolayunas, and D. Thomas. 2010. Dairy sheep fact sheet. The Banner Sheep Magazine 33(3):164-166.

Thomas, D.L. 2010. Useable crossbreeding systems for small and large sheep flocks. The Shepherd 55(4):8-15.

University of the Virgin Islands Agricultural Experiment Station

Godfrey, R.W. and A.J. Weis. 2009. The effect of weaning age on lamb growth and ewe productivity in an accelerated lambing system in the tropics. J. Anim. Sci. 87(Suppl. 1):32

Godfrey, R.W., R. C. Ketring, S. S. Robinson and S. T. Willard. 2009. Use of infrared thermal imaging of the muzzle as a measure of body temperature in sheep and cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 87(E-Suppl. 2):550.

Utah State University

Byrne, K., M. Colgrave, T. Vuocolo, R. Pearson, C. Bidwell, N. Cockett, D. Lynn, J. Waddell and R. Tellam (2009) The imprinted retrotransposon-like gene Peg11 is expressed as a full length protein in skeletal muscle from callipyge sheep. PLoS ONE (accepted).

Fleming-Waddell, J.N., G. R. Olbricht, T. M. Taxis, T. Vuocolo, K. Byrne, B. A. Craig, R. L. Tellam, J. D. White, M. K. Neary, N. E. Cockett, and C. A. Bidwell (2009) Differential gene expression during the development of muscle hypertrophy in callipyge sheep. BMC Genomics (accepted).

Fleming-Waddell, J.N., G. R. Olbricht, T. M. Taxis, J. D. White, T. Vuocolo, B. A. Craig, R. L. Tellam, M. K. Neary, N. E. Cockett, C. A. Bidwell (2009) Effect of DLK1 and RTL1 but not MEG3 or MEG8 on muscle gene expression in callipyge lambs. PLoS ONE 4:e7399, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007399.

Goldammer, T., R. M. Brunner, A. Rebl, C. H. Wu, K. Nomura, T. Hadfield, C. Gill, B.P. Dalrymple, J. E. Womack and N. E. Cockett (2009) A high-resolution radiation hybrid map of sheep chromosome X and comparison with human and cattle. Cytogenet. Genome Res. 125:40-45.

Goldammer, T., R. M. Brunner, A. Rebl, C. H. Wu, K. Nomura, T. Hadfield, J. F. Maddox and N. E. Cockett (2009) Cytogenetic anchoring of radiation hybrid and virtual maps of sheep chromosome X and comparison of X chromosomes in sheep, cattle and human. Chromosome Res. 17:497-506.

Goldammer, T., G. P. Di Meo, G. Luhken, C. Drogemuller, C. H. Wu, J. Kijas, B. P. Dalrymple, F. W. Nicholas, J. F. Maddox, L. Iannuzzi, and N. E. Cockett (2009) Molecular cytogenetics and gene mapping in sheep (Ovis aries, 2n=54). Cytogenet. Cell. Genomics 126:63-76.

Jann, O.C., A. King, N. Lopez Corrales, S. I. Anderson, K. Jensen, T. Ait-ali, H. Tang, C. Wu, N. E. Cockett and E. J. Glass (2009) Comparative genomics of Toll-like receptor signaling in five species . BMC Genomics 10:216.

Kijas, J. W., D. Townley, B. Dalrymple, M. Heaton, J. F. Maddox, P. Wilson, A. McGrath, P. Wilson, R. G. Ingersoll, R. McCylloch, S. McWilliam, D. Tang, N. Cockett, H. Oddy, J. McEwan, F. W. Nicholas, H. Raadsma (2009) A genome wide survey of SNP variation reveals the structure of sheep breeds. PLoS Genetics 4(e):e4668.

Wu, C. H., K. Nomura, T. Goldammer, T. Hadfield, B. P. Dalrymple, S. McWilliam, J. Maddox, J. E. Womack and N. E. Cockett (2009) A radiation hybrid comparative map of ovine chromosome 1 aligned to the virtual sheep genome. Anim. Genet. 40:435-455.

Byrne, K., T. Vuocolo, C. Gondro, J. White, N. E. Cockett, T. Hadfield, C. A. Bidwell, J. N. Waddell and R. T. Tellam (2010) A gene network switch enhances the oxidative capacity of ovine skeletal muscle during late fetal development. BMC Genomics (accepted).

Cockett, N.E. (2010) Reproductive genomics: genome, transcriptome and proteome resources. In: Reproductive Genomics in Domestic Animals. Editors: Z. Jiang and T. Ott. Wiley-Blackwell , Ames, IA (in print).

Cockett, N.E., B. P. Dalrymple, J. McEwan, C. Wu, J. Kijas, J. F. Maddox, F. Nicholas, H. Oddy, H. Raadsma, C. Wade, T. Goldammer, A. Archibald and R. Gibbs (2009) Assembly of the ovine whole genome reference sequence. 2009 Gene Nomenclature Across Species. Cambridge, UK.

Dalrymple, B. P. and the International Sheep Genome Consortium (2009) Identification of sheep SNPs using Illumina sequencing and design of the sheep 60K Illumina iSelect SNP BeadChip. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVII, W083.

Hadfield, T. S., J. E. Miller, C. Wu and N. E. Cockett (2009) High-resolution RH mapping of a potential QTL region on sheep chromosome 19 (OAR19). Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVII, P502.

Kijas, J. W. and the International Sheep Genome Consortium (2009) Determining the genetic structure of sheep and the ISGC HapMap experiment. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVII, W082.

McEwan, J. C. and the International Sheep Genome Consortium (2009) Skim sequencing the sheep genome and SNP discovery using Roche 454 FLX sequencing. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVII, W081.

Wu, C. H., T. Hadfield, B. P. Dalrymple, S. McWilliam, J. Maddox, K. Nomura, T. Goldammer, and N. E. Cockett (2009) Using the ovine radiation hybrid map to enhance comparisons of the ovine, bovine and human genomes. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVII, P496.

Wu, C. H., W. Jin, T. S. Hadfield, S. S. Moore, B. P. Dalrymple, J. F. Maddox, J. Kijas, T. Goldammer, and N. E. Cockett (2009) Expanding the ovine radiation hybrid map with loci form the ovine 1.5 K and bovine 3.0 K SNP chips. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVII, P497.

Kijas, J. and the International Sheep Genome Consortium (2010) The impact of selection on the sheep genome: findings from the ISGC HapMap Experiment. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVIII (abstract).

Cockett, N.E., J. C. McEwan, B. P. Dalrymple, C. Wu, J. Kijas, J. F. Maddox, H. Oddy, F. Nicholas, H. Raadsma (2010) Recent advances in sheep genomics. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVIII (abstract).

Hadfield, T., C. Wu and N. E. Cockett (2010) High-resolution RH mapping of QTL regions for parasite resistance in sheep. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVIII (abstract).

Raadsma, H. and the International Sheep Genome Consortium (2010) Linkage disequilibrium in the sheep genome: Findings from the ISGC HapMap Initiative. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVIII (abstract).

Wu, C. H., T. Goldammer, S. Moore, T. S. Hadfield, O. C. Jann, J. F. Maddox, B. P. Dalrymple, J. Kijas, J. McEwan, and N. E. Cockett (2010) Constructing a high resolution RH scaffold that contributes to the ovine whole genome assembly. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVIII (abstract).

Wu, C. H., T. Hadfield, and N. E. Cockett (2010) An RH-anchored parasite resistance QTL map for sheep. Proc., Plant and Animal Genome XVIII (abstract).

Virginia State University

Burke, J.M., Soli,F., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H. Wildeus, S., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R. and Vanguru, M. 2010. Administration of copper oxide wire particles in a capsule or feed for gastrointestinal nematode control in goats. Vet. Parasitol. 168:346-350.

Wildeus, S. and Chozu, E.J. 2010. Liquid semen vaginal AI in three hair sheep breeds during the transition to seasonal breeding. Proc. Ann. Meet. South. Sect. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci., p. 34

07/08/2011

Cornell University, New York
Staiger, E. A., M. L. Thonney, J. W. Buchanan, E. R. Rogers, P. A. Oltenacu, and R. G. Mateescu. 2010. Candidate genes for milk production in sheep. J. Dairy Sci. 93:1736-1742.
Mateescu, R. G. and M. L. Thonney. 2010. Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for aseasonal reproduction in sheep. Animal Genetics 41:454459.
Mateescu, R. G. and M. L. Thonney. 2010. Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for milk production in sheep. Animal Genetics 41:460466. Buchanan, J. W., M. L. Thonney, and R.G. Mateescu. 2010. Effect of to PFKM and TFDP2 gene expression on muscle growth in sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 88, E-Suppl. 2, p. 629.
Hein, D. C. and M. L. Thonney. 2010. Effect of level of intake on digestibility of NDF of soybean hull diets in sheep. J. Anim. Sci. 88, E-Suppl. 2, p. 785.
Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, USDA - Arkansas
Journal Articles:
Burke, J.M., Whitley, N.C., Pollard, D.A. J. Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H. Moulton, K.E., 2011. Dose titration of sericea lespedeza leaf meal on Haemonchus contortus infection in lambs and kids. Vet. Parasitol. (In Press).
Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Terrill, T.H., Kearney, M.T., 2011. A comparison of two integrated approaches of controlling nematode parasites in small ruminants. Vet. Parasitol. (In Press; doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.003).
Joshi, B.R., Kommuru, D.S., Terrill, T.H., Mosjisis J.A., Burke, J.M., Shakya, K.P., Miller, J.E., 2011. Responses of Sericea lespedeza feeding in goats experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus. Vet. Parasitol. (In Press).
Burke, J.M., Orlik, S., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., 2010. Using copper oxide wire particles or sericea lespedeza to prevent a peri-parturient gastrointestinal nematode infection in sheep and goats. Livestock Science 132, 13-18.
Burke, J.M., Soli, F., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Wildeus, S., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R., Vanguru, M., 2010. Administration of copper oxide wire particles in a capsule or feed for gastrointestinal nematode control in goats. Vet. Parasitol. 168:346-350.
Soli, F., Terrill, T.H., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R., Miller, J.E., Vanguru, M., Burke, J.M., 2010. Efficacy of copper oxide wire particles against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats. Vet. Parasitol. 168, 93-96.
Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., 2011. Influence of season of lambing on gastrointestinal nematode infection of lambs. J Anim Sci 89 (Suppl. 3), (Abstr).
Burke, J.M., Mosjidis, J.A., Miller, J.E., Casey, P., Terrill, T.H., 2011. Sunn hemp with chicory or pearl millet to minimize gastrointestinal nematode infection in weaned goats. J Anim Sci 89 (Suppl. 3), (Abstr).
Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Garza, J., Terrill, T.H., Callahan, S., 2011. Comparison of copper oxide wire particles, copper sulfate and anthelmintic treatment for controlling gastrointestinal nematode infection in lambs. J Anim Sci 89 (Suppl. 3), (Abstr).
Kommuru, D.S., Terrill, T.H., Joshi, B.R., Mechineni, A., Gujja, S., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Burke, J.M., 2011. Effect of feeding sericea lespedeza leaf meal on establishment of gastrointestinal nematode larvae in goats. J Anim Sci 89 (Suppl. 3), (Abstr).
Gujja, S., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., Miller, J.E., Mechineni, A., Kommuru, D.S., Burke, J.M., 2011. Effect of supplemental sericea lespedeza leaf meal pellets on gastrointestinal nematode infection in grazing goats. A.R.D.
Whitley, N., Perdue, M., Schoenian, S., Kaplan, R., Storey, B., Terrill, T., Burke, J., Mobini, S., Miller, J., 2011. Impact of Small Ruminant Integrated Parasite Management and FAMACHA© Training in the United States. J Anim Sci 89 (Suppl. 3), (Abstr).
Vest, J.L., Brown, M.A., Kohler, J.D., Hudson, M.D., Nusz, S.R., Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mackown, C.T., Walker, E.L., 2011. Effects of feeding sericea lespedeza as a natural anthelmintic for Haemonchus contortus in lactating does. J. Anim. Sci. 89 (Abstr.).
Reyes Herrera1, I., Donoghue, A.M., Moyle, J.R., Goodwin, H.L., Burke, J.M., Burner, D., Raper, R., Fanatico, A.C., Gekara, O., Kuepper, G., Wells, A., Spencer, T., Hale, M., Donoghue, D.J., 2011. Development of a comprehensive and integrated educational program for beginning farmers and ranchers.
Moyle, J.R., Donoghue, A.M., Reyes Herrera, I., H.L. Goodwin, H.L., Burke, J.M., Burner, D., Raper, R., Fanatico, A.C., Gekara, O., Kuepper, G., Wells, A., Spencer, T., Hale, M., Donoghue, D.J., 2011. Opportunities for veterans in agriculture: Development of an integrated educational and training program for new farmers and ranchers.
Whitley, N.C., Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Moulton, K., Townsend, L., Horton, J.R., French, J., Cooper, A.K., 2011. Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) leaf meal pellets fed to gastrointestinal nematode infected goats. J. Anim. Sci. 89 (Abstr.).
Louisiana State University
Soli, F., Terrill, T.H., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R., Miller, J.E., Vanguru, M., Burke, J.M., 2010. Efficacy of copper oxide wire particles against gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep and goats. Vet Parasitol 168, 93-96.
Burke, J.M., Soli, F., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Wildeus, S., Shaik, S.A., Getz, W.R., Vanguru, M., 2010. Administration of copper oxide wire particles in a capsule or feed for gastrointestinal nematode control in goats. Vet Parasitol 168, 346-350.
Burke, J.M., Orlik, S., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., 2010. Using copper oxide wire particles or sericea lespedeza to prevent a peri-parturient gastrointestinal nematode infection in sheep and goats. Livestock Sci 132, 13-18.
Miller, J.E., Olcott, B.M., Bath, G.F., 2010. Infectious and parasitic diseases. In: S. Solaiman (Ed.), Goat Science and Production, Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, IA: 217-240.
Hadfield, T.S., Miller, J.E., Wu, C., Cockett, N.E., 2010. High-resolution RH mapping of QTL regions for parasite resistance in sheep. Proc XVIII Conf Plant and Animal Genome: 217.
Miller, J.E., De la Garza, C., Martins, M., 2010. Evaluation of the effectiveness of copper oxide wire particles vs. copper sulfate for Haemonchus contortus control in grazing lambs. Proc USDA SCC-81, 21-22.
Miller, J.E., Ming, L., Burke, J.M. Terrill, T.H., 2010. Evaluation of the effectiveness of grazing sericea lespedeza as a deworming paddock against Haemonchus contortus infection in lambs. Proc USDA SCC-81, 22-23.
Cockett, N., Hadfield, T., Miller, J., McCulloch, R., Kijas, J., 2010. Genetic diversity and selection within Rambouillet and Gulf Coast Native breeds. Proc 32nd Inter Conf for Anim Genet:
Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., 2010. Grazing sericea lespedeza for controlling natural nematode infection in ewes and lambs. Proc USDA NCERA-214, 50-52.
Burke, J.M., Morgan, J., Notter, D., Miller, J.E., 2010. Examining the relationship of fecal egg counts of ewes during the peri-parturient period and their offspring. Proc USDA NCERA-214, 46-47.
Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., 2010. Influence of season of lambing on gastrointestinal nematode infection. Proc USDA NCERA-214, 47-49.
Cockett., N., Hadfield, T., Miller, J., McCulloch, R., Kijas, J., 2010. Genetic Diversity and Selection within Rambouillet and Gulf Coast Native Breeds. Proc USDA NCERA-214, 56.
Hadfield, T.S., Miller, J.E., Wu, C., Kijas, J., Cockett, N.E., 2010. The Use of a High-density SNP Array for Identifying Genetic Regions Controlling Parasite Resistance in Sheep. Proc USDA NCERA-214, 56.
Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Burke, J.M., Mosjidis, J.A., Whitley, N.C., 2010. Dose titration effect of sericea lespedeza feed pellets on gastrointestinal nematode infection in lambs. Proc 55th Ann Meet Amer Assoc Vet Parasitol: 45.
Luginbuhl, J.-M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Glennon, H.M., 2010. Evaluation of sericea lespedeza as a summer forage and natural parasite control for grazing goats. J Anim Sci 88 (E-Supple. 3), 31.
Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., 2010. Integrated control of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) using sericea lespedeza (SL), FAMACHA, and copper oxide wire particles (COWP) in weaned goats in Arkansas. J Anim Sci 88 (E-Supple. 3), 31.
Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., 2010. Integrated control of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) using sericea lespedeza (SL), FAMACHA, and copper oxide wire particles (COWP) in weaned lambs in Arkansas. J Anim Sci 88 (E-Supple. 3), 31-32.
Terrill, T.H., Joshi, B.R., Kommuru1, D.S., Mechineni, A., Gujja, S., Kamisetti, N.R., Dzimianski, S.L., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Burke, J.M., 2010. Feeding sericea lespedeza leaf meal to goats: effect on gastrointestinal nematode infection. J Anim Sci 88 (E-Supple. 3), 32.
Whitley, N.C., Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., 2010. Influence of diets containing sericea lespedeza leaf meal on gastrointestinal parasite fecal egg counts in goats. J Anim Sci 88 (E-Supple. 3), 33.
Michigan State University
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Critical Control Points for Lamb Survival. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sheep Seminars: Keeping lambs alive.
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Optimizing Maternal Nutrition to Reduce Loss at Birth. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sheep Seminars: Keeping lambs alive.
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Ensure that your grass is greener  integrate composting into your grazing operation. Michigan Farmer Magazine, July issue.
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Grazing lambs-key considerations for successful weaning. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Parasite management in sheep: Part 1. Why current practices are failing and new directions for improvement. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Dietary vitamin E supplementation: An inexpensive preventative health strategy for sheep. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2010. Is out of season lamb production a practice to consider for your flock? Part 3: Nutritional management of the high performance accelerated flock. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2009. Winter Grazing-an underutilized opportunity for sheep producers. Hay and Grazier, MI forage council
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2009. Is out of season lamb production a practice to consider for your flock? Part 2: Resources required for a successful accelerated production program. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2009. Is out of season lamb production a practice to consider for your flock? Part 1. Introduction to out of season lamb production models and factors important in overcoming the seasonal constraint on fertility. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2009. What size sheep should I raise?-Understanding the relationship between mature size and body composition can improve whole flock efficiency and lamb quality. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2009. The ram effect: Overview and considerations of how it many improve sheep management. Michigan Shepherd News
Ehrhardt, R.A. 2009. Winter Grazing-an underutilized opportunity for sheep producers. Michigan Hay and Grazier, Fall issue.
Foskolos A.F., S. Hileman, A. Gertler, R.A. Ehrhardt and Y.R Boisclair. 2011. The role of central leptin signaling in orchestrating peripheral metabolic adaptations in mature sheep. (accepted and invited for oral presentation at: Oskar Kellner Symposium: Metabolic Flexibility in Animal and Human Nutrition; Warnemunde, Germany)
North Dakota State University
Jackson, C. G., T. L. Neville, C. R. Dahlen, and R. R. Redden. 2011. Estrus synchronization in sheep using gonadotropin-releasing hormone, prostaglandin, and controlled internal drug release inserts. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 62:
Redden, R.R., L. M. M. Surber, B. L. Roeder, and R. W. Kott. 2011. Residual feed intake does not predict efficiency of limit-fed ewe lambs. N. Dak. Sheep Res. Report 52; 3-6.
South Dakota State University
Beck, R. M., A.E. Wertz-Lutz, C.L. Wright, J.E. Held, R.D. Zelinsky, and C.L. Delvauz. 2010. Effects of glycerol and sire breed on growth and carcass traits of finishing wether lambs. J. Anim. Sci.. 88 (e-supple 3) Abstr. 81.
Walker, J. A., G.A. Perry, R. Salverson, P. Nester, C.S. Schauer, J.E. Held and K.C. Olson. 2011. Evaluating glycerin supplementation on reproductive performance of sheep. Proc, Western Section, ASAS.
Beck, R. M., A. E. Wetz-Lutz, C. L. Wright, J. E. Held, R. D. Zelinsky, and C. L. Delvaux. 2010. Effects of glycerol and sire breed on growth and carcass traits of finishing wether lambs. 2010 Proc. of NCERA-190 Coordinating Committee.
Held, J.E. 2010. SDSU Sheep Extension Programming and Producer Commitment. SD BOR
Taylor, G. 2010. Economic Impact of Livestock  Sheep (Co-author) SD Dept. of Ag. Bulletin
Held, J.E. 2010. Hampshire Task Force: Evaluating the breed infrastructure and future opportunities. AHSA Board of Directors and Committee Members
Held, J.E. 2010. Sheep Industry Outlook. Tri-State Livestock News
Held, J.E. 2010. Sheep production in an era of higher flock feed cost. Indian Head Sheep Breeders Winter Clinic. Barron, WI.
Held, J.E. 2010. Growth performance and feed efficiency of finishing lambs fed co-product based diets. Indian Head Sheep Breeders Winter Clinic. Barron, WI.
Held, J.E. 2010. Innovations in the sheep industry to improve labor efficiency. Indian Head Sheep Breeders Winter Clinic. Barron, WI.
Held, J.E. 2010. Improving Lamb Growth Efficiency and Lowering Cost of Gain in Finishing Lambs are Keys to Profitable Sheep Production. Indian Head Sheep Breeders Winter Clinic. Barron, WI.
Held, J.E. 2010. AHSA Task Force Final Summary. American Hampshire Sheep Association Annual Board Meeting, Louisville, KY.
Held, J.E. 2011. Using the sheep CIDR to manage flock reproduction. Pipestone Lamb and Wool Lambing Time Shortcourse. Pipestone, MN.
Texas A&M University System Agricultural Experiment Station
Campbell, E. J., R. A. Frost, T. K. Mosley, J. C. Mosley, C. J. Lupton, C. A. Taylor, Jr., J. W. Walker, D. F. Waldron, and J. Musser. Pharmacokinetic differences in exposure to camphor after intraruminal dosing in selectively bred lines of goats. J Anim Sci 2010 88: 2620-2626.
Blackburn, H. D., S. R. Paiva, S. Wildeus, W. Getz, D. Waldron, R. Stobart, D. Bixby, P. H. Purdy, C. Welsh, S. Spiller and M. Brown. Genetic Structure and Diversity among U. S. Sheep Breeds: Identification of the Major Gene Pools. J. Anim. Sci. doi:10.2527/jas.2010-3354.
Texas AgriLife
Waldron, D.F. and C.J. Lupton. 2011 Improvement of sheep through selection of performance-tested and progeny-tested breeding animals. Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2011-1.
Waldron, D.F. 2010. Sire summary of ram test performance (1995  2011). Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2011-2.
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, USDA  Nebraska
Heaton, M. P., Leymaster, K. A., Kalbfleisch, T. S., Freking, B. A., Smith, T. P. L., Clawson, M. L., and Laegreid, W. W. Ovine reference materials and assays for prion genetic testing. BMC Veterinary Research (serial online) 6:23 (17 pages). Available: http:/www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/6/23.
University of Maryland
Whitley, N.C., Luginbuhl, J.M., Schoenian, S., and M. Worku. (2010). Survey of North Carolina small ruminant practices after parasite training. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, (E-Suppl. 3), 35.
Perdue, M.A., Whitley, N.C., Schoenian, S., and D.J. OBrien. (2010). Impact evaluation of integrated parasite management training conducted in the Northeast U.S. over a two year period. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, (E-Suppl. 3), 35.
N.C. Whitley, Perdue, M., Schoenian, S., Kaplan, R., Storey, B., Terrill, T., Burke, J., Mobini, S. and J. Miller (2011). Small ruminant integrated parasite management and FAMACHA© training in the United States. Abstracts. American Society of Animal Science Southern Section. 15.
Schoenian, S.G., Bennett, M.B., Escobar, E.N., Gordon, D.L., Semler, J.W., and M.S. Updike. (2011). Carcass characteristics of pasture-raised goats. Abstracts. American Society of Animal Science Southern Section. 32.
Schoenian, S. 2011. Sheep Diseases A-Z. The Shepherd. 55 (2):6-15.
Schoenian, S. 2011. Late gestation in ewes and does. 14(1):11-13.
University of the Virgin Islands
Weiss S.A., J.P. Muir and R.W. Godfrey. 2010. Coral vine consumption by St. Croix White hair lambs. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 22, Article #97. Retrieved July 6, 2010, from http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd22/5/weis22097.htm
Godfrey, R.W., L. Larson, A.J. Weis and S.T. Willard. 2010. Evaluation of ultrasonography to measure fetal size and heart rate as predictors of fetal age in hair sheep. Sheep & Goat Research Journal 25: 60-65.
Godfrey, R.W., R.E. Dodson and R.C. Ketring. 2010. Production traits of St. Croix and Dorper x St. Croix White ewes in an accelerated lambing system in the tropics. Advances in Animal Bioisciences. 1(part 2):386-387.
Godfrey, R. W. and K. Facison. 2010. Milk production and lamb growth of hair sheep weaned at 63 or 90 d of age in an accelerated lambing system in the tropics. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88(E-Suppl. 2):304.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Mikolayunas, C., D.L. Thomas, L.E. Armentano, and Y.M. Berger. 2010. Effect of rumen undegradable protein supplementation and fresh forage composition on nitrogen utilization of dairy ewes. J. Dairy Sci. 94:416-425.
Spanu, C., Y.M. Berger, Y.M., D.L. Thomas, and P.L. Ruegg. 2010. Impact of intramammary antimicrobial dry treatment and teat sanitation on somatic cell count in dairy ewes. Small Rumin. Res. (In Press).
Thomas, D.L. 2010. Performance and utilization of Northern European Short-Tailed breeds of sheep and their crosses in North America: A review. Animal 4:1283-1296.
Thomas, D. L. 2011. Sheep: Replacement Management. In: Fuquay, J. W., P. F. Fox, and P. L. H. McSweeney (eds.). Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, Second Edition, vol. 2, pp. 882-886. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
Mikolayunas, C. 2010. Dairy sheep feeding 101. Proc. 16th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Eau Claire, Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 12-16.
Mikolayunas, C. 2010. Sire referencing program. Proc. 16th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Eau Claire, Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 67-70.
Thomas, D.L. 2010. Genetics of lamb survival. Proc. of Profitable Flock Expansion Seminars, Keeping Lambs Alive  Optimizing Lamb Survival and Prospects for Profit. Atwood and Napanee, Ontario, Canada. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. pp. 43-53.
Thomas, D.L. and Y.M. Berger. 2010. Milk recording and genetic improvement. Proc. 16th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Eau Claire, Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 56-66.
Thomas, D.L. and Y.M. Berger. 2010. Effects of prepubertal growth rate of dairy ewe lambs on their subsequent lamb and milk production. J. Anim. Sci. 88 (E-Suppl. 2), J. Dairy Sci. 93 (E-Suppl. 1), and Poult. Sci. 89 (E-Suppl. 1):304. (Accessed at: http://adsa.psa.ampa.csas.asas.org/meetings/2010/abstracts/0303.pdf).
Thomas, D.L. 2010. Where, when, and at what weight should I sell my lambs? Proc. 54th Biennial Spooner Sheep Day, Dept. Animal Sci., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 12-17.
Virginia State University
Ogejo, J.A., Wildeus, S., Knight, P. and Wilke, R.B. 2010. Estimating goat and sheep manure production and their nutrient contribution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Appl. Eng. Agric., 26:1061-1065
Blackburn, H.D., Paiva, S.R., Wildeus, S., Getz, W., Waldron, D., Stobart, R., Bixby, D., Purdy, P.H. Welsh, C., Spiller, S., and Brown, M. 2011. Genetic structure and diversity among U.S. sheep breeds: Identification of major gene pools. J. Anim. Sci. doi.102527/jas.2010-3354.
Wildeus. S. and Stein, R. A. 2010. Feeding behavior of intact yearling hair sheep and meat goat males pen-fed in single and mixed-species groups. J. Anim. Sci., 88, E-Suppl. 2: 455

Wildeus, S. and Chozu, E.J. 2011. Performance of two breeds of lactating hair sheep ewes fed rumen by-pass fat following winter lambing. Proc. Ann. Meet. South. Sect. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci., p. 33
Clary, A.P., Chozu, E.J., Wildeus, S., and Zeng, S.S. 2011. Effect of rumen by-pass fat supplementation on milk composition of hair sheep ewes. Proc. 16th Biennial Research Symposium, Assoc. Res. Dir., p. 133-134.
Hagens, B., Scharz, J.G., Whitley, N.C., Wilson, M., Luchansky, J., Wildeus, S., Kim, C., Ettinger, M., and Pao, S. 2011. The impact of wild birds and farm management on Campylobacter and Salmonella in small ruminants. Proc. 16th Biennial Research Symposium, Assoc. Res. Dir., p. 75-76.
Szabo, S.D., Chozu, E.J., and Wildeus, S. 2011. Effect of shipping environment and extender composition on motility of liquid stored ram semen. Proc. 16th Biennial Research Symposium, Assoc. Res. Dir., p. 172-173.
Wildeus, S. and Zajac, A.M. 2011. Species differences in strongylid parasite egg counts in co-grazed hair sheep and goats. Proc. 16th Biennial Research Symposium, Assoc. Res. Dir., p. 195-196.

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Cornell University  New York

Buchanan J.W., E.A Staiger., M.L. Thonney, and R.G.Mateescu. 2011. Evaluation of PFKM, TFDP2, and HIP2 gene expression and muscle growth in sheep. J. Anim. Sci. Adv. 1:85-88.

Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, USDA, Arkansas

Moyle, J.R., Burke, J.M., Fanatico, A., Spencer, T., Arsi, K., Reyes-Herrera, I., Donoghue, D.J., Wooming, A., Mosjidis, J.A., Donoghue, A.M., 2012. Palatability of tannin-rich sericea lespedeza fed to broilers. J. Appl. Poultry Res. (In Press).

Burner, D.M., Burke, J.M., 2011. Survival of bristly locust (Robinia hispida L.) in an emulated organic goat silvopasture. Native Plants J. (In Press).

Mosjidis, J.A., Burke, J.M., Hess, J.B., 2012. The facts about sunn hemp toxicity. Crop Sci. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2011.11.0583 (published online December 29, 2011).

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., 2012. Use of a mixed sericea lespedeza pasture system for control of gastrointestinal nematodes lambs and kids. Vet. Parasitol. doi:101016/j.vetpar.2011.11.074.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., 2012. Grazing sericea lespedeza for control of gastrointestinal nematodes in lambs. Vet. Parasitol., doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.12.004.

Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Mosjidis, J.A., 2012. Experiences with integrated concepts for the control of Haemonchus contortus in sheep and goats in the United States. Vet. Parasitol. 186, 28-37.

Burke, J.M., Whitley, N.C., Pollard, D.A. J. Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Moulton, K.E., 2011. Dose titration of sericea lespedeza leaf meal on Haemonchus contortus infection in lambs and kids. Vet. Parasitol. 181, 345-349.


Louisiana State University

Miller, J.E., Kaplan, R.M., Pugh, D.G., 2011. Internal parasites. In: D.G. Pugh (Ed.), Sheep and Goat Medicine (2nd Edition), Elsevier Saunders, Maryland Heights, MO, 106-125.

Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Terrill, T.H., Kearney, M.T., 2011. A comparison of two integrated approaches of controlling nematode parasites in small ruminants. Vet. Parasitol. 178:300-310.

Joshi, B.R., Kommuru, D.S., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., Burke, J.M., Shakya, K.P., Miller, J.E., 2011. Effect of feeding sericea lespedeza leaf meal in goats experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus. Vet. Parasitol. 178:192-197.

Burke, J.M., Whitley, N.C., Pollard, D.A., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Moulton, K.E., Mosjidis, J.A., 2011. Dose titration of sericea lespedeza leaf meal on Haemonchus contortus infection in lambs and kids. Vet. Parasitol. 181:345-349.

Gujja, S., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., Miller, J.E., Mechineni, A., Kommuru, D.S., Burke, J.M., 2011. Effect of supplemental sericea lespedeza leaf meal pellets on gastrointestinal nematode infection in grazing goats. Proc. 56th Ann. Meet. Amer. Assoc. Vet. Parasitol. 66.

Mechineni, A., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., Miller, J.E., Gujja, S., Kommuru, D.S., Burke, J.M., 2011. Effect of grazed Sericea lespedeza on gastrointestinal nematode infection in goats. Proc 56th Ann Meet Amer Assoc Vet Parasitol, 66-67.

Miller, J.E., Burke,,. J.M., Garza, J., Terrill, T.H., Callahan, S., 2011. Comparison of copper oxide wire particles, copper sulfate and anthelmintic treatment for controlling gastrointestinal nematode infection in lambs. Proc. 23th International Conference World Association Advancement Veterinary Parasitology, 290.

Garza, J., Bunagan, J., Kelly,. V., Miller, J., 2011. The efficacy of Rabon (tetrachlorvinphos) as a control method for trichostrongylosis in small ruminants. Proc. 23th International Conference World Association Advancement Veterinary Parasitology, 209.
Whitley, N.C., Terrill, T.H., Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Moulton, K., Townsend, L., Horton, J.R., French, J., Cooper, A.K., 2011. Effect of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) leaf meal pellets fed to gastrointestinal nematode infected goats. J. Anim. Sci. 89:(E-Suppl. 1):398.

Cherry, N.M., Lambert, B.D., Muir, J.P., Bullinger, M., Miller, J.E., Kaplan, R.M., Whitney, Y.R., 2011. Feeding North American panicled tick-clover containing condensed tannins to growing goats reduces Haemonchus contortus infection. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 1):402.

Vest, J.L., Brown, M.A., Kohler, J.D., Hudson, M.D., Nusz, S.R., Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mackown, C.T., Walker, E.L., 2011. Effects of feeding sericea lespedeza as a natural anthelmintic for Haemonchus contortus in lactating does. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 1):696.

Whitley, N.C., Perdue, M.A., Schoenian, S., Kaplan, R.M., Story, B., Terrill, T.H., Burke, J.M., Mobini, S., Miller, J.E., 2011. Small ruminant integrated parasite management and FAMACHA training in the United States. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):15.

Luginbuhl, J-M., Glennon, H.M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., 2011. Evaluation of sericea lespedeza grazed as a summer forage and natural gastrointestinal parasite control for goats. J. Anim. Sci 89(E-Suppl. 2):15.

Kommuru, D.S., Terrill, T.H., Joshi, B.R., Mechineni, A., Gujja, S., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Burke, J.M., 2011. Effect of feeding sericea lespedeza leaf meal on establishment of gastrointestinal nematode larvae in goats. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):15.

Looper, M.L., Edrington, T.S., Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Mosjidis, J.A., Terrill, T.H., Genovese, K.J., Callaway, T.R., Williamson, B.C., Roserkrans, C.F., 2011. Influence of condensed tannin from sericea lespedeza on fecal shedding of antibiotic resistance-selected Escherichia coli O157:H7 in rams. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):16.

Miller, J.E., Burke, J.M., Garza, J., Callahan, S., Terrill, T.H., 2011. Comparison of copper oxide wire particles, copper sulfate and anthelmintic treatment for controlling gastrointestinal nematode infection in lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):16.

Garza, J., Bunagan, J., Kelly, V., Miller, J.E., 2011. The efficacy of Rabon (teteachlorvinphos) as a treatment for trichostrongylosis in small ruminants. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):16.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., 2011. Influence of season of lambing on gastrointestinal nematode infection of lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):16-17.

Vourter A.D., Neary, K.M., Hutchens, T.K., Andries, K., Miller, J.E., Pezzanite, L.M., Tower, J.E., Einstein, M.E., 2011. Efficacy of garlic juice, copper oxide wire particles, and anthelmintics to control gastorinestinal nematodes in goats. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):17.

Burke, J.M., Mosjidis, J.A., Miller, J.E., Casey, P., Terrill, T.H., 2011. Sunn hemp with chicory or pearl millet to minimize gastrointestinal nematode infection in weaned goats. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 2):17-18.

Burke, J.M., Miller, J.E., Terrill, T.H., Mosjidis, J.A., 2011. Multiple strategies for farmers in the U.S.A. to control gastrointestinal nematodes in small ruminants. CAPARA.

Michigan State University

Ehrhardt, Richard A. 2011. Is everything OK? Guide to assessing small ruminant well-being during the transition between late pregnancy and early lactation. Michigan Shepherd News, February.

Ehrhardt, Richard A. 2011. Overeating disease: Making sense of vaccination protocols. Michigan Shepherd News, April.

Ehrhardt, Richard A., Rozeboom, Dale W. 2011. MSU AG EXPO to feature mortality composting demonstration and information session for sheep producers. Michigan Shepherd News, June.

Ehrhardt, Richard A. 2011. Assessing lamb mortality patterns is the first step in reducing loss. August.
http://www.growourflock.org/sites/default/files/lamb%20mortality%20patterns_0.pdf.

Ehrhardt, Richard A. 2011. Improving lambing percentage with flushing. Michigan Shepherd News, August.

Ehrhardt, Richard A. 2011. Ewe lambs: To breed or not to breed? Michigan Shepherd News, November.

Ehrhardt, Richard A. 2011. Cover crop grazing with sheep: lessons learned from recent MSU extension demonstration event. MSU news for agriculture website, December.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Optimizing nutritional management of the doe during the transition period". International Goat Symposium, Ontario Goat Council, Orangeville, Ontario.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Forage Quality and Goat Nutrition". American Dairy Goat Association Annual Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Integrated parasite management in goat production". American Dairy Goat Association Annual Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Optimizing management of the periparturient doe". American Dairy Goat Association Annual Convention, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Critical control points for lamb survival". Indiana Sheep Symposium, Indiana Sheep Association, Lebanon, Indiana.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "The nuts and bolt of accelerated lambing". Indiana Sheep Symposium, Indiana Sheep Association, Lebanon, Indiana.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Choosing the right terminal sire for your production system. Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival; Wisconsin Sheep Improvement Association; Jefferson, WI.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Key considerations in building a commercial ewe flock". Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival; Wisconsin Sheep Improvement Association; Jefferson, WI.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Overcoming expansion hurdles in commercial sheep production". Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival; Wisconsin Sheep Improvement Association; Jefferson, WI.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Managing internal parasites with an integrated approach". WOLPA Sheep Symposium, Western Ontario Lamb Producers Association, Walkerton, Ontario.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Sheep production on high value land: Capturing efficiencies in production". WOLPA Sheep Symposium, Western Ontario Lamb Producers Association, Walkerton, Ontario.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Sheep production on high value land:Maximizing production". WOLPA Sheep Symposium, Western Ontario Lamb Producers Association, Walkerton, Ontario.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Overcoming barriers to commercial sheep production in the upper midwest". Ohio Sheep Day, Ohio Sheep Improvement Association, New Lisbon, Ohio.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Is accelerated lambing a practice to consider for your flock? and". Ohio Sheep Day, Ohio Sheep Improvement Assoc, New Lisbon, Ohio.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Key considerations in building a commercial ewe flock". Ohio Sheep Day, Ohio Sheep Improvement Assoc., New Lisbon, Ohio.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Metabolic adaptations of pregnancy". USDA Iraqi Ruminant Health Seminar program, Iraqi Vet Med Syndicate, East Lansing MI to Baghdad, Iraq.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Small ruminant production opportunities in Northern Michigan". Ag for Tomrrow Conference, MSUE, Escanaba, MI.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Is accelerated production a good fit for your operation?". Arlington Sheep Day, Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Assoc., Arlington, WI.

Ehrhardt, R.A. 2011. "Overcoming barriers to expansion in commercial sheep production". Arlington Sheep Day, Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Association, Arlington, WI.

Ehrhardt, R.A., Foskolos, A. (Presenter), Hileman, S., Gertler, A., Boisclair, Y.R. 2011. "The role of central leptin signaling in orchestrating peripheral metabolic adaptations in mature sheep. Oskar Kellner Symposium/Metabolic Flexibility in Animal and Human Nutrition, Warnemunde, Germany.

North Dakota State University

Jackson, C.G., T.L. Neville, V.R.G. Mercadante, K.M. Bischoff, G.C. Lamb, C.R. Dahlen, and R.R. Redden. 2012. Out-of-season reproductive performance of ewes synchronized to estrus with various 5 day protocols. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 63:
Van Emon, M.L., K.A. Vonnahme, P.T. Berg, R.R. Redden, M.M. Thompson, J.D. Kirsch, and C.S. Schauer. 2012. Influence of the level of dried distillers grains with solubles on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, serum testosterone concentrations, and semen quality of growing rams. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 63:

University of Rhode Island
MacGlaflin, C., Zajac, A., Rego, K., Petersson, K. 2011 Effect of vitamin E supplementation on naturally acquired parasitic infection in lambs. Vet. Parasitology 175:300-305.

K. Barron, B. De Wolf, A. Zajac, B. Sartini, K. Petersson. The effect of vitamin E supplementation on an experimental Haemonchus contortus infection in lambs. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease (CRWAD), Chicago, IL, Dec 4-6, 2011. Abstract No. 79P.

South Dakota State University

Beck, R.M., A.E. Wertz-Lutz, C.L. Wright, J.E. Held, R.D. Zelinsky, and C.L. Delvaux. 2011. Effects of glycerol inclusion on growth, carcass merit, nutrient digestibility, and rumen fermentation in finishing wether lambs. Sheep and Goat Journal (pending reviewer acceptance).

Walker, J.A., G.A. Perry, R. Salverson, P. Nester, C.S. Schauer, J.E. Held and K.C. Olson. 2011. Evaluating glycerin supplementation on reproductive performance of sheep. Proc. Western Section, ASAS Vol.62.

Held, J.E., R.D. Zelinsky, K. Bruns and J.A. Daniels. 2011. Comparison of 6 or 12d EAZI-BREED CIDR insertion on reproductive efficiency in seasonally anestrous mated ewes. Proc. 2011 NCERA-214 Committee, p. 14-15.


Held, J.E. and R. Daly. 2011. Extension specialist and veterinarian warn of Cache Valley virus during winter lambing season. Banner Magazine, February 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. Sheep and lamb market outlook. Tri-State Livestock News, March 24, 2011

Held, J.E. 2011. To feed or not to feed. Tri-State Livestock News, April 8, 2011.
Regional and National Popular Press Publications: (reviewed by author)

Held, J.E. and R. Daly. 2011. Extension specialist and veterinarian warn of Cache Valley virus during winter lambing season. Banner Magazine, February 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. Sheep and Lamb Market Outlook. Tri-State Livestock News, March 24, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. To feed or not to feed. Tri-State Livestock News, April 8, 2011.
Regional and State Extension Powerpoint Presentations

Held, J.E. 2011. Sheep Industry Outlook. Brookings Forum, March 17, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. Use of the sheep EAZI-CIDR to manage reproduction. Brookings Forum, March 17, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. SDSU Research and Extension Programming Highlights. South Dakota Sheep Growers Convention, September 24, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. South Dakota Master Lamb Producer Recognition Program. SD Sheep Growers Convention, September 24, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. Use of the sheep EAZI-CIDR to improve flock reproductive management and labor efficiency. 2011 Pipestone Lambing Time Short Course. February 4, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. Use of the sheep CIDR to manage flock reproduction. National Lamb Feeders Sheep Leadership School. July 12, 2011.

Held, J.E. 2011. Starting a sheep flock for small-acreage owners. South Dakota CES Workshop. April 16, 2011.

Texas Agrilife Research, Texas A&M System

J.M. Musser, D.F. Waldron, and C.A. Taylor. 2012. Evaluation of homologous and heterologous protection induced by a virulent field strain of orf virus and an orf vaccine in goats. Am. J. Vet. Res. 73:86-90.

Waldron, D.F. 2011. NSIP National Sheep Improvement Programs current impact and future potential J. Anim. Sc. 89, E-Suppl.1:739(Abstr.).

White, S.N., J.O. Reynolds, D.F. Waldron, D.A. Schnieder, K.I. ORourke. 2012. Delayed incubation time in goats heterozygous for PRNP S146 or K222. Plant & Animal Genome XX. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3931.html

Hadfield, T., C. Wu, D.F. Waldron, G.E. Moss, B. Alexander, D. Thomas, J. Kijas, X. Dai, M. Halling, B. Bellaccomo, N. Cockett. 2012. The Use of a 50K SNP Array for Identifying geneomic regions associated with a range of traits in Rambouillet sheep. Plant and Animal Genome XX. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper4274.html


Waldron, D.F.. 2012 Improvement of sheep through selection of performance-tested and progeny-tested breeding animals. Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2012-1.

Waldron, D.F. 2012. Sire summary of ram test performance (1995-2012). Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2012-2.

Shackelford, S.D., K.A. Leymaster, T.L. Wheeler, and M. Koohmaraie. 2012. Estimates of breed of sire on carcass composition and sensory traits of lamb. J. Anim. Sci., published ahead of print June 4, 2012, doi:10.2527/jas.2012-5219.

Leeds, T.D., D.R. Notter, K.A. Leymaster, M.R. Mousel, and G.S. Lewis. 2012. Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: I. Ewe productivity and crossbred lamb survival and preweaning growth. J. Anim. Sci., published ahead of print June 4, 2012, doi:10.2527/jas.2011-2640.

Heaton M.P., Clawson M.L., Chitko-Mckown C.G., Leymaster K.A., Smith, T.P.L., et al. 2012. Reduced lentivirus susceptibility in sheep with TMEM154 mutations. PLoS Genet 8(1): e1002467. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002467.

Chitko-McKown, C. G., K. A. Leymaster, M. P. Heaton, M. L. Clawson, and G. P. Harhay. Reduced OPP susceptibility in naturally exposed lambs with homozygous TMEM154 K35 genotypes. Proceedings of the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists.
Sider, L.H, M.L. Clawson, M.P.Heaton, C.G. Chitko-McKown, G.P. Harhay, T.P.L.Smith, and K.A. Leymaster. Phylogenetic clades of ovine progressive pneumonia virus (OPPV) associate with sheep TMEM154 genotypes. Proceedings of the 58th Brazilian Congress of Genetics.

Heaton, M.P. and K.A. Leymaster. 2012. Research on genetic susceptibility to ovine progressive pneumonia. The Shepherd 57(3):14-15.

U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, USDA-ARS, Idaho

Kirschten, D.P., D.R. Notter, T.D. Leeds, M.R. Mousel, J.B. Taylor, and G.S. Lewis. 2011. Feed intake and efficiency of F1 Lambs. Proc. Western Section, Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 62:81-85.

Kirschten, D.P., D.R. Notter, T.D. Leeds, M.R. Mousel, J.B. Taylor, and G.S. Lewis. 2011. Correlations between measures of feed efficiency and feedlot returns for F1 Lambs. Proc. Western Section, Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 62:86-88.

Kirschten, D.P., D.R. Notter, and G.S. Lewis. 2011. Feed efficiency and feedlot returns for F1 lambs. Proc. 34 Congreso Asociación Argentina de Producción Animal (AAPA) and 1st Joint Meeting Am. Soc. Anim. Sci.-AAPA, Mar del Plata, Argentina. 31(Suppl. 1):142.

Kirschten, D.P., D.R. Notter, T.D. Leeds, M.R. Mousel, J.B. Taylor, and G.S. Lewis. 2012. Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: IV. Postweaning growth, feed intake, and feed efficiency. J. Anim. Sci. (Revised, returned to J. Anim. Sci.).

Leeds, T.D., D.R. Notter, K.A. Leymaster, M.R. Mousel, and G.S. Lewis. 2012. Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: I. Ewe productivity and crossbred lamb survival and preweaning growth. J. Anim. Sci. (In press) doi:10.2527/jas.2011-4640.

Notter, D.R., T.D. Leeds, M.R. Mousel, J.B. Taylor, D.P. Kirschten, and G.S. Lewis. 2012. Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, and Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: II. Postweaning growth and ultrasonic measures of composition. J. Anim. Sci. (In press) doi:10.2527/jas.2011-4641.

Mousel, M.R., T.D. Leeds, D.R. Notter, H.N. Zerby, S.J. Moeller, and G.S. Lewis. 2012. Evaluation of Columbia, USMARC-Composite, Suffolk, And Texel rams as terminal sires in an extensive rangeland production system: III. Prefabrication carcass traits and organ weights. J. Anim. Sci. (In press) doi:10.2527/jas.2011-4767.

Texas Agrilife Research  Texas A&M System
J.M. Musser, D.F. Waldron, and C.A. Taylor. 2012. Evaluation of homologous and heterologous protection induced by a virulent field strain of orf virus and an orf vaccine in goats. Am. J. Vet. Res. 73:86-90.

Waldron, D.F. 2011. NSIP National Sheep Improvement Programs current impact and future potential J. Anim. Sc. 89, E-Suppl.1:739(Abstr.).

White, S.N., J.O. Reynolds, D.F. Waldron, D.A. Schnieder, K.I. ORourke. 2012. Delayed incubation time in goats heterozygous for PRNP S146 or K222. Plant & Animal Genome XX. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper3931.html

Hadfield, T., C. Wu, D.F. Waldron, G.E. Moss, B. Alexander, D. Thomas, J. Kijas, X. Dai, M. Halling, B. Bellaccomo, N. Cockett. 2012. The Use of a 50K SNP Array for Identifying geneomic regions associated with a range of traits in Rambouillet sheep. Plant and Animal Genome XX. http://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper4274.html

Waldron, D.F.. 2012 Improvement of sheep through selection of performance-tested and progeny-tested breeding animals. Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2012-1.
Waldron, D.F. 2012. Sire summary of ram test performance (1995 - 2012). Texas AgriLife Res. San Angelo. Rep. 2012-2.

Utah State University  Logan
Alexander, B.M., G.E. Moss, N. Cockett, T. Hadfield and D.J. Burton (2012) Reproductive performance of rams in three producer range flocks: evidence of poor sexual behavior in the field. Small Rumin. Res. (accepted).

Bidwell, C.A., N. Waddell, R.L. Tellam and N.E. Cockett (2012) Transcriptome mapping and assembly of the DLK1-DIO3 domain in callipyge lambs. Proc. Plant and Animal Genome XX, W023.

Caiment, F., C. Charlier, T. Hadfield, N. Cockett, M. Georges and D. Baurain (2012) Assessing the effect of the CLPG mutation on the microRNA catalogue of skeletal muscle using high throughput sequencing. Genome Res. 20(12)1651-1662.

Cockett, N.E. and C. Wu (2012) Genomic information available for use by the sheep industry. Sheep and Goat Res. J. (accepted).

Hadfield, T.S., C. Wu, D. Waldron, G.E. Moss, B. Alexander, D. Thomas, J. Kijas, X. Dai, B. Bellaccomo and N.E. Cockett (2012) The use of a high-density SNP array for identifying genetic regions for various characteristics in Rambouillet sheep. Proc. Plant and Animal Genome XX, P578.

Kijas, J.W., J.E. Miller, T. Hadfield, R. McCulloch, E. Garcia-Gamez, L.R. Porto Neto, N.E. Cockett and the International Sheep Genomics Consortium (2012) Tracking the emergence of a new breed using 49,034 SNP in sheep. PLoS (accepted).

Bidwell, C.A., N. Waddell, R.L. Tellam and N.E. Cockett (2012) Transcriptome mapping and assembly of the DLK1-DIO3 domain in callipyge lambs. Proc.Plant and Animal Genome XX, W023.

Wu, C., T.S. Hadfield, J.E. Miller, J. Kijas and N.E. Cockett (2012) Genome-wide association and meta-analysis in an outbred sheep population: identifying genetic loci influencing parasite resistance. Proc. Plant and Animal Genome XX, P588.

Virginia State University

Turner, K.E., Wildeus, S., and Collins, J.R. 2011. Performance and nutrient utilization in purebred and Spanish and Boer x Spanish and Kikio x Spanish genetic types of goats offered alfalfa hay with corn supplementation. Small Ruminant Research 96:144-148.

Szabo, S.D., Wildeus, S. and Teutsch, C.D. 2012. Growth intake and feed efficiency In hair sheep lambs fed a hay-based diet with increasing levels of soyhull inclusion. Proc. Ann. Meet. South. Sect. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci., p. 4.

Wildeus, S. and Zeng, S.S. 2012. Effect of season and by-pass fat supplementation on milk composition of hair sheep ewes lambing in spring and fall. Proc. Ann. Meet. South. Sect. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci., p. 30.

Wildeus, S. 2011. Accelerated hair sheep lamb production systems in the tropics: Joining three times in two years. 5 Simposio Internacional sobre Caprinos e Ovinos de Corte, João Pessoa, Brazil.

West Virginia University

Knights, M., Siew, N., Ramgattie, R., Singh-Knights, D and Bourne, G. (2011). Effectiveness of a Short-Term Treatment with Progesterone Injections on Synchrony of Lambing and Fertility in Tropical Hair Sheep. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 126: 70-75.
Knights, M., Siew, N., Ramgattie, R., Singh-Knights, D and Bourne, G. (2011). Effect of Time of Weaning on Reproductive Performance of Ewes and Growth of Lambs in Barbados Blackbelly Sheep reared Under a Tropical Photoperiod http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.09.042.

Singh-Knights, D and Knights, M (2011). Lamb Prices and Marketing and Management Decisions Related to the ASI Grow with twoPLUS Program, July 23, 2011- WV Ram Sale Educational Program, Wardensville, WV.

Inskeep, K., Knights, M. and Ramboldt, T. (2011). Out-of-Season Breeding Using the EAZI-Breed CIDR-G in Ewes. Virginia-North Carolina Sheperds Symposium. January 5, 2011, Verona, VA.

Knights, M., Inskeep, K. and Ramboldt, T. (2011). Out-of-Season Breeding Using the EAZI-Breed CIDR-G in Ewes. Appalachian Grazing Conference. March 4-5, 2011.

WVU Website: http://wvutoday.wvu.edu:8002/n/2011/08/11/shoring-up-the-sheep-industry-wvu-students-score-sustainable-agriculture-grants.

Singh-Knights, D and Knights, M. (2011). Lamb Prices Hit Record Highs. News Ewe Can Use. Vol. 13 (1) pg.2.

University of Wisconsin  Madison

Hadfield, T., C. Wu, D. Waldron, G.E. Moss, B. Alexander, D. Thomas, J. Kijas, X. Dai, M. Halling, B. Bellaccomo, and N. Cockett. 2012. The use of a 50K SNP array for identifying genomic regions associated with a range of traits in Rambouillet sheep. Plant and Animal Genome XX Conference, San Diego (Abstr. PO578) (Online: https://pag.confex.com/pag/xx/webprogram/Paper4274.html).

Thomas, D.L. 2011. Genetics of lamb survival. Proc. of the 5th Biennial Spooner Dairy Sheep Day. Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 18-28.
Thomas, D.L. 2011. Genetics of lamb survival. Proc. 17th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Petaluma, California. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 51-61.

Thomas, D.L. and Y.M. Berger. 2011. 15 years of dairy sheep research at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Proc. 17th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symp., Petaluma, California. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Anim. Sci. pp. 67-86.

Morrical, D. and D.L. Thomas. 2011. Lamb nutrition and feeding. The Shepherd 56(8):16-19.

Thomas, D.L. 2011. Breeding ewe lambs or getting the most out of ewe lambs. The Shepherd 56 (10): 8-12.

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