{"id":826,"date":"2017-09-15T03:25:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T03:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/?p=826"},"modified":"2018-09-01T00:18:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-01T00:18:59","slug":"replacement-ewe-selection-and-culling-of-underperforming-ewes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/webinars\/replacement-ewe-selection-and-culling-of-underperforming-ewes\/","title":{"rendered":"Replacement Ewe Selection and Culling of Underperforming Ewes"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 165px;\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thumbnailCAJZKRN31.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128\" src=\"http:\/\/optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/thumbnailCAJZKRN31.jpg\" alt=\"American Sheep Industry logo\" width=\"152\" height=\"160\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/logo_0-300x70.png\" alt=\"logo_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe title=\"Replacement Ewe Selection and Culling (23)\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZ_aYA5azT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nPresenter:<br \/>\nSusan Schoenian<br \/>\nSheep &#038; Goat Specialist<br \/>\nUniversity of Maryland Extension<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nHost:<br \/>\nDr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics<br \/>\nUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Time:\u00a01 hour 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Description:<br \/>\nThe Sheep Roadmap Project identified productivity improvement as one of the US Sheep Industry\u2019s priorities for survival and expansion. Percent lamb crop has always been the most important factor affecting profitability of a sheep enterprise, yet the national average is little more than one lamb per ewe exposed. It must be the goal of every sheep producer to maximize percent lamb crop, relative to his\/her resource base. Deciding which ewe lambs to keep as replacements will have a major effect on achieving this goal. If ewe replacements aren\u2019t genetically superior to the ewes they are replacing, genetic progress will be stalled. Equally important is deciding which ewes to cull from the flock. Underperforming ewes cost money, while adding little or no profit to the bottom line. Selection and culling decisions are guided by many factors and will affect the profitability of the flock for years to come. Sound, productive ewes are the foundation of a successful sheep farm. It&#8217;s the ewes that make you money! <\/p>\n<p>This webinar is made possible with funding support from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sheepusa.org\/Growourflock_Home\">Let&#8217;s Grow Committee<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheepusa.org\/\">American Sheep Industry Association.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'Downloads', 'PDF', 'Ewe Selection');\" href=\"http:\/\/www.optimalag.com\/webinars\/2017-10-03_EweSelectionAndCulling.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Slides<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presenter: Susan Schoenian Sheep &#038; Goat Specialist University of Maryland Extension Host: Dr. Jay Parsons, Department of Agricultural Economics University of Nebraska-Lincoln Time:\u00a01 hour 15 minutes Description: The Sheep Roadmap Project identified productivity improvement as one of the US Sheep &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optimalag.net\/sheepagriculture\/webinars\/replacement-ewe-selection-and-culling-of-underperforming-ewes\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Replacement Ewe Selection and Culling of Underperforming Ewes<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webinars"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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