Facilities and Technology

A well-designed sheep-handling facility where animals can be restrained is very useful for routine management practices such as parasite control, vaccinations, pregnancy checking or sorting.

Compared to most other livestock enterprises, spring lamb production has lower investment costs and labor requirements, and quicker returns on investment.

Learn the basics of sheep production and how to manage your operation, including breeds and selection, nutrition, health problems, grazing, and marketing.

Effective natural ventilation of a greenhouse barn uses properly positioned openings with unobstructed air flow inside the building.

A psychrometric chart presents properties of air in a graphical format useful for troubleshooting greenhouse or livestock building environmental problems.

This article explains how to select an agricultural ventilation fan for the conditions under which it will be operating in a livestock or greenhouse setting.

Animal Safety Quality Assurance Programs are national programs that provide guidelines and strategies for producers which promote animal quality and safety to ensure safe food for human consumption.

We'll discuss some of the more common problems you can avoid without too much trouble.

Examples of biosecurity signs that can be posted at animal farms/facilities to reduce the risk of importing/transmitting disease.

Sheep are ideally suited to small-scale and part-time farming operations in Pennsylvania due to their adaptability and nutritional versatility.

A profitable Pennsylvania sheep milk industry needs three components: customers, processors, and distributors.