American Sheep Industry Association

New World Screwworm – Overview and Update With Rosemary Sifford, DVM Deputy Administrator, USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services & Chief Veterinary Officer

The Benefits of Crossbreeding with Dr. Scott Greiner,Virginia Tech

Caseous Lymphadenitis, Better Known as CL with Claire Burbick, DVM, PhD Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Delving into Tariffs with Dr. David Anderson by American Sheep Industry Association

Mineral Supplementation with Robert Van Saun by American Sheep Industry Association

A Look into AI and Embryo Transfers with Tad Thompson by American Sheep Industry Association

Energizing the Sheep Industry with Solar with Reid Redden, Premier Solar Sheep & Loran Shallenberger, Silicon Ranch Corporation

Part 2 - Livestock Guardian Dogs Bonding with the Flock by American Sheep Industry Association

Part I Livestock Guardian Dogs – Evaluating Different Breeds with Dr.Julie Young, Utah State University

Bioharvesting Wool: An Alternative to Shearing wit Brent Roeder, Montana State University by American Sheep Industry Association

Delving into Lamb Carcass Quality with Dr. Cody Gifford, University of Wyoming

Nutritional Disorders - Ketosis with Dr. Richard Ehrhardt Michigan State University

Dan Macon University of California Cooperative Extension

Dr. Joan Burke USDA Agricultural Research Service

Shed Lambing Systems with Dr. Bret Taylor USDA U.S. Sheep Experiment Station

Topic: Pasture Lambing Systems Guest: Isaac Matchett Matchett Sheep Farm, Michigan

Zoonotic Diseases of Sheep and Goats with Cindy Wolf, DVM by American Sheep Industry Association

2024 USDA NAHMS Sheep Study with Natalie Urie DVM by American Sheep Industry Association

Sustainability of Wool Textiles with IWTO's Dalena White by American Sheep Industry Association

Dr. Richard Ehrhardt & Dr. Erin Recktenwald, Michigan State University

Dr. Frank Mitloehner CLEAR Center, University of California Davis

References: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/cattle-disease-information/bluetongue-disease-info https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/np103/OrbivirusGapAnalysisWorkshopFinalFeb2014.pdf https://www.woah.org/en/disease/bluetongue/ https://www.woah.org/fileadmin/Home/fr/Health_standards/tahm/3.01.03_BLUETONGUE.pdf https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1136/inpract.30.5.242 https://www.addl.purdue.edu/newsletters/2002/spring/bluetongue.shtml https://www.dec.ny.gov/press/126187.html Alkhamis MA, Aguilar-Vega C, Fountain-Jones NM, Lin K, Perez AM, Sánchez-Vizcaíno JM. Global emergence and evolutionary dynamics of bluetongue virus. Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 10;10(1):21677. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78673-9. PMID: 33303862; PMCID: PMC7729867. Maan S, Maan NS, Ross-smith N, Batten CA, Shaw AE, Anthony SJ, Samuel AR, Darpel KE, Veronesi E, Oura CA, Singh KP, Nomikou K, Potgieter AC, Attoui H, van Rooij E, van Rijn P, De Clercq K, Vandenbussche F, Zientara S, Bréard E, Sailleau C, Beer M, Hoffman B, Mellor PS, Mertens PP. Sequence analysis of bluetongue virus serotype 8 from the Netherlands 2006 and comparison to other European strains. Virology. 2008 Aug 1;377(2):308-18. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.04.028. PMID: 18570969. Rojas JM, Rodríguez-Martín D, Martín V, Sevilla N. Diagnosing bluetongue virus in domestic ruminants: current perspectives. Vet Med (Auckl). 2019 Feb 14;10:17-27. doi: 10.2147/VMRR.S163804. PMID: 30859085; PMCID: PMC6385761. Wilson AJ, Mellor PS. Bluetongue in Europe: past, present and future. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2009 Sep 27;364(1530):2669-81. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0091. PMID: 19687037; PMCID: PMC2865089. Directly from USDA website: At least 26 serotypes of BTV (genus Orbivirus in the family Reoviridae) have been identified worldwide. The status of bluetongue serotypes in the United States as of 2022 follows: • Established: (Serotypes 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17) a specific serotype has been reported annually for two consecutive years in a geographic region where vector incursions due to weather events would not be expected; OR there is documented phylogenetic evidence of virus reassortment with previously established strains in domestic and wild animals. • Reported: (Serotypes 1, 2, 5, 9, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24) a detection based on the current APHIS BTV serotype case definitions that has not been detected in the past five years; OR detection in geographic regions where vector incursions due to weather events are expected and have not been detected consecutively for two years. • Not reported: (Serotypes 4, 7, 8, 16, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26) (USDA)

Todd Taylor University of Wisconsin-Madison

Rosie Busch, DVM UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine

Rosie Busch, DVM UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Ron Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln discusses Overview of Genetic Selection Tools

Tyler Cozzens PhD, Livestock Marketing Information Center discusses Lamb Trade Dynamics

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Update with Dr. Maggie Highland by American Sheep Industry Association

Professor Laura Green, OBE of University of Birmingham, U.K. discusses Sheep Foot Health.

Dr. Travis Hoffman of North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota Extension discusses lamb quality.

Parasite management in sheep.

Accelerated lambing in the American sheep industry.

Antibiotic Resistance & Upcoming Changes to US Policy with Rosie Busch by American Sheep Industry Association

ASI Research Update: Wool Research Update With Dr. Chris Posbergh by American Sheep Industry Association

Mastitis in Sheep

ASI Research Update: Recording Performance Data During Lambing with Dr. Tom Murphy by American Sheep Industry Association

Topic: External Parasite Control Speaker: Dr. Cassandra Olds, Kansas State University

Speaker: Dr. Ron Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Lynn Fahrmeier, National Sheep Improvement Program

This week, the ASI SheepCast takes a look at the upcoming Sheep Industry Convention, provides an update on USDA's Lamb Import Rule, and looks at the Administration's effort to strengthen our domestic meat supply chain.

Speaker: Dr. Dan Morrical, Premier 1 Sheep Supplies

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks at Lamb Import legislation introduced in the House and Senate, and action this week centered around relieving supply chain issues at U.S. ports and the extension of Mandatory Price Reporting.

This week, we take a look at the USDA's final rule on the importation of sheep and goats, drought relief from ranchers, and talk about the extended COVID emergency declaration for hauling livestock and feed.

This week, the ASI SheepCast takes a look at important provisions in the recently passed Infrastructure Act, upcoming arguments in the gray wolf delisting case, the American Wool Assurance Program, and the upcoming Sheep Industry Convention.

Guest Speakers: Dr. Richard Ehrhardt and Dr. Erin Recktenwald, Michigan State University

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks at the current situation as we look to fund the federal government into the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Johnson's announcement that UK lamb is on track to enter the U.S., and CFAP totals for sheep and wool producers.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Reid Redden, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Guest Speaker: Dr. Joan Burke, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Host Jake Throne visits with Clay Elliott, PhD, Purina Animal Nutrition

This week's SheepCast takes a look at the overwhelming Senate passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act, status of the wolf delisting litigation, and an update on transportation exemptions for livestock haulers.

Speaker: JC Hobbs, Oklahoma State University

This week's SheepCast takes a look the EPA's intention to draft a new Clean Water rule, transportation reauthorization moves through the House and soon the Senate, and USDA responds to the Industry's request to review the TSE rule.