It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in our anonymous meat goat show and sale. The meat goat show and sale will be held on Saturday April 12, 2008, at the AAMU Agribition Center in Huntsville, Alabama in the afternoon.
There will be a seminar Saturday from 9:00 a.m to Noon on Marketing Strategies and Grading (both live and carcass). Dr. Frank Pinkerton, Retired goat specialist from Langston University, Oklahoma and Dr. McMillan, meat scientist, from LSU will be our special guests for this seminar. Everyone is invited !
Dr. Pinkerton will describe goat marketing channels (how your goats get from the farm to the final consumer) with special attention to who does what to whom at what price. He will also explain the 'case of the incredible shrinking goat' (how your 70 lb farm-weight slaughter goat turns into a 30 lb carcass for retail sale).
In addition, he will answer the gut question of: just who really decides what the optimum 'goat' looks like hanging on the rail, and thus also decides, indirectly, the optimum-looking live goat that produces this carcass? He will identify those 'live' and carcass characteristics that have economic value to the packer/consumer and those that do not. He will comment on the possible influence of breed of goat on carcass conformation.
The meat goat anonymous show will begin at 1:00 pm and the sale at 3:00 pm. The meat goats show will be judged by a certified AMGA's judge, Ms. Kay Garrett from Prague, Oklahoma and auction by an licensed auctioneer, .The sale is open to straight bred and percentages stock. All the selling stock will meet conformation standards of the American Meat Goat Association (AMGA). ALL GOATS IN THE SHOW MUST ALSO BE IN THE AUCTION.
GSPA Board of Directors is committed to leading and promoting the goat industry in Alabama, by promoting: “High Quality” replacement animals, regardless of breed-type.
The purpose of this show and sale is to assist goat producers in buying high quality goats. This is also the opportunity to introduce potential producers to high quality breeding stock and what to look for in choosing foundation animals to a herd.
Participants in the sale include: Dr. Richard Browning, TSU Research Farm; Marty Yager, Cedar Hill Farm, Alabama; Tommy Burton, Childersburg, Alabama; etc.
Please have all animals at the Agribition Center no later than 8:00 P.M. on Friday April 11, 2008. A licensed veterinarian will be in the sale site to inspect all animals for visible signs of caseous lymphadenitis (CL) and other infectious and contagious diseases. The veterinarian will also check the animals’ health certificate. Please, remember that a health certificate is required to move animals in and from the state of Alabama. Therefore, all animals must meet the health certification requirement.
Saturday morning (April 12, 2008) a certified AMGA judge will inspect all meat goats to insure all animals meet the minimum standards established by AMGA.
Animals selected by the judge as to not meeting the standards will not be allowed in the show or sale.
The GSPA members will incur a fee of $5 per head plus a commission fee of 5 per cent per animal. Non-GSPA member consignments will be accepted for a fee of $5 per head plus a commission fee of 10 per cent per animal. A “No Sale” will incur a 5% commission of the highest bid. The entry fee must be paid at the time you consign your goats.
Sellers will have the opportunity to market 10 goats. (nine females and one male). The seller is responsible for guaranteeing the health and soundness of their consignments. GSPA assumes no liability with regards to animal soundness. The GSPA Board has determined that registered breeders will have the opportunity to consign 10 goats with a maximum of one (1) male only.
If you are interested in participating in this show and sale, please complete, sign, and return the enclosed enrollment form no later than February 28, 2008. GSPA will publish a catalog of all animals consigned to the sale. Therefore, please include copies of the pedigree information and picture (if desired) with your enrollment form.
At the day of sale, bring a copy of the health certificate of the animals and the original
certificate of your consignments.
The sale will be limited to 100 goats.
The GSPA Board thanks you for your participation.
For more information contact:
Ernie Hay, President (256) 378-6242
Judith Lavender, Secretary (256) 268-9157
Or go to our website: gspal.org
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University
offers a series of free gastro-intestinal parasite identification and
FAMACHA training workshops. The Goat and Sheep Producers of Alabama
(GSPA) co-sponsor the workshops. The workshops are conducted at the
beginning of the grazing season, early spring, because the spring season
is the time when gastrointestinal parasite infections are more
prevalent. The objective of these workshops is to educate extension
agents, farmers, veterinarian practitioners and others interested
individuals on small ruminant production, gastro-intestinal parasites
(worms) life-cycle, the consequences of parasite-host interactions, and
the mode of action of dewormers. The workshops inform producers about
the risks and nature of gastrointestinal parasite infections in an
effort to reduce the likelihood of infections. In addition,
presentations on FDA-approved and non FDA-approved products are
delivered, and most importantly, training is provided to producers to
minimize the use of chemicals in the control of G.I. parasites.
Producers learn alternative methods of herd management to help minimize
G.I. parasite infections in their herds. In addition, FAMACHA training
is provided at the workshops. The FAMACHA test is a test developed by
South African scientists and is a management tool used to control barber
pole worm infection of sheep and goats.
Following are the dates , location and time scheduled for Small
Ruminants Gastro-intestinal Parasites workshops including FAMACHA
training for 2008 :
May 3rd,2008
Time : 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Baldwin County, Alabama
Address :
County Extension Office
302A Byrne Street
Bay Minette, AL 36507
Phone: (251) 937-7176
Directions: Exit I-65 at exit 37 and travel south on Alabama 287 (Gulf
Shores Parkway) to the 4-way traffic stop. Continue straight, highway
changes to Alabama 59. Continue through intersection where U.S. 31 joins
Alabama 59. When you cross over the viaduct, turn left on Magnolia
Street at the Country Corner Tire Store. Follow Magnolia Street to Byrne
Street. We are in the building on the right next to the cemetery.
May 17, 2008
Time : 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Shilton county
County Extension Office
504 Earth Avenue
Clanton, AL 35045
Phone: (205) 280-6268
Directions : Take exit 205 from I-65 onto US-31. Travel north about 4
miles. Turn right onto 1st avenue at traffic light just past Regions
Bank. Travel to the second block. Office is in a red brick building on
left.
May 24th, 2008
Time : 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Marshall County Extension Office
Suite G21, 424 Blount Avenue
Guntersville, AL 35976-1132
Directions :
April, 26 2008
Bullock County, Alabama
Time : 8:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Address:
County Extension Office
132 N. Prairie St.
Union Springs, AL 36089
Phone: (334) 738-2580
Directions: From US-29, go south, turn right onto and follow US-82 W
two blocks, turn right onto N. Prairie. The office is located midway up
the block.
Dr Maria Lenira Leite-Browning (256) 372- 4554 or email
mll0002@auburn.edu
or Mrs Lee Hay, GSPA 's coordinator (256) 378-6242 or emial
lhay@gspal.org
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2008 Comprehensive Listing of Goat-Related Programs
Maria L. Browning, M.S. D.V.M.
(in partnership with GSPA)
Date: April 12, 2008
Location: A&M Agribution Center, Huntsville, AL
Event: Marketing Seminar and GSPA Meat Goat Show and Sale
Contact: GSPA Board
Date: April 26, 2008
Location: Bullock County Extension Office
132 North Prairie Street, Union Springs, Al. 36089
Event: Parasite Workshop
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning/ GSPA Office
Date: May 3, 2008
Location: Baldwin County Extension Office
302A Byrne St., Bay Minette, Al. 36507
Event: Parasite Workshop
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning/ GSPA Office
Date: May 17, 2008
Location: Chilton County Extension Office
504 Earth Street, Clanton, Al. 35045
Event: Goat Health from A-Z/Goat Camp
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning/GSPA Office
Date: May 24, 2008
Location: Marshall County Extension Office
Suite G21, 424 Blount Ave., Guntersville, Al. 35976
Event: Gastro-intestinal Parasites/FAMACHA Workshop
Eddie Wheeler, Ext. Agent/GSPA Office
Date: June 13-14, 2008
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Event: Field Trip to TSU (bus will be furnished for pick up-members)
Contact: Dr. Richard Browning
GSPA Office
Date: June 7, 2008
Location: MGH Equestrian Arena
29401 Al. Hwy. 21, Talladega, AL 35160
Event: 4th Annual Goat & Sheep Festival
GSPA Board
Date: July 12, 2008
Location: Lauderdale County
Event: Gastro-intestinal Parasites/FAMACHA Workshop
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning/GSPA Office
Date: August 21-22, 2008
Location: TBA (Shocco Springs)
Event: Small Ruminant Conference (Breeding & Genetics)
Topic: Breeding & Genetics of Dairy and Meat Goats/and Sheep
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning/Lee Hay, GSPA
Date: September 13, 2008
Location: AA&MU Agribition Center
Event: Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination of Goats
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning/Lee Hay, GSPA
Date: September 27, 2008
Location: AAMU Agribition Center
Event: Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination of goats
Contact: Dr. Maria Browning
Call the Goat and
Sheep Producers of Alabama
at (256) 378-6242 today!
