HREC staff collect ram carcass ultrasound data, including ribeye area, back fat thickness and ribeye depth. (NDSU photo)
A ram has his daily feed intake tracked, as it is an important metric to calculate individual ram feed efficiency, or the amount of feed needed to gain one pound of body weight. (NDSU photo)
NDSU Extension North Dakota State University researchers are working to identify a tool that producers can use to identify sheep or goats that are genetically more resilient to disease.
Rachel Gibbs, NDSU Extension ruminant systems management specialist at NDSU’s Hettinger Research Extension Center, is exploring the potential of immune scoring to quantify individual immunocompetence and assess the …