OSU Sheep Team

Roger A. High, State Sheep Extension Associate
As the economy goes, so goes the budget. The latest budget loss to Ohio’s livestock industry is Ohio’s Livestock Indemnity Fund. The Ohio Livestock Indemnity Fund was managed under the Ohio Department of Agriculture and was utilized by Ohio’s Livestock producers to pay for livestock loss and [...]

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Joy Aufderhaar, Agriculture Program Assistant, OSU Extension Shelby County
After 30 years of our family raising market sheep, this past April we had a first… our ewes and lambs were attacked by dogs. We have had many close calls with coyotes and stray dogs but never an actual attack. A family friend witnessed the attack and [...]

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Tim Fine, Miami County Program Assistant
The 2009 Appalachian Grazing Conference will be held at the Lakeview Resort in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 6&7. For more information and registration details, log onto http://www.wvca.us/grazing_conference.
Log on and get registered soon as the reduced lodging rate of only $76.00/single occupancy coupled with the conference registration of $75.00 [...]

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Roger High, Ohio Sheep Extension Program Specialist
This O.S.U. Extension Coordinated Program is an effort to provide outreach programs in several areas of sheep production. We invite sheep and goat producers from around Ohio to come to one or more of the educational sessions to learn more about different areas of sheep and goat production.
Programs [...]

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John S. Humphrey, Eric, A. Tillman, Michael L. Avery, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services-National Wildlife Research Center, Florida Field Station, 2820 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32641

WHAT IS AN EFFIGY?-An effigy as defined in Webster’s dictionary, is a “full or partial representation…….. likeness” of a person or object. For dispersing a vulture roost, an effigy can be [...]

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Tim Fine, Extension Program Assistant, Miami County

In the previous Sheep Team Newsletter I discussed the steps that a producer must take in order to receive compensation if there was a loss due to a black vulture kill. In this issue I will discuss steps a producer can take to apply for a depredation permit and [...]

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Jeff Pelc, Wildlife Biologist USDA/APHIS, Wildlife Services, Tim Fine, Extension Program Assistant, Miami County
Black Vultures have become a serious sheep pest in certain areas of Ohio.  This article will focus on the procedures necessary to report a predation loss by black vultures to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) for reimbursement under the indemnity program.  [...]

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By Stan Gehrt, Wildlife Extension Specialist
(Originally Published in Sheep Team Newsletter June 2007)
The coyote is one of the most successful carnivores in Ohio, as indicated by its widespread occurrence throughout the state.  Some producers are fortunate and have few conflicts with coyotes, whereas others seem to have extreme conflicts each year.  Unfortunately there is no [...]

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Dr. Stan Gehrt, OSU Extension Wildlife Specialist
(Originally Published in Sheep Team Newsletter April 2004)
The coyote is the largest carnivore in Ohio found throughout the state.  Although not an original native, this predator has shown its adaptability to different landscapes and is now found in every county in the state.  Its arrival has also brought livestock [...]

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By Perry Orndorff, Fairfield SWCD
(Originally Published In Sheep Team Newsletter February 2003)
The black vulture is a separate species from the turkey vulture, which is more recognizable because of its prominent red head.  Black vultures appear smaller than turkey vultures and have shorter wings, with white tips underneath their wings while in flight.  Black vultures are [...]

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