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Suffolk Flock
& Stud Rams
10th
Annual Virginia Tech Production Sale
& Photos
Sept 5, 2009
2009 Virginia Ram Test
Past Performers
Faculty & Staff
Research
Map
& Directions
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Virginia Tech
Copenhaver
Sheep Center
Department of Animal & Poultry
Sciences
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
,
VA
24061
Sheep barn phone: 540-231-6988
Campus phone: 540-231-9159
The
Virginia
Tech
Sheep
Center
plays a vital role in the teaching, research and outreach missions of the
Department of Animal Science and
College
of
Agriculture
and Life Sciences. The center
currently maintains four flocks for these purposes- registered
Suffolk
and
Dorset
flocks, a composite
Dorset
x Finn x Rambouillet out-of-season breeding flock, and a flock of hair
sheep (St. Croix
,
Barbados
Blackbelly, and various crosses). Lambing
seasons that span from September through April are conducive to the large
number of classes and students that the center serves.
Students in both the Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences as
well as VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine are extensive users
of the facilities and sheep, gaining valuable hands-on livestock
experience as well as production management training through a wide range
of courses. Additionally, the
center hosts several Extension workshops, youth events, and industry
activities annually. Current
research efforts at the center are focused on the genetics of
out-of-season breeding, evaluation of hair sheep, parasite resistance, and
ultrasonic evaluation of body composition.
The
Virginia
Tech
Sheep
Center
is located on
Plantation Road, across Rt. 460 from the main campus.
Visitors welcome!
For more info
contact Dr. Scott Greiner at (540) 231-9159
or e-mail sgreiner@vt.edu For
assistance with this website contact Jean Eaton at
(540) 231-9163 or e-mail eeaton@vt.edu
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