American Sheep Industry

The American Sheep Industry Association podcast with host Jake Thorn features guest Tom Murphy Ph.D., a sheep geneticist with the USDA/ARS Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. Dr. Murphy explores how breed and age impact lamb performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality.

Flushing Ewes: Nutrition and Reproductive Success Dr. Richard Ehrhardt Michigan State University

Soil Health & Grazing Systems Dr. Alan Franzluebbers USDA Agricultural Research Service

Nutritional Disorders – White Muscle Disease with Dr. Whit Stewart, University of Wyoming

A Look into AI and Embryo Transfers – Part II with Dr. Daniel Poole, North Carolina State University

Nutritional Disorders – Polio Dr. Richard Ehrhardt Michigan State University

Insights into the New Zealand Sheep Industry with Dr. Whit Stewart, University of Wyoming

U.S. Wool Labs: Research Update Macy Collins, Montana Wool Lab Sarah Linton & Ethan Pope, Bill Sims Wool & Mohair Research Laboratory

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

ASI Research Update: Delving into Tariffs with Dr. David Anderson by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: Mineral Supplementation with Dr. Robert Van Saun by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: A Look into AI and Embryo Transfers with Tad Thompson, DVM by American Sheep Industry

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

ASI Research Update: Part 2 - Livestock Guardian Dogs Bonding with the Flock with Bill Costanzo by American Sheep Industry

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

ASI Research Update: Bioharvesting Wool: An Alternative to Shearing with Brent Roeder by American Sheep Industry

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

ASI Research Update: Zoonotic Diseases of Sheep and Goats with Cindy Wolf, DVM by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: 2024 USDA NAHMS Sheep Study with Natalie Urie DVM by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: Sustainability of Wool Textiles with IWTO’s Dalena White by American Sheep Industry

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

ASI Research Update: Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Update with Dr. Maggie Highland by American Sheep Industry

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.

ASI Research Update: Antibiotic Resistance & Upcoming Changes to US Policy with Rosie Busch, DVM by American Sheep Industry

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

Mastitis in Sheep

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

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.

This week’s ASI SheepCast looks at ongoing efforts around the Endangered Species Act, an update on all things transportation, and more on tax as we await the President’s budget proposal.

Host Jake Thorne speaks with Woody Lane, PhD, Lane Livestock Services, Oregon

This week’s SheepCast takes a look at movement in the annual appropriation process, the re-introduction of the Vet Medical Loan Repayment Act and a look at the week ahead.

This week the ASI SheepCast looks at a new report giving some details to the President’s 30-by-30 plan, a new challenge to the President’s tax proposal, regulatory changes to the H-2A program, and a number of new bills being considered on the climate solutions front by the House Ag Committee.

This week’s ASI SheepCast looks at new bills of interest introduced in both chambers of Congress, push back on the President’s 30-by-30 executive order, and tax policy in light of President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress.

This week’s ASI SheepCast takes a deeper look into a pending lawsuit against grazing in the National Forest in Washington State and what the Growing Climate Solutions Act mean for sheep producers.

Guest: Rosie Busch, DVM, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

With Congress returning next week from the Easter/Passover recess, the ASI SheepCast takes a look at key legislation facing the industry and the prospects ahead.

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks the grizzly bear decision, the Modernizing Ag Transportation Act, reviews the release of the President’s infrastructure package, delves into wool’s sustainability, and how this week lamb is featuring in the news.

Guest: Cindy Wolf, DVM, ASI Animal Health Committee Chair

This weeks ASI SheepCast looks at progress being made on additional pandemic related payments to producers, highlights from the American Lamb Board’s 2020 Sheep Industry Report, and issues to watch on the legislative front in the coming weeks.

This week’s ASI SheepCast takes a look at the passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, the Senate introduction of the HAULS Act for livestock haulers, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

ASI Research Update: Death Tax Repeal and Immigration Reform by American Sheep Industry

Guest: Dr. Richard Ehrhardt, Michigan State University

Guest Speaker Mike Pora, professional shearer

Guest Speaker: Michael Bodenchuck, USDA APHIS Texas Wildlife Services

ASI Research Update: Predator Management Tools - Nonleathal Methods w Dan Macon and Dr. John Tomecek by American Sheep Industry

Guest: Dr. Bruce Shanks, Lincoln University

ASI Research Update: Flock Management Before & During Breeding Season w/Whit Stewart by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: Selecting Rams with Brent Roeder by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: Building a Vaccine Program with Dr. Rosie Busch by American Sheep Industry

This month, Jake Thorne of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension visits with guest Scott Bowdridge of West Virginia University on breeding for parasite resistance.

ASI SheepCast: International Market Outlook with Angus Gidley-Baird by American Sheep Industry

ASI Research Update: Small Ruminant Parasites with Dr. Lisa Williamson by American Sheep Industry

ASI SheepCast: CFAP Program and U.S.-UK Trade by American Sheep Industry

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks at the continued efforts for industry relief, reviews the first phase of the Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan, and previews the formal start of U.S./U.K. Trade Negotiations.

This week, the ASI SheepCast takes a look at new options for sheep producers through Small Business Administration backed lending, the letter the industry sent urging USDA to reconsider payment limits, the President’s order on meat processing, and finally movement on livestock transportation.

In this special edition of the ASI SheepCast Anne-Marie Roerinks, president of 210 Analytics LLC provides an outlook on consumer meat purchasing decisions with an emphasis on lamb.

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks at the assistance available and soon to be available to sheep and wool producers in light of the market impact from COVID-19 and rounds out with a quick look at the new WOTUS rule.

On this special edition of the ASI SheepCast Dr. David Anderson, a Professor and Extension Economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M, provides an outlook on the current lamb market.

ASI Wraps Out Convention with Priorities for the Future by American Sheep Industry

This week on the ASI SheepCast, we talk with President Benny Cox about why sheep producers from across the nation should be making plans now to join the industry January 22-25 in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona.

This week’s ASI SheepCast looks at our end of year priorities with passage of the Appropriations bill and the first step toward final passage of USMCA.

On this week’s ASI SheepCast we take a look at the Farm Workforce Modernization Act which just passed the U.S. House of Representatives, paying special attention to provisions for the sheep industry. We also congratulate Fish and Wildlife Services Director Skipwith on her confirmation and preview the Sheep Industry Convention.

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks at EPA’s announcement on additional label use restrictions for sodium cyanide as used in the M-44 device. ASI worked closely with USDA/APHIS and EPA to ensure livestock producers had access to these critical predator control tools. We also preview the annual Sheep Industry Convention, January 22-25th in Scottsdale.

On this week’s ASI SheepCast, we talk with President Benny Cox about the industry priorities he shared at the West Texas Legislative Summit in San Angelo, Texas.

This week, ASI President Benny Cox joins to discuss the ongoing trade disruption with China and what ASI is doing to ensure sheep and wool producers can weather the challenge of retaliatory tariffs, as well as looking at funding to ensure American producers have access to key technologies.

This week, the ASI SheepCast looks at the trade implications for the U.S. wool industry, the extended comment period on the proposed rule to de-list the gray wolf and sets the record straight on the industry’s actions to preserve the range.

On this week’s ASI SheepCast, we talk with Amy Hendrickson of ASI about the final Scrapie Rule that went into effect this week and the impact it will have on the industry.

This week on the ASI SheepCast, we review the Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan, outline the need for comment on recovery of the gray wolf, and ASI files comments in support of the EPA’s revised WOTUS rule.