UW Extension to Offer Lambing Webinar Series in March

The University of Wyoming Extension Sheep Task Force will host a free webinar about managing flock health around lambing season on Tuesday, March 17. The webinar, which is the first of two episodes, will discuss strategies for mitigating ewe and lamb stress from late gestation through docking. The second webinar will be hosted Thursday, March 26. Both webinars will be held from 6 to 7:30 pm on Zoom.

The topics for the March 17 webinar are colostrum and orphan lamb management. March 26 will be metabolic stress of ewes through late gestation and early lactation The sessions will be led by members of the UW Extension Sheep Task Force and feature guests from the industry. The Sheep Task Force supports Wyoming’s sheep producers facing current industry challenges through evidence-based research and on-the-ground implementation.

Both webinar sessions will be recorded and posted on the University of Wyoming Extension’s YouTube page for viewing after the live session. Registration information for the webinars is available here.