American Sheep Industry Association

Shed Lambing Systems with Dr. Bret Taylor USDA U.S. Sheep Experiment Station

Topic: Pasture Lambing Systems Guest: Isaac Matchett Matchett Sheep Farm, Michigan

Zoonotic Diseases of Sheep and Goats with Cindy Wolf, DVM by American Sheep Industry Association

2024 USDA NAHMS Sheep Study with Natalie Urie DVM by American Sheep Industry Association

Sustainability of Wool Textiles with IWTO's Dalena White by American Sheep Industry Association

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

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Update with Dr. Maggie Highland by American Sheep Industry Association

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.

Antibiotic Resistance & Upcoming Changes to US Policy with Rosie Busch, DVM by American Sheep Industry Association

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