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1. Name of the Planned Program.
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Animal Science
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2. Program knowledge areas.
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301 Reproductive
Performance of Animals 12%
302 Nutrient
Utilization in Animals 13%
303 Genetic
Improvement of Animals 25%
307 Animal
Management Systems 25%
311 Animal
Diseases 12%
313 Internal Parasites in Animals 13%
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3. Program existence
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4. Program duration
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5. Brief summary about Planned Program
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Lincoln
University, Cooperative Research and Extension Animal Sciences
Program (ASP) investigates economically important livestock to
solve problems of limited resource farmers. Stakeholder
input is based on local livestock associations (North Central
Regional Aquaculture Center, Missouri Aquaculture Association,
Missouri Sheep and Goat Producers, and Missouri Cattleman’s
Association), market trends and direct requests.
Small
ruminant production will address parasite management (sheep
and goats) with medicinal herbs as well as commercial dewormer
and the FAMACHA deworming being adopted to help control
internal parasites in sheep and goats. Workshops and
programs will be completed on co-grazing sheep, goats and
cattle to improve land use efficiency, artificial insemination
in sheep, goats and cattle, shearing school, fitting school
and herd and flock health programs. The need to increase
profits from wool, mohair and angora fibers produced from
sheep, goats, rabbits, llamas and alpacas is
great. Educational programs are being delivered and are
being expanded. A value-added fiber program helps small
farmers with learning new technologies and marketing.
ASP is
addressing ruminants with; parasite management (sheep and
goats) with medicinal herbs (de-wormers), co-grazing systems
(cattle, sheep and goats) to improve land use efficiency,
biosensors (cattle) to facilitate artificial insemination and
food-fish production with; nutrition (bluegill and crappie),
genetics (sunfishes), production dynamics (sunfishes), pest
management and fish health.
Outcomes are to
improve production efficiency and increase opportunities with
new strategies regarding livestock production. These
results are essential to enable sustainability of diversified
production for small and limited resource farmers.
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6. Situation and priorities
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Missouri has 82,000 small
farms. The state is experiencing a shift in its size of farms,
with the intermediate size operations in decline. The
heads of households in the majority of small farm families are
employed outside the home. These families need
alternative agricultural options to sustain their way of
life. The prevailing climate and geology combined with
geography provide unique opportunities and challenges to
Missouri farmers. Missouri is the second largest cow-calf
producer of in the United States and improved efficiency of
production is needed to maintain this status.
Missouri is the second fastest growing state in raising sheep
and goat in the nation. The alternatives for small
farmers include sheep and goats which are easy to handle and
can browse and consume forbs, neither preferred by
cattle. Sheep and goats are increasing in popularity and
profitability. Missouri is the leading aquaculture
production state in the Midwest. Aquaculture is the
fastest growing segment of the US agricultural
industry. Seafood is a major source of omega three fatty
acids, which have a beneficial effect on coronary heart
diseases in humans. Fishery harvests are in decline, yet
demand for fishery products is increasing. There is a
need for increased seafood production and aquaculture can
provide an alternative supply for seafood products. Sunfishes,
native to Missouri, are highly regarded as food fishes and
have been identified as potential aquaculture taxa for the
North Central region. However, there are critical factors
limiting their economic and sustainable production.
The nutritional requirements of sunfish need to be defined;
fast-growing and pure cultivars need to be developed;
production dynamics need to be improved; and health issues
resolved.
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7. Assumptions made for the Program
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Adequate administrative
support
Adequate personnel
Adequate knowledge base
Adequate facilities and
equipment
Adequate funding
Adoption of techniques by
targeted audience
Partnerships
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8. Ultimate goal(s) of this Program
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To improve quality of life for limited resource
farmers in Missouri through livestock and aquaculture
production.
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9. Scope of Program
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Inputs for the Program
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10. Expending formula funds or state-matching
funds
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11. Expending funds other than formula funds or
state-matching funds
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12. Estimated amount of
professional FTEs/SYs to be budgeted for this Program
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Year:
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Extension
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Research
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1862
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1890
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1862
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1890
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2007
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0.0
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1.0
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0.0
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4.5
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2008
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0.0
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1.5
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0.0
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4.0
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2009
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0.0
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1.5
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0.0
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4.0
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2010
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0.0
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1.5
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0.0
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4.0
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2011
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0.0
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1.5
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0.0
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4.0
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Outputs for the Program
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13. Activity (What will be done?)
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a. Conducting
research utilizing herbs to control internal parasites in
small ruminants.
b. Practice
the use of artificial insemination in large and small
ruminants to improve the genetics of herds and flocks to
reduce cost.
c. Develop
sunfish cultivars for distribution to the industry.
d. Determine
nutritional requirements of sunfishes.
e. Develop
optimal production dynamics for sunfishes.
f. Provide
aquaculture fish health services for stakeholders.
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14. Type(s) of methods will be used to reach
direct and indirect contacts.
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2011
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5
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1
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0
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2007 Target: 12
2008
Target: 14
2009 Target: 18
2010
Target: 16
2011 Target: 18
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Outcomes for the Program
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19. Outcome measures
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Outcome Text:
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Aquaculture- Define sunfish nutritional
requirements. Develop a fast growing sunfish
cultivar. Identify viable production systems for
sunfishes. Make available a fish health
protocol. Small Ruminants- Assess the
use of herb cultivars for control of internal
parasites. Investigate new cultivars of grasses and
legumes for potential improvement of weight gains in lambs
and kids. Large Ruminants- Develop
biosensor for determining levels of lutenizing hormone (LH)
in the blood.
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2007 Target: 2053
2008
Target: 2557
2009 Target: 3064
2010
Target: 3575
2011 Target: 4085
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Outcome Text:
Transfer
new technologies for sunfish, small and large ruminant
production to farmers. Farmers will use learned
technologies.
2007
Target: 1010
2008 Target: 1215
2009
Target: 1420
2010 Target: 1530
2011
Target: 1640
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Outcome Text:
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Farmersadopt new technologies for increased and sustainable
production.
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2007 Target: 1010
2008
Target: 1215
2009 Target: 1420
2010
Target: 1530
2011 Target: 1640
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20. External factors which may affect outcomes.
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Description.
A major factor regarding the aquaculture program are energy
costs for maintaining facilities at proper temperature, as
well as water quality issues. For the Small ruminant
program, it will be dependent upon the ability to find and
acquire appropriately trained personnel and long-term demand
for goat meat.
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21. Evaluation studies planned.
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Description.
Many of these programs at the current time
are still at the level of determining appropriate research
methods. The economics of these will be determined and
if the program appears to be economically feasible, then it
will be transferred and evluated under field conditions as
case studies.
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22. Data collection methods.
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Sampling
Unstructured
Case Study
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Description.
Those producers receiving the updated
information and incorporating it into the program will be
evaluated for their perceptions including labor, economics and
marketing.
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30
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