Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

         Initiated and authored the following livestock "FACT SHEETS" under the wordmark of "SHEEP SHEETS" under the USDA-SARE project and the Navajo Sheep Project: Serving People, Preserving Cultures, Inc., (R) (Now an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, but originally started by Lyle G. McNeal while on the Animal Science faculty at Cal Poly State University).

• 1998 Sheep Sheets Authored and Distributed


• 1997 Sheep Sheets Authored and Distributed


• 1996 Sheep Sheets Authored and Distributed

1998 Sheep Sheets Authored and Distributed

1. Developing a Flock Health Program Part I- 'an introductory example' - Sheepdex H-6, April 1998.



2. Lam Pneumonia - Sheepdex H-5, March 1998.



3. Distributing Livestock as a Grazing Management Tool - Sheepdex G-10, February 1998.

1997 Sheep Sheets Authored and Distributed

1. Wool Faults - Sheepdex W-4, December 1997



2. Increasing Ewe Milk Production in Lambs - Sheepdex E-3, September 1997



3. The 'A,B,C' System of Selecting Wool-Type Replacement Ewes - Sheepdex E-2, June 1997



4. Sustainable Sheep Production: Part I - Sheepdex G-8, June 1997



5. A Condensed History of Navajo Sheep Production - Sheepdex G-9, June 1997



6. Basic Health (Horses, Cattle, Sheep & Goats) - Sheepdex H-1, June 1997



7. Veterinary Biologics - Sheepdex H-2, June 1997



8. Behavior Signs of Possible Health Problems - Sheepdex H-3, June 1997



9. Lambing Supplies for the Barn: Part I - Sheepdex H-4, June 1997



10. When Lambs Fail to Nurse! - Sheepdex L-5, June 1997



11. Calendar of Ram Care - Sheepdex R-1, June 1997



12. Basic Wool Terminology - Sheepdex W-3, June 1997



13. An Abbreviated History of the USDA Southwestern Sheep Breeding Laboratory, Fort Wingate, NM, 1936-1966 - Sheepdex G-6, May 1997.



14. The Return to Dibe Nitsaa, Sacred Peak of the North to the Navajo - Sheepdex G-7, May 1997



15. Feeding the Pregnant Ewe - Sheepdex N-2, May 1997



16. Small-Ruminant Dietary Grazing Preferences on Summer Range Following Beef Cattle Utilization - Sheepdex G-4, March 1997



17. 1997 Sheep Inventory Decline Continues - Sheepdex G-5, March 1997



18. Wool Grading and Evaluation - Sheepdex W-1, March 1997



19. Methods of Marketing Grease Wool - Sheepdex W-2, March 1997



20. Dystocia (Lambing Difficulty) - Sheepdex E-1, February 1997

1996 Sheep Sheets Authored and Distributed

1. Livestock Water Supplies - Sheepdex N-1, August 1996



2. Dealing with Drought - Sheepdex G-1, August 1996



3. Planning for Drought - Sheepdex G-2, August 1996



4. Selecting Drought Feeds for Sheep - Sheedex G-3, August 1996



5. The Basics of Saving Newborn Lamb - Sheepdex L-1, August 1996



6. Rearing Orphaned Lambs - Sheepdex L-2, August 1996



7. Using the 'Pritchard' Teats in Feeding Orphan Lambs - Sheepdex L-3, August 1996



8. Lamb Coats - Sheepdex L-4, August 1996



9. Flock Guarding Llamas - Sheepdex P-1, August 1996