University of Maine Cooperative Extension is taking its ruminant parasite management and FAMACHA certification workshops on the road this fall and next spring.

These half-day trainings are planned from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at Wolfe’s Neck Center, 184 Burnett Road in Freeport, and Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Hancock County Extension Office, 63 Boggy Brook Road in Ellsworth.

Workshops are also planned for Dover-Foxcroft and Machias next April.

Producers of small ruminants (sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas) are invited to learn about common parasites and their management. Hands-on activities, such as performing a fecal egg count on a microscope and practicing the FAMACHA protocol on live animals, can teach producers how to identify parasites to make informed management decisions.

Farmers are encouraged to bring a fresh fecal sample from one sheep or goat to examine. Participants will become FAMACHA certified and can purchase an anemia index card at the workshop upon certification.

The cost of the workshop, on a sliding scale from $50-$80, includes light refreshments.

For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sue Beaz at 207-667-8212 or [email protected].

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