🎙️ K-State Agriculture Today: 2214 – Understanding More About Hantavirus…Goat and Sheep Breeding

  • Fins, Fur and Feathers: Hantavirus
  • Getting Ready for Goat and Sheep Breeding
  • Continue Keeping an Eye Out for New World Screwworm

00:01:05 – Fins, Fur and Feathers: Hantavirus: Starting the show is K-State’s Drew Ricketts and Joe Gerken with part of their Fins, Fur and Feathers podcast as they discuss hantavirus and how it is transmitted.

Fins, Fur and Feathers

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00:12:05 – Getting Ready for Goat and Sheep Breeding: Kelsey Bentley, K-State small ruminant specialist, continues today’s show as she shares reminders for goat and sheep producers as they get ready for breeding season.

00:23:05 – Continue Keeping an Eye Out for New World Screwworm: K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk ends the show providing an update on the New World screwworm and reminds Kansas dairy farmers to continue monitoring their herds and calving areas for signs of New World screwworm.

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