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Tennessee Sheep Producers Educational Program and Annual Meeting

 

 

March 15-16, 2024
Clyde M York 4-H Training Center
62 4-H Center Dr, Crossville, TN 38572 

 

 

Friday, March 15 

6:00 pm:  Welcome – Robert Walker, TSPA President Meet & greet reception 

7:00 pm:  Sheep OB and Saving Lambs that First Week, Dr. Victoria Morris, DVM and Dr. Preston Morris, DVM, Lincoln Memorial College of Veterinary Medicine 

7:45 pm:  Forages and Alternative Feeds for Sheep During Low Moisture Conditions, Dr. Katie Mason, Assistant Professor- Beef Cattle Nutrition, UT Animal Science 

8:30 pm:  Management Factors Affecting Fertility, Jessy Shanks, Extension Specialist- Small Ruminant Management, UT Animal Science 

Saturday, March 16 

8:00 am:  Welcome – Robert Walker, TSPA President 

8:15 am:  Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation, Gregg Upchurch, Extension Agent, UT Extension Cumberland Co. and Dwight Loveday, Retired Meat Extension Specialist, UT Extension 

9:00 am:  What Are Buyers Looking For?, Jeff Zinner, United Producers , Inc. 

9:45 am:  Break (Trade Show) 

10:00 am:  Annual Meeting of TSPA 

10:45 am:  Break 

11:00 am:  Genomics – A Primer, Dr. Troy Rowan, Assistant Professor-Beef Cattle Genomics, UT Animal Science Technology Tools for Flock Management

12:15 noon:  Lunch and Awards Program 

Tennessee Junior Sheep Producers Program

Aaron Fisher and Jessy Shanks

Saturday, March 16, 2024

7:30 am:  Registration

8:15 am:  Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation

9:15 pm:  Hands-On Learning Activities

1:00pm–2:00pm  Sheep Showmanship Clinic

Educational Program Sign up

Motel Options

There are several hotel options in the Crossville area.  Here are some to contact for more information.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

560 Peavine Rd

Crossville, TN 38571

(931) 707-1035

Hampton Inn Crossville

64 Hospitality Dr,

Crossville, TN 38555

(931) 707-7170

Super 8 by Wyndham

2543 E 1st St,

Crossville, TN 38555

(931) 707-7660

Comfort Suites

2581 E 1st St

Crossville, TN 38555

(931) 707-8638

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About TSPA

Gestation in sheep varies from 142 to 152 days with the average being 147 days. Just like people, individual pregnancies can vary,  gestation periods of 138 to 159 days are not unheard of. Ewes carrying multiple lambs tend to have shorter gestations while male lambs (and heavy birth weight lambs) are usually carried for longer than female lambs. The form above calculates the lambing date based on a 147 day gestation period.

Lambing Due-Date Calculator: 
Enter Date of Breeding:   
(MM/DD/YYYY format)  
Expected Lambing Date:   
Range of Lambing Dates:

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