NC State CVM 2024 Small Ruminant Husbandry Owner Workshop

The NC State Ruminant Medicine Service invites owners, breeders, and producers to attend the 2024 Small Ruminant Husbandry Owner Workshop

Please join us at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine for continuing education regarding small ruminant husbandry! This full day learning experience is targeted towards small ruminant (sheep and goat) and camelid owners, breeders, and producers. Our amazing clinicians will provide 50-minute lectures on critical topics relating to small ruminant and camelid husbandry.

Breakfast and lunch will be served. Please come and join us!

Registration

Registration for this event is $45.00 and includes workshop notes, breakfast and lunch!

Schedule

Time	Topic	Presenter
7:00 – 7:45 AM	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05 AM	Welcome	Dr. Jennifer Halleran
8:05 – 8:55 AM	Nutrition	Dr. Carrie Pickworth
9:05 – 9:55 AM	Gastrointestinal Parasites	Dr. Siena Mitman
9:55 – 10:10 AM	Break
10:10 – 11:00 AM	Gastrointestinal Parasite Treatment and Management	Dr. Siena Mitman
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM	Camelid Husbandry	Dr. Hunter Ferchaw
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 – 2:15 PM	Emergency! At Home Care and Triage	Dr. Blanca Camacho Dr. Sarah Goss
2:30 – 2:50 PM	McMaster’s Review	Dr. Michael Center Dr. Sarah Goss
2:50 – 3:05 PM	Break
3:05 – 3:55 PM	Group 1 – Fecal McMaster’s Group 2 – Q&A
4:05 – 4:55 PM	Group 1 – Q&A Group 2 – Fecal McMaster’s
4:55 – 5:00 PM	Closing Remarks	Dr. Jennifer Halleran

Speakers

Dr. Blanca E. Camacho is a doctoral student at North Carolina State University. She recently completed her Ruminant Health residency at North Carolina State University CVM. Dr. Camacho graduated from UC Davis SVM, completed an internship at Colorado State University VTH, and worked as an associate veterinarian in a mixed-animal practice in Northeast Texas. Prior to starting her residency, she worked in Tulare, CA as a dairy ambulatory clinician. Dr. Camacho is committed to advancing client and producer education alike!

Dr. Michael Center graduated from Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020. He then accepted a position with Ohio State’s ambulatory service as an intern where he worked with cattle, goats, sheep, horses, and pigs. After his internship he joined the faculty at Lincoln Memorial University’s College of Veterinary Medicine as an anatomy and farm animal clinical skills instructor. Dr. Center has a passion for teaching, and hopes to remain in academia where he can continue to be a resource to veterinary students, and farm animal owners.

Dr. Hunter Ferchaw is a Ruminant Health Management Intern at North Carolina State University. She graduated from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2024 (go green!). Dr. Ferchaw is interested in pursuing a career in zoological medicine, with a special interest in treating exotic ruminants. She is excited to promote the health and wellness of ruminants through owner education!

Dr. Sarah Goss graduated from NC State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2023. After graduation, she stayed at NC State University and began a 1 year post-doctoral internship in Ruminant Health Management treating cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Dr. Goss is interested in helping owners of sheep and goats prevent common disease processes to ensure a long and healthy life for these wonderful critters. She’s excited to see how many people have learned they make very entertaining and loving companions.

Dr. Jennifer Halleran is originally from New Jersey. She received a B.S. in Animal Science and Microbiology from University of Rhode Island. She attended Colorado State University for veterinary school and received her DVM in 2014. From there, she completed a ruminant health internship at North Carolina State University, followed by a large animal internal medicine residency at Oklahoma State University. She became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Large Animal in 2019. Following her residency, she completed a PhD in Infectious Disease at NCSU. She is currently on faculty at NCSU with a research focus pertaining to enteric bacteria and their antimicrobial resistance profiles in large animals.

Dr. Siena Mitman is the Ruminant Health Resident at North Carolina State University. She recently completed a Ruminant Health Management internship at NC State (which she loved so much, she had to stay!). Dr. Mitman attended veterinary school at Tufts University, and obtained her Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota. She is passionate about working as a team with ruminant owners and producers to maximize the health of their animals, and to feel empowered while they do so!

Emily O’Connor is a Clinical Technician for the NCSU Farm Animal Medicine Service. She received a B.S. in Animal Science, a B.S. in Agricultural Education and a B.A. in German Studies from NC State University. Prior to working at NCSU, Emily was a high school Animal Science teacher and worked in mixed animal veterinary practices in NC and CO. Client education is a passion of hers and she believes helping livestock owners improve their husbandry practices will ensure the best possible outcome for their animal’s health. 

Dr. Carrie Pickworth is an Associate Professor of Animal Science at North Carolina State University. Dr. Pickworth has a career focus on ruminant animal nutrition and management. She teaches across three academic levels of Associate, Baccalaureate, and Graduate classes on livestock and poultry l nutrition, beef cattle management, and ruminant nutrition. She also coordinates a Livestock Science Camp program for high school youth. Dr. Pickworth practices what she teaches and teaches what she practices as she also runs a diverse small farm with an emphasis in Dorset sheep.