wv sheep producer survey results
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WV Sheep Producer Survey Results. Kellie D’Souza West Virginia University March 2 nd , 2013. Purpose of survey. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WV Sheep Producer Survey Results
Kellie D’SouzaWest Virginia University
March 2nd, 2013
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Purpose of survey
• Determine the level of adoption of out-of-season breeding (OSB) in West Virginia and identify the socio-economic factors which influence the adoption of this practice among sheep producers
• Distributed survey to 1,559 sheep producers in WV and received 151 responses (~10% response rate)
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Demographics and Farm Characteristics
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Conclusions from survey
• Majority of producers were men, older than 45, that had greater than 10 yrs experience
• Majority owned < 100 head, but intended to increase the size of their flock in the next 3 yrs
• A majority of producers were only part-time and < 25% of their annual income was from sheep enterprise
• About 30% of producers in WV currently practice OSB, and 90% of them indicated that they were satisfied with the results
• A majority of producers are not practicing activities that have been shown to increase fertility in ewes, especially bred out-of-season
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Notes on OSB• Successfully shifted the breeding and lambing seasons of 75%
of ewes treated
• Producers able capitalize on seasonally higher prices, while reducing losses associated with parasitism and predation
• Preliminary analyses indicate that the additional returns significantly exceed any additional feeding and management costs associated with OSB
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