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Multiple Livestock Species Integrated Parasite Management Train-the-Trainer Programs with On-Farm, Computer-based and Traditional Training Sessions

Multiple Livestock Species Integrated Parasite Management Train-the-Trainer Programs with On-Farm, Computer-based and Traditional Training Sessions

Summary/Abstract

Livestock parasite control has focused primarily on sheep and goats, but all livestock have parasites and cattle and horses have increasing parasite dewormer resistance issues. Improper parasite control causes farmer production/profit losses and increases chemical dewormers released into our environment. Recent needs assessments and phone calls received indicate that livestock farmers throughout the South are interested in parasite control and that 70% of NC Cooperative Extension Animal Science agents were interested in training about integrated parasite management for livestock. The proposed project is designed to develop and evaluate Agricultural professional training sessions and tools in integrated parasite management (IPM) for pasture raised pigs and poultry, beef cattle, horses and small ruminants. Collaborators with experience in a variety of livestock species will assist with developing training materials, designing on-farm experiential training courses and providing expertise as speakers at training workshops. Existing training materials for small ruminants developed through previous SARE funded grants will be updated (if necessary) and used. To evaluate entire project impact, training participants will be surveyed to assess knowledge increase and subsequent use (for farmer workshops, newsletters, and the like). Trainers trained will be provided with farmer-level workshop materials and surveys to evaluate farmer knowledge increase as well as long-term impact. Workshops and interactive trainings will include grant writing, survey design and impact evaluation. Follow-up train-the-trainer workshops will be held to collate the train-the-trainer impact assessment information while also demonstrating to the agents and other agricultural professionals some methods used to assess and report impact.

Objectives/Performance Targets

Objectives:

1) Focusing on a variety of livestock species, train agents in how to assess parasite management and control issues and provide them with tools to help the farmers with those issues, resulting in farmers understanding and controlling parasites in their animals with more efficient/less chemical dewormer use (to reduce chemicals in our environment and increase farmer profitability).

2) Teach agents about how to assess the impact of trainings they provide to farmers and give them the tools to begin the process, resulting in agents assisting with tracking the impact of the proposed project and participating in reporting of those impacts well into the future.

Ultimately, the goal is to help agents and other agricultural professionals to provide information to farmers with pasture raised pigs, poultry, cattle, horses, sheep and/or goats that will help them make more money and have greater lifestyle satisfaction while reducing chemicals released into the environment.

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2010 Proposal

Project Number: ES10-105
Type: Professional Development Program
Region: South
SARE Grant: $86,105

Coordinator:
Niki Whitley
NC A&T SU Cooperative Extension Program
PO Box 21928
Greensboro, NC 27420
Phone: 336-334-7956
E-mail: ncwhitle@ncat.edu

Participants:
Mark Alley
Clinical Asst Professor
NCSU
NC State University , CVM Main Building D249A, Box 8401
Raleigh , NC 27695
Phone: 919-513-6015
E-mail: mark_alley@ncsu.edu

Ray Kaplan
Vet Parasitologist
UGA
5890 DW Brooks Drive
Athens , GA 30602
Phone: (706)542-5670
E-mail: rkaplan@uga.edu

Morgan Morrow
Professor, Animal Science
NC State University
201 Polk Hall, Box 7621
Raleigh , NC 27695
Phone: (919)515-4001
E-mail: morgan_morrow@ncsu.edu

Niki Whitley
Extension Animal Science Specialist
North Carolina A&T State University
PO Box 21928
Greensboro , NC 27420
Phone: (336)334-7956
E-mail: ncwhitle@ncat.edu
This project and all associated reports and support materials were supported by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed within do not necessarily reflect the view of the SARE program or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.