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p.m.) for all to see. "The Snack
Wagon allows you to feed a large
number of animals quickly, and it
can be used as a mass
supplementation tool," says
Christoph Wand, beef cattle, sheep
and goat nutritionist with OMAFRA.
A sheep and goat handling
demonstration will also take place
each day. At 11:00 a.m. daily, there
will also be an ultrasound pregnancy
diagnosis demo on sheep and
possibly goats. Pregnancy diagnosis
means added feed savings for
producers through early identification
of open animals. says Anita O'Brien,
sheep and goat specialist, OMAFRA.
producers will also have the
chance to see the benefits of
the latest in handling facilities
(using sheep) and how they can save
time and labour, and reduce stress for
both the animals and the operator at
1:00 p.m. daily. Body condition
scoring and drenching will be
demonstrated:
At 11:30 a.m. each day, live goat
milking will also be demonstrated,
with the help of Mornington Heritage
Cheese and Dairy Co-operative Inc.
Brad Lindner, general manager of
Mornington says the milking
equipment will be described,
detailing its advantages, and a
question and answer period will
follow the milking. Bruce Hayden
from OMAFRA's Dairy Inspection
Branch will be on hand to field
questions about what's involved in
getting started in the industry.
Mornington also plans to sell various
goat and sheep cheeses in the
pavilion.
Grober Animal Nutrition will
have an ongoing demonstration each
day showing the use of their
automated milk replacement feeders
on kids.
The theme for this year's Woodlot
Expo is "Building Bridges." In
addition to the demonstrations of
forestry technology and farm
woodlot services, plans are underway
to bring together government
organizations, such as the Ontario
Stewardship Program with industry
participants such as loggers and
sawmill operations. This approach
will give visitors a one-stop shopping
experience, where they will have
access to a range of expertise — from