Hair Sheep Research Symposium
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Section 1: Breeds of Hair Sheep

Review Paper:
Hair Sheep Genetic Resources of the Americas
D.L. Thomas

Comparative Ewe Productivity Among Selected Hair Sheep Genotypes in the Caribbean: Preliminary Assessments
C.H. Mannasmith, M.J. Keens-Dumas, W.R. Getz,, H.A. Fitzhugh and A.E. Wilhelm

Performance of Four Breeds of Hair Sheep and their Crossbreds at Blenheim Station, Tobago, West Indies
H.C. Patterson

Martinique Hair Sheep, Phenotypes and Performance
F.L. Leimbacher

The Productivity of Three Breed Types of West African Hairsheep in Ghana
F.H.K. Asiedu

The Javanese Fat Tail, an Indonesian Sheep Population With Potential to Produce Hair Sheep
L. Iniguez, G.E. Bradford, Komarudin and Ketut Sutama

Section 2: Hair Sheep Production Systems

Review Paper:
Hair Sheep Production Under Temperate and Tropical Conditions
M. Shelton

Intensive (Zero-Grazed) Hair Sheep Production in Trinidad and Tobago: The Sugarcane Feeds Centre Approach
C.H.O. Lallo, G.W. Garcia and F.A. Neckles

Intensive Sheep Production in St. Lucia
W.C. Massiah

Impact of Irrigation on Performances of Martinique Hair Sheep Grazing Pastures of Digitarja Decumbens
(Stent.) in Southeastern Martinique
M. Mahieu

Productivity of Sumatran Thin Tail X St. Croix Ewes in a System Integrated With Rubber Plantation in North Sumatra
L. Iniguez, G.E. Bradford, M.D. Sanchez, D. L. Thomas, Endang, S. Sinulingga and R. Gatenby

Section 3: Hair Sheep Performance - Caribbean

Pure and Crossbred Performance of Several Breeds of Caribbean Hair Sheep in Tobago (West Indies)
R.K. Rastogi, M.J. Keens-Dumas and F.B. Lauckner

Out-of-Season Breeding, Prolificacy, Lambing Intervals and Weight Gains at 60, 90, 120 Days of Age of Barbados Blackbelly Sheep
H.A. Swartz and M. Hunte

Lambing Performance of St. Croix Hair Sheep in Two Different Climatic Environments
S. Wildeus, A. Maciulis and W.C. Foote

Section 4: Hair Sheep Performance - United States

Review Paper:
Hair Sheep Potential for Specific Environmental Conditions and Productive Systems in North America
C.F. Parker, K.E. McClure and R.P. Herd

Performance of a Hair-Wool Sheep Composite in Ohio
K.E. McClure and C.F. Parker

Evaluation of Sheep of Hair and Wool Breeds in Southern Illinois
R. Bunge, D. L. Thomas and T. G. Nash

Ewe Productivity and Subsequent Preweaning Lamb Performance in St. Croix Sheep Bred at Different Times During the Year
M.A. Brown

Reproductive Performance in a Small Flock of Sheep Grading Up To Katahdin Hair Sheep in Arkansas
W.R. Getz and C.H. Mannasrnith

Out of Season Breeding, Lambing and Lactation Performance of Katahdin Ewes
F.J. Schwulst

Section 5: Lamb Growth and Carcass Quality

Use of Non-Conventional Feed Resources for Fattening Hair Sheep Lambs
C.H.O. Lallo, G.W. Garcia and F.A. Neckles

Response of Lambs to Concentrate Feeding in Antigua
A. Martinez, C. Burwell, K. Young and J. Robinson

Protein Supplements for Hair Sheep Fed a Tropical Grass Based Diet
A.C. Hammond and S. Wildeus

Effect of Varying Concentrations of Energy and Protein in Pelleted Diets of Santa Ines and Morada Nova Hair Sheep on Intake, Digestion and Growth
J.R. Kawas, W. Guimaraes, J.M. Shelton, and C.D. Lu

Effects of Supplementation on Growth and Carcass Characteristics of Hair Sheep Lambs Grazing Native Tropical Pasture
S. Wildeus and J.R. Fugle

Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Hair, Wool and Hair Crossbred Lambs Fed High Energy Diets
K.E. McClure, C.F. Parker and N.A. Parrett

Yield and Quality Grade, Warner-Bratzler Shear Force and Sensory Panel Evaluation of Blackbelly Lamb Carcasses Compared to New Zealand Lamb
H.A. Swartz and M. Hunte

Comparison of Carcass Characteristics and Lipid Composition for St. Croix and Targhee Ram Lambs
M.B. Solomon, G.M.J. Horton, K.E. McClure, E.W. Paroczay, R.J. Mroz and D.S. Lough

Section 6: Reproduction in Hair Sheep

Review Paper:
Reproduction in Hair Sheep Under Different Climatic Conditions
W.C. Foote

Aspects of Puberal Development in St. Croix Hair Sheep
R.C. Evans, S. Wildeus, W.C. Foote, and R.M. Anderson

Factors Associated With the Attainment of Puberty in the Female in Breeds of Hair Sheep in Northeast Brazil
A.A. Simplicio, W.C. Foote, J.F. Nunes and A.E.F.D. Silva

Circannual Estrous Intervals and Episodic Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone and Autumnal Progesterone and Ovulation Rate in Cycling Pelibuey Ewes Continuously Exposed To Teaser Rams
A. Gonzalez-Reyna and B.D. Murphy

Reproductive Cycling Activities of Barbados Blackbelly, St. Croix, Katahdin and Wool Breeds During Winter, Spring and Summer
K.R. Pond, T.G. Goodwin, D.E. Morbeck, J.V. Cooper, M. Roberts and J.H. Britt

Environmental Effects on Parameters of Reproduction in St. Croix Hair Sheep
R.C. Evans, W.C. Foote and S. Wildeus

Section 7: Hair Sheep Physiology

Physiological Responses of Hair and Wool Sheep to Changes in Ambient Temperature and Feed Allowance
G.M.J. Horton, S.M. Emanuele, M.B. Solomon, C.C. Burgher and K.E. McClure

Endocrinology and Related Aspects of the Postpartum Period in St. Croix Hair Sheep
R.M. Anderson, W.C. Foote, S. Wildeus, R.C. Evans and B.G. England

Effect of Varying Structural and Nonstructural Carbohydrate Components in Diets of Pelibuey Sheep on Intake, Digestion and Rumination
J.R. Kawas, J.L. Luevano, and R. De Ia Cruz

Section 8: Hair Sheep Health

Transport Stress and Realimentation in St. Croix and Targhee Sheep
G.M.J. Horton, K.E. McClure, S.M. Emanuele, J.A. Baldwin and M.B. Solomon

Seasonal Transmission of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Sheep on St. Croix
C.H. Courtney and S. Wildeus
 
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