Sheep & Goat Research
Programs
Sheep & Goat Research Center (SGRC)
The WCU Sheep and Goat Center offers students a hands-on learning opportunity to build their skills in sheep and goat production, management, and marketing. With a strong history of success, the sheep and goat program offers students, and the world, information about sheep and goats through our teaching, research and Extension functions.
The Sheep and Goat Center includes a reception/office area that houses student worker areas and an office for the Sheep Center manager. An indoor, climate controlled laboratory allows for activities such as semen collection and evaluation, wool and mohair evaluation, and ultrasounding. The lab also features a semen storage area. The outside pen area includes fenced, outdoor runs for sheep and goats, as well as a working pen facility that allows for hands-on learning.
Wool and mohair evaluation is an important part of our teaching program. Students in the sheep and goat program have access to a wide variety of articles to evaluate for selection.
The Sheep and Goat program offers educational training to youth and adults who are interested in learning more about the sheep and goat industry through Extension outreach efforts. Students in the Department of Animal Science can gain real-world experience through courses and lab sessions held at the Sheep Center. The Breeding Sheep Show Team brings state and national exposure to our program by successfully exhibiting the WCU-raised sheep at major livestock shows. They also host an annual lamb and goat sale, that has been a major success in the past few years.
Research Programs
Sheep and Goat Programs
The WCU Sheep and Goat Center offers students a hands-on learning opportunity to build their skills in sheep and goat production, management, and marketing. With a strong history of success, the sheep and goat program offers students, and the world, information about sheep and goats through our teaching, research and Extension functions.
The Sheep and Goat Center includes a reception/office area that houses student worker areas and an office for the Sheep Center manager. An indoor, climate controlled laboratory allows for activities such as semen collection and evaluation, wool and mohair evaluation, and ultrasounding. The lab also features a semen storage area. The outside pen area includes fenced, outdoor runs for sheep and goats, as well as a working pen facility that allows for hands-on learning.
Wool and mohair evaluation is an important part of our teaching program. Students in the sheep and goat program have access to a wide variety of articles to evaluate for selection.
The Sheep and Goat program offers educational training to youth and adults who are interested in learning more about the sheep and goat industry through Extension outreach efforts. Students in the Department of Animal Science can gain real-world experience through courses and lab sessions held at the Sheep Center. The Breeding Sheep Show Team brings state and national exposure to our program by successfully exhibiting the WCU-raised sheep at major livestock shows. They also host an annual lamb and goat sale, that has been a major success in the past few years.
Research Programs
Sheep and Goat Programs