Sericea lespedeza has been shown to reduce barber pole worm infections in small ruminants.
Hair sheep tend to be more resistant to gastro-intestinal parasites than wooled sheep or goats.
Teaching the next generation about worms.
Sericea lespedeza has been shown to reduce barber pole worm infections in small ruminants.
Certified FAMACHA© Instructors
The FAMACHA© eye anemia system was developed by South African scientists and veterinarians. In order to teach FAMACHA© to farmers, students, and others (and purchase more than one FAMACHA© card), you must be a certified FAMACHA© instructor. The American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control has developed a process for becoming a certified FAMACHA© instructor. It includes an application and quiz. The application will be reviewed by a panel of consortium members to determine qualifications for teaching FAMACHA© and integrated parasite management. A passing grade on the quiz is 80 percent. The quiz reflects the information that should be taught in workshops. You may take the quiz more than once. Once approved you will receive a certificate. Certification will last for two years, after which time, you will need to pass an updated quiz.
The following people have met the requirements for certification. They are listed by state. You may contact them to teach a FAMACHA© workshop.
Alabama
Uma Karki, PhD, PAS
Tuskegee University
ukarki@tuskegee.edu
(334) 727-8336
Arizona
Samantha Cubbage, DVM
scubbage.herdhealth@gmail.com
(480) 772-3300
Arkansas
Dr. Joan M. Burke
Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center
joan.burke@ars.usda.gov
(479) 675-3834 x 325
California
Tara Urbano, DVM
University of California Davis
tmurbano@ucdavis.edu
(559) 393-1537
Colorado
Tammy Schneider
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
schneider@belrea.edu
(970) -301-2525
Delaware
Dr. Kwame Matthews
Delaware State University
kmatthews@desu.edu
(302) 857-6540
Florida
Louise Hall
Florida Meat Sheep Alliance
halllouise@me.com
(813) 777-4563
Martha Mallicote, DVM, DACVIM
University of Florida Large Animal Hospital
mallicotem@ufl.edu
(352) 294-4325
Ruth Taber
Williston, Florida
ruthtaber@embarqmail.com
(352) 502-2564
Georgia
Jay Daniel
Berry College
jadaniel@berry.edu
(706) 936-5739
Kim Post
University of Georgia
kimberly.post@uga.edu
(229) 482-3895
Dr. Niki Whitley
Fort Valley State University
whitleyn@fvsu.edu
(478) 825-6577
Indiana
Sara Dzimianski
Purdue University
sdzimian@purdue.edu
(812) 547-7084
Illinois
Deborah Niemann-Boehle
deborahwrites@gmail.com
(815) 341-1223
Iowa
Paul J. Plummer, DVM
Iowa State University
Pplummer@iastate.edu
(515) 294-8522
Maine
James E. Miller DVM PhD
Louisiana State University (retired)
(225) 253-6194
Maryland
Susan Schoenian (retired)
University of Maryland Extension
sschoen@umd.edu
(301) 432-2767 x343
Michigan
Richard Ehrhardt
Michigan State University
ehrhard5@msu.edu
(517) 899-0040
Mississippi
Kip Brown
Mississippi State University
kipp.brown@outlook.com
(662) 417-4393
Michael Pesato
Mississippi State University
mep323@msstate.edu
(440) 669-3517
Leyla Rios
Mississippi State University
leyla.rios@msstate.edu
(662) 435-4514
Missouri
Linda Coffey
NCAT ATTRA
lindac@ncat.org
(479) 442-9824
(479) 445-2063 (cell)
Nebraska
Randy Saner
University of Nebraska
randy.saner@unl.edu
(308) 532-2683
New York
Amy Barkley - Erie County
Cornell Cooperative Extension
amb544@cornell.edu
(716) 640-0844
Lynn Bliven
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Allegany County
lao3@cornell.edu
(716) 244-0290
Daniel J. Flaherty
USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service
daniel.flaherty@usda.gov
(607) 865-7090
(607) 644-7849 (cell)
Nancy Glazier
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Northwest New York
nig3@cornell.edu
(585) 315-7746
Betsy Hodge
Northern New York Cooperative Extension
bmf9@cornell.edu
(315) 379-9192
Janice Liotta
Cornell University
JLL55@cornell.edu
(607) 423-3207
Ashley McFarland
Cornell University - Central New York
am2876@cornell.edu
(315) 604-2156
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Dr. tatiana Stanton
Cornell University
tls7@cornell.edu
(607) 254-6024
Richard Toebe
Cornell Cooperative Extension - Delaware County
(607) 865-7090
North Carolina
Fred Brown, DVM
Traphill, North Carolina
banimaldoc@wilkes.net
(336) 957-5054
Taylor Chavis
North Carolina State University
tbhunt@ncsu.edu
(910) 671-3276
Randy Collins
North Carolina State University
randy_collins@ncsu.edu
(828) 479-7979
Dr. Emily Cope
North Carolina State University
emily_cope@ncsu.edu
(336) 593-8179
Kinsey Everhart
North Carolina State University
kmeverha@ncsu.edu
(919) 475-3619
Anthony Growe
North Carolina State University
(910) 206-2772
Liz Joseph
North Carolina State University
liz_joseph@ncsu.edu
(910) 321-6862
Lauren Langley
North Carolina State University
lauren_langley@ncsu.edu
(336) 570-6740
Adam Lawing
North Carolina State University
aclawing@ncsu.edu
(828) 289-9910
Rachel Owens
North Carolina State University
reowens2@ncsu.edu
(704) 283-3739
Becky Spearman
North Carolina State University
becky_spearman@ncsu.edu
(910) 877-3623
Ohio
Braden Campbell
Ohio State University
campbell.1279@osu.edu
(740) 434-3252
Crystal Criswell
St. Croix Hair Sheep Breeders
crystal.schulte.criswell@gmail.com
(304) 654-3977
Oklahoma
James E. Miller DVM PhD
Louisiana State University (retired)
(225) 253-6194
Steve Hart
Langston University (retired)
steve.hart@langston.edu
(405) 612-5642
Barry Whitworth, DVM
Oklahoma State University
barry.whitworth@okstate.edu
(580) 320-0856
Oregon
Hayley White
Oregon State University
hayley.white@oregonstate.edu
(971) 612-0027
Charles Estill
Oregon State University
charles.estill@oregonstate.edu
(541) 231-2274
Willard Hucks
Amity, Oregon
willard.hucks@gmail.com
(541) 974-8590
Ened McNett
Oregon State University
mcnette@oregonstate.edu
(505) 570-9133
Mary Smallwood
Oklahoma State University
mary.smallman@oregonstate.edu
(541) 231-4299
Pennsylvania
Melanie Barkley
Penn State University - Bedford County
meh7@psu.edu
(814) 623-4800
William Fritz, Ph.D.
Delaware Valley University
william.fritz@delval.edu
(215) 489-2325
Camren Maierle
Penn State University
clm6630@psu.edu
(724) 662-3141
Stephanie Ringler
USDA APHIS
stephanie.ringler@usda.gov
(717) 599-9957
South Carolina
Patty B. Scharko, DVM
Field & Extension Veterinarian
Clemson University
pschark@clemson.edu
(803) 726-7803
Texas
Jeremy Everett
jeremy.everett21@gmail.com
(903) 975-0786
Tammy Gallagher
Shady Paddock Farm - Paige, Texas
shadypaddock@gmail.com
(361) 443-4646
Reid Redden
Texas A&M AgriLife
reid.redden@ag.tamu.edu
(325) 657-7324
Ashley Steuer
Texas Tech University
ashley_steuer@ttu.edu
(806) 834-6741
Virginia
James Hilleary
Virginia Tech - Loudoun County
james58@vt.edu
(703) 777-0373
Scott Jerrell
Virginia Tech - Scott County
sjerrell@vt.edu
(276) 452-2772
Dahlia O'Brien
Virginia State University
dobrien@vsu.edu
(894) 524-6963
Roger Ramirez-Barrios
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
raramirez@vt.edu
(754) 610-5408
West Virginia
Scott Bowdridge
West Virginia University
scott.bowdridge@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-2003
Brad Smith
West Virginia University
Brad.Smith@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 668-9908