Author: Dr. Tatiana Stanton
Module: Marketing
email address: tls7@cornell.edu

• Ph.D. (Animal Science, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA),
• M.S. (Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX),
• B.S. (Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX).
• A.A. (Paris Junior College, Paris, TX)

Current Position: Research Scientist and Extension Specialist, E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research, Langston University.

Current Responsibilities: Conducts research and delivers extension activities for E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research, Langston University.

Oklahoma State University
Authors: Dr. Damona Doye and Mr. Roger Sahs
Module: Enterprise analysis
email address: ddoye@okstate.edu and rvsahs@okstate.edu

American Meat Goat Association
Collaborator: Mr. Marvin Shurley
email address: marvin@sonoratx.net

Tennessee State University
Collaborators: Dr. Richard Browning, Jr. and Dr. An Peischel
email addresses: rbrowning@Tnstate.edu, apeischel@Tnstate.edu

University of Arkansas
Author: Dr. Janie Sims Hipp
Module: Legal Issues
email address: jhipp@uark.edu

IBGA
Author: Mr. Derial Bivens
Module: Disaster Preparedness
email address: derial@lancastergoats.com

Virginia State University

• Ph.D. (Reproductive Physiology; James Cook University, Australia),
• B.S. (Animal Science; Montana State University).

Current Position: Associate Research Professor, Small Ruminants; 100% research appointment.

Current Responsibilities: Conduct research in forage-based production system for goats and hair sheep, with emphasis on accelerated mating, assisted reproductive technologies, and breed germplasm evaluation; supervise and manage the small ruminant research herd (meat goats and hair sheep) and on-farm research facilities.

The University: Virginia State University, founded in 1882, is the first fully state supported four-year institution for Blacks in America, and an 1890 Land-Grant Institution. Virginia State University has a student population of approximately 5000, and offers 45 baccalaureate and master’s degree programs within five schools: (1) Agriculture; (2) Business; (3) Engineering, Science and Technology; (4) Liberal Arts and Education; and (5) Graduate Studies, Research and Outreach. The 235-acre campus and an 416-acre agricultural research farm are located in Petersburg, VA, 2 hours from Washington, DC to the north and the North Carolina Triangle area to the south.

email address: swildeus@vsu.edu

Virginia State University

• Ph.D. (Animal Breeding and Genetics, Ohio State University),
• M.S. (Animal Science, Ohio State University)
• B.S. (Agricultural Education and Animal Science, Oklahoma State University).

Current Position: Professor and Extension Specialist-Animal Science.

Current Responsibilities: Serve as a statewide Extension Specialist associated with the Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center at Fort Valley State University. Teach general animal science, animal breeding, small ruminant management, and graduate statistics in the animal science curriculum. Conduct research in sheep and meat goat production systems, genetic evaluation, and plant-animal relationships.

The University: The University is located in middle Georgia in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County, the original site of the nation’s peach industry. Its 1,365-acre campus is the second largest (in acreage) public university in the state. The university was established in 1895 as the Fort Valley High and Industrial School. It was consolidated with the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth in 1939 to form Fort Valley State College which was then elevated to Fort Valley State University in June 1996. Its 50-plus year status as a land-grant university has led to remarkable innovations in agriculture and related fields. The acclaimed biology department and chemistry department help Fort Valley State University send more students of African descent to medical school and dental school than any other state school in Georgia. The University’s 3,000 plus students represent 130 of Georgia’s 159 counties, more than 30 states and about 10 international countries. Ninety-four percent of the student body is African American. The College of Agriculture, Home Economics and Allied Programs offers instruction including animal and veterinary science, plant and soil sciences, agricultural economics and rural sociology, agricultural education, electronic engineering, and agricultural mechanics. A Master’s degree in several areas of animal science is offered. Centers of Excellence have been established in plant bioengineering, aquaculture, and small ruminants.

email address: getzw@mail.fvsu.edu

American Boer Goat Association
Collaborator: Mr. Robert Swize
email address: robert@abga.org

North Carolina State University
Author: Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
Module: Vegetation Management
email address: Jean-Marie_Luginbuhl@ncsu.edu

Louisiana State University
Authors: Dr. Jim Miller and Dr. Bruce Olcott
Modules: Parasites and Biosecurity
email address: jmille1@lsu.edu and bolcott@lsu.edu

Collaborator: Dr. Cassandra Vaughn
email address: cfvaughn@lorman.alcorn.edu

Collaborator: Mr. Robert Swize
email address: robert@abga.org

Collaborator: Dona M. Mason-Reneau, AKGA Registrar
email address: akgabod@kikogoats.com

Collaborator: Mr. Marvin Shurley
email address: marvin@sonoratx.net

Collaborator: Ms. Angela McKenzie-Jakes (replacing Dr. Pamela Hunter)

• M.S. (Animal Science; Tuskegee University),
• B.S. (Animal Science; Tuskegee University).

Current Position: Extension Animal Science Specialist This position is full-time, 12 month position, 60% extension and 40% research.

Current Responsibilities: Provide leadership (program leader) for the state major program FL-261 (Small Animal and Small Farm Profitability and Sustainability), develop plans of work and accomplishment reports for the state major program, develop educational materials for goat producers, plan and conduct conferences, workshops, seminars, clinics, short courses and field days on and off research station with farmers, serve on a collaborative team to conduct basic and applied research on goats, actively participate as part of the FAMU and IFAS team responsible for the statewide extension small animal livestock programs, work with private entities, cooperatives and community based organizations with small livestock programs, attend state and regional workshops, conferences and meetings to acquire current information on production and management of livestock enterprises and seek additional funding to expand the overall livestock programs for small farmers.

The University: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a four-year, public, co-educational and fully accredited 1890 land grant institution of higher learning. The main campus consist of 419 acres located on the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida. The total assets of the University are valued over $190 million dollars. The campus is comprised of 131 buildings and has a current operating budget of over $210,000,000. Florida A&M University student enrollment population consists primarily of undergraduates (students enrolled at the lower division). The University offers 62 bachelor’s degrees in 103 majors/tracks. 36 master’s degrees with 56 majors/tracks are offered within eleven of the University’s 13 schools and colleges. Two professional degrees and eleven PhD degree programs are offered.

email address: angusboer34@hotmail.com

Collaborator: Dr. Will R. Getz

• Ph.D. (Animal Breeding and Genetics, Ohio State University),
• M.S. (Animal Science, Ohio State University)
• B.S. (Agricultural Education and Animal Science, Oklahoma State University).

Current Position: Professor and Extension Specialist-Animal Science.

Current Responsibilities: Serve as a statewide Extension Specialist associated with the Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center at Fort Valley State University. Teach general animal science, animal breeding, small ruminant management, and graduate statistics in the animal science curriculum. Conduct research in sheep and meat goat production systems, genetic evaluation, and plant-animal relationships.

The University: The University is located in middle Georgia in the town of Fort Valley in Peach County, the original site of the nation’s peach industry. Its 1,365-acre campus is the second largest (in acreage) public university in the state. The university was established in 1895 as the Fort Valley High and Industrial School. It was consolidated with the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth in 1939 to form Fort Valley State College which was then elevated to Fort Valley State University in June 1996. Its 50-plus year status as a land-grant university has led to remarkable innovations in agriculture and related fields. The acclaimed biology department and chemistry department help Fort Valley State University send more students of African descent to medical school and dental school than any other state school in Georgia. The University’s 3,000 plus students represent 130 of Georgia’s 159 counties, more than 30 states and about 10 international countries. Ninety-four percent of the student body is African American. The College of Agriculture, Home Economics and Allied Programs offers instruction including animal and veterinary science, plant and soil sciences, agricultural economics and rural sociology, agricultural education, electronic engineering, and agricultural mechanics. A Master’s degree in several areas of animal science is offered. Centers of Excellence have been established in plant bioengineering, aquaculture, and small ruminants.

email address: getzw@mail.fvsu.edu

Collaborator and Author: Dr. Marion Simon
Dr. Simon has served as the State Specialist for Small Farm and Part-time Farmers at Kentucky State University for 20 years and their Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator for eight years. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Southern Region Risk Management Education Center and the Association of 1890 Extension Administrators Small Farm Team. An Agricultural Economist in the areas of livestock marketing, cooperatives, statistics, system’s analysis, agri-business, farm management, and production, she is well versed in many areas of production, marketing, and sustainable agriculture. Dr. Simon grew up on a small, diversified tobacco and livestock farm in Kentucky and currently owns and operates a small horse farm. She will lend expertise and review/develop materials in the areas of farm management, farm records, risk management, marketing, statistical analysis, safe food handling issues, local food and value-added production, and the needs of minority and low literacy audiences.

email address: msimon@gwmail.kysu.edu

Collaborators: Dr. Tilahun Sahlu, Dr. Terry Gipson, Dr. Steve Hart, Dr. Roger Merkel, Dr. Art Goetsch, and Dr. Lionel Dawson
Authors: Dr. Steve Hart, Dr. Roger Merkel
The University: Langston University is located in Logan county, OK. Founded in 1897, Langston University had for its mission at that time to provide a higher education, within limits, for African Americans, who were not permitted to enroll at other colleges and universities in Oklahoma Territory. “The mission of Langston University, a land grant institution with an urban mission, is to provide excellence in instruction leading to associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degrees, thus placing its graduates in a highly favorable position to enter graduate/professional school and meet changing demands, both domestic and international, or rural and urban society. In its multidimensional construct, Langston University offers instruction, research, and community service as it also seeks to identify and address vital issues of concern.”

Langston University is the home of the E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research, which is a world-class research institute with extensive animal facilities. The Institute began in 1986 with a mandate of dairy goat research and extension activities. In the late 1980’s, the Institute enlarged its research and extension mandate to include fiber production and in the mid-1990’s to include meat production. The Institute has a herd of 80 milking Alpine does, 150 Angora goats, 200 Spanish goats, 280 Spanish X Boer, 28 Tennessee Stiff leg goats and 45 fullblood Boer goats. Major extension activities at Langston University include an annual Goat Field Day, Langston Goat Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) Program, grazing demonstrations, the annual meat buck performance test and various goat workshops on artificial insemination and on internal parasite control. In 2005, AIGR held its twentieth annual Goat Field Day to inform and educate potential, novice and veteran goat producers. A total of more than 350 participants from 12 different states attended. The Langston Goat Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) Program operates under the umbrella of the Texas DHI. In February 1998, the Langston DHI program became the first DHI program to introduce forms and reports in goat terminology to dairy goat producers in the United States

email addresss: sahlu@luresext.edu, tgipson@luresext.edu, shart@luresext.edu, rmerkel@luresext.edu, goetsch@luresext.edu, dlionel@okstate.edu

Collaborator: Dr. Jackson Dzakuma

• Postdoctoral training (Systems Analysis of Breeding Systems at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN)
• Ph.D. (Animal Breeding and Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK),
• M.S. (Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln),
• B.S., ((Hons) Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana).

Current Position: Research Leader for Caprine Programs, International Goat Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX.

Current Responsibilities: Provide leadership in the breeding and management of the PVAMU goat research program; providing statistical leadership; administration of research grants, and supervision of personnel at the International Goat Research Center.

The University: Prairie View A&M University is Located in Waller county, TX. The county’s estimated population in 1991 was 24,349. The per capita personal income level for Waller county was $11,972 in 1988 with a statewide average of $14,590. The county seat of Waller is Hempstead and the next most significant city is Prairie View. The county race/ethnic distribution in 1990 is estimated by the Census Bureau to be: White(51.1%), Black(37.4%), Hispanic(11.1%) and Other(0.4%). Texas statewide distribution for the same races, respectively, are: 60.6%, 11.6%, 25.6% and 2.2%.

The Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC) is the organizational unit at PVAMU with assigned administrative and management responsibility for research in food and agricultural sciences. Research in CARC is organized and structured under these major program components: (a) Animal Systems; (b) Food Systems; (c) Plant and Environmental Systems; and, (d) Socioeconomic and Family Systems. Long term goals for the Animal Systems Program are to conduct research on dairy goats and meat goats, and foster cooperative research with other 1890 Universities. The International Goat Research Center is a center within a center and responsible for the goat program. The IGRC’s target service area includes the Texas Gulf Coast Region, and the rapidly growing residential and commercial area known as the Northwest Houston Corridor. It is located on the Farm Gate to the Consumer area (Houston) and serves urban Texas centers.

email address: Jackson_Dzakuma@pvamu.edu

Collaborator: Dr. Sebhatu Gebrelul
email address: sebhatu_gebrelul@suagcenter.com

Collaborator: Dr. Maria Leite-Browning
email address: MLLBahia@aol.com

Collaborator: Dr. Richard Browning, Jr. and Dr. An Peischel
email address: rbrowning@Tnstate.edu, apeischel@Tnstate.edu

Collaborator: Dr. Ralph Noble

• Ph.D. (Reproductive Physiology in Animal Sciences, University of Illinois – Champaign, Urbana, IL),
• M.S. (Animal Science; Tuskegee University, AL),
• B.S., (Agricultural Sciences; Tuskegee University, AL).

Current Position: Formally Co-coordinator of Animal, Poultry and Veterinary Sciences (APSC) teaching, research and outreach programs at Tuskegee University, AL. Currently, Chairman, Department of Animal Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC.

Current Responsibilities: Formally Director of the Outreach Programs in Animal Sciences, co-coordinator of the Caprice Research Unit and the Tuskegee University Annual Goat Day, coordinate internships in APSC and teach courses in APSC. Provide information transfer on the goat industry as well as goat production and management to farm, community and businesses through presentations, field days, seminars and workshops by delivering over 100 presentations to local, regional, national and international audience of farmer organizations, extension, NGO’s and government representatives (municipal, state and federal). Also, develop collaborative relationships between the university, industry, and government plus seek, manage and conduct extramural research projects.

The University: Tuskegee University is an 1890 Land-Grant Institution with approximately 3,000 students. The university offers undergraduate degrees in 41 majors in the Colleges of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences; Business and Information Sciences; Engineering, Architecture and Physical Sciences; Liberal Arts and Education; and Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health. The university also offers master’s degree in 21 areas and the Ph.D. in 2 areas, Engineering and Material Sciences and the new Integrated Biosciences areas to start in fall, 2005. The campus is located in Tuskegee, Alabama with a population of 15,000. Tuskegee is located approximately 40 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama, the state capital.

email address: rnoble@tuskegee.edu

Collaborator: Mr. Derial Bivens
Module: Disaster Preparedness

Current Position: Goat Producer and Chairman, Member Services, United States Boer Goat Association

Current Responsibilities: A graduate of the National Imaging and Mapping College and the U.S. Army Engineer School, spent 22 years as an engineer with the Corps of Engineers, leading various phases of disaster management in virtually every kind of disaster on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Currently working with the TN Department of Transportation as a mapping engineer. A principal in the United States South African Boer Goat Research Institute, a commercial firm specializing in research and development of alternative economic strategies for small Boer goat farms and producers. Also a senior partner of the Lancaster Goat Co. in Lancaster, TN, a medium-sized operation that breeds registered Boer goats and experimental Boer-Kiko-Spanish-cross meat goats.

The Association: The mission of the USBGA is to promote and improve the Boer Goat breed through pedigree tracking and maintenance by registration, and to advance the Boer goat industry through education, promotion, and marketing. The USBGA is committed to providing its members with accurate and dependable pedigree data in an understandable and informative format.

In addition to maintaining the nation’s most comprehensive South African Boer goat registry, “The Breeder’s Choice Registry”, headquartered in Spicewood, TX, provides a wide variety of services and programs to the 8,000 + members that have joined since it was founded in 1997. The USBGA has always been and continues to be a major supporter of meat goat research in the United States and abroad.

email address: derial@goatbarn.com

Collaborator: Ms. Sibyl Wright
email address: Sibyl.Wright@fsis.usda.gov

Collaborator: Dr. Enefiok David Ekpe

• Ph.D. (Animal Science; Univ. of Alberta, Canada),
• M.S. (Animal Physiology/Zoology; Univ. of Ibadan, Nigeria),
• B.S. (Biological Sciences; Univ. of Calabar, Nigeria).

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Animal Science The position is a full-time, 12 month position, 36% teaching and 64% research.

Current Responsibilities: Teach courses in Animal Science and livestock production & management and related courses; recruit and advise students; develop scholarly/creative work in area of specialty; provide leadership in program development; develop collaborative relationships with business and industry, coordinate internships; assist with efforts to seek external funding to support program; perform University and community service.

The University: The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is an 1890 Land-Grant Institution with approximately 3,500 students. The university offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 majors in the Schools of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences; Business and Management; Education; and Arts and Sciences. The university also offers master’s degrees in Fisheries/Aquaculture, Addiction Studies, Social Studies, and Early Childhood, Elementary, Special and Health/Physical Education. The campus is located in Pine Bluff, population 63,000. Pine Bluff is 42 miles south of Little Rock.

email address: ekpe_e@uapb.edu

Collaborator: Dr. Stephan Wildeus

• Ph.D. (Reproductive Physiology; James Cook University, Australia),
• B.S. (Animal Science; Montana State University).

Current Position: Associate Research Professor, Small Ruminants; 100% research appointment.

Current Responsibilities: Conduct research in forage-based production system for goats and hair sheep, with emphasis on accelerated mating, assisted reproductive technologies, and breed germplasm evaluation; supervise and manage the small ruminant research herd (meat goats and hair sheep) and on-farm research facilities.

The University: Virginia State University, founded in 1882, is the first fully state supported four-year institution for Blacks in America, and an 1890 Land-Grant Institution. Virginia State University has a student population of approximately 5000, and offers 45 baccalaureate and master’s degree programs within five schools: (1) Agriculture; (2) Business; (3) Engineering, Science and Technology; (4) Liberal Arts and Education; and (5) Graduate Studies, Research and Outreach. The 235-acre campus and an 416-acre agricultural research farm are located in Petersburg, VA, 2 hours from Washington, DC to the north and the North Carolina Triangle area to the south.

email address: swildeus@vsu.edu