Small Ruminant Nutrition & Management Webinar Series 2024 - Taya Blad (UH Manoa Graduate Assistant)

Welcome to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Livestock Extension webinar series for Small Ruminant Nutrition and Management in Hawaii 2024. Topics include small flock nutrition, supplementation and grazing behavior, preliminary data on trace mineral status and current producer management practices in Hawaii, lamb carcass quality and grading, parasite control and burden in Hawaii, skeletal muscle growth and satellite cells relation to growth and production. In this video, Taya Blad, who is a Graduate Assistant at UH Manoa, discusses skeletal muscle and how satellite cells relate to growth and production, as well as nutritional and breed factors influences skeletal muscle growth.