Fecal Egg Count & Soil Biology Microscope Lesson

We'll teach you how to analyze your sheep and goat's manure sample for parasite eggs! With this skill, you'll be able to determine quantities of eggs in your small ruminant.

Approved for 1 Continuing Education Unit in Agricultural Animal Pest Control. 

We follow the same procedure as University of Rhode Island. View it here: Using-FEC_-Final2.pdf

The entire class is hand's on. We use a compound microscope donated from UF/IFAS Plant Diagnostic Center.

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Learn about the microbes in your compost pile! Look at soil biology under the microscrope to help understand your soil health.

You'll learn how to identify:

• bacteria
• fungi
• protozoa
• nematodes
• dust mites

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher UF/IFAS Extension Nassau County Agriculture and Natural Resources