Ryan serves the citizens of South Dakota as an Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Small Ruminant Production Specialist based at the South Dakota State University Brookings campus.
Ryan Spurling
Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Small Ruminant Production Specialist
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Defending Your Flock Against Scrapie
Scrapie is a prion disease occurring in sheep and goats that results from proteins within the body becoming incorrectly structured. Understanding scrapie and the role sheep producers play in its eradication is key to protecting flock health and supporting successful eradication.
SDSU Extension welcomes new sheep and goat specialist
July 09, 2026
South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to welcome Ryan Spurling as a new assistant professor and Small Ruminant Production Specialist.