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Voluntary BVD Control and Eradication Project
Spring 2008
Background. Persistent BVD can be a drain on any cow-calf operation. WSU recently launched a BVD herd screening program that can help calf producers and their veterinarian detect and then cull persistently infected BVD animals from their herd. Dr. John Wenz, who recently replaced Dr. Clive Gay at WSU’s Field Disease Investigative Unit, is leading the Voluntary BVD Control and Eradication Project. Read more here.
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Date: March 12, Wednesday Time: 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Venue: Power Point illustrated telephone conference--participate anywhere by telephone. Find details here. Presenter: Sandra Solaiman, Professor and Director of Small Ruminant Research, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Alabama |
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| Date:
Wednesday,
January 9, 2008 |
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| Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., PST | |
| Venue: Power Point illustrated telephone conference--participate anywhere by telephone | |
| Presenter: Susan Duckett, Professor/Endowed Chair, Animal and Veterinary Science Department, Clemson University | |
Supplementing Beef Cows on Low Quality Forages
Date: Wednesday, October 17,
2007
Time: 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Venue: Power Point illustrated telephone
conference--participate anywhere by telephone
Presenter: Norman Suverly, WSU/Okanogan County Extension Director
Spokane Area Sheep Producers' Association field day planned for April 14, 2007
WSU announces Farm Financial Analyis and Planning beginning in the fall of 2006
How to get cows pregnant using artificial insemination and estrus synchronization
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PowerPoint Illustrated Telephone Conference held April 5, 2006. Presentation by Dr. Cliff Lamb, University of Minnesota, to ranchers in Spokane, Washington. |
| Length: 1 hour 15 minutes. | |
| View on-line. Requires high speed Internet connection. Must be viewed with Internet Explorer (see alternatives below). | |
Synopsis: Dr. Lamb discusses research comparing several synchronization protocols using CIDR's followed by heat detection or timed breeding. He makes recommendations for synchronization protocols designed for cows and heifers.
Download slides and reference material:
- Download slides and illustration of synchronization protocols here . This version has is not narrated, but it has improved graphics that can be viewed concurrently with narrated slide show (pdf, 544 KB).
- Download Dr. Lamb's paper in 2005 BIF proceedings here ( pdf, 931 KB)
- CD of Dr. Lamb's presentation (narrated slide show) including reference material: contact Cindy by e-mail or at 509-725-4171.
Genetics Of Spider Syndrome and Scrapie Susceptibility
PowerPoint Illustrated Telephone Conference held March 8, 2006. Distance presentation by Dr. Bob Wagner, Gene Check, Inc. in Ft. Collins Colorado to sheep producers in the Spokane, Washington area.
Synopsis: Dr. Wagner explains the genetic basis of scrapie susceptibility and spider lamb syndrome and discusses their genetic testing.
View on-line. Requires high speed Internet connection. Must be viewed with Internet Explorer.
Alternative viewing: request a CD of Dr. Wagner's presentation (narrated slide show). Contact Cindy by e-mail or at 509-725-4171.
Background Articles
ULTRASOUND FOR CARCASS TRAITS IN THE US BEEF INDUSTRY
Presenter: Lisa Kriese-Anderson, Extension Animal Scientist, Auburn University.
PowerPoint illustrated telephone conference held on January 4, 2006
On-line slide show with audio. View with Internet Explorer. Requires high speed Internet connection.
CD version. View with Internet Explorer. Does not require Internet. To request a CD, contact Cindy at 509-725-4171.
GENETICS OF BEEF CARCASS QUALITY
PowerPoint illustrated telephone conference. Presented by Art Linton, WSU Beef Cattle Specialist, on April 6, 2005.
Supporting Documents:
- Beef Carcass Genetics by Art Linton ( 3.1MB, doc)
- Selection Indexes Fact Sheet by Art Linton (31KB, doc)
To request a CD, contact Cindy, 509-725-4171
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