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Agriculture Tuesday, ovember 26, 2019 (i The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 5 that may not be correctable head in any direction, reluc- without emergency surgery. tance to climb stairs or jump Therefore, being able to rec- on furniture, wobbliness/ ognize when your dog might swaying of the body, cross- be affected by disk disease will help you seek treatment ing the legs over one anoth- quickly and be better pre- er, stumbling when trying to pared for what to expect. walk, dragging or scuffing A disk rupture can cause toenails, or dragging the legs your dog to go from nor- completely. As soon as you mal one minute to dragging notice any of these signs, his or her legs hours or days later. When this occurs, it seek veterinary attention. becomes a significant con- Surgery is not always cern that the disk rupture is needed to help resolve the permanently damaging the disk rupture. If the disk rup- spinal cord. This permanent ture is determined to be mild damage could paralyze your in severity (your pet can still Acanine patient undergoes percutaneous laser disk ablation surgery. Photo provided by Oklahoma State pet. When you think a disk rup- walk strongly), crate con- University. ture has occurred, quickly finement and pain medica- Back pain can hit dogs take your pet to a local vet- tions can help resolve the erinarian or Oklahoma State rupture. However, if the dog University Veterinary Medi- shows the inability to walk cal Hospital for an evalua- tion. Veterinarians can guide strongly without swaying, (STILLWATER, Okla- Disk disease (also known but they are definitely most tured disc pressures the spi- you as to the best treatment stumbling, or dragging the homa, Nov. 18, 2019) — as intervertebral disk disease likely to develop the prob- nal cord and causes pain — plan for the best chance of legs, then surgery is the best You may have those days or intervertebral disk her- lem. If you have a dog in or worse, paralysis. The disk recovery. chance to return your pet to that your back severely hurts niation) is a very common your household, watch for rupture occurs quickly and is Signs you can recognize normal neurologic function. and you do not really want problem that long-bodied, clinical signs of disk disease. not often a consequence of that may indicate a disc rup- If you have any question that to move, or you feel a sharp short-legged dogs, such as Disk disease occurs when ture include your dog’s re- a disc rupture has occurred, any certain activity, such as shooting pain in your back, dachshunds, French bull- a disk, which normally lives running, jumping, or play- luctance to walk or move, arms and/or leg? Your pet dogs and basset hounds, can between the bones that make ing. A disk rupture can cause vocalizing when you try to contact your regular vet- can experience the same develop. They are not the up the spine, ruptures into severe neurologic deficits, pick him up from under the erinarian or Oklahoma State problem. only breeds to be affected, the spinal canal. The rup- such as the inability to walk, belly, reluctance to move the University at 405-744-7000. Cattle industry focus on animal health begins at the ranch The U.S. beef and cattle recent 24 months. Respira- ed in premiums for certified gen exposure and the stress health management. For Title VI and VII of the Civil industry has increased pro- tory disease is a significant preconditioned calves in of commingling and ship- this reason, bull calves are Rights Act of 1964, Execu- duction and productivity in source of animal morbidity sold under programs such ping which compromise the currently discounted rough- tive Order 11246 as amend- many respects in the past and mortality at the stocker as the Oklahoma Qual- ability of vaccines to support ly seven percent at auction. ed, Title IX of the Educa- several decades. Total beef and cow-calf levels as well. ity beef Network (OQBN). animal health at that point. Lifetime animal health tion Amendments of 1972, production in 2020 is pro- BRD causes the most eco- Weaning is arguably the Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus management is increasingly Americans with Disabilities jected at a record 27.3 bil- nomic losses at the stocker/ most important component (BVDy) is one component recognized as a significant lion pounds. Cattle carcass backgrounding and feedlot of preconditioning and pre- of BRD and, though it oc- challenge for the beef cattle Act of 1990, and other fed- weights have increased an levels but it is increasingly conditioning protocols rou- curs with low incidence in industry with implications eral laws and regulations, average of 5 pounds per year apparent that improvements tinely call for a minimum cow-calf operations, causes ranging from fetal program- does not discriminate on the for the past 25 years. Beef in animal health must begin of 45 days of weaning prior significant reproductive and ming that impacts lifetime basis of race, color, national production per cow has in- at the cow-calf level. There to marketing calves. An- pre-weaning losses when health and productivity; to origin, sex, age, religion, creased over 100 pounds per are several reasons for this, ecdotal indications are that it occurs and is the source genetic identification of dis- disability, or status as a vet- cow over the same period. It is known that the inci- 45 days is becoming a bare of persistently infected (PI) ease susceptibility; to im-eran in any of its policies, However, animal health dence and virulence of BRD minimum with 60 or more feeder cattle that contribute proved economic incentives practices or procedures. This is one area that has actu- is increased by the stressors days of weaning preferred to BRD impacts in stocker for better coordination of ally gotten worse in the past involved in cattle produc- by buyers struggling with and feedlot operations. animal health management includes but is not limited to 25 years, with respiratory tion especially weaning, the continuing health chal- Castration, dehorning and across multiple production admissions, employment, fi- disease the biggest health commingling and shipping lenges of cattle. Calves not- deworming are all important sectors. Improved animal nancial aid, and educational problem in the beef indus- cattle. While shipping and ed as unweaned are current- prior to marketing. Research health management not only services. References within try. Bovine Respiratory commingling cattle are un- ly discounted four to over shows that males marketed increases ranch returns but this publication to any spe- Disease (BRD) causes 70-80 avoidable, there are several five percent in Oklahoma as bulls are three times more increases value to the entire cific commercial product, percent of feedlot morbidity things cow-calf producers auctions. likely to get sick in stocker industry. process, or service by trade and 40-50 percent of feedlot can do to increase the odds Complete —_ vaccinations, and feedlot operations and For more information con- name, trademark, service mortality. Feedlot survey that animals are healthy and including two rounds of re- have reduced performance, tact Greg Hartman Beck- mark, manufacturer, or oth- data from Kansas shows stay healthy to perform well spiratory vaccine, are impor- due to both the stress of cas- ham/Washita County Ex- that average feedlot death in later production stages. tant before cattle are market- tration at heavier weights tension at 580-928-2139 or erwise does not constitute or loss has nearly doubled from Preconditioning programs ed. Cattle arriving at stocker and also because lack of 580-832-3356 imply endorsement by Okla- 0.82 percent in 1995-1996 add value to cattle and the and feedlot operations are castration is likely an indica- Oklahoma State Univer- homa Cooperative Exten- to 1.60 percent in the most value is consistently reflect- already subjected to patho- tor of inadequate prior calf sity, in compliance with sion Service. USDA invests in drinking water quality and wastewater management for 784,000 rural residents and businesses Projects will Improve Wa- They will replace old, frag- Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Ida- Jaffrey, N.H., will use a $2 rural communities. In Janu- rural communities that meet ter Pressure, Address Public ile, leaking water pipes ho, Ilinois, Indiana, Kan-population limits. million loan and a $1.4 mil- ary 2018, Secretary Perdue Health and Environmental with new ones and allow sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Below are examples of lion grant to make water, presented the Task Force’s Issues upgrades to water handling Maine, Maryland, Massa- water and wastewater proj- wastewater and stormwater findings to President Trump. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, systems that are decades old, chusetts, Michigan, Min- ects in rural communities improvements at a 116-unit These findings included 31 2019 — U.S. Department of boosting water pressure and nesota, Missouri, Missis- that will receive funding: housing park. The current recommendations to align Agriculture (USDA) Deputy cutting water losses. Work- sippi, Montana, Nebraska, The city of Amity in system no longer works Under Secretary for Rural ing with our partners, these Nevada, New Hampshire, northwest Oregon will use a properly, causing water loss the federal government with Development Donald “DJ” investments create jobs and New Jersey, New Mexico, $1.6 million loan and a $1.7 and frequent sewage line state, local and tribal gov- LaVoy today announced that improve public health and New York, North Carolina, million grant to upgrade the blockages. All water mains ernments to take advantage the department is investing safety,” LaVoy said. “Un- North Dakota, Ohio, Okla- municipal water system, and a section of the sewer of opportunities that exist $635 million in 122 projects der the leadership of Presi- homa, Oregon, Pennsylva- which can no longer reliably main will be replaced, and in rural America. Increasing (PDF, 315 KB) to improve dent Trump and Agriculture nia, South Carolina, South provide the volume of clean a stormwater management investments in rural infra- water systems and wastewa- Secretary Perdue, USDA Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, drinking water the commu- system will be installed. The structure is a key recommen- ter handling services in rural is committed to partnering Utah, Vermont, Washing- nity needs. The investment project also includes road- dation of the task force. communities in 42 states. with rural communities to ton, West Virginia and Wis- will be used to improve the way improvements that will To view the report in its USDA is funding the proj- help them improve their in- consin. water treatment intake sys- be funded through a Com- ects through the Water and frastructure, because when Eligible applicants include tem. Additionally, larger munity Development Block entirety, please view the Re- Waste Disposal Loan and rural America thrives, all of tural cities, towns and wa- pumps will be installed in Grant. port to the President of the Grant program. America thrives.” ter districts. The funds can reservoirs and at the water Starke, Fla., will use an United States from the Task “These investments will The projects announced be used for drinking water, treatment plant. Force on Agriculture and $8.8 million loan and a $7.8 bring reliable infrastruc- today are in Alabama, Ari- stormwater drainage and The Forest Park Tenants’ million grant to improve Rural Prosperity (PDF, 5.4 ture to rural communities. zona, Colorado, Delaware, waste disposal systems in Association Cooperative in the city’s wastewater treat- MB). In addition, to view ment facility, which is more the categories of the recom- than 40 years old. System mendations, please view the Have a photo or improvements will correct health and sanitary issues and improve service to 2,331 customers. Rural Prosperity infographic (PDF, 190 KB). USDA Rural Develop- story to tell? View the interactive RD ment provides loans and Apply tool or contact one of grants to help expand eco- USDA Rural Development's nomic opportunities and state or field offices for ap- create jobs in rural areas. Reach out to us at plication or eligibility infor- This assistance supports i mation. frastructure improvements; In April 2017, President business development; hous- Donald J. Trump established ing; community facilities the Interagency Task Force [email protected] on Agriculture and Rural such as schools, public safe- Prosperity to identify legis- ty and health care; and high- lative, regulatory and policy speed internet access in rural changes that could promote areas, For more information, agriculture and prosperity in visit www.rd.usda.gov.