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Impact Report

For plan Livestock Disease/Agriculture & Food Safety Biosecurity (Quay County)
Date October 29, 2009, 11:00 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Impact for Livestock Disease/Agriculture and Food Safety Bio-security includes programs in livestock health management and Agriculture Bio-security incorporated into regular annual programs. This plan has been developed with the need of educating clientele in preventative measures for incidents surrounding livestock health and agro-terrorism. The development of a county emergency management plan continues to be an on-going venture with local and state partnerships. This extension office has played an active and leading role in development and examination of Quay counties Agriculture Emergency Management plan. Local emergency agencies have also added plan details. Extension programming to landowners in the areas of emergency management and agriculture bio-terrorism has increased awareness and initiated proper planning of bio-security measures by 50%. Other emerging issues continued in this plan include livestock health and wellness. Internal parasites for sheep and goats are a concern among producers due to an unusually warm winter. FAMACHA is a holistc method of parasite control for sheep by examining individual animals and treating only those showing signs of anemia. Workshop and on site visitation was done with 80% of sheep and goat producers in the county. Tucumcari Bull Test incorporates many livestock health and prevention practices into potential herd sires. Yearling bull are vaccinated and screened for PvBVD, Trichomoniasis, Tuberculosis and curly calf syndrome. Current vaccinations are administered for potential viruses. The Pre Sale program addressed those parasites and diseases affecting the fertility of herd sires. Additionally, our Annual Ag. & Home Ec. Seminar hosted speakers on the topics of toxic weeds and the potential of feral swine being disease vectors for area livestock. Over 30 participants stated a significant increase of knowledge of toxic weeds to livestock while over 60% of participants of the feral swine presentation stated having no previous knowledge of diseases feral swine were capable of carrying.