Farm & Ranch

Local Ranching Event Scheduled Oct. 15 in Ardmore

Published

9 years ago

October 12, 2015

NTFR

News Release
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
www.tscra.org

For Immediate Release:	Contact: Laramie Adams
Oct. 12, 2015	cell: 512-922-7328

Local Ranching Event Scheduled Oct. 15 in Ardmore

Fort Worth, Texas – The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Thurs. Oct. 15 at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in Ardmore, Okla. Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner.

The ranch gathering is free and open to the public.

TSCRA Special Ranger Bart Perrier will provide a law enforcement update and offer ranchers information on how they can keep their livestock and equipment safe and secure. Additionally, TSCRA staff will update cattle raisers on important legislative issues.

Please RSVP to 800-242-7820, ext. 192, or [email protected].

To get to the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation from I-35, take exit 33 for OK-142. Head east on OK-142/Prairie Valley for 4.2 miles. Turn left onto Sam Noble Parkway and stay on this road for 1.2 miles. Turn right onto Noble Private Drive and then follow the TSCRA signs.

The ranch gathering is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health. Anyone who joins TSCRA at the gathering will receive a free metal gate sign courtesy of Bayer Animal Health.

All members of the press are invited to attend.

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TSCRA is a 138-year-old trade association and is the largest and oldest livestock organization based in Texas. TSCRA has more than 17,000 beef cattle operations, ranching families and businesses as members. These members represent approximately 50,000 individuals directly involved in ranching and beef production who manage 4 million head of cattle on 76 million acres of range and pasture land primarily in Texas and Oklahoma, but throughout the Southwest.

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Farm & Ranch

Hazards of Backyard Poultry

Published

1 week ago

April 21, 2024

NTFR

By Barry Whitworth, DVM

Having backyard poultry is a popular agriculture enterprise. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 0.8 percent of all households in the United States have chickens. People keep chickens for a variety of reasons with table eggs being one of the more common reasons.

Unfortunately, some of these poultry producers are not aware of the hazards that come with keeping poultry because many times they carry pathogens but appear healthy.
Chickens are carriers of several zoonotic diseases. These are diseases that can be passed from animals to humans. According to a recent survey in Pennsylvania, a majority of backyard poultry producers were aware of the dangers of avian influenza. However, this study also revealed that far fewer producers were aware of the risk of possible exposure to Salmonella and Campylobacter.

The lack of knowledge about the hazards of raising poultry likely contributes to the continued issues of Salmonella outbreaks associated with backyard poultry. In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1,072 illnesses of Salmonella linked to backyard poultry, and 272 of those patients required hospitalization. Oklahoma reported 43 individuals with the disease.

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