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West Nile Virus reaches Texas
By Dr. Molly Bellefeuille
Nineteen equine West Nile Virus (WNV) cases have been reported this year in Texas. Counties affected include Houston, Atascosa, Jefferson, Roberts, Sterling, Parker, Randall, Liberty, Scurry, Hutchinson, Taylor, Nolan, Trinity, Robertson, Midland, Orange, Harris and Victoria. The majority of the affected horses were not previously vaccinated against WNV. WNV was first detected in the United States in 1999; however, it is now considered endemic to North America. Since 1999 over 25,000 cases of WNV have been reported in U.S. horses. The virus has been detected in all of the continental United States, most of Canada and Mexico.
The virus is maintained through the transmission cycle between the mosquitoes and wild birds. The virus uses the bird as a reservoir host (area of virus expansion and amplification) and the mosquitoes as a vector host (mode of transportation). Thus the horse is infected with WNV predominantly through the mosquito. To date there is no evidence of horse-to-horse or horse-to-human transmission. To read more puck up the November 2015 issue of NTFR.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Heather Welper
Husband and wife duo, Heather and Calvin Welper, are the Co-Owners and Operators or Two C Livestock, located in Valley View, Texas.
The pair’s operation has a show cattle focus where they raise and sell purebred heifers of all breeds and club calf Hereford steers.
When it comes to show cattle, the Welpers know a thing or two including how to prepare for the cold winter months and the Texas major show season run.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Tony Dean
Snow on the Mountain is an annual forb that is part of our landscape almost every year.
It is adapted to most of Texas and grows north to Montana and Minnesota and south to Mexico.
Although is seems to be most adapted to clay soils, this plant can be found on a wide variety of soil and moisture conditions.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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