Farm & Ranch
The Breakdown on Injection Sites
By Jessica Crabtree and Dr. Jered Harlan
If you are a livestock producer or a person responsible for the care of animals, it is essential you know the proper injection sites on the animals and significance behind each.
The various methods are important so that the animal receives the proper dose of medicine and it be effective. Also injection sites ensure the animal is receiving the best care possible. Learning these locations will alleviate any damage to the tissue and ensure safe food supply.
There are common injection spots and less common. Most common include oral, insufflation, intravenous, subcutaneous and intramuscular. Oral, with the abbreviation “PO, per-os,” injection placement is in the mouth. Insufflation, however, doesn’t have an abbreviation but means the injection placement is through the nose into the nasal passage. Intravenous is typically seen abbreviated “IV” and means the injection placement is into the bloodstream through a vein. Subcutaneous is seen abbreviated “SC or SQ” and means the injection placement is under the skin. Lastly, intramuscular in abbreviated by “IM” and means the injection placement is into the muscle.
Less common injection sites, but still important to know and navigate through, are gavagel, rectal, intraperitoneal, intradermal, intrathecal and intracranial. Gavagel has no abbreviation and has an injection placement meaning in the stomach via a tube inserted in the mouth and commonly used to release bloat or feed a newborn animal colostrum.
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By Barry Whitworth, DVM, MPH
With the prolonged drought, most pastures in Oklahoma end up in poor condition. With the lack of available forage, animals may go in search of alternative foods.
If oak trees are in the pastures, acorns may be a favorite meal for some livestock in the fall. This may result in oak poisoning.
Oak leaves, twigs, buds, and acorns may be toxic to some animals when consumed.
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
There are a handful of grasses on North Texas grazing lands ranchers need to know, not because they are highly desirable, but rather because they are not of much value. I call them “decom” plants, which is am acronym for “Don’t Ever Count On Me.” Silver bluestem is a “decom” grass.
Silver bluestem is a perennial which grows in all areas of Texas. It can survive in almost all soil types, and in full sun conditions or in semi shade. It grows up to three feet tall and is easily recognized with the presence of the white fuzzy seed head. Also, one of the identifying characteristics of Silver bluestem is a bend in the stems at each node, causing the plants to take on a rounded shape as they mature.
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: Rayford Pullen
Fall is here which means winter is closing in on us and before we officially get into winter, we need to make sure our factories are either producing or will be producing in a few months.
We have been pregnancy testing our cows this fall and if they are not bred or nursing a calf, we are bidding them adios. With annual costs somewhere between $900.00 and $1,000.00 per cow, those cows not producing a live weaned calf are costing us quite a bit.
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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