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Rabies in Farm Animals

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By Barry Whitworth, DVM

According to Dr. Rod Hall, State Veterinarian with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF ), during the month of September, four rabies cases were found in livestock, two horses and two cattle. In addition to the equine and cattle cases, rabies was diagnosed in dogs, cats, skunks, and bats as well as one fawn in 2022 in Oklahoma.

Rabies is a virus in the genus Lyssavirus in the family Rhabdoviridae. Rabies does not survive in the environment for very long. Most disinfectants will kill the virus, but with very few exceptions the disease is fatal to animals and humans. Domestic animals are infected with the virus from wildlife reservoirs. According to Dr. LeMac Morris, State Veterinarian with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), the most common reservoirs in Oklahoma are skunks and bats. Other reservoirs in the United States are foxes, raccoons, and coyotes.

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AQHA Horse of the Year

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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.

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Managing Show Cattle Through The Winter

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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.

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Grazing North Texas- Snow On The Mountain

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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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