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Welcome
to the Livestock IPM Page
NEW Summer
Edition of WSU Livestock Round-Up
The
latest
issue of the Washington Animal Agriculture Team and Washington
State University Extension's newsletter is now on-line for your
reading pleasure, including an exposé on the secret lives of
dung pats and the ecosystems therein, "Bessie, What Have You Dung for
Me Lately?" At right: field researchers
floating beetles out of dung pats; field researcher examining
dung in-situ. |
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NEW Progress
on Cattle Pest Work Presented at 2007 LIWC Conference
The
first year of a three-year partnership between Washington State
University and the USDA FCIC Risk Management Agency is presented
in this engaging poster. The poster highlights the accomplishments
of various team members and explains the pest management work
completed so far. To view a miniature version of this poster,
click here or on the image at left. |
Spring
Edition of WSU Livestock Round-Up
The
Washington Animal Agriculture Team and Washington State University
Extension have released their May
2007 Newsletter. Articles include discussion of horn fly
and face fly on cattle, recognizing and treating colic in horses,
identifying and eradicating scrapie in sheep and goats, and
three pasture management articles (controlled grazing, grazing
for weed control, and the merits of grazing stock on forage kochia). |
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New
Extension Bulletin Surveys Pest Management Practices
Our
research team conducted a survey of Washington State beef cattle
producers in the fall and winter of 2005/2006 to assess cattle
pest prevalence and pest control product use and effectiveness.
The resulting data were analyzed and are presented in Washington
State University Extension Bulletin EB2017E, Survey
to Assess Parasite and Fly Control Methods Utilized by Washington
Beef Cattle Producers*. The document is available free
of charge as a PDF download. It includes a brief overview of
the state’s beef cattle industry. describes the major internal
and external parasites/pests, and summarizes the results of our
survey. The data will serve as a foundation toward addressing
increasing concerns among cattle producers about inefficient
and unsustainable pest management practices. |
Survey
Poster Presented at Livestock Insect Workers Conference
In
June 2006, our team presented preliminary results of our cattle
producer survey at the national Livestock Insect Workers'
Conference in Amarillo, Texas. View a miniature version of
this poster by clicking
here or on the poster image at right. These survey results
are summarized in the 16-page Extension Bulletin publication
above.
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3-Year Research Project began in 2006 to reduce risk
in rangeland beef cattle production. This
poster explains the basic parameters of the research and
outlines the deliverables planned by the IPM Livestock Team
in charge of the project. Directed by Dr. Doug Walsh, the research
now underway will address internal and external pests identified
as most economically important by Washington State rangeland
beef producers. This project is funded by and conducted in partnership
with the USDA Federal Crop Insurance Corporation's Risk Management
Agency. |
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(*You
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or another Adobe Acrobat product
to view these files. You can download Acrobat Reader free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html
. If you have any trouble accesing these files, contact Sally
O'Neal Coates, 509-372-7378.)
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