Animal Health

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Fundamentals

Raising healthy livestock requires attending to several fundamental concepts:

• Purchase healthy animals
• Develop an area to safely keep new additions or sick animals quarantined from the rest of the herd
• Keep livestock equipment, feeding areas, and housing clean and comfortable
• Provide protection from wind and precipitation during inclement weather
• Construct permanent fencing along property boundaries
• Construct facilities that allow for safe and efficient handling of animals for health procedures
• Provide sufficient quantities of high-quality forages and supplemental nutrients, including salt, minerals, and clean water
• Restrict grazing on excessively wet pastures
• Provide proper vaccinations and other appropriate health care

Adapted from: Guide to raising healthy beef cattle

Animal Population

        2018 Oregon Livestock inventory (USDA)

Diseases/infections present

        World: Disease alerts (World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE)  

        Oregon: Disease programs (Oregon.gov)

Economical and ethical production systems

        Oregon’s Cattle Industry

        Goat Report (AGF & USDA)

        Sheep Report-USDA

        Oregon Livestock Identification and Inspection 

(Source: https://www.nass.usda.gov, http://www.oie.int/alerts-disease-information/, https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/AnimalHealthFeedsLivestockID/Animal…)

Web Resources

• Government:
  • United State Department Agriculture USDA Animal Health
  • National Institute of Food and Agriculture Animal Health
• University:
  • Cornell University Animal Health
  • Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine 
  • University of Minnesota Animal Health
  • University of Calgary Animal Health

Publications

Oregon State University

OSU Extension Catalog

• Raising Chickens in Urban Environments

• Living on the Land: Backyard Chicken Coop Design

• How to Feed Your Laying Hens

• Raising Rabbits for Meat—Managing Animals' Health

Cambridge University

• Cambridge University Press Animal Health Research Reviews

USDA

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Bovine Cysticercosis-Veterinary Services
  • Questions and Answers: Bovine Tuberculosis
  • Questions and Answers: Preventing Bovine Tuberculosis
• Biosecurity Tips for Horse Owners

Organizations 

• Animal Health Institute
• Animal Health International
• Canadian Animal Health Institute (CAHI)
• National Hog Farmer Animal Health
• Henry Scheinvet Animal Health

Oregon Extension Programs

• OSU Extension Service

Oregon Research Programs

• OSU Boehringer Veterinary Scholar Program (BIVSP)

• OSU MacVicar Animal Health Scholar Award

• OSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

• OSU Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine- Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Oregon Teaching Programs

• OSU Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program
• OSU College of Agricultural Sciences Animal Sciences
• OSU Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences Animal BioHealth/Pre-Professional
• OSU Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences Animal Behavior
• OSU Public Resources of Animal Health

PowerPoint Slide Sets

• To be added

Research and Applications

• Animal Health and Disease Research Program

• Issues and special features of animal health research

Image Gallery

• to be developed