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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1959)
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Ine di.sease is respiratory ailment with asthma :ic smptums and oftm results in New Diseases Provide County Veterinarians knou Observer, La Crunc'j, (j.r a I1 cf the anii:'a! under critical prohlrm in Baker and It i iilii in:iiinuniejlle Wallowa mtmtuN and is expect- that rupid aains made by beef ii.l'ow iir.roduction ed to sprt ..d thmnli I'nion ("turn- cattle, due to improvenunts in . to h; :. i . , stui e. liv in ihe iiture. . breedin( and nutrition, seem to ";r lui b of cattle in I'nion ; lie-oarch is now being carried ;hne made the animals less re- ;it't.'r!r'l In- the li- on to dcveloii M anti-toxin for situnt to this particular illness. m .r;, .ltl(j lU, A.rt waj tin'Oiseasc. i he v tt rinrians say 1,1 '" y.ai-. li l. is ti.-co.n? a the disease .iiip.ireiitly s un MU V1.U t r.-n& '-'I'jirv Msv. 27, 1959 PagS 3 Valley Farm-Ranch-Home Bill Dcbouf, Editor i ft 1 i .t ..r-'S A- 5 In k "3 .,, CONFERRING ON A SPECIAL CASE Dr. Jeff Kovath, left, and Dr. John Ferdi ,; nandsen, both cf La Grande, check reference volume during conference on a spec-t- ial case (Observer Photos by Bill Bebout) :i rS--'i,.V v.-'Vi.:' wjJ s l''"V, r " -y ri.-'';f'ifcl te-:V;nT;'; ' . ; VsvSaM-J '-SV.' ' ' ' -rw.-i' .WtrV----3'-i'i- : - - .'-V,:;..N :'?:'s3ij' r" fit--- . rtrfA t'irv:: ' : ' , rT- TOO a few decades alio anoiinc . j. Cat Xi.nis. iiiey saiu. As new ehallenKes face the vet erinarian, they work constantly to keep pace with new develoo- mcnts to meet the challenges. They are aware of the problems which face the livestock produc ers nd they strive to find the answers which will improve liv slock production. 1 ' Ttry tre now doing more pregnancy testing in cattle than ever before. Through examina tions in the fall, the vets can tell whether a cow will calve in the spring. This saves the rancher or farmer the expense of wintering a dry cow. They al..o are checking bulls for fertility in the spring. Some eight per cent of the bulls in Urf ion County are sterile, they said. Carries Supplies The Clinic carries a full line of veterinary supplies and medi cine to be sure that all livestock and pet needs can be taken eare of promptly. Modern equipment is on hand to assure effective treatment of the animals with an X Ray machine and surgery facil ities. - The Clinic also has pens and runs for dogs and cats which are boarded at the Clinic for area residents who need a place to leave their pets while on vaca tion. ' ' ' ' . Keeping in close contact with the loe-al Extension office, the veterinary department of Ore gon Sinte College and Washing ton State University, the D3ir work to keep abreast of their ever-changing profession. The work they do with Union County livestock aids in the de velopment of livestock produetin through better breeding and ''nu trition and as a result, a sounder agricultural economy for the county. X-RAY FOR ANIMALS. Dr. FfciUr.atulson pietisms switches, left, a Dr. Kovath handlts X-ray rqachine dur ing treatment of horse. X-ray machine is part of the modern' equipment "available to 'the veterinarians at their La Grande Animal Ciii.ic. it-;- ff-lfW Union County r " - ; mf 3 Wheat' League BT, $ Holds Meeting pmfi .fL I P rt - - - t - - . ' . -T, t THE HORSE D1DNT MIND A BIT Dr. Kovach is "floating" Tinker's teeth in the above photo. Tinker is owned by Sam Kinzer. Dr. Kovach explains thau horse's teeth grow out to needle sharp points which cut the gums and make it painful or impossible for the animal to eat. The points must be filed off periodically. Holding the horses for the veterinarian is Chuck Gavin, Union County agent. 'Rigging' Hit j By Officiates At Stock Show CHICAGO The at- temptei "riagg" of the Inter-' national Livestock Exposition here may lead to jitiffcr measire? aaainst caeang at the nation'? 11 major cattle shows, expos tio.i 1 officials said today. ' Fourteei stcrs were kicked ou of the show Wednesdav because : someone had injected liquid, air j y-r. or irritant in their flanks to fill ; .' I them out and make the aiimals look bctt?r. -v- ine steers were cnminaieu u.. e'.er a rulo. banning any trick to change an animal's natural ap pearance. Arlie Muchs, exposition vice president, said it was the first time such action had been taken in a-.v major livestock show. But' Mucks said all 11 major livestock shows now have acreed to enforce the nr.ti-chcatmg rules. Mucks said the r.a.'iCS of the exhibitors of Uie difeiualifwi cat- tie would not be releal because the rigging could have happened before tne prese it o r.ers bought the steers. However, exposition rti:es state that exhibitors.. herdsmen r man agers of aitered steers may be banned for life from the ' Ihc disqualification of the H steers cut Ihe field to 3-'' Junior contest judging opencJ tiilay an" was to end Friday sir.'- v : better public relati.n- f . y ..J 1 fa he wheat Rrowers and j i -L . t C ,', -Tho nle Helm indieatr-1 that IV f v ;. -l " " " ' ? 1 ne A W-.-.-ii 1 " . . .' ' .Hssri--; . -,-;:f. I Tublic relations counsel, frei "ht ate problems, and a labelinr ion at the annual I'nirn conn- y Wheat league meeting h.'ld aruer inis liio.iui. i.ari iieim, union Louniy w neai ' ff grower, iea oiscusion on u" needs for hetween the srban people. Helm indicated that . v t. nop nu-n enmmunitieQ. till . tT tii3' ir veiage citizen does not und land the problems faced by the Aheat grower. The group ex ressed the desire to hire a pub -c Telatirns counsel to better in 'orm the public and passed thei- eeommendation on the Oreron '.Vhoat League for Tne State Industrial "nmmi'sion came ilon during the rs in at'etidance d over the hi -harped and were concerned il out Indicated hiither rates. TV -mtip also nronos"d a letter' to lov. Hatfield asking that a farm preppntative be anpointed on he present board that is' review ng the State Industrial Accident "ommisson's potieio1!.' The- n!so I'Ved that the anrr.lnled bnnrd -li'dv naricultural rates now in ffect. Roland Srhaad. Rt. 1, U. Grande, asked that the group con iidor a labeling act on all gr.is; -eeds. ASchaad indicated th? wed bemg sown on Soil Bank 'ands were from countries outside the U.S. He indicated that grass seed was a natural crop for those with insufficient md Indicated that foreign pro duced seed Was trikintr over our Tiarkets. Those assembled ag'eed nd the rerue?t will be sent to the state meeting for statewide ipproval. Election of officers found Syl van Rasmussen as president; Phil Cuthbert, vice president, and Ted Sidor reelected secretary. Tilts Art Mad Selwu-d groups of cattle ln( Oregon hae receiveul the anti toxin imioculation this year and r' cords and observations arc being made by Oregon vctoririar- ' ians on the results of these ex periments, they said. I 'Mil more effoctive remedies can be developed, a gradual re adjustment of Ihe animal to less feed or less pasture is suggested as one method of reducing cat tle susceptibility to pulmonary emphysema, the two veterinar ians said. The other disease is leptospiro--is The disease causes abortions and late pregnancies in cattle and 'irst became a threat t o I'n on County livestock production in 1952. Since then it has spread throughout the valley. The disease Is a critical prob lem throughout the nation and las; year cost livrs'ock producers tliirt.w.n M.:!t: i IMIIIUU iiuuai a, A vaccine is available to pre- i vent the disease and rs best given ; in the late fall the pair stated. . Sprina Routine In the spring the veterinarians are called on to perform many caesarean sections in ctrws in Ihc county. It is a routine operation, they said, which is also pcrform . d on dogs and cats. Amputation is one of the rarer tortus of surgery which the pair occasionally must perform. Am putations are usually made on ogs which have been caught in traps and the bones are too badly broken to successfully "set." v "The animals adjust vory rap idly aftir an amputation and a dog or cat can run just as fast on three legs as it can on four," Dr. Kovach said. ' Both doctors pointed out that bones can he set so successfully today that a case of amputation is very rare. Changing Rapidly Veterinary medicine is chang ing rapidly through basic re search in the colleges and univer sities and the clinical research of I Senator Says I Farmers Can't Beat The GOP WASHINGTON (UI'I) Sen. C.eorge D. Aikei iR-Vt.) said to day the Kepuhlica-s can't be heat "n in I90 on the farm issue alone even though there is no 'prospect I of passing major fat in legislation j -ext year. Aiken, ranking Republican ; member of th? Senate Agricul ture Committee, said in an ir.te" 'iew that uiy "'farm revolt" otild not have Ihe severe politi--al impact of a deca.le ago. "The number of ihhviIc engaged in agriculTUve is not over 10 per cent "of the total nopulation," Ai-j ten explained. "And while agri culture is losing people, the rest population is growing by id bounds. Republicans can't be bent- V j 11 o: mat issue alone n;xt .v e.nr. r action. t . . i . ji-vj-i' '7 ..,--i." ustrial Accident I-'-V' J" -,T -C '1 vV ,-"' -t i . , e under discus- h C, -VJ meeting. 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