December 2011

Just Rambling

Just Rambling: I attended the Bi-District Cattlemen’s Meeting in Delhi on June 2, 2011. This meeting was planned by Terry Boone—District 6 Vice President and James Arceneaux—District 9 Vice President with the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association providing the meal. Also in attendance was Robert Joyner, Executive Vice President for the Louisiana Cattlemen Association, Wesley Ridgedell—President of Louisiana Cattlemen Association, and Vendall Fairchild, President-elect... read more

Scholarship Donkey

This picture is of a “scholarship donkey” that was donated and sold at Louisiana Tech University Agricultural Sciences 41st annual Scholarship Auction. Animals including dairy heifers, beef cattle, swine, sheep and horses are usually sold at this auction. The purpose of this livestock sale is to raise scholarship funds for the current and incoming Louisiana Tech agricultural sciences students to help them further their educational experiences at Tech, as well as to raise money to keep... read more

Horse owners advised to be on the lookout for infectious disease

Horse owners advised to be on the lookout for infectious disease

Source: LSU AgCenter Horse owners should be alert for equine herpes myeloencephalopathy – or EHV-1 – in their horses, according to veterinarians with the LSU AgCenter and the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

An outbreak of EHV-1 has been traced to horses that attended the National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Championships in Ogden, Utah, on April 30-May 8. Horses who... read more