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Show J t Millard County Progress Annual Farm Supplement, Friday, April 20, 1979 Page 14 DIAGNOSTIC LABS AID ANIMAL OWNERS in by Cletl V. Baglcy, D.V.M. Extension Veterinarian, Utah State University wasted effort and expense. locality, the laboratory personnel can give advice by telephone on the selection and care In unusual or of specimens. cases, the expecially difficult laboratory personnel or other veterinarians of the USU staff (such as the Extension Veterinarian) may be requested to visit the site of the problem. It is best to also have your local veterinarian involved in this visit ' so information can be shared, duplication of effort avoided, and so he will be aware of the entire situation for follow-upurposes. He can also assist you by interpreting and applying the information gained from the laboratory work. Dr. Ross A. Smart is director ol in the USU the laboratory at Sciences Building Veterinary Logan and Dr. Allan Thomas is in charge of the laboratory at Provo. The Branch laboratory in Provo recently relocated into new facilities at 2031 South State in Provo. The new building adjoins the in your Proper diagnosis is as essential treating animal ills as in curing human sickness. The Utah State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory located in the USU campus at Logan and the Branch Diagnostic Laboratory located in Provo have been serving animal owners and veterinarians of the state for many years. The laboratories in Logan and in services to Provo offer their practicing veterinarians, regulatory officials, livestock and pet owners and others. It is usually best for the animal owner to involve a local veterinarian in deciding how to proceed with a specific case. This is especially true when it is not practical to submit the entire animal to the laboratory and only certain tissue or blood sample? are being collected. Otherwise the proper samples may not be collected or they may be mishandled and result in Animal Control is a tremendous improvement in location and physical plant for the lab. Also, approximately $50,000 of new equipment has been added there in order to expand the range of services which are offered. The services offered by both Utah If a veterinarian is not available p County facility. It laboratories include the necropsy (autopsy) of dead animals, serology (blood scrum tests, e.g. brucellosis, lepto, anaplasmosis, pseudorabies, etc.); histopathology (formalin fixing, sectioning, staining and examination microscopicalabnormal for of tissues ly structure); clinical pathology (red blood count, white blood count, urinalysis, body fluid analysis, blood chemistry and enzyme tests, etc.); culture and identification of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and viruses); and blood analysis for heartworms); toxicological analysis (some samples may be submitted to the state Chemists laboratory for analysis); and laboratory animal innoculation (such as for rabies Dr. Clell Bagley, USU Veterinarian, and David Christensen, Kimball suspects). Angus Ranch, inject antibiotic into calfs eye for pink eye treatment. MR. FARMER: Typical Electrical Consumption for Various Farm Uses Number of Number of MILLARD COUNTY RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY LIVESTOCK One kilowatt hour (kwh) is 1000 watts of power consumed for one hour. You can compute your average charge per kwh by using figures from your last electric bill. Divide the dollar amount (don't include sales tax or city tax, if any) by the number of kwh used during the billing period. Millard County has long bqcn recognized for quality livestock and is becoming one of the premiere secdstock sources in the state. The in Holden and Scipio are doing an excellent job with their Line One Hcrcfords and are commanding some of the highest prices in the state. Kimball Angus Ranch in Kan-osand Cleo Christensen of Delta arc regarded as premiere Angus breeders among others. h LI AUGHT COMPANY The George herd of Polled Hcrcfords at Kanosh have been well received. The Ray George feed lot operation, with its expanded facilities, is modern and extensive. Several breeders arc exploring the avenues with exotic cattle and compare very favorably with breeders from throughout the west. Some of the finest ranching operations that exist anywhere are found in the extreme western port ion of our county. |