| Show n' i ifcy-3Hw- immf T'iiiT' f r — AUgirM '' fll fF " ' ' ff' n'I'l I tihl Tfr Willi tJi'rilt 'lrfffffTMIf't'TT Making Life on the Range More Profitable minr! By Robert Green Tribune Staff Writer Livestock experiments utilizing sonograms — ultra sound imaging have provided a window into fetal development and pinpointed malformations caused by poisonous plants so that someday life on the range will be more profitable for Utah ranchers said Kip Panter researcher at the US Department of Agriculture Poisonous Plant Laboratory Sonograms a process that emits radio waves into an animal then reflects back a video picture of density patterns have allowed researchers to monitor fetal development and observe movement in the womb Mr Panter said After two years of watching fetal development in sheep USDA researchers have found that certain chemicals from toxic plants will restrict movement of fetuses hlore importantly Mr Panter has noticed that sedated fetuses don't properly develpp resulting in such as a cleft palate This deformity — also common in cattle — ultimately results ii lambs dying from aspiration pneumonia because they can't properly consume milk Mr Panter said 'T flPlfTT ' giF 5— — jjJW mmMri ir m The Salt Lake Tribune Sundav Januarv Tlkfot TTolirkc "IT Toxic plants commonly found all over Utah's rangelands such as poison hemlock or lupine will depress the central nervous system of the fetus after they've been consumed by the mother and passed into the placenta he said "Our evidence suggests that fetal malformations from toxic plants may be restricted to three or four days" he said "This means that herd losses can be reduced if we can keep the mother from eating toxic " plants during the crucial period Goals of the experiment are to imtools for prove the cattle industry — Utah's largest and most profitable agricultural sector Although the experiments are performed on sheep and goats the results are designed to directly relate to cattle Mr Panter said "Ultimately we'll try to define the exact period when malformation occurs" he said "Then we'll try to figure out the dose rate affecting the fetus and narrow the range of risk" So far results have concluded that small fetuses require les toxic chemicals than larger ones before sedation takes place The riskiest period for fetal malformations is 40 to 70 PI nn ts HToYir m 21 ihi tftn 1990 Bl n liim WiTi'iTiiiS miMmTi "°fA 1 rm expects to develop a specific set of range management recommendations that will include intermittent grazing of pregnant animals on ranges with poisonous plants "If a rancher is losing 10 percent of his calves to toxic plants" he said "then he might be willing to move his herds to different pastures every couple of days after conception for cattle 30 to 60 days for sheep and 30 to 50 days for pigs Mr Panter however said this crucial period is likely to be much narrower in scope maybe only three to five days "We hope to keep the pregnant animal from eating too much of the wrong plants at the wrong time" he said "If we can pinpoint the period when toxins are life threatening then ranchers will have more grazing and breeding options" After further analysis Mr Panter ifj'i Before 1987 researchers couldn t determine how a pregnant animal's consumption of poisonous plants affected her fetus he said They had to rely on autopsies Since then USDA researchers have begun using sonograms to determine effects of numerous plants many common in Utah on fetuses One experiment confirmed that locoweed reduced the fetus' heart rate and contributed to abortions he said The Poisonous Plant Laboratory located in Logan is the only experimental station of its kind to study poisonous plants on rangelands Mr I'anter said days" It will make sense to graze cattle on ranges when plants are least toxic he said Most of the poisonous range plants become less toxic as the season progresses and toxins don't build up as readily in the fetus 13 Davis Has Data for Planning Mayors Told Special to The Tribune FARMINGTON — Work is moving ahead on compiling information vital to future planning in Davis County the county's mayors were told Wednesday night Wilf Sommerkorn told members of the Davis County Council of Governments some statistics on population and growth have been gathered as part of the early stages of a countywide Strategic Plan program The program will look at such issues as water transportation economic development land use and popula- tion growth The data will then be assembled and used as a tool for planning the county's future "We want countvwide issues addressed on a countv- - 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