Meade County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2023

Meade County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024

1038 - Animal Disease
1038.1)	0	Number of people who participated in web-based disease models or training
1038.11)	3	Number of people who used the Extension Diagnostics Services to identify animal disease and/or insects
1038.16)	3	Number of people who adopted recommendations from UK Diagnostics Lab

1038 - Animal Disease

1038.1)

Number of people who participated in web-based disease models or training

1038.11)

Number of people who used the Extension Diagnostics Services to identify animal disease and/or insects

1038.16)

Number of people who adopted recommendations from UK Diagnostics Lab

Success Stories

Fecal Egg Study

Author: Andy Mills

Major Program: Animal Disease

The problemWith the continual use of a few common ingredients to deworm cattle, immunity by parasites to those active chemical compounds in dewormers is suspected. Parasites can cause serious problems in cattle resulting in poor health and for the animals and economic loss for the farmerThe educational program responseEighty to one hundred beef cattle producers will participate in a feces collection where fecal parasite eggs will be counted before and after dewormer use. Two farmers in Meade Cou