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Enter Online Northcrest Equestrian Center
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5515 Hwy 190, DeRidder, LA 70634
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Texas heifers one year of age or younger are to be officially calfhood vaccinated against cattle brucellosis prior to entering a Colorado feedlot.
For the first time since May 19, Texas has no animals or herds restricted because of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS), a blistering disease that can temporarily debilitate affected equine animals, cattle, goats, deer, swine or other susceptible species.
So far, the Executive Vice Pres of the Jockey Club, the Director of Industry Relations for the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (responsible for the Tattoo system of Race Horses), the American Miniature Horse rep and the AQHA are not hip to it (click here to read the doc on American Horse Council). Be sure and contact each of these Org/Assoc and let them know you share their views. If you do nothing, you will have let it happen.
The next fashion accessory for some inmates at the Los Angeles County jail will be a radio frequency identification bracelet. The country’s largest jail system has launched a pilot project with Alanco Technologies to track inmates using the technology, also known as RFID. The first phase will involve setting up an RFID system in the 1,800-inmate east facility of the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., by fall 2005. If it succeeds, and funding can be obtained, the county will spread the system throughout its prison facilities.
RFID is Short for radio frequency identification. It is similar to the bar code technology. With RFID, the electromagnetic or electrostatic coupling in the RF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is used to transmit signals. An RFID system consists of an antenna and a transceiver, which read the radio frequency and transfer the information to a processing device, and a transponder, or tag, which is an integrated circuit containing the RF circuitry and information to be transmitted. One of the key differences between RFID and bar code technology is RFID eliminates the need for line-of-sight reading that
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis, commonly known as HyPP, has been widely spread throughout the equine industry over the last several years
Privacy with chips – For more info on the RFID chips (same thing they are wanting to put in our horses!!!) go to http://www.silicon.com A California state lawmaker introduced a bill on Tuesday meant to address consumer privacy concerns related to the commercial use of radio frequency identification technology. Senate Bill 1834 would apply to any business or state government agency using radio frequency identification (RFID) systems to track merchandise or people – an activity that’s on the rise. The bill proposes that businesses and agencies be required to notify people that they’re using an RFID system
The American Horse Council is representing the horse industry to congress. Their representation is based on the consensus of the feedback they receive from the Equine Industry. You can read more on their website: http://www.horsecouncil.org/ Amy Mann is the Director of Regulatory Affairs, 202-296-4031 ext. 201, AMann@horsecouncil.org. She is chairing the Council so you need to get your call into her and tell her how you want her to represent you!!!!! I personally don’t want to have to let the government know or have the government know every time I go to a jackpot, barrel race, or
News Release Texas Animal Health Commission Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719 Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us For immediate release— Premises Identification Program Ready; Field Trial for Animal Identification Also Launched Ranchers and other livestock facility owners from every facet of the Texas livestock and poultry industry can now sign up for a unique “premises identification number”, for their livestock facilities. The premises identification number will identify the location of livestock operations in the state. It