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The “Proposed USDA Meat Processing Facility” Survey has been reopened to allow livestock producers* who were unable to submit a response in August, to provide their feedback. Read more about the proposed facility HERE.

We want to thank the 142 livestock producers who answered so far, we really appreciate it. If you already filled out the survey, no need to do it again! 

Also, if you received an email with questions about your surevy responses, please reach out to Flavie Audoin directly.

If you are a livestock producer*, and you are interested in having a USDA Meat Processing Facility in the Central Sierra, please fill out this survey before November 16th 2023.

https://ucanr.edu/usdameatprocessing

Don’t hesitate to share it with other livestock producers* that you think might be interested by this project. We are focusing this survey on El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. *This survey is intended for livestock producers only (cattle, sheep, goat and pig). We will have public meetings as the project moves forward.

. All information collected is CONFIDENTIAL and WILL NOT BE SHARED. Only sum total information will be released.

More information on the Foothill Abortion vaccine

If you read our June Newsletter, you may have seen the article titled “What is Foothill Abortion and How to Manage it?”. I decided to do a follow-up about the vaccine and reached out to the company who is producing the vaccine to ask for more information. They told me that it is still pretty much the same information that you may have read in the California Cattleman’s November 2020 issue.

However, you might want to listen to the following podcast found on the California Cattlemen’s Association website where you can learn more about the different steps that they had to go through to create the Foothill Abortion vaccine and everything you need to know to administer it to your herd.

As a reminder, for this vaccine, timing is important! You need to give them a call early, even if you do not know your exact numbers yet, so that they can the vaccine to your specified veterinarian in enough time to fit your schedule. Also, cattle MUST be open when the vaccine is administered and must not be bred for AT LEAST 60 days after vaccination or abortion is likely to occur due to the live nature of the vaccine.

Questions?

Contact UCCE Central Sierra Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Flavie Audoin at faudoin@ucanr.edu.

Monday, November 13, 2023

9:00AM - 1:00PM

UCCE Office Amador (12200-B Airport Rd in Jackson)

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers of how good husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management conditions.

During this training, participants will learn about

Cattle Behavior & Handling, Biosecurity, Herd Health, Animal Health Products, Processing, Euthanasia, Transportation, Record Keeping, Nutrition, Environmental Quality Control Points, and Worker Safety & Emergency Action Planning.

Presenters include Dr. Gaby Maier, UCCE Vet Extension Beef Specialist; Dr. Lais Costa, Emergency and Preparedness Response; and Flavie Audoin, UCCE Central Sierra Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor. A representative from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will also talk about their Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program.

Register at https://ucanr.edu/bqatraining by November 6th.

Registration limited to 45 participants.

If you have any questions, contact Flavie Audoin at faudoin@ucanr.edu.

Lunch is sponsored by the California Beef Council, and Bimeda Inc. Giveaways are provided by Boehringer Ingelheim, Bimeda, and the California Beef Council. No endorsement of named products is intended, nor is criticism implied of similar products that are not mentioned. If you have to cancel your registration, please let us know before November 6th because we are ordering food.

Meet Your Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor

Flavie Audoin is the Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor for the UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) in the Central Sierra. She covers El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. Flavie started her career with the UCCE in January 2023 and has been working with local ranchers in order to focus her research and create an education program that best serves the diverse communities of the Central Sierra.

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