A Parasite Control Seminar was given
by Todd Gunderson, DMV of the University Of Idaho
Caine Veterinary Teaching Center. Also attending
and assisting with comments and answering questions
was Dr. Wayne Ayers, also of the Caine Center. This
was an excellent, informative and much needed
presentation. Dr. Gunderson went over the types of
worms, their life cycle and how to control
exposure. He then went over types of wormers and
when to use them. He emphasized that worming
programs need to be implemented with the assistance
of a licensed veterinarian as most wormers are not
labeled for goats. He will put the power point
presentation he used into a pdf format and email it
to me and I will email it out to our members for
their information and use. He emphasized that if
your local vet can’t help you with your herd
management problems to contact the Caine Center and
the staff would do their best to assist you. He
sympathized with us that goats are not very high up
on most veterinary’s priorities. One of the most
important things he stressed was having fecal
samples analyzed, either a composite of your herd or
of individual animals. The test at the Caine Center
costs only $10.00 and should be done before worming
and after to see how effective the wormer you are
using is working in your herd.
Dr Ayers said he would be glad to put
on a seminar about Johnes Disease and CL if we
wanted to schedule it. We just need to decide when
and where.
After the program, a short meeting
was held. First item discussed were the notes from
a meeting of the Mountain States Meat Goat
Association taken by Evelyn Simon. I have attached
those notes for your information. They would like
to merge with us to have a larger marketing base.
Further discussion was tabled until all members
could read the notes.
We received a letter from Kim Hellums
telling us that Canyon County is going to cut their
market wether program unless they get $1000 by the
first of the year to pay for it. After
discussion, motion was made and seconded to give
them up to $250. Motion was also made and seconded
that we will donate a matching amount each year on a
rotational basis to each county fair board that has
a meat goat program. Members residing in each
county were encouraged to make donations. I have
attached a copy of Kim’s letter.
We received a flyer from DVAuctions
regarding their fees and services. It will cost
between $3000 and $4000 to have them video our
auction for the internet next year. It was moved
and seconded that we would go with this and
consignors will be charged a $35 to $40 per head non
refundable entry fee, $5 a head of which will be due
at the time consignors sign up for the sale.
Whether we have to charge a commission on top of
this would depend on the final cost of the sale. We
would still have to pay for the buildings at the
fairgrounds and an auctioneer. It was decided that
we would still allow 10 animals per consignor, 2 of
which can be bucks. Sign up for consignors will
begin immediately, with a limit of 125 animals.
Papers of consigned animals and the balance of entry
fees will be due by July 15, 2010. If you sign up
for 10 animals and then find out you can’t bring
that many, you need to let me know as soon as
possible so we can let others get in on the sale.
Consignors who have participated in our production
sales since they started will be given priority. I
will call DVAuction tomorrow and get our date
confirmed. Right now it stands at Saturday,
September 18, 2010 .
Next we discussed election of
officers for next year. A motion was made and
seconded that we would take nominations at the
meeting, but would also accept them by email from
members who are unable to attend the meetings.
Ballots will then be sent out to all members, with
stamped self addressed envelopes to vote for the
nominees.
So, anyone wishing to nominate
members for the offices of President, Vice
President, Secretary/Treasurer, and 2 board members
please email me at
foxtailfarms@hotmail.com
within the next 10 days.
Nominations will be closed at that
time and the executive committee, consisting of the
current officers and board members, will verify the
nominations and ballots will be sent out to all
members to vote. Nominations made at the meeting
were President – Wayne Gifford, Vice President
– Dave Poe, Secretary/Treasurer – Clare Askew
Also, FYI the dates for the Boers De
Mayo show next year will be May 1st & 2nd . There
will also be a show put on by our Magic Valley
members in Jerome, Idaho, June 26th & 27th.
More information about both will be coming up, but
keep those dates in mind.
