Progress 09/01/16 to 12/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience in the entire population of Rich county Utah. Most importantly are the food animal producers of Rich county. In addition to residents in Rich county, residents in surrounding counties including those in Wyoming and Idaho have noticed the changes to Rich county cattle health and programs and are demanding similar services as those we are currently providing. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Students have been pursued to spend time with our practice and we have had 3 in the last year come and spend time with us learning and doing externships. The clinic continues to send its employees to CE meetings every year and we have monthly meetings where production animal health topics are discussed and our staff are trained how to troubleshoot problems. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?A clinic open house was held in April of 2019 and two meetings were conducted last year to inform interested residents about the projects completed and the goals accomplished. In addition the county commissioners are informed and through personal communication during farm calls and ranch visits. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
In April 2019, a small satellite clinic was remodoled and opened to serve the residents of Rich county. This facility houses a full time staff member and provides veterinary services during the non busy season three days a week. During the busy seasons spring and fall, the clinic is operated 6 days a week to provide services within the shortage area. This facility has increased the veterinary presence in the community and assists with regulatory compliance veterinary services both state and federal. The same amount of cattle processed in 2018 were processed in 2019 which means we are operating at maximum efficiency for processing cattle 6 days a week for 2.5 months. The only possibility to increase the number of head we service is to add another veterinarian.
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience is the entire population of Rich county Utah. Most important are the food animal producers of Rich county. In addition to residents in Rich county, residents in surrounding counties including those in Wyoming and Idaho have noticed the changes to Rich county cattle health and programs and are demanding similar services as those we are currently providing. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results continue to be disseminated bi annually at our two producer meetings held in January and September. Also personal communications during farm visits and other times when producers, county commisioners, and other community figures are gathered is when information is presented about the project results. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Remodel the new satellite clinic and get it operational by the end of 2018. Continue to serve producers by hauling the chute to as many facilities as possible to perform routine annual herd evaluations. Educate the students who come to the practice by giving them a safe working environment and allow them to develop some technical skills while they are away from veterinary school.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Increases in service area and number of cattle processed have been increased since 2017 and are projected to increase further during the fall of 2018. Unfortunately efforts have been made but have not been successful in finding another veterinarian to help build the practice and/or free up more of my time to perform necessary and in demand services for cattle producers in Rich county. A small fixed facility has been found and is currently being acquired. The buildingwill be remodeled and equipped to serve Rich county residents by the end of 2018. A couple of employees from Rich county have already been identified and are ready to work as soon as the building is finished. In addition to these objectives there are a couple students coming to the clinic within the next couple months to complete externships prior to graduation. No injuries personally have been encountered while using the silencer chute which is great considering over 25,000 head were processed through it in the last year.
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Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for the successful completion of the first year and subsequent years are community members in shortage area UT165, Rich county Utah. The highest priority target audience are the cattle producers in the shortage area followed by those who own other target species such as small ruminants, horses, poultry, and companion animals. An even more focused target group reached during the previous year are those producers who without additional help from veterinarians and the purchased equipment would not have willingly allowed veterinarians to access their herds and provide essential regulatory and voluntary services. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?There have been 2 veterinary students spend two weeks each with our service primarily spending most of their time in the veterinary shortage area with me either processing bulls or performing transrectal ultrasonography. In addition I have organized two veterinary client education meetings for cattle producers and horse owners within the shortage area UT165. Also another practitioner from a veterinary clinic in Southern Utah came and spent a couple days learning how to palpate cattle on several ranches. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results from the improvements and implementation of the equipment in the shortage area will be presented at the 6th Annual Bear River Veterinary Clinic Winter Cattlemen's Meeting. This meeting was organized by myself over 5 years ago and has grown to participation with over 150 people. The attendees meet in January for a dinner and meeting where topics of interest will be presented and I will have the opportunity to detail the success of the program and the implementation of the equipment purchase to help the community members in the shortage situation area UT165. In addition to this opportunity for mass communication I have had numerous personal conversations with community members about the success of the program and its positive impact in the shortage area. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?I will continue to serve the shortage area and with the opportunity for mass communication in January, cattlemen in the shortage situation will realized the importance of the program. The few cattle producers that are unaware of the equipment which was purchased to assist them with compliance for regulatory veterinary medicine will be more apt to call and request veterinary services. The increase in efficiency with veterinary services will continue to free up more time to serve more cattle producers and make veterinary services more attractive to those producers who don't typically utilize veterinary services. I am actively seeking a place to build a small satellite veterinary facility and with the money grown and saved in 2017 I have the ability to find a suitable piece of property and provide a down payment for construction of the satellite facility.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A practice vehicle, veterinary box, and portable hydraulic chute were purchased at the end of 2016 and were put to use full service by the first week of January 2017. Throughout the spring of 2017 over 1300 head of bulls were tested for regulatory diseases with the use of the portable hydraulic chute purchased to be used in the shortage area UT165. The regulatory diseases which were tested on these bulls were trichomoniasis and some brucellosis testing required by state animal health officials. The chute as mentioned in the goals allowed me to increase the number of cattle processed in such a short time. In previous years I have been able to test around 1400 bulls each year but with the equipment provided I tested over 1600 bulls in the shortage area UT165. This is a 12.5% increase within the first year of using the equipment listed in the grant proposal. In additionfall cattle processing including transrectal ultrasonography, brucellosis bleeding for the Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area, and brucellosis vaccination have all increased this fall already compared to 2016. With about 4 weeks left in the year I have almost processed as many cattle already as I did in 2016. I expect the percent increase to be around 12-15 percent at the end of 2016 with well over 1800 hours spent in the shortage area serving the needs of its residents providing veterinary care primarily to cattle but to the other target species as well. Unfortunately due to the lack of real estate opportunity in a small community the completion of building a veterinary facility and purchasing the land has not yet been achieved. Active search efforts are underway and once a real estate purchase suitable for a veterinary facility is discovered that goal will be realized.
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