Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/22
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience reached during this period included local veterinarians, extension personnel, veterinary technicians, veterinary technology students, and producers on Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii Island. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Swine and fish health workshops and lectures were conducted in person on Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii Island. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Information in the form of handouts and recorded video was disseminated via email to participants. Updated extenion publications are being developed based on information from these workshops. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Once travel restrictions to and within Hawaii were eased, workshop series for swine health and aquacultured animal health were conducted. The swine workshops featured Dr. Thomas Petznick and were held on Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii Island. Five events were held: three hands-on workshops for veterinary/extension professionalsand two lectures open to the public. Topics covered included farm/herd evaluation, biosecurity, common diseases/clinical signs/diagnostics/treatment/management, neonatal pig processing, adaptations using deep litter system, vaccination, VCPR, and reproduction. Veterinarians not currently working with swine participated in these workshops and developed relationships with extension services, regulatory veterinary personnel, and producers. Four additional farm/premises visits were conducted between events that served to increase the reach and experience of the educational team. The aquatic animal workshops featured Dr. Esteban Soto-Martinez and were held on Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii Island. Five events were held: three hands-on workshops for veterinary/extension professionalsand two lectures open to the public. Topics covered included basic water quality issues, specific information on tilapia diseases including Francisellosis, anesthesia/euthanasia, sample collection, and necropsy. One additional farm visit was conducted between events that served to increase the reach and experience of the educational team. Pre- and post-event evaluations generated topics for future workshops and lectures.
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Progress 09/01/20 to 08/31/21
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience reached during this period included local veterinarians, extension personnel, and producers on Oahu and the Big Island. Changes/Problems:Due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in Hawaii, no in-person workshops or travel was conducted. A no-cost-extension was obtained for this reason, and approval to slightly modify the project objectives to create on-demand remote-access training material was also granted. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will coordinate and execute two workshop series and complete project-related extension publications. We will use locally available expertise to create on-demand educational videos on clinical skills in aquaculture.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Due to travel restrictions that were put in place by the State and the University, providing in-person trainings was not possible. In-person workshops will be offered at a later date, either in person as originally planned orvirtually, depending on travel or other restrictions that may be in place at that time. Storyboards for aquaculture training videos are partially completed. One introductory video has been completed.
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Progress 09/01/19 to 08/31/20
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience reached during this period included local veterinarians, veterinary technicians, extension personnel, producers, graduate students, and undergraduate students on Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. The total honeybee lecture attendance was 65; the total honeybee hands-on workshop attendance was 28. Participants included backyard apiarists, commercial apiarists (producing honey and/or honeybees), and those involved in outreach education (through a university, government agency, or private). Changes/Problems:We were set to conduct a workshop series on aquaculture fish health in April 2020, but this was canceled directly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to travel restrictions that were put in place by the State and the University, providingin person trainings was untenable. This workshop will be offered at a later date, either in person as originally planned or virtually, depending on travel or other restrictions that may be in place at that time. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Honeybee health workshops and lectures were conducted in person on Oahu, Kauai, east Hawaii Island, and west Hawaii Island. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Information in the form of handouts developed in preparation for the workshops was made available via an email sent to participants. The speaker requested that I not post or directly distribute her materials to participants. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?A no-cost extension was requested and granted to allow us to continue these valuable in-person activities when travel restrictions are lifted. Workshops on swine health will also be conducted. A truncated series on shrimp health is also planned. In the event that travel from the mainland to Hawaii and between the Hawaiian islands continues to be restricted, we will develop these workshops/lectures into an online format using personalized wetlab kits for each participant.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A series of honeybee health and management workshops and lectures featuring Dr. Meghan Milbrath was held on Oahu, Kauai, and Hawaii Island. A total of seven events were held: three hands-on workshops for veterinary/extension professionals and four lectures open to the public. Topics covered included general honeybee husbandry, honeybee health, nutrition, signs of disease, diagnostic tests, treatment/management of health problems, the VCPR, and the role of veterinarians in honeybee health. Workshops expanded on these ideas and allowed veterinary and extension professionals the opportunity to work with honeybees in different production systems, learn how to work with honeybees safely, examine frames and evaluate the health of colonies, collect samples for disease testing, and conduct testing for American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, and Varroa mites. As a result of these workshops, the role of veterinarians in honeybee production was presented and several veterinarians at each workshop self-identified as having an interest in providing services to producers in the future. Eight workshop participants had never worked with honeybees before and were nervous and hesitant initially; however, they quickly gained confidence and felt "more comfortable communicating about bees" and that they "could work with them to find answers." Dr. Chrissy Mogren, the UH CTAHR Pollinator Specialist, joined the presentation team and formed new or strengthened existing working relationships through this program's activities. Pre and post-event evaluations generated topics for future workshops and lectures.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Katulski, S., Oshiro, M., and Odani, J. 2020. Small Ruminant Management in Hawaii. Cooperative Extension Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Progress 09/01/18 to 08/31/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience reached included local veterinarians, veterinary technicians, extension personnel, producers, graduate students, undergraduate students, and veterinary students on the four main Hawaiian Islands. The total poultry lecture attendance was 90; the total poultry workshop attendance was 27. Producer types included layer, broiler, heritage, exhibition, and backyard poultry. Changes/Problems:A request to change from beef cattle to honeybees was made (and granted) after initial needs surveys suggested that beef cattle producers were adequately served by local veterinarians and that there was a great need for veterinarians to support Hawaii's important queen bee producers, especially with changes mandated by the VFD ruling. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A poultry health workshop and lecture series featuring Dr. Annika McKillop were held on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai, for a total of 8 events. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Information from the workshops was made available via an email sent to the participants. The speaker requested that I not post her materials onto our websites. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We were able to change the beef cattle subject area to honeybees, but approval was not obtained in time to run that workshop this summer. Three workshop series will be conducted next year in conjunction with the quiet winter season for honeybee producers and trainers. We will also conduct workshops in swine health and aquacultured animals.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A poultry health workshop and lecture series featuring Dr. Annika McKillop were held on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai, for a total of 8 events. Poultry housing, nutrition, diseases, parasites, medications, ELDU, VCPR, NPIP, biosecurity, food safety, and sample collection were some of the topics that were covered. As a result of the workshops, several producers have indicated an interest in participating in National Poultry Improvement Plan activities and several have called inquiring about disease issues and were referred to participating veterinarians.
Publications
- Type:
Other
Status:
Under Review
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Backyard Poultry Basics for Hawaii, JS Odani, AL McKillop, AM Stokes, Cooperative Extension Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
An Introduction to Sheep and Goat Parasite Management in Hawaii, JS Odani, AM Stokes, L McNeal, Cooperative Extension Services, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Progress 09/01/17 to 08/31/18
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience reached included local veterinarians, veterinary technicians, extension personnel, producers, and students on the four main Hawaiian Islands. The lecture total attendance was 98; the workshop total was 25. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A small ruminant health workshop and lecture featuring Dr. David Pugh were held on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai, for a total of eight events. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Information from the workshops is made available on the extension website and an email was sent to the participants to inform them the material was available. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Based on needs assessment, we will request changing one commodity (beef cattle) to another (honeybees). Two workshop/lecture series will be conducted next year.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A needs assessment was distributed to veterinarians at the annual conference of the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association and was also mailed to local veterinarians.A small ruminant health workshop and lecture featuring Dr. David Pugh were held on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai (total of 8 events). 25 veterinary and livestock extension professionals participated in the hands-onworkshops, and of those 15 indicated that they were better prepared after attending the workshop. The lecture attendance was 98, with an average content rating of 4.8/5.0 and presentation rating of 4.8/5.0. Small ruminant preventive medicine, parasitology, treatment, regulations, biosecurity, and food safety were covered. As a result of the workshop, several producers have contacted extension personnel to discuss interventions to improve the health of their livestock. The database of veterinarians and livestock producers were updated.
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