Time to protect against West Nile virus
Washington Ag Today May 24, 2011 In addition to protecting their horses from that equine herpes virus that has spread to several horses in Washington, owners are reminded that it is mosquito time and vaccinations or booster shots are needed to protect horses from West Nile virus. Mosquitoes can carry West Nile and the state Department of Health says the virus can infect birds, horses and people. No horses tested positive for the disease last year in Washington but two people contracted the virus. West Nile was detected in 130 mosquito samples in 2010 from Grant, Yakima and Benton counties. Now the Stockland Livestock Report. This is Jack McQuiness here at Stockland Livestock in Davenport. 500 cattle on our market here on Monday. Cows traded 3-4 in some instances $5 lower. Most of the cows trading in the high 60s low 70s with some of the low grade cows in the 50-dollar money. Bulls topped at 93 and we will call that 4 to 5 lower. Active market. We had three to four packers. We lost a packing house in Nampa that was a big part of our market but it was an active market. That certainly impacted our prices. The market is still probably dollars higher than what we have seen before. Feeder cattle fully steady. Still plenty of demand for grass type cattle and cattle up to 850 pounds but a limited test on the feeders. No sale this coming Monday. No horse sale for a month because of a disease outbreak. Keep in mind our small animals will sell the 4th Tuesday of every month from here on out. Thanks Jack. I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net. ?
