March 2014
Klamath Clover Co-Op
Online Edition
Klamath County 4-H Department
Your 4-H Newsletter has posted!
4-H Staff
Jed Smith
[email protected]
Sophia Carroll
[email protected]
KBREC Staff & Faculty
Willie Riggs…..Director, Regional Administrator
Extension Office:
Tracy Brunner
Claudia Tosh
Keely Moxley
Patty Case
Stacey Todd
Diane Silberstein
Janet Rojna
Karen Hottman
Lauren Daniels
Research Station:
Brian Charlton
Rich Roseberg
Nichole Baley
Tom Silberstein
Guy Morrow
6923 Washburn Way., Klamath Falls, OR 97603
phone: 541.883.7131 efax: 541.883.4582
Website: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/kbrec/
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/Klamath.County.4H
Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Family and Community Health, 4-H Youth, Forestry & Natural Resources, and Extension Sea Grant programs. Oregon
State University, United States Department of Agriculture, and Klamath County cooperating. Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This publication will be made
available in accessible formats upon request. Please call (541) 883-7131 for information.
CRITICAL SWINE FLU VIRUS INFO!
Porcine Epidemic
Diarrhea Virus
(PEDv) is a relatively new swine
virus (2013), and
has, until recently,
been seen mostly
east of us. However, it’s rapidly
coming our way –
diagnosed most
recently in California. The State
Veterinarian, the
OSU Swine Specialist and OSU
Veterinarians just
released a fact
sheet for our region; you can find
it at the end of
this newsletter.
If you have additional questions,
feel free to contact OSU Swine
Specialist direct, his number
is: 503-623-8395 or Email
[email protected]
PLEASE SEE THE
OSU FACT SHEET
AT THE END
OF THIS
NEWSETTER!
Klamath County 44--H Invited to Pink Out Night at OIT!
OIT’s President Maples vowed he would kiss a pig if mascot Hootie
won the CCC’s Mascot Challenge. Hootie did, so on Feb 8th, Merrill
Super Swine was invited to bring Admril the pig to OIT. Admril
arrived complete with pink painted hooves and an Owl’s shirt that
said, “Guess who loves you…”
President Maples gives
Admril a big smooch!
OIT extended a big
thank you to the many
4-H organizations/clubs
and to Merrill Super
Swine for participating.
Photos courtesy of Traci Reed and
Merrill Super Swine.
Merrill Super Swine member,
Logan Sherrill, hangs with
Admril.
My Name is
Hannah, and this
June I have been
given the amazing
opportunity to
travel to Japan for
an eight week foreign exchange
program.
My first four weeks I will be in Tokyo attending
language school there, working on learning Japanese. After I complete the first four weeks of
my program, I join another 4-H exchange and
spend my last four weeks with another host
family learning everything about the Japanese
culture. 4-H has presented my with this amazing cultural exchange program, and I can’t wait
to leave at the end of the school year!
I really can't seem to stop thinking about how crazy awesome it's going
to be there. It's been an amazing journey just getting ready for my exchange, it is completely unreal, and breathe taking, to think that my
journey is really just beginning!
If you would like to follow me as
my exchange unfolds, just follow
my travel blog, at freedomsearch2014.blogspot.com
Klamath County Training Corner
Did you know your
Permanent Record
stays with you
throughout your
entire 4-H career?
Are you a new youth
member who needs
more info on this
important part of
your record keeping?
Or are you a high
school sophomore who’s thinking ahead to college scholarships and
suddenly realizing you just might want to spend a little more attention
to your record keeping?
Well either way we got you covered! We’ll be having two training dates
at the OSU KBREC Learning Center that only covers Permanent
Records. The first will be Tuesday, March 25th at 5:30. The second date
is April 15th at 5:30.
In this training, you’ll learn the Event Codes and how to apply them to
all your 4-H activities.
Now are you saying to yourself, “Event Codes? What’s an Event Codes? I
don’t even know what you’re talking about?” Well then, that’s a sure
sign you need this training. RSVP to
[email protected]
We hope to see you there!
Save the Dates for Spring Weigh-Ins!
There will be a Swine Weigh-In on
Saturday, May 31st at the Klamath
County Fairgrounds. Time is still to be
determined. (Additional dates to
follow)
Sheep and Goat Weigh-Ins will be
Tuesday, June 3rd at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. Time is to be determined, but will mostly likely be late
afternoon into the early evening.
Don’t forget Open Computer Lab Time!
The Learning Center at KBREC is open to 4-H members from 4:30pm6pm every 4th Wednesday of the month. Members will be able to work
with Microsoft Office programs, and you can also have support on working on your 4-H record books.
If you are interested, please contact Katie Feinauer at:
541-892-0958 or [email protected]
Rural Families Wanted!!
Once again the time of year for the annual Urban Rural Exchange 4-H program
is approaching and 4-H needs your help! For those who are not familiar with the program or for those that are and need a refresher here it is:
The program is designed as an immersion program to bring urban youth (SE
Portland to be exact) and immerse them into the culture and life of rural Oregon. To
do this 4-H employs host families to act as the host or guide for these Portland youth
to our rural world by welcoming them into the home and daily farm and ranch operations. To date the program participants are Multnomah, Malheur, Harney, Gilliam,
Union, Grant, Wallowa, Wheeler, and Klamath Counties.
For 2014 we are looking to immerse 50 youth and 20 adult chaperones around
the state to experience life East of the Cascades for a week. Results of the program
have been: creating an open dialog between rural Oregon and the urban centers;
strong bonds between host families and participants; a beef co-op between a rancher
in Grant County and 30 families in Portland. One of the most beneficial things to
come from this program is getting the conversation to start between the urban and
rural parts of the state in a positive and productive informal atmosphere so that we
may both begin to understand the other better. Understanding is the key to success!
What we need from Klamath County for the 2014 iteration of the program will
be 4 host families (3 hosting 2 youth each; and 1 hosting 2 adult chaperones). Hosts
need not be 4-H Leaders or parents though they are certainly welcomed, though we
are really seeking members of the production agriculture portion of the county.
If you or someone you know might be willing to give this a try please get in
touch with us for more detailed information on how to sign up. This is a really valuable program and opportunity so please spread the word of our call to action! We
really need to have these folks on board by mid-March 2014 as the exchange is set to
take place April 3-8, 2014. Please get in touch with Jed or Sophia if interested in
learning more at 541-883-7131.
Click the photo for a great essay
on the 15 urban students’
experience with this program.
SAVE THE DATE
FOR OREGON’S
4-H SUMMER CONFERENCE,
JUNE 25
25--28, 2014
Summer Conference is an opportunity for youth grades 7-12 to travel to Corvallis,
explore campus life, make new friends, learn, and have a lot of fun. While here, participants attend workshops on a wide variety of subjects. Over 80 classes are offered
including dog agility, a logging site tour, animal anatomy, fly fishing, origami, and etiquette.
In addition to attending workshops, participants will hear a nationally acclaimed
speaker, participate in a Community Service project, and enjoy many fun activities
such as a pool party and dance.
Members arrive on campus early Wednesday afternoon, either through their own
transportation or on the summer conference charter buses, then stay in a campus
dorm and eat at a dining hall. The conference is capped off with a closing program
Saturday morning where new state ambassadors and national congress delegates are
announced.
Registration begins May 1, 2014.
For more info: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/4h-summer-conference
East of the Cascades Show Sale
Livestock Sale & Educational Event
March 30, 2014
At the Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Classes at 11am
Auction to start at 1pm
Sponsored by Unified Tenders 4-H Club
Inquiries email [email protected] or call 541.647.7475
Cake Decorating Contest
A new contest this year at the Oregon State Fair will be the Cake Decorating Contest.
It was added to provide more of a real life experience for those youth involved in
cake decorating. Youth will be decorating real cakes instead of foam cakes and be doing this decorating onsite. Participants must come with all supplies needed for the
contest except as noted in the class description.
Intermediate participants will have up to one hour to decorate a single layer 8” cake
(real not foam). Senior participants will have up to two hours to decorate a ¼ sheet
size cake (real not foam).The cake can be sculpted or rectangular. Members must be
enrolled in the Cake Decorating project and have exhibited in the cake decorating division at their county fair in order to participate in this state contest.
All of the contest details can be found at: http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/sites/
default/files/State_Fair/contests-_cake_decorating_2014.pdf
Originally posted on February 26, 2014 by Aimee Corliss on the Oregon 4-H Morning Clover Blog
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Klamath Falls, OR 97603
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Help Oregon Take a Stand Against a New Deadly Pig Disease
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus
Charles T. Estill, Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Brad R. LeaMaster, State Veterinarian, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture.
Jerry Heidel, Director, Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Gene J. Pirelli, Oregon State University Extension Swine Specialist
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv)
History
PEDv has been relatively common in Asia and Europe since the 1970s. The first US case appeared in Iowa last
May (2013) and has now spread to 26 states, some of them close to Oregon such as California, Idaho, and Montana. To date, this disease has killed an estimated one million pigs in the US alone.
Clinical Signs
The clinical signs of disease are very age-specific; being much more severe in younger animals. In suckling pigs
(less than 7 days old) there is profuse, watery diarrhea which is often yellow in color. In many cases, the pigs also
vomit, lose their appetite, become dehydrated and die. It generally affects entire litters and up to 50-100% of the
litter may die. Pigs over a week of age typically recover. When older animals (nursery, grower, finisher, sows,
boars) become infected they may go off feed for 2-4 days, have loose manure (similar to a cow pie) and vomit. The
death rate is very low in post-weaning animals (1-3%) but the entire herd may have clinical signs after initial exposure. In herds where the disease has become established only suckling and recently weaned pigs become ill. The
incubation in individual animals is as short as 22-36 hours and the first cases are usually observed 4-5 days after
exposure. The disease will spread rapidly within a herd. There are other diseases that cause very similar clinical
signs, such as coccidiosis, transmissible gastroenteritis, rota viral diarrhea, Clostridium perfringens enterotoxemia, and
E. coli scours. It is essential to submit proper samples to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory for diagnosis.
It is important to note that PEDv only affects swine and cannot spread to humans, nor does it cause a health risk
to those who consume pork products derived from infected animals.
Transmission
The virus is spread by a fecal-oral route. Infected pigs shed enormous amounts of viruses for 7-9 days. Infection
may be through direct contact with infected pigs or indirectly by exposure to manure on boots and clothing, farm
supplies and equipment, or trucks/trailers used to move pigs. The virus is killed by common disinfectants such as
bleach, Virkon® S, 1-Stroke, Environ, and drying. It may persist in cool, damp organic matter for up to a month.
Treatment
No specific treatment is available. Affected pigs should be kept warm, dry, and well hydrated with oral electrolyte
supplementation. In very young animals treatment is usually futile.
Prevention
Strict biosecurity and sanitation are the best means of prevention. It is important to know the PEDv status of
herds where pigs are purchased and avoid those that have had the virus. Be sure trucks and trailers used to haul
pigs have not been contaminated by infected pigs. It takes a very small amount of manure for infection to occur.
Do not commingle pigs from multiple sources or groups of pigs. Do not take boots, clothing, or equipment between pig farms. There are currently no effective vaccines available.
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests are available to confirm PEDv infection in pigs. The following samples should be collected
from acutely-affected pigs within the first 24 hours after onset of diarrhea. Please consult your veterinarian for
assistance with sample collection.
PCR testing
Feces: a minimum of 10 ml of feces collected in a leak-proof container
Intestine: segments of fresh jejunum, ileum, and colon (each approx. 10 inches) placed in separate leak proof containers
These specimens should be refrigerated and transported on frozen gel packs.
Immunohistochemistry testing
Formalin-fixed segments of jejunum, ileum, and colon (each approx. 1 inch, opened to expose mucosa to fixative)
placed in leak proof containers.
The Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University does not currently offer the diagnostic tests for
PEDv. However, you may deliver your specimens to the VDL and they will arrange for their transport and submission to another accredited diagnostic laboratory for testing.
If you suspect your pigs are infected
Because clinical signs of PEDv are similar to those associated with other diseases, laboratory diagnosis is the only
way to confirm a diagnosis. Please work with your veterinarian if you have scouring pigs to determine the cause
and prevent spread of disease.
Importing pigs into Oregon
This disease has not yet been diagnosed in Oregon. The main goal of the Oregon Department of Agriculture is to
ensure the health of our state’s pork industry. To accomplish this goal, a special Oregon Department of Agriculture directive went into effect February10, 2014. This directive requires that Certificates of Veterinary Inspection
accompanying hogs entering Oregon, for purposes other than immediate slaughter, contain the following statement from the issuing veterinarian:
"To the best of my knowledge, swine represented on this certificate have not originated from a premise known to be affected by Porcine
Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), and have not been exposed to PEDv within the last 30 days."
Producers importing animals from PEDv affected states are strongly encouraged to voluntarily quarantine their
new arrivals for at least three weeks and call their veterinarian immediately if the animals show any signs of disease.
Special considerations for show pigs
Exhibitors and their leaders should carefully weigh the risks associated with comingling pigs from multiple sources
at shows and fairs. There should be a discussion regarding the risks associated with weigh-ins and exhibition
events.
To add another layer of biosecurity, the discussions by county fair boards, market program organizers and other
events where swine are exhibited, should include considerations for the following during the 2014 show season:
1. Cancelling the pre-fair weigh-in of market hogs
2. Cancelling youth swine breeding shows
3. Implementing a terminal show for market hogs
Detailed information can be found at the National Pork Board link below: http://www.pork.org/filelibrary/
RecommendExhibitor.pdf
For More Information
Contacts for Information on PEDv and Biosecurity:
Charles T. Estill, Oregon State University Extension Veterinarian (541-737-7667) or [email protected]
Gene J. Pirelli, Oregon State University Extension Swine Specialist (503-623-8395) or [email protected]
Sample Submission and Diagnostics:
Jerry Heidel, Director, Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (541-737-3261)
Importation of Pigs into Oregon:
Brad R. LeaMaster, State Veterinarian, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture. (503-986-4680)