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release the week of January 8, 2001 49th ANNUAL OAKDALE LIVESTOCK FORUM The 49th annual Oakdale Livestock Forum, an educational meeting for cattle producers, is going to be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, at the Oakdale Community Center, 250 North Third Avenue Oakdale. The 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. forum will feature speakers on a variety of topics of interest to cattle ranchers. The University of California Cooperative Extension in Tuolumne, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Calaveras Counties organizes the event. The topics for this year's forum are a direct result of input gathered from participants who attended the 2000 Forum. The Forum will begin with a presentation by Dr. John Mass, UCCE Veterinarian. Dr. Mass will give a cattle health update with specific information presented on Anaplasmosis, Foothill Abortion, Calf Scours Treatment and new vaccines. This year's forum will have a special in-depth focus on cattle breeding and genetics. Dr.Larry Cundiff from the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska, has a wealth of information to share on crossbreeding systems. He will discuss the use of crossbreeding systems to take advantage of heterosis and will share research on which breeds work well together. The afternoon program will begin with Dr. Nancy Hinkel, UCCE Veterinary Entomologist, with a presentation on insecticides for livestock. She will discuss which insecticides are available in California and their uses. Franz Rulofson, UCCE Livestock Advisor for Tuolumne and Stanislaus Counties, will follow with a discussion on sources of Cryptosporidium in California watersheds. Franz has worked with researchers from UC Davis to determine the extent of shedding of Cryptosporidium in livestock and wildlife. He will share the research results and discuss possible implications To conclude the program, Dr. Larry Cundiff from the US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska will provide information on new Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) and cross-Breed EPDs. EPDs provide useful information on a bull's genetic potential. The meeting is co-sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and the Calaveras, Tuolumne and San Joaquin/Stanislaus Cattlemen's Associations. A $15 pre-registration fee is required by February 20, 2001, and the fee will be $20 if paid after that date. Register by sending a check for the full amount, made out to UC REGENTS, to:
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