Just wondering who is planning on going to the Nationals since they are
relatively close this year?


Sara L. Nelson

Fanciful Dairy Goats and Boers too


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Hi All,

I am posting this for a friend.....




I've just tentatively accepted a job offer in Quebec and am putting my farm
on the market.  No - we aren't giving up on dairying - far from it - we are
just planning on buying another farm further North and continuing along the
same path.  The translation market in Canada is quite a bit more fertile
than in the U.S. and the job offer is too good to refuse.  Off-farm income
can be a beautiful thing, especially if it doesn't interfere with lambing
and milking. <g>

I thought I'd post this message to the list in case any of you are looking
for an existing dairy operation (grade A) in the Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Coop
area in proximity to Minneapolis/St. Paul (45 miles).  If so or even if you
just want to be able to take a closer look at an existing operation, I have
a Word document with pictures, maps and specifics that I'd be happy to send
out via email.  Feel free to email me off list at ccapaldi@...
<mailto:ccapaldi@...> .

  Thanks,

Charles Capaldi
Shepherd's Oak Farm

For those who send in their own blood samples to WSU for CAE testing ...
-------------------

  Diagnostic Specimens Shipping Regulations, Effective February 14, 2003

  http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts_waddl/shipRegs.html

  Washington State University

  College of Veterinary Medicine Washington State University

  Diagnostic Laboratory

  DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS SHIPPING REGULATIONS

  Effective February 14, 2003, a new final rule by the U.S. Department of
Transportation ("DOT") will go into effect, changing the way diagnostic
specimens are defined, classified, packaged, and transported.

  Diagnostic Specimens are now listed as Hazardous Materials: "Diagnostic
Specimens", previously exempt from regulation will now be listed in the
Hazardous Material Tables of Title 49 CFR and will be subject to the new
rules summarized here. These rules relate to specimens that are potentially
infectious only, and so formalin-fixed tissues (for example) are exempted.
This document is only a summary and the complete regulation should be
examined at:
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2001/January/Day-22/i92.htm to ensure
accurate interpretation.

  Definition of Diagnostic Specimens: A Diagnostic Specimen is defined as
"any human or animal material, including excreta, secreta, blood and its
components, tissue, and tissue fluids being transported for diagnostic or
investigational purposes, but excluding live infected humans or animals."

  Packaging Required For Shipment of Diagnostic Specimens: Generally, unless
Diagnostic Specimens are transported by ‘ground based private or contract
carriers using dedicated vehicles’, these materials must conform to the
standards listed below. (Note: these regulations DO APPLY to FedEx and other
commercial shipping companies. The stringent parcel size limitation in the
section "Diagnostic Specimen Shipments by Air" below is important for any
company that routinely ships by air.) Ask your carrier for a copy of the
document "Packing Instruction 650" which includes additional requirements.

  Diagnostic Specimens must be packaged in triple packaging consisting of:

  * A primary receptacle: Primary receptacles must be packed in secondary
packaging in such a way that, under normal conditions of transport, they
cannot break, be punctured, or leak their contents into the secondary
packaging.

  * Leak-proof secondary packaging: Secondary packaging(s) must be secured in
outer packaging(s) with suitable cushioning material such that any leakage
of the contents will not impair the protective properties of the cushioning
material or the outer packaging. If several fragile primary receptacles are
placed in a single secondary packaging, they must be individually wrapped or
separated so as to prevent contact between them.

  * Outer packaging: The completed package must be capable of successfully
passing the drop test at a drop height of at least 1.2 meters (3.9 Feet).
(There is no size limit to parcels containing animal bodies or body parts.)

  The outer packaging must be clearly and durably marked with the words
"Diagnostic Specimen".

  The outer packaging must have the orange-black ‘International Biohazard
Symbol’ affixed.

  Liquid Diagnostic Specimens - must be packaged where the:

  * Primary receptacle is leak-proof with a volumetric capacity of not more
than 500 ml (16.9 ounces)

  * Absorbent material of sufficient quantity to absorb the entire contents
of the primary receptacle(s) is placed between the primary receptacle and
secondary packaging

  * Multiple fragile primary receptacles placed in a single secondary
packaging must be individually wrapped or separated so as to prevent contact
between them

  * Secondary packaging is leak-proof

  Diagnostic Specimen Shipments by Air additionally require that:

  * The primary receptacle or the secondary container is capable of
withstanding without leakage an internal pressure of 95 kpa (14 psi)

  * The outer packaging does not exceed 4 L (1 gallon) capacity. Note: this
volume limitation does not apply to parcels containing ‘animal body parts,
whole organs, or whole bodies even if known to contain or suspected of
containing an infectious substance’. However, the outer package must be
labeled to indicate that the contents are subject to special provision 49CFR
A82.

  Training Requirements: Persons preparing or transporting diagnostic
specimens "must know about and be able to apply the requirements of Sec.
173.199 {Title 49 CFR} to specific shipments".

  Revised February 04, 2003

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  Universityhttp://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts_waddl/shipRegs.html February 10,
2003

----- Original Message -----

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Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:22 PM

Subject: Re: [MDGA] FYI.. WSU Diagnostic Specimen Shipping Chngs

We had problems with the WSU lab last year and have talked to others who have had similar problems.  We have decided not to use this lab in future based on the false results which the lab is sending out.  Dave Daubert
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-----Original Message-----
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To: MDGA@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MDGA] FYI.. WSU Diagnostic Specimen Shipping Chngs

We had problems with the WSU lab last year and have talked to others who have had similar problems.  We have decided not to use this lab in future based on the false results which the lab is sending out.  Dave Daubert
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-----Original Message-----
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We are using the lab at the University of Minn, Dave
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Can anyone tell me what some dates are for shows this year?  I am really
interested so I can take appropriate vacation days.  Our show (Dakota
County) is August 4th with Linda Libra being the judge.  Any show dates and
judges that anyone can tell me would be greatly appreciated.

Sara L. Nelson

Fanciful Dairy Goats and Boers too.





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Today is the last day to bid on the four straws of semen I have listed on
the www.cometothefarm.com auction site from the well-known French Alpine
buck New Era's Kane,  A000604582. Here is the link to the auction itself:

http://cometothefarm.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi?category=catb_subbb&item=104524
2500

Kane was a son of Serendipity's Bruiser, out of:
   GCH New Era's Kibitz 3*M FS 89 (85 95 91 89)
   1st place 4 yo, '84 Nat'l, 1st place aged doe, '85 Nat'l
   4-2 279 3020 3.8%
Kane's  stats are wonderful, having 65 daughters in 31 herds, 153 lactations
measured by DHIR. He has had 48 daughters Linear Appraised, in 25 different
herds, in 11 states, with 91 appraisals in all, and an average final score
of 84.8 (not too shabby!) His PTA % is 1.1, which is very nice indeed!

You can find his full stats on this link to the missdees website:

http://www.missdees.com/goats/SireDetail.asp?RegNumber=A000604582

The auction closes at 12:08:20 Eastern Time, so get your bids in while you
can!

Cheers,

Laura Haggarty
Kitchigami Goats
Duluth, MN

I came across an article in the Country Today ( weekly ag publication out
of Eau Claire, Wi)It was in this week's issue.

    "RED WING, MINN.
     The Goodhue County 4-H Diary goat Project Development Committee has
designed a 4-H Goat Giveaway Essay Contest to encourage 4-Her's to learn
more about dairy goas and to increase enrollment of the project at the
county fair.
     Participants must write an essay about dairy goas, which needs to
include at least one paragraph per following discussion point:
why the entrant wants a goat; the care of the goat; and the various uses of
a goat.
      The winner must agreee to enroll and show in the 4-H goat project for a
minimum of two years( or the remaining years the 4-Her has left if less than
two) After the first year, the goat exhibited doesn't have to be the animal
that was won in the contest.
      Essays are due March 1 to the Extension Office( Goodhue)
      For more information or to donate a female goat, contact John Smith at
(651) 388-1087 or Jeanne Custer at (651)345-5168

   -----
     Are there other counties doing similar givaway's for 4-Her's?

Jeanne Leger

   I came across an article in the Country Today ( weekly ag publication out
of Eau Claire, Wi)It was in this week's issue.

   "RED WING, MINN.
    The Goodhue County 4-H Diary goat Project Development Committee has
designed a 4-H Goat Giveaway Essay Contest to encourage 4-Her's to learn
more about dairy goas and to increase enrollment of the project at the
county fair.
    Participants must write an essay about dairy goas, which needs to
include at least one paragraph per following discussion point:
why the entrant wants a goat; the care of the goat; and the various uses of
a goat.
     The winner must agreee to enroll and show in the 4-H goat project for a
minimum of two years( or the remaining years the 4-Her has left if less than
two) After the first year, the goat exhibited doesn't have to be the animal
that was won in the contest.
     Essays are due March 1 to the Extension Office( Goodhue)
     For more information or to donate a female goat, contact John Smith at
(651) 388-1087 or Jeanne Custer at (651)345-5168

  -----
    Are there other counties doing similar givaway's for 4-Her's?

Jeanne Leger


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Hi Listers;

Is anyone, located on the western or northwestern side of the Twin Cities,
making a trip to So. St. Paul ?  Please contact me if you are.

Thank you,

Linda Lottie
goatsoap@...

What do you do if you receive word of an animal which has tested positive?  We had an animal test positive by WSU last year and removed the animal from the herd.  About two weeks later, we received a letter from WSU that their lab was having difficulties and the positive tests were not positive, but rather negative, so sorry for the wrong results.  This the problem the people in the northwest were having last year, the nice letter that said the lab was not giving accurate results but rather saying that animals were positive when they were not.  Dave Daubert
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Does Ramona still have an email address?  Is she still who we contact about
membership?  I can't remember if I renewed or not.

Trisha

**Take my advice, I'm not using it anyway.**

No, Ramona does not have an e-mail address (anymore).
She is still the membership person though.  If you
need her current address, let me know.  I have it
somewhere and will look it up for you.
Pamela
Riverview-Ranch

--- tank@... wrote:
> Does Ramona still have an email address?  Is she
> still who we contact about membership?  I can't
> remember if I renewed or not.
>
> Trisha
>
> **Take my advice, I'm not using it anyway.**
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Hi Trisha
I don't have you listed as a 2003 renewal.  If you renewed at the conference,
this will not be accurate.  The slips were to be sent to Ramona after the
conference but I don't know when she received them, and I don't have those
updates.

I'll check with Ramona today, and let you know.  We'll post the current 2003
list after we talk to her. I have all the renewals in the database up through
the later part of January.
Ginny