… Emergency Bison Field Necropsy Kits Emergency Bison Field Necropsy Kits The Center of Excellence for Bison Studies (BisonCOE) highly recommends that you prepare ahead by purchasing and stocking up on necropsy kits from Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (KSVDL). These kits are shelf stable for storage at room temperature. They have … holder with EDTA and additive-free tubes Quart and gallon baggies Whirl-Pak baggies 1 – jar of formalin 2 – swabs 2 – 50 l tubes Additional resources: In addition to the kits, you may also purchase a “Necropsy Field Guide” booklet developed by the National Bison Association (NBA) and authored by Drs. Dave Hunter, DVM; Todd Shury, DVM, PhD; and Murray Woodbury, …
… Past Funded Projects Past Projects2022 Projects (x2) In the second year of the grants program, the Center again received numerous applications from across the country that were highly competitive and addressed numerous issues important to the bison industry. The Center is excited to announce the two projects selected for funding in 2022: 1. Assessing factors that … is no quantitative data on live animal and carcass attributes that are important to ultimate bison product quality and value. This project's overall goal is to establish a baseline of parameters that influence animal well-being, carcass quality and economic value for both bison producers and processors. Establishing such a benchmark can help to identify specific … spanning 4°C from 9–13°C and mean annual precipitation (MAP) nearly tripling from 32–82 mm. At each site, fecal samples were collected for parasitological analyses and thermal camera images were taken to assess differential body size and heat loads across climatic gradients. Historical datasets are being compiled across sites as well to assess the longer-term impact …
… USDA FSA working to include bison herds affected with Mycoplasma in livestock assistance programs, carcass disposal assistance also available Producers Urged to Inform Local FSA Offices of … industry. “For now, please encourage any of your producers to notify their local FSA office of any and all losses as soon as possible and keep them updated as to further losses they may sustain and ask for an ELAP application,” he said. Also, if there is overlap of Mycoplasma losses with drought, the USDA requests that that be documented as well to assist with ELAP. Drought conditions for your area over the past year can be determined using the comparison Drought Monitor online tool . The director of research for the Bison COE, Dr. Jeff Martin, stated, “We are excited to assist the bison industry in this way. We look forward …
… New Center of Excellence to Advance Bison Research, Knowledge Collaborative Commitment among South Dakota State University, Bison Organizations The future of America’s national mammal continued to brighten this week as officials from South Dakota State University, the … initial research projects. “Having the Center of Excellence in place and with SDSU’s direct involvement, we all see a much broader view of the future of bison, while at the same time opening many fresh opportunities to expand our fundraising initiatives,” said Cecil Miskin, chair of the National Buffalo Foundation. Cammack will oversee the day-to-day operations of …