There’s An App ȱ For That !
Volume XVI Issue III Summer 2017
ByȱSusanȱSchoenianȱ
In This Issue Know Your Dewormers
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Using Composite Fecal Samples For Resistance Testing
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Anthelmintc Resistance On Sheep Farms In The Southeastern US
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New Blog about Worms
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Worminfo: A New Listserv
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Skillathon Winners Announced
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Disposing of Farm Medical Waste
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Diěerences Among Meat Goat Breeds For Health & Reproduction
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DE State University Has A New Small Ruminant Specialist
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Interesting & Newsworthy
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Tnanks to Farm to Feet
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Scrapie Submissions 9 Needed Delmarva Small 9 Ruminant Conference- All Worms All Day Upcoming Events
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Anȱappȱisȱsoftwareȱusedȱonȱaȱmobileȱdeviceȱsuchȱasȱaȱsmartȱphoneȱorȱtabletȱcomputer.ȱThereȱareȱmillionsȱofȱappsȱavailableȱ forȱdownloadȱforȱiOS,ȱandroid,ȱandȱotherȱ platforms.ȱ Asȱwithȱotherȱindustries,ȱthereȱareȱmanyȱ appsȱthatȱareȱusefulȱforȱfarmers,ȱincludingȱ sheepȱandȱgoatȱproducers.ȱSomeȱareȱfree.ȱ Someȱareȱavailableȱforȱpurchase.ȱSomeȱ haveȱannualȱfeesȱassociatedȱwithȱtheirȱ use.ȱSomeȱpaidȱappsȱhaveȱfreeȱorȱtrialȱversions.ȱȱ Comparedȱtoȱdesktopȱsoftware,ȱappsȱtendȱtoȱbeȱsignięcantlyȱlessȱexpensive,ȱalthoughȱ that’sȱnotȱalwaysȱtheȱcase.ȱSomeȱdesktopȱprogramsȱhaveȱcompanionȱmobileȱapps.ȱFlockFilerȱ(Ěockęler.com),ȱoneȱofȱtheȱbeĴerȱrecordȱkeepingȱprogramsȱ(forȱsheep),ȱhasȱaȱmobileȱ add-onȱforȱiOSȱdevices.ȱ Manyȱappsȱareȱveryȱsimplisticȱinȱtheȱinformationȱtheyȱprovide.ȱForȱexample,ȱUniversityȱ ofȱMinnesotaȱExtensionȱhasȱanȱappȱcalledȱHayCalcȱthatȱconvertsȱtheȱperȱbaleȱpriceȱofȱhayȱ toȱaȱperȱtonȱprice,ȱallowingȱusersȱtoȱcompareȱandȱchooseȱtheȱmostȱeconomicalȱhayȱforȱ theirȱanimals.ȱ ThereȱareȱseveralȱsimpleȱappsȱforȱdoingȱPearsonȱSquareȱcalculations.ȱTheȱPearsonȱSquareȱ isȱusedȱtoȱbalanceȱsimpleȱfeedȱrationsȱcontainingȱtwoȱingredients.ȱThereȱareȱalsoȱseveralȱ appsȱforȱcalculatingȱdueȱdatesȱforȱlivestockȱandȱtrackingȱbodyȱconditionȱscores.ȱ OneȱofȱtheȱmostȱusefulȱappsȱforȱsheepȱproducersȱisȱASIȱMarketȱNewsȱ(sheepusa.org),ȱ whichȱprovidesȱnationalȱandȱauctionȱmarketȱreportsȱfromȱacrossȱtheȱUnitedȱStates.ȱNewȱ Hollandȱ(PA)ȱisȱoneȱofȱtheȱreportsȱincludedȱinȱtheȱapp.ȱTheȱappȱalsoȱincludesȱaȱbreakevenȱ calculator.ȱ Manyȱappsȱserveȱasȱreferences.ȱVetGRAMȱisȱanȱappȱofȱtheȱFoodȱAnimalȱResidueȱAvoidanceȱDatabaseȱ(FARAD).ȱItȱprovidesȱwithdrawalȱtimesȱforȱdrugs,ȱespeciallyȱextraȱlabel.ȱ Thereȱareȱseveralȱdatabasesȱofȱanimalȱdrugs.ȱTheȱMerckȱVeterinaryȱManualȱisȱavailableȱasȱ aȱpaidȱapp.ȱOklahomaȱStateȱUniversityȱhasȱanȱappȱthatȱprovidesȱinformationȱaboutȱtoxicȱ plants.ȱ NewȱMexicoȱStateȱUniversityȱhasȱanȱappȱthatȱ4-Hersȱcanȱuseȱtoȱkeepȱrecordsȱonȱtheirȱlivestockȱprojectsȱ(hĴp://apps.nmsu.edu/4h-livestock-record.html).ȱLivestockȱWeightsȱ (livestockweights.com)ȱisȱanȱappȱwriĴenȱbyȱaȱMarylandȱ4-Hȱvolunteer.ȱItȱhelpsȱtoȱmonitorȱ theȱweightsȱofȱ4-Hȱmarketȱanimals.ȱThereȱareȱseveralȱappsȱthatȱcalculateȱscoresȱforȱjudgingȱcontests.ȱ
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