It was another gorgeous day and I wandered down to the corral to give a hand to Daniel as he PAP tested his bulls and cows. Not that he needed me, but it was an excuse to get out and about. PAP testing, if you remember my other posts on it, measures Pulmonary Arterial Pressure….
Tag: PAP testing
Procedures
It amazes me, year after year, when we PAP test bulls, that they figured this out! It’s an amazing procedure. I made a video about it years ago, you might want to watch. A quick poke and the needle lands in the jugular, often leaking blood from the mighty vein. A long catheter is threaded…
PAP Testing
In 2012, we hosted a clinic by Dr. Tim Holt from Colorado State University, on PAP testing. PAP is Pulmonary Arterial Pressure. Running Angus cattle at higher elevations can cause something called Brisket Disease, which is recognized by labored breathing and swelling in the brisket area. If you get the cow or calf down the…
PAP Testing
Saturday, Daniel tested some of his personal cattle for Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (PAP). Of concern to cattlemen at high altitudes especially, this test sees how well their lungs and heart will work, or if there’s a chance they’ll genetically pass on a tendency for bovine pulmonary hypertension or “brisket disease”. To translate… bulls are tested…
PAP Testing Video
Wow… Seems like this was pretttttyyy interrrrresting, eh? I’ll answer a few questions from yesterday’s comments first. Jake, seeing as how you’re *closer* to CSU, seems like you could put out some feelers for upcoming clinics, or contact Dr. Holt directly and see where he’s talking next. He’s well worth a drive! Darrell, you don’t…
PAP Testing
Meanwhile, back… Today, Daniel and Brandon hosted a presentation on PAP testing. Now, I can already see you guys starting to turn away to run, and most of the women cringing… But PAP testing with cattle is far removed from taking Pap smears with women! Stick around, all of you, you might find this interesting!…