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Lãwo, Sɔwo, Kple Agble Suewo Ƒe Ʋuʋu Kpata Kple Wo Dzesidede

Ne dzobibi, tɔsisiwo ƒe tsiɖɔɖɔ, alo ahom sesẽ aɖe te ɖe kɔƒenutowo me anyigba alo modzakaɖegble aɖe ŋu la, lã gãwo ɖeɖe ɖa xɔa gaƒoƒo geɖe wu aƒemelãwo ɖeɖe ɖa le aƒeme. Sɔ ɖeka si tsi dzodzodzoe si ƒe kpekpeme nye kilogram 500 (pound 1,100) si gbe be yematsɔ agba ade ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa ʋu si me do viviti me o, ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa ʋu ƒe taya si xɔ dzo si ƒona le mɔ gã si dzi amewo ʋuna le dzi, alo nyiha aɖe si tsi agbo si wotsɔ ka ƒo xlãe si wotu megbe la ate ŋu atrɔ ʋuʋu si wowɔna edziedzi la wòazu nɔnɔme kpata si ate ŋu ade lãwo kple edzikpɔlawo siaa ƒe agbe afɔku me. Ne ènya alesi nàdo agba na lãhawo ahahe wo kaba, alesi nàtsɔ dzesidegbalẽvi si woate ŋu akpɔ le nɔnɔme kpata me awɔ afɔkpodzi, lãgbalẽ, kple lãgbalẽgoewo ŋu, tsi kple nuɖuɖu agbɔsɔsɔme si lã gãwo ɖuna gbesiagbe, kple alesi nàdzra agbetsitsi ƒe lãnyiƒe ɖo ne wo ɖeɖe manya wɔ o la kpɔa wò lãwo kple wò agbe ta.

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  1. Miɖe sɔwo kple lãhawo ɖa le "Ready / Set" (Lɔlɔ̃nu Faa Ʋuʋu ƒe Nuxlɔ̃ame) ƒe afɔɖeɖe gbãtɔ me; gbeɖe be woalala Sedede si Wobia be Woaɖe Amewo Le Amewo Me gbeɖe o. Ne gbeme dzo ƒe dzudzɔ ʋeʋẽe, aŋɔ si le gegem, siren, alo tsiɖɔɖɔ ƒe tsi siwo le dzidzim ɖe edzi nya ɖo wò nudzraɖoƒe ko la, lã siwo léa nu la tsia dzodzodzoe eye wogbea agba, eye sedzikpɔlawo ƒe mɔxenuwo axe mɔ na ʋu siwo wotsɔ dzraa nu ƒuƒluwo be woagage ɖe dzodoƒea be woakpe ɖe ŋuwò o. Do agba eye nàdzo gaƒoƒo 24 va ɖo 48 do ŋgɔ.
  2. Tsɔ gotagome dzesidenu etɔ̃ siwo woate ŋu akpɔ la asisi ɖe lã ɖesiaɖe ŋu hafi aʋuʋu wo alo atrɔ wo ado goe. Ŋlɔ wò asitelefon xexlẽdzesi kple ablɔdzikɔda si me xexlẽdzesi 10 le tẽ ɖe sɔ alo nyitsu ƒe kɔ kple megbeƒu dzi to lãwo ƒe ami ƒe amadede ƒe crayon (paintstik) alo lãwo ƒe dzesidenu si wotsɔna ƒua gbe zazã me, tsɔ agba/to ƒe dzesi si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o ƒo ɖe mane la me alo asike ƒe ka, eye nàŋlɔ sɔa ƒe afɔkpa ƒe gli alo nàtsɔ akɔbli ƒe ID-gbalẽvi si wotre ɖe lãgbalẽ si wogbã (menye nylon gbeɖe o) aɖo eŋu.
  3. Mègagblẽ sɔ alo lã siwo ɖua nu ɖe ​​lãkpɔ si wotu me gbeɖe le dzobibi me o, eye mègagblẽ wo ɖi woado nylon-gaƒoɖokui gbeɖe o. Nudzraɖoƒe siwo yɔ fũ kple gbe ƒuƒu, ati siwo wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe, kple akpɔkplɔwo la dzona kabakaba tso dzo si ya ƒona me eye wòléa lãwo ɖe dzudzɔ si wua ame me. Nylon-kplu siwo wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe kple polyester-wuwo hã ƒuna ɖe lãa ƒe lã me ne wodoe ɖe dzoxɔxɔ si le keklẽm me eye woléa gli ƒe atiwo sesĩe, si wɔnɛ be lãa ƒe kɔ gbãna. Zã lãgbalẽlénuwo ko alo nàɖe aŋenuwo ɖa keŋkeŋ ne èle lãwo trɔm wòzu lãnyiƒe si le dedie.
  4. Dzro wò lãwo ƒe ʋuʋudedi ƒe anyigbaxɔdzowo, tayawo, tasiaɖamfɔwo, kple elektrik brekwo me egbea. Ƒe sia ƒe le dzobibi ƒe ʋuʋu me la, sɔwo toa ati gbadzɛ siwo wotsɔ ʋua ʋu ƒe anyigba siwo bɔbɔ nɔ rababa-fɔtiwo te ƒe geɖe la me. He rababa-gbadzɛawo yi dzi egbea eye nàtsɔ aŋe alo gavi aɖe aƒo atikpoawo kple gakpo siwo wotsɔ ƒo atitsogawoe me be nàkpɔe ɖa be xɔtunuawo le bliboe hã.
  5. Dzra lãwo ƒe tsi si mele elektrikŋusẽnamɔ̃ dzi o ɖo ŋkeke 7 va ɖo 14 ya teti (lita 45 va ɖo 90 / United States galɔn 12 va ɖo 24 na sɔ alo nyi ɖeka gbesiagbe) le eɖokui si le elektrik-vudo ƒe pɔmpiwo manɔmee. Ne dzo alo ahom aɖe ƒo elektrikŋusẽ si le elektrikŋusẽnamɔ̃a me la, elektrik-vudo ƒe pɔmpi siwo wotsɔa tsi ƒua tsii la tɔa te enumake, eye sɔ alo nyi 5 ƒe ha aɖe ano lita 1,000 (265-gallon) stock tank ƒuna le ŋkeke siwo mede 3 o me.
  6. Ne wozi wo dzi be nàde lãwo nɔƒe ɖe teƒea abe mɔnu mamlɛtɔ ene la, tsɔ wo yi tomenukuƒe gã aɖe si woɖu gbe le alo agble si me woƒãa nu le si didi tso atiwo kple elektrikka siwo le yame gbɔ, eye mègatso gota gome ʋɔtru siwo ƒo xlã wo ɖe dutoƒomɔ gãwo dzi gbeɖe o. Sɔ alo nyi siwo tsi dzodzodzoe la tɔtrɔ ɖe mɔ gã siwo dzi dzudzɔ gbã le la hea ta kple ame siwo le sisim ƒe gododo kple... dzotsimɔ̃ siwo gbɔna.
flowchart TD
    Alert["Dzo, Tsiɖɔɖɔ, alo Ahom Te Ðe Agblea Ŋu"] --> TimeCheck{"Ɣeyiɣi Nenie Le Nàtsɔ Kplɔa Nu?"}
    TimeCheck -->|12 to 48 Hours (Evacuation Warning / 'Set' Stage)| HitchEarly["Hitch Inspected Stock Trailer, Load Hay/Water/Coggins/Feed, Apply Paintstik ID"]
    HitchEarly --> LoadPriority["Load Animals Calmly and Drive to Pre-Arranged Fairgrounds or Rodeo Grounds"]
    TimeCheck -->|Under 1 Hour (Imminent Fire/Flood, Trailer Capacity Exceeded)| CanEvac{"Can You Safely Load and Exit Before Roadblocks?"}
    CanEvac -->|Yes: Load Most Manageable Animals First| FastLoad["Load Animals That Walk On Immediately: Do Not Spend 30 Minutes Fighting One Panicked Horse"]
    CanEvac -->|No: Zero Time to Haul Out| ShelterPas["Execute Last-Resort Shelter-in-Place Protocol"]
    FastLoad --> ShelterPas
    ShelterPas --> StripGear["Remove All Nylon Halters and Synthetic Blankets, Apply Paintstik Phone Number to Hide"]
    StripGear --> OpenPasture["Move Animals Out of Barn Into Largest Grazed-Down Dirt Pasture With 7-Day Trough Water"]
    OpenPasture --> ShutPower["Shut Off Barn Main Electrical Breaker and Propane Tank, Post Animal Count Sign at Front Gate"]

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Gbesiagbe tsi kple nuɖuɖu ŋuti akɔntabubu kpata na sɔwo, lãhawo, kple koklolãwo

During a blackout or evacuation, underestimating how much water large herbivores and lactating livestock drink leads to fatal dehydration, impaction colic (in horses), and salt toxicity (in swine and poultry) within 48 hours. Use these United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) daily baseline consumption figures:

Animal Species & Class Daily Drinking Water: Moderate Weather (15 to 21°C / 60 to 70°F) . Daily Drinking Water: Extreme Heat or Lactation (>30°C / 86°F) . Gbesiagbe Dry Hay / Forage / Nuɖuɖu ƒe Hiahiã Important Species Emergency Vulnerability
Adult Horse, Mule, or Donkey (500 kg / 1,100 lbs) 38 to 55 liters/day (10 to 15 US gallons/day) 75 to 95 liters/day (20 to 25 US gallons/day) 7 to 11 kg/day (15 to 24 lbs/day; 1.5% to 2% of body weight in grass/alfalfa hay) Impaction colic and laminitis (founder): Never switch a horse abruptly from grass hay to rich grain or lush legume pasture; water deprivation triggers fatal intestinal impaction in 24 to 48 hours.
Beef Cow or Dry Dairy Cow (550 kg / 1,200 lbs) 45 to 65 liters/day (12 to 17 US gallons/day) 75 to 115 liters/day (20 to 30 US gallons/day) 10 to 14 kg/day (22 to 30 lbs/day of dry forage) Bloat and hardware disease: Flood-damaged hay contaminated with silt, mold, or blown metal fence debris causes acute rumen bloat or traumatic reticuloperitonitis.
High-Producing Lactating Dairy Cow 90 to 130 liters/day (24 to 35 US gallons/day) Lita 130 va ɖo 170+/ŋkeke (US galɔn 35 va ɖo 45+/ŋkeke) 18 va ɖo 25 kg/ŋkeke (40 va ɖo 55 lbs/ŋkeke nu ƒuƒu) No me dɔdzẽ kple elektrik-notsidzraƒe ƒe ŋuɖoɖo ɖe eŋu: Ele be woana notsi nyitsuwo le ɣeyiɣi si woɖo ɖi nu; notsimɔ̃ si me ŋusẽ mele o hiã PTO alo mɔ̃ si wotsɔna tsɔa elektrikŋusẽnamɔ̃ si woate ŋu atsɔ aƒo ka na wo enumake.
Alẽ alo Gbɔ̃ (Alẽ Tsitsi, Anyi, Doe, Buck) Lita 4 va ɖo 10/ŋkeke (U.S. galɔn 1 va ɖo 2.5/ŋkeke) 12 to 19 liters/day (3 to 5 US gallons/day) 1.4 to 2.3 kg/day (3 to 5 lbs/day of clean hay) Predation and hypothermia: Wet, shorn sheep and thin-coated goats suffer rapid hypothermia in cold rain and are primary targets for displaced stray dogs and coyotes after fences fall.
Swine / Pigs (Market Hog or Sow) 11 to 23 liters/day (3 to 6 US gallons/day) 30 to 38 liters/day (8 to 10 US gallons/day) 2 to 3.5 kg/day (4.5 to 8 lbs/day of swine ration) Heatstroke and salt poisoning: Pigs possess almost zero functional sweat glands and die rapidly of hyperthermia above 32°C (90°F) without shade and wallow/misting water.
Poultry (Per 25 Laying Hens or Broilers) 6 to 10 liters/day (1.5 to 2.5 US gallons/day per 25 birds) 15 to 20 liters/day (4 to 5 US gallons/day per 25 birds) 2.8 va ɖo 3.5 kg/ŋkeke (6 va ɖo 8 lbs/ŋkeke ɖeka ƒe layer crumble/pellets le xevi 25 ɖesiaɖe me) Dehydration in 24 hours: Chickens stop laying and die rapidly if gravity waterers freeze in winter or tip over during an evacuation.

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Dzadzraɖo do ŋgɔ na amewo ɖeɖe le teƒea: beléle na ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa xɔdɔmewo me, hehenana wo le agbatsɔtsɔ me, kple Barn Go-Kits

Ne dzobibi le dzo dam le wò togbɛa dzi la, ɣeyiɣi menɔa asiwò nàtsɔ akɔ ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa xɔdɔme me ƒe taya gbadzɛwo alo azã miniti 45 atsɔ aƒoe ɖe sɔ si meɖe afɔ ɖe ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa xɔdɔme me le ƒe etɔ̃ me o la nu o.

1. Lãwo ƒe Ʋuʋudedi ƒe Dedienɔnɔ Ŋuti Dzodzro si me Teƒe 6 Le (Wɔ esia le kele kple adame ɖesiaɖe) .

  1. He rababa anyigbadzikpewo yi dzi eye nàlé ŋku ɖe anyigbaxɔdzowo kple atitsoga-members ŋu: Aɖuɖɔ kple aɖuɖɔ ƒoa tsi to rababa trailer mats ŋu eye wògblẽa Douglas fir anyigbaxɔdzowo alo gblẽa aluminum anyigbaxɔdzowo kple gakpo siwo le xɔme ƒe atitsoga-tiwo te. Tsɔ akaɖi ƒo ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa ʋua te eye nàtsɔ gavi si ƒe ta le gbadzaa adzro atikplɔ ƒe go ɖesiaɖe kple weld-seam ɖesiaɖe me.
  2. Check tire sidewall date codes, not just tread depth: Livestock trailer tires almost never wear out their rubber tread; instead, they sit parked in direct UV sunlight for years until dry rot causes the steel belt to separate at highway speed under load. Look at the 4-digit DOT tire date code on the sidewall (for example, 1821 means the 18th week of 2021). Replace any livestock trailer tire that is more than 5 to 6 years old, even if the tread looks brand-new, and verify that your spare tire is inflated to full cold PSI (typically 450 to 550 kPa / 65 to 80 psi for Load Range D/E trailer tires) with a matching lug wrench and heavy bottle jack in the truck.
  3. Test electric trailer brakes and the breakaway battery: Pull the emergency breakaway cable pin at the front coupler while pulling forward slowly to verify that the onboard breakaway battery locks the trailer brakes.
  4. Clear wasp and hornet nests from inside the trailer roof: Paper wasps and hornets build nests inside parked stock trailers every summer. Loading a horse into a trailer filled with stinging wasps causes panic and trailer rollovers.
  5. Never store household clutter inside your stock trailer: Keep your livestock trailer empty and parked in a pull-through or backed-in position so you can hitch up and leave in 10 minutes without unloading lawnmowers or lumber first.
  6. Practice loading in the dark and under stress: Once a month, load your horses, goats, or show cattle into the trailer at dusk using headlamps, feed them a flake of hay inside, and unload them calmly so the trailer is associated with food and safety.

2. What to pack in your Waterproof Barn Evacuation Trunk

Store a wheeled, watertight plastic tack trunk right next to the barn exit door containing: - Halters and Leads for Every Animal: One breakaway leather halter (or leather-crown halter) and one 3-to-3.7-meter (10-to-12-foot) heavy cotton lead rope (with a heavy brass bull snap, never a cheap die-cast zinc snap) for every horse or cow, hung directly outside each stall door. Why cotton instead of nylon? If a panicked 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) horse bolts while you are leading it, a nylon web lead rope pulled through your hand causes third-degree friction burns down to the bone, whereas a thick braided cotton rope gives grip and does not melt. - Livestock Emergency Identification Kit: - 4 fluorescent orange, yellow, and white All-Weather Livestock Paintstiks (oil/wax marking crayons) + 2 cans of livestock marking spray. - Permanent black chisel-tip markers (Sharpie Magnum), waterproof Tyvek wrist/fetlock bands, and braided mane/tail luggage tags. - A hoof rasp or Dremel rotary engraver to score your phone number or farm ID code lightly into the outer non-sensitive hoof wall. - Equine & Livestock First Aid Kit: - Digital rectal thermometer (normal adult horse temperature: 37.2 to 38.3°C / 99.0 to 101.0°F; normal beef/dairy cow temperature: 38.0 to 39.2°C / 100.4 to 102.5°F). - Chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine surgical scrub, sterile saline eye wash (needed for flushing wildfire ash and smoke grit from equine corneas), non-stick sterile Telfa pads, 4 rolls of quilted cotton leg padding, 8 rolls of self-adhering Vetrap, 4 rolls of Elastikon adhesive tape, and silver sulfadiazine / triple-antibiotic wound ointment. - Heavy-duty wire cutters / fencing pliers (for cutting animals free from tangled wire fencing), a hoof pick, and a sharp curved safety rescue knife (to slice through a tangled lead rope or trailer tie in an instant). - Barn Paperwork Binder (Sealed in a Ziploc bag inside the trunk and duplicated in your truck glovebox): - Current Negative Coggins Test Certificates (Equine Infectious Anemia / EIA) and Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI / Health Certificates): Public fairgrounds, racetracks, and cross-state evacuation shelters require Coggins and vaccination records (Rabies, Tetanus, Eastern/Western Equine Encephalomyelitis, West Nile Virus, EHV-¼, Strangles) to segregate incoming horses. - Brand Inspection Certificates, Premises Identification Number (PIN), ear tag / microchip registry logs, and 4-view color photographs of each animal (left side, right side, front face markings/whorls, and leg markings) to prove legal ownership when reclaiming animals from a regional disaster corral. - Portable Containment & Watering Gear: - Two collapsible 19-liter (5-gallon) or 75-liter (20-gallon) water buckets, 30 meters (100 feet) of drinking-water-safe garden hose with brass Y-splitters, and a small bottle of peppermint extract, molasses, or apple juice. (Why flavorings? Horses often refuse to drink unfamiliar chlorinated municipal water at fairgrounds; putting 5 drops of peppermint oil or a splash of molasses in their home water bucket once a month trains them to drink flavored water anywhere).

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Emergency animal identification: how to mark horses and livestock in 60 seconds

If you have to evacuate animals to a county fairground holding 600 displaced horses, or if wildfire destroys your perimeter fences and your animals wander 15 kilometers (10 miles) away, permanent and temporary identification is the only way rescue crews can return them to you.

Identification Method Type (Permanent vs. Temporary) Best Species Application Step-by-Step Emergency Application Protocol
15-Digit ISO 11784/11785 Injectable Microchip (134.2 kHz) Permanent (Internal) Horses (implanted in the nuchal ligament halfway down the left neck), alpacas, llamas, companion goats/pigs Have your veterinarian implant an ISO-compliant microchip today and register your phone number and out-of-region emergency contact in national databases.
Official To Tags (Nukpɔkpɔ & RFID 840 Tags), Freeze Branding, Hot Iron Dzesidede, alo To Tattoos Tsɔe ɖaa (Gotagome) . Nyiwo, alẽwo (Scrapie lãha ƒe ID tags), gbɔ̃wo, hawo Ŋlɔ ame ɖekaɖekawo ƒe to ƒe dzesi ƒe xexlẽdzesi, Scrapie ƒe dzesi, kple adzɔnu ƒe dzesi si woŋlɔ ɖi ƒe nɔnɔmetata ɖe wò... Ganyawo ƒe Agbalẽblamɔ̃ Kpata.
Lãwo ƒe Paintstik (Wax/Ami Dzesi) alo Acrylic Spray Paint ɖe Ƒodo dzi Ɣeyiɣi aɖe ƒe Nukpɔkpɔ Deŋgɔ (Enɔa anyi kwasiɖa 1 va ɖo 3 le tsidzadza me) Sɔwo, nyiwo, alẽwo, gbɔ̃wo, hawo, kposɔwo Ŋlɔ wò asitelefon xexlẽdzesi si ƒe xexlẽdzesi nye xexlẽdzesi 10 ɖe xexlẽdzesi siwo ƒe didime nye sentimeta 10 (inch 4) me le kɔ kple croup (rump) ƒe axa eveawo siaa dzi. Zã amadede ɣi alo ɣi ɖe awu ʋlaya siwo do viviti dzi eye nàzã amadede yibɔ, blɔ, alo aŋutiɖiɖi si me keklẽ le ɖe awu ʋlaya siwo me kɔ ŋu.
Lũlũ Awudziwui Klã + Dzesi Mavɔ Ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe ƒe (Exɔa kwasiɖa 4 va ɖo 8) Sɔwo kple nyi siwo do dzomeŋɔliwuwo Zã batri lãgbalẽŋudɔwɔnuwo nàtsɔ lũ lãgbalẽ dzadzɛ aɖe le kɔ alo akɔta eye nàŋlɔ wò telefon xexlẽdzesi ɖe ɖa/ŋutilã si wotso la dzi kple nudzadzra ƒe dzesi si keke si nɔa anyi ɖaa, alo nàtsɔ wò agbledeƒe ƒe ŋkɔ gbãtɔwo abla ɖe ɖa ƒe awudziwui la me tẽ.
**Braided Mane / Forelock / Asike Tsitsi ID Tag + Fetlock Band ** Manᴐ anyi adidi o Sɔwo, sɔwo, tedziwo Tsɔ lãhawo ƒe tomeka si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o si le keklẽm alo agbatsɔnu si wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe (si woŋlɔ kple nuŋlɔtsi si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo ɖaa o) sesĩe ɖe ɖa ƒe tame kple asike si le etame ƒe ʋuƒoa tame, tsɔ kpe ɖe Velcro alo Tyvek lãwo ƒe afɔkpodzi ƒe ka ŋu ƒo xlã paster ɖeka.

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Ne manya wɔ be woaɖe amewo le teƒea o: Agbetsitsi ƒe sewo le Last-Resort Shelter-in-Place

Ne dzo si ya ƒo alo tsiɖɔɖɔ si ƒo ɖe wò mɔa nu tso wò mɔa dzi hafi nàte ŋu atsɔ wò lãwo katã ado goe, alo ne nyi 80 le asiwò eye sɔ 2 ƒe ʋu si wotsɔna ʋuae koe le asiwò la, ele be nàtrɔ enumake ayi Last-Resort Shelter-in-Place hafi nàɖe wò amegbetɔƒomea ɖa.

1. Nusita MELE be nàtu lãwo ɖe lãkpɔ me GBEÐE le dzobibi alo tsiɖɔɖɔɣi o

Dzɔdzɔmeŋutete si le lãtɔ geɖe sie nye be woatsɔ sɔwo, gbɔ̃wo, alo koklowo ade afisi wosusu be wole dedie le ati alo gaxɔ me. Le dzobibi alo tsiɖɔɖɔ si me goglo me la, nudzraɖoƒe nye ku ƒe mɔ̃. - Le dzobibi me la, dzobibi siwo ya ƒona toa togbɛwo ƒe yaƒoƒomɔ̃wo, xɔtaxɔwo, kple lãdzraƒewo ƒe fesrewo me, eye wotɔa dzo gbe ƒuƒuwo kple pine-ti siwo wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe le nudzraɖoƒea me ne gbe siwo ƒo xlãe la mefiã kura o gɔ̃ hã. Nusi gavloe wue nye be lã siwo xaxa la gbɔa dzudzɔ si xɔ dzo akpa eye womate ŋu asi o. - Le tsiɖɔɖɔɣiwo la, lã siwo wotu ɖe nudzraƒewo me nyrɔna ne tsi le dzi yim wu akɔta alo woxɔa vuvu kple elektrikŋusẽ ne wole tsia dzi le xɔ dovivitiwo me.

2. Afisi woatrɔ lãwo le (The Safe Survival Paddock) .

Ʋu sɔwo, nyiwo, alẽwo, kple gbɔ̃wo do goe le lãkpɔa me yi wò lãnyiƒe gãtɔ kekeake, si le ʋuʋu ɖi wu, si woɖuna kplikplikpli, ɖiƒoƒo sɔdoƒe, vɔsa ƒuƒuƒe, alo agble si wotsɔ disk wɔe si ɖo dzidzenu atɔ̃ siawo gbɔ: 1. Anyigba dzi ami suetɔ kekeake: Gbe dama kpui (si mede sentimeta 10 / inch 4 o) alo mineral anyigba ƒuƒlu mate ŋu alé dzo ƒe ŋgɔgbe kɔkɔwo ɖe te o; ne gbe ƒe dzo aɖe to gbe kpuiwo me la, sɔwo kple nyiwo ƒua du toa nugbɔ si me dzo mele o la dzi le dzɔdzɔme nu yia anyigba yibɔ si xɔ dzo si wotɔ dzoe ("ameyibɔa") dzi eye wotsia agbe kple gbeɖiɖi suesuesuewo. 2. Ne mede ɖeke o la, teƒe si ƒe lolome anye meta 400 sq (acre 0.1) va ɖo hekta 0.4 (acre 1+) si me woate ŋu awɔ afɔɖeɖe le: Ele be lãnyiƒea nalolo ale gbegbe be womatsɔ dzoxɔxɔ si klẽna tso aƒe si le bibim, gbeɖuƒe, alo atikpo me abla lãwo ɖe gli ŋu o. 3. Elektrikka siwo le yame kple ati ƒuƒu aɖeke mele wo ŋu o: Elektrikka siwo ƒe ŋusẽ lolo siwo ɖiɖi la naa elektrikŋusẽ naa elektrikŋusẽ anyigba xɔdzo kple ka siwo wotsɔ blaa ʋɔtruwoe meta alafa geɖe, gake ati siwo me ati ƒuƒuwo le la biãna kple dzo si le abe fiakuku ene. 4. Wotsɔ tsi si me elektrikŋusẽ mele o kple gbe ŋkeke 3 va ɖo 7 da ɖe ɖiƒoƒoa titina: De ga alo rababa kpekpe ƒe tsigoe gãtɔwo me vaseɖe woƒe gogloƒe hafi nàtsi elektrikŋusẽa, eye nàda gbe ƒe gbe siwo kaka ɖe anyigba le anyigba ƒuƒlu ƒe fefewɔƒea titina (si didi tso atiglinyi ƒe ʋɔtruwo gbɔ) ale be lãwo nanɔ teƒe si woɖea gbe le dedie. 5. Do lãkpɔ ƒe ʋɔtruwo katã le lãwo megbe: Ne lã ɖesiaɖe nya do le lãkpɔa me eye wòge ɖe agbetsitsi ƒe lãnyiƒea ko la, do aƒea ƒe ʋɔtru kple lãkpɔ ƒe ʋɔtru ɖesiaɖe eye nàdoe. Ne menye nenema o la, sɔ siwo vɔvɔ̃ ɖo la aƒu du atrɔ ayi woƒe lãdzraƒe siwo wonya nyuie siwo le bibim la me le dzɔdzɔme nu be yewoaɣla wo ɖokui ɖe dzudzɔ kple dzobibi la me, eye woaku le nudzraɖoƒea me.

Mègatso mɔ gã ƒe ʋɔtru siwo ƒo xlãe gbeɖe o, eye nàɖe nylon-halter kple avɔ ɖesiaɖe ɖa

Mègatso wò anyigba ƒe gota gome ʋɔtruwo gbeɖe be sɔwo alo nyiwo naƒu du adzo le dutoƒomɔwo dzi o. Lã siwo tsi dzodzodzoe siwo le du dzi ŋkumaʋumaʋui to dzobibi ƒe dzudzɔ sesẽwo me yina mɔ gã siwo dzi amewo ʋuna le la hea ʋu geɖe ƒe afɔku siwo wua ame siwo wua ƒome siwo le sisim eye woxea mɔ na dzotsimɔ̃ siwo gbɔna. Na lãwo nanɔ wò lãnyiƒe gãtɔ kekeake si le eme la me alo ʋu agbo siwo wotsɔ atitsoga ƒo xlãe le lãnyiƒe siwo le wò ŋutɔ wò anyigba dzi dome. Hafi nàtrɔ lã aɖeke do goe la, ɖe nylon-halters, synthetic fly masks, kple polyester turn-out blankets katã ɖa; avɔ siwo wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe la ƒuna zua dzoxɔxɔ ƒe dzobibi goglo siwo le dzidzenu etɔ̃lia me le dzoxɔxɔ si klẽna me, eye aŋenu ɖesiaɖe si wogblẽ ɖe lã si le sisim si dzi womekpɔna o dzi ate ŋu abla ɖe gbe alo ʋɔtruti aɖe ŋu eye wòami lãa.

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Lã siwo tsi dzodzodzoe kple lãmesẽnyawo gbɔ kpɔkpɔ ƒe afɔku siwo ate ŋu adzɔ le afɔku megbe gbɔ kpɔkpɔ

1. Alesi woakplɔ sɔ si dzudzɔ gbã eye vɔvɔ̃ ɖoe alo atsɔ agba dedie

  • Tɔ afɔkpodzi kple afɔƒoƒo ƒe teƒewo: Tsi tre ɖe sɔa ƒe miame abɔta ɣesiaɣi le dzogoe si nye dzidzenu 45 si dze ŋgɔ ŋgɔgbe; mègabla ka si me lifi le ɖe asi, asibidɛ, alo akɔta gbeɖe o. Klo lifi ka si sɔ gbɔ la le wò ɖusibɔ me le nɔnɔmetata enyi siwo le gbadzaa me ale be wòate ŋu axe fe ne sɔa fɔ ɖe dzi.
  • Zã ŋkumeɖonu ko abe mɔnu mamlɛtɔ si dzi nàto akplɔe ado goe le nudzraɖoƒe si le bibim ene: Ne sɔ aɖe xɔ tsikpe le vɔvɔ̃ ta le nudzraɖoƒe si le atama nom me eye wògbe be yemado le ʋɔtrua nu o la, kotoku si me tsi le alo awu ʋlaya vivi aɖe babla ɖe eƒe ŋkuwo dzi blewu le lãgbalẽ ƒe aŋetu te ana amesi dzi woka ɖo be wòakplɔ sɔa ado goe ayi gaglãgbe, afisi wòle be woaɖe ŋkumeɖonua le enumake hafi woatsɔ agba alo atrɔ ado goe.
  • Aɖabaƒoƒo 5 ƒe Agbatsɔtsɔ ƒe Se le ʋuʋu si gbɔna kpuie me: Ne sɔ ene kple sɔ eve ƒe ʋuʋudedi si le dzobibi le tetem ɖe ŋuwò le asiwò la, tsɔ sɔ eve siwo fa wu siwo zɔna tẽ yia ʋu si wotsɔna tsoa ʋu me la me gbã eye woayi. Mègazã miniti 30 atsɔ awɔ avu kple gbegbela ɖeka si dzi ŋɔ ŋutɔ esime dzoa le wò ƒomea kple lã bubuawo dzi xɔm gbeɖe o; trɔ sɔ susɔeawo ɖe wò agbetsitsi lãnyiƒe si nèdzra ɖo la me kple Paintstik ID eye nàdzo enumake.

2. Dzobibi megbe kple tsiɖɔɖɔ megbe lãwo ƒe dɔléle kpata siwo ŋu wòle be woalé ŋku ɖo

Ne ènya trɔ gbɔ alo nègawɔ ɖeka kple wò lãwo le dzobibi alo tsiɖɔɖɔ megbe ko la, lé ŋku ɖe wo ŋu nyuie ŋkeke 14 hena nɔnɔme siwo tsi megbe siwo ate ŋu ade wò agbe afɔku me: - Dzudzɔ Gbɔgbɔ kple Dzoxɔxɔ ƒe Yaƒoƒo ƒe Ʋuʋu (Ŋkeke 1 va ɖo 7): Ne sɔ alo nyi ƒe ŋutigbalẽ mefiã le gota o hã la, dzudzɔ si xɔ dzo akpa kple aɖinuwo gbɔgbɔ gblẽa nu le yaƒoƒo kple lãkusi ƒe lãkusi si le bɔbɔe la ŋu. Kpɔ nyuie be ʋuʋudedi le ŋɔti me, ŋɔti me do siwo le dzo dam ne èle ɖiɖim ɖe eme, kɔdzi ƒuƒu si le ʋuʋum, tsi si le ŋɔti me si me fu le, gbɔgbɔtsixe ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ si wu gbɔgbɔ 20 va ɖo 24 le miniti ɖeka me le ɖiɖiɖemeɣi, alo gbegbe be yemaɖu nu o. Na lã siwo ŋu dzudzɔ le la nazi ɖoɖoe keŋkeŋ (womado sɔ alo agbagbadzedze aɖeke o kwasiɖa 2 va ɖo 4) le lãnyiƒe si ke mele o si me gbe ƒo tsi le le anyigba, eye nàyɔ lãmesẽdɔwɔla enumake be woawɔ aɖuɖɔtoe kekeɖenudɔ, dɔlékuiwutike, kple dɔlékuiwutikewo ƒe dodokpɔ. - Coronary Band (Hoof) Burns and Sloughing: Sɔ kple nyi siwo zɔna to dzo dzodzoe alo aŋɔ dzodzoe dzi le lãnyiƒe si wotɔ dzoe dzi la kpea fu zi geɖe la, dzoxɔxɔ ƒe dzobibi ɣaɣlawo ƒoa xlã coronary band (fu si me ŋutigbalẽa doa go le afɔkpodzi ƒe gli tame), pasterns, udder/teats, kple sheath. Ʋuʋudedi, ʋumenugbagbeviɣi ƒe dodo, alo dzoxɔxɔ le dzitodzito me le ŋkeke 3 va ɖo 5 le dzobibi megbe nye lãwo ƒe dɔléle kpata si ate ŋu ana afɔkpodzi ƒe ʋuʋudedi alo laminitis si awu ame ne womefae hedae kaba o. - Tsiɖɔɖɔ ƒe Dɔlékuiwo (Leptospirosis, Tetanus, Dermatophilosis / Tsidzadza ƒe Gbegblẽ, kple Thrush): Lã siwo tsi tre ɖe tsiɖɔɖɔ me gaƒoƒo geɖe xɔa dɔlékui siwo tso tsi me to ŋutigbalẽ kple akpɔkplɔ ƒe lãkusi si wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe me. Klɔ afɔwo kple ƒodowo kple tsi dzadzɛ kple chlorhexidine shampoo si woɖe ɖe tsia me, tia afɔkpodziwo gbesiagbe eye nàtsɔ atike si nye thrush awɔ dɔe, akpɔe ɖa be tetanus toxoid boosters li fifia, eye nàtsɔ gbe siwo katã tsiɖɔɖɔ ƒo ɖe wo me kple nuku siwo wotsɔ de kotoku me (siwo va zua mycotoxins kple Clostridium botulinum siwo wua ame kabakaba) la aƒu gbe.

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Lãwo kple agble suewo ƒe dzadzraɖo ɖe nudzɔdzɔ kpatawo ŋu ƒe ɖaseɖigbalẽ

Wu agblea ƒe dzadzraɖo ŋuti numekuku sia nu hafi dzobibi, tsiɖɔɖɔ, alo ahom ƒe ɣeyiɣi nadze egɔme:

  • Dzro wò lãwo ƒe ʋuʋudedi me eye nàwɔ eŋudɔ egbea: He anyigbadzixɔwo be nàdo ati/aluminum anyigbaxɔdzowo kpɔ, lé ŋku ɖe taya ƒe axadzigli ƒe DOT ƒe ŋkeke ƒe dzesiwo ŋu (ɖɔlii ne exɔ >ƒe 5 va ɖo 6), ami na tasiaɖamfɔwo ƒe bearingwo, do elektrik brek kple batri si gblẽna kpɔ, eye nàtɔ ʋu si wotsɔna ʋuae la be wòate ŋu ado kabakaba.
  • Tu Trailer Hauling Buddy Network: Ne lã geɖe le asiwò wu ʋu siwo wotsɔna ʋua ʋuwo ƒe asitsaƒewo la, de asi agbalẽ te be yeakpe ɖe ame nɔewo ŋu kple agble eve siwo te ɖe ŋuwò alo nutoa me ƒe asitsahawo ƒe lãnyilawo, eye nàde dzesi nutome ƒe nudzraɖoƒe eve ya teti, rodeo-fefewɔƒewo, alo sɔdolawo ƒe teƒewo le kɔmpasi ƒe mɔ siwo tsi tre ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu.
  • Dzra wò Tsitsi Barn Evacuation Trunk ɖo: Dzra lãgbalẽ halters + kotoku lifi kawo na lã ɖesiaɖe, lãwo Paintstiks, braided mane / asike tags, sɔ / lãwo ƒe kpekpeɖeŋunanu gbãtɔ, katsolawo, tsigoe siwo woate ŋu agbã, kple laminated binder of Coggins/vaccination/brand certificates kple 4-view photos.
  • De generator transfer switch alo solar/hand pump ɖe wò agblea ƒe vudo me eye nàlé be na ŋkeke 7 va ɖo 14 ya teti si yɔ emergency stock tank tsi (55 liters / 15 gallons per horse/cow per day).
  • Tsɔ wò "Last-Resort Survival Pasture" eye nàlé be nɛ: Na ɖiƒoƒo ƒe fefewɔƒe gã ɖeka ya teti alo lãnyiƒe si te ɖe wo ŋu la naɖe brɔs, ati kukuwo, kple elektrikka siwo le yame la ɖa, eye nàtsɔ ga tsidowo kple ga gbadzɛwo aɖo wo ŋu.
  • Tsɔ Agbledeƒe ƒe Agbo Kpata ƒe Dzesi si klẽna dzideƒotɔe ɖe wò ʋuɖoƒe ƒe mɔnu si dzi nàŋlɔ wò telefon xexlẽdzesi si le kpata me kple teƒe si nàtutu ƒuƒui atsɔ aŋlɔ be: "AMEGBETƆWO SI WOÐE ƲUƲU: [Xexlẽdzesi] SƆWO / [Xexlẽdzesi] NYIWO LE WEST PASTURE."

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Nya siwo wobiaa amewo enuenu

Ðe wòle be magblẽ aŋenu ɖe ​​nye sɔ dzi ne eva hiã be maɖe asi le eŋu le lãnyiƒe le dzobibi aɖe mea?

Nenye be lãgbalẽ si le tsɛ 100% ŋutɔŋutɔ alo halter si ŋu lãgbalẽ si wodo kpɔ si me woɖea fiakuku le si gbãna bɔbɔe ne wolée ɖe ati ƒe alɔ alo glikpo dzi ko hafi. Mègagblẽ nylon web-halter, ka-halter, alo polyester-wu si wotsɔ lãgbalẽ wɔe ɖe sɔ dzi gbeɖe ne dzo le bibim o. Nylon-kpluwo megbãna ne woblae o, si léa sɔa ɖe dzoa ƒe mɔ dzi, eye nylon kple polyester siwo wowɔ la ƒuna ɖe sɔa ƒe ŋutigbalẽ me tẽ ne wodo go dzoxɔxɔ si le keklẽm alo dzo si le dzodzom. Ke boŋ ŋlɔ wò telefon xexlẽdzesi si me xexlẽdzesi 10 le la ɖe sɔa ƒe awudziwui dzi tẽ kple lãhawo ƒe Paintstik eye nàbla agbatsɔnu si me tsi mate ŋu age ɖo o ɖe eƒe ɖa ŋu.

Is it better to keep horses and livestock inside a sturdy barn or turn them out in a pasture if we cannot evacuate them before a wildfire hits?

Never leave horses, cattle, sheep, or goats locked inside a barn during a wildfire. Barns are filled with dry hay, straw bedding, and dust that ignite almost instantly when windborne embers blow through roof vents or eaves, turning the structure into a smoke-filled furnace from which stalled animals cannot escape. Instead, remove all nylon gear, mark the animals with your phone number, turn them into your largest grazed-down dirt pasture or arena with full water troughs and scattered hay in the center, and shut the barn doors tightly behind them so terrified animals cannot run back inside their stalls.

Why do evacuated horses often refuse to drink water at emergency fairgrounds, and how can I prevent colic?

Horses have an acute sense of smell and taste; a horse raised on rural well water will often refuse to drink municipal fairground tap water treated with chlorine or poured into a strange-smelling bucket, leading to dehydration and life-threatening impaction colic within 24 to 48 hours. To prevent this, bring your horse's own familiar water buckets from home, and once a month at home practice adding a few drops of peppermint extract, apple juice, or a tablespoon of sweet molasses or electrolytes to a second water bucket so your horse learns to drink flavored water that masks unfamiliar chlorine smells.

What should I do with backyard chickens, ducks, or rabbits if we have to evacuate in 15 minutes?

Keep foldable wire dog crates, ventilated plastic poultry transport crates, or sturdy cardboard moving boxes with punched air holes stacked flat in your garage or coop storage shed. For a rapid evacuation, you can place 4 to 6 hens inside a large ventilated wire dog crate or plastic storage tote with a mesh-cut lid lined with pine shavings, along with slices of cucumber, watermelon, or apple to provide hydration during the drive without spilling open water dishes inside the car.

Can I feed my livestock hay bales that got soaked by floodwater if I let the bales dry out in the sun?

No. Never feed flood-soaked hay or flooded grain bags to horses, cattle, sheep, goats, or poultry. Floodwater carries raw sewage, agricultural pesticides, petroleum, silt, and pathogenic bacteria (including Salmonella, E. coli, Leptospira, and Clostridium botulinum). Wet hay bales also rapidly ferment internally, reaching temperatures above 65 degrees Celsius (150 degrees Fahrenheit) that can spontaneously combust and set your barn on fire, while growing toxic Aspergillus and Fusarium molds that cause fatal mycotoxicosis, colic, and abortion in livestock.

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Wolé ŋku ɖe dzɔtsoƒewo ŋu

  • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA APHIS, United States): Protecting Livestock During a Disaster, Saving the Whole Family: Disaster Preparedness for Livestock and Horses, and National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS) Guidelines.
  • American Veterinary Medical Association and American Association of Equine Practitioners (AVMA / AAEP, United States): Large Animal and Equine Disaster Preparedness, Evacuation Protocols, and Wildfire Smoke Inhalation Triage.
  • University of California Davis Center for Equine Health and Veterinary Emergency Response Team (UC Davis VERT, United States): Wildfire Evacuation Checklist for Horse Owners, Shelter-in-Place Survival Pastures, and Post-Fire Coronary Band Burn Care.
  • Dukɔ Ƒoƒuawo ƒe Nuɖuɖu Kple Agbledede Habɔbɔ (FAO, Dukɔwo Dome): Nuwɔwɔ Siwo Ku Ðe Lãnyinyi Ŋu Le Nɔnɔme Kpatawo Me (LEGS: Lãwo ƒe Mɔfiame Kple Dzidzenuwo: Tsi Kple Nuɖuɖu Ŋuti Nudidiwo).
  • Nutoa me, Nuɖuɖu kple Kɔƒenutowo me Nyawo Gbɔkpɔƒe kple Britain Sɔ Habɔbɔ (DEFRA / BHS, United Kingdom): Agbledzilãwo kple Sɔwo Nana Dedie le Tsiɖɔɖɔ, Yame ƒe Nɔnɔme Sesẽ, kple Kɔƒenutowo me Dzobibi me.
  • Dɔwɔƒe Gbãtɔ kple Nutome Ŋgɔyiyi Dɔwɔƒe (DPIRD / Agbledede Victoria, Australia): Dzadzraɖo ɖe Avewo me Dzobibi ŋu na Lãwo, Lã Siwo Dzo Dzo ƒe Dzodzro, kple Tsi ƒe Akɔntabubu Kpata.

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