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of phone calls after that. It
made me fee] so good to be
helping my school."
Moore is also much more
active than he's been in
years. He maintains a con-
sistent workout plan, run-
ning 5K in the morning and
10K in the evenings, along
with visits to The Gym of
Cushing for elliptical, bicy-
cling, and swimming.
Moore strictly follows a
meal plan, which features
six small meals per day.
A typical day of meals
looks like this:
Breakfast - Wheaties
and skim milk, sometimes
adding fruit
Snack - protein shake
Lunch - soup of the day
and tea at Naifeh's Dell &
Grill in Cushing
Supper- skinless chicken,
with rice and vegetables
Snack - fruit or sherbet
Moore said he refrains
from soda pop, toast or
breads, and alcohol, and
uses a cup to measure his
portions.
"I use the same bowl
each time, that way I don't
fudge," he said.
Despite his amazing
weight-loss success, Moore
has a new goal.
"I'm raising funds for
skin removal surgery," he
said. "I plan to have a 360
abdominoplasty."
Moore's weight loss was
so dramatic, it resulted in
excess skin.
"As we age, our skin loses
elasticity. If I'd had AGB at
age 25 or so, my skin prob-
ably would have tightened
up by itself."
He already had a suc-
cessful mini tummy tuck
in April of 2010, but would
like to further improve his
overall appearance with the
abdominoplasty.
The surgery will cost
approximately $6,500.
Moore hopes to be able
Cow-calf producers fighting drought conditions
may want to consider early weaning
By Donald Stotts
Expanding drought
conditions are once again
leading many cattle pro-
ducers to manage for
diminished pastures and
a lack of harvested for-
ages.
"Producers who still
own spring-calving cows
that are nursing calves
should consider the
option of early weaning,"
said Nathan Anderson,
Payne County Extension
director and agricultural
educator. "The purpose
of early weaning is to
give the cows the best
opportunity to maintain
body condition going into
winter."
South Dakota State
University scientists
examined this scenario
• using'mature cows and
comparing the effect of
weaning date on perfor-
mance of the beef cows.
They weaned half of the
cows at the time of the
first cool spell on Sept.
14, and weaned the other
half at the more traditional
time of Oct. 23. The scien-
tists then monitored body
condition and rebreeding
performance of the cows.
"Be aware that this study
included two different
nutritional levels: A low
group to mimic an early
winter or a dry summer
and a moderate group to
mimic more ideal summer
and early winter seasons,"
said Glenn Selk, Okla-
homa State Un!versity
Cooperative Extension
emeritus livestock spe-
cialist.
The data for the
low group reflects the
expected performance
of cows in drought con-
ditions similar to what
Oklahoma producers
have been experienc-
ing, and indicates that
40 days earlier weaning
allow cows to maintain
a better body condition
score going into winter.
More of the early weaned
cows should be cycling at
the start of the breeding
season, conceive early
in the breeding season
and should wean heavier,
older calves the following
year.
"Inaddition, a small
amount of high protein
supplement such as cot-
tonseed meal or soybean
meal will enhance the
cow's ability to utilize
the declining quality of
the late summer forage
or low-quality grass hay,
thereby allowing more
body condition to remain
on young cows before
frost arrives," Selk said.
He added that this com-
bination of management
techniques should be a
cost effective way to slow
the decline in rebreeding
rates of drought-stressed,
spring-calving cows.
Of course, taking care of
the early weaned calves
becomes another chal-
lenge that must be met,
if the calves are not sold
immediately.
"If properly vaccinated,
the early weaned calves
will be ready for any of
the special value-added
calf sales that require
45-day weaned-calves,"
Anderson said. "Fence-
line weaning would be
a recommended practice
for these light calves. If a
producer chooses to wean
in hot weather, ample sup-
plies of fresh water must
be provided on both sides
of the fence." Feeding
programs for light, early
weaned calves need to
be carefully planned and
implemented. Suggested
rations for these calves
can be found in the OSU
Extension Fact Sheet ANSI
3031, "Nutrition and Man-
agement Considerations
for Preconditioning Home
Raised Beef CalVes,"
available online at http:
//osufacts.okstate.edu
via the OSU Division of
Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources.
to have the surgery in late
November or early Decem-
ber so, he will be able to
train for the Oklahoma
City Marathon.
He's been working hard
to assist Moore with a
donation is asked to send
it to:
Tony Moore Medical
Reimbursement Fund
Payne County Bank
at both maintaining his c/o Lynn Kinder
healthy weight, and earn-:RIO, Box 579
ing the funding for the :PerkinS,:0K 74059
surgery. For more information,
Anyone who would like call (918) 399-3494.
Tony Moore before and after having Adjustable Gastric
Band (AGB) surgery. Photo provided
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