B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 8.1967
Rearing Poultry On Wire Floors
May Reduce Infections, Vet Says
The need for parasite-con- ditives make this knowledge
trolling anthelmintics and coc- mandatory,” says Levine,
cidiostats could vanish if the Naturally occurring intoxica
poultry industry switched from tions are coming in for closer
floor rearing to wire-floor rear- scrutiny, too. Levine said the
ing of birds, says Dr. P. P. Le- edema disease that struck the
vine, professor of avian diseas- broiler industry several years
es, at the New York State Vet- a go is still being studied. The
erinary College, Ithaca, N.Y. edema factor is extremely tox-
Dr. Levine reviewed avian dis- j c j n very small quantities, es
ease research at the recent pecially to younger birds.
Pfizer Research Conference. The United States pou itry
He said the trend to cages j n< j us t r y has only recently en
for hens has noticeably re- CO untered the so-called “ground
duced incidence and severity of poisoning” first reported
worm infections. Levine review- - n turkey poults in England,
ed one study in which hens Laboratory work there reveal
raised in cages and wire-floor ed the cause to be an afiatoxin
reared broilers had fewest produced by fungus growth on
worms, compared to birds rais- peanu t s
ed on the floor. He also point- * ______
ed out that bacterial infections _
are spread by fecal contamina- f’crcr PnrrhaSft
tion, and some leukosis out
breaks could possibly be caused Pt*ncn*2a m Qpf
by a beetle which picks up the * 1 “***
virus from infected litter.
“There is little doubt that as egg solids purchase program
time goes on, the infectious announced by the U.S. Depart
agents that produce relatively ment of Agriculture June 16
prompt and acute disease will will be due by 2 p.m., July 10,
decline in importance and num- and weekly thereafter until
her,” Levine predicts. “Advanc- further notice, USDA said this
es in knowledge about viral week. Initial offers totaling
and larger disease organisms 300,000 pounds are requested.
are occurring rapidly, and con- offers must be in carlot
trol measures are being de- quantities of 27,000 pounds net
veloped quickly.” weight. The dried whole egg
But, he adds, the increasing solids must be pasteurized and
use of chemotherapeutic agents gas-packed in three-pound (No.
and synthesized feed compo- 10) cans at establishments op
nents, use of pesticides and erating under the supervision
anthelmintics, and raising birds of Consumer and Marketing
in “man-made” environments Service. The dried whole eggs
are creating greater need for must be processed after the
knowledge in the field of in- date of current production
toxications. “FDA regulations which meet the U.S. Procure
governing drugs and feed ad- ment Grade I quality require-
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Nan Schreiber
Nan Schreiber, Summer
Extension Assistant
Nan Schreiber has been nam
ed summer assistant extension
home economist in Lancaster
County. Her appointment was
effective June 19th. The daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. V. Lester
Schreiber, New Holland, she is
a senior, majoring in home eco
nomics, at Hood College, Frede
rick, Maryland.
Miss Scnreiber is a member
of the college chapter of the
American Home Economics
Club at Hood, a member of the
college choir and chairman of
the yearbook staff. She was an
active 4-H club member for six
years in Lancaster County.
She will be associated with
Mrs. Doris W. Thomas, Home
Economist, and M. M. Smith,
Victor Plastow, Arnold G.
Lueck, County Agents.
ments. Acceptance of the initial
offers will be announced by
midnight, Thursday, July 13.
C&MS said the dried whole
eggs will be bought as a sur
plus removal activity with
funds authorized by Sec. 32 of
Public Law 74-320 and distrib
uted to school lunch programs.
The dried whole eggs must be
processed after the date that
a contract is signed, but not
later than the third Saturday
after that date. The first ship
ments will be due during the
period of Aug. 1 to Aug. 15,
inclusive.
• Bollinger Wins
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possible 500 in the event held
this year at the Masonic Homes
Farm, Elizabethtown. He is a
member of the Cloister FFA
Chapter at Ephrata High
School.
A crowd numbering about 60
participated in the judging
competition, which was divided
into three divisions—men’s, la
dies’, and youth.
Winners in the men’s divi
sion were; Richard Boyd, York
County, 476; William Fisher,
East Earl Rl, 463.5; John Hen
kel, Strasburg Rl, 462.5; Mark
Nestleroth, Manheim R 3, 454.5;
•John Burkholder, Lititz R 3,
441.5; and Leon Arnold, Leb
anon, 440.5.
In the ladies’ division, it was
Carol Henkel, Strasburg Rl,
finishing first with 436.5 points.
She was followed by: Mary
Martin, Christiana Rl, 412.5;
Mrs. Earl Fisher, East Earl
Rl, 375; Mrs. Hazel Nestleroth,
Manheim R 3, 369.5; Romaine
Huber, 362.5; and Ethel Bol
linger, Denver R 2, 349 points.
In addition to Bollinger, oth-
er placings in the youth divi
sion went to; Larry Arnold,
Lebanon, 436.5; Susanne Mar
tin, Christiana El, 423; Beth
Boyd, York County, 405.5;
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In the judging events, live
classes of market hogs, con
sisting of four animals per
class, were rated. Dwight Youn
kin, Penn State extension live
stock specialist, served as of
ficial judge and explained his
choices to the audience follow
ing the judging of each class.
He was assisted by Masonic
Homes Farm Swine herdsman
James Horton, who was assist
ed by Masonic Homes Farm
swine herdsman James Hor
ton, who hosted the affair.
After lunch, Horton conduct
ed a tour of the farm’s swine
facilities. At present, he not
ed, a herd of about 80 sows is
being maintained, but that
number is somewhat higher
than the average of about 50
head usually kept.
Long famed for its Duroc
strain of hogs,, the Masonic
herd is now basically York-
Duroc crossbred, with “a lit
tle Hampshire thi’own in,”
Horton explained.
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