—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December _30,1967
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Maryland Prepares For
Foot And Mouth Threat
(A Special Report from Tiie
University of Maryland)
Maryland may very well be
the first place where Foot and
Mouth disease breaks ou l if and
when it cro c s:- Via A ai/ic 0>
ean from F-ad, s .3 a U. 1 -
versity of Mao land veterinari
an.
Dr Robert Hammond, Exten
sion vetennaiian says, “We do
not believe it is a matter of IF
it comes, but only WHEN it
comes to the Un ted States
More than 280,000 head of
livestock have aheady been de
stioyed in Gieat Britain dining
the recent outbieak and the dis
ease is still not under control
The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture has sent 12
veterinarians to England for 30
to 90 days to help conti ol the
outbreak and gain experience
which will help keep the disease
from gaming a foothold if it is
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Lawn and Bellalre
introduced into the U S
With International airports an
the state and just outside her
borders, Maryland is m the un
enviable position of toeing one
of the first stopping off places
for the virus if it is carried on
shoes or clothing of visitors
from England
But Maryland is ready'
State and federal livestock
health veterinarians have map
ped stiategy for knocking the
virus dead in its tracks as soon
as it is reported.
For quite some time. Dr
Hammond reports, veterinarians
have been holding emergency
drills on eradication procedures
Federal and state livestock
health officials meet and set up
mock emergencies to test then
plans
But here is wheie a hutch
might develop, Dr Hammond
cautions
He urges farmers and live-
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stock handlers to report, imme- __ l_ O ]\4 a
diately, any disease that might DvMJK. Ot. iTlailill
be Foot and Mouth. CoWS ReCOl*d
When an animal comes doyjn. v ' U¥va u
wii'th Foot ’and Mouth., ono of the
first tongs you will see is foam- Kjl 1 1 viuuyuuii
mg at the month This Is caused Brattlfiboro V t. - The per
by toe blasters toat form on the formance records of Registered
inside of the cheeks and on the Holstein cows in area herds
tongue. B lasters wall also be have been R s t e d in an official
seen around toe nose and be- p roduc ti on testing report from
tween the toes o* spM-hooved jiolstem-Fnesian Association of
animals. America. Included are levels of
“If the disease is reported solids-not fat (SNF) production
immediately, we are ready to for individual animals.
swing into action” Dr. Ham- The Holstein Association’s
mond says, “If Foot and Mouth testing program includes provi
can be spotted and wiped out be
fore it has a chance to spread, " ~
it may not become a major Mouth loan not eat properly, and
problem here as ut has in Eng- rnay become so lame that they
land ” , will not walk to feed or water.
The disease is caused by. one Sometimes cattle will become
of the smallest viruses known so weak that other infections
Foot and Mouth is highly com w’Ll attack. With very fat or
tagxous to most of the cloven- veij young animals, the death
footed animals cattle, sheep, rate from Foot and Mouth may
goats, deer, buffalo, and ante- be high.
lope Seven types of the virus “There is no accepted treat
are known. ment for the disease,” says Dr.
While the death rate may be Hammond. “The infected ana
low, the disease affects almost mai is slaughtered and Iburied—
-100 percent of the animals in a deep. It’s the bind of thing we
herd. Cattle with Foot and can’t live with.”
Out with the old, in with the new, but
not before we wish everybody a very
WKURI happy New Year. May the New Year
bring to you and yours the best of every-
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nutrients, such as protein, lac
tose and minerals, found below
the creamline of milk. This
sohds-not-fat output is credited
to the lactation records of indi
vidual cows, in the same mann
er as total milk and butterfat
production.
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started in 1962 by the Holstein
Association to provide breeders
with another selection tool for
improving the over-all perfor
mance of cattle in them dairy
herds. It is also a useful mea
sure of milk’s food value for
dairy products processors and
homemakers.
The animals and their actual
production levels are:
Rearing Maples Ivanhoe Con
nie 5782893, a three year-old
Registered Holstein, has credits
of 15,930 lbs milk, 715 lbs. but
terfat and 1,426 lbs sohds-not
fat in 316 days, Roaring Maples
Belle Burke 5134133, a six-year
old, had produced 16-570 lbs,
milk, 659 lbs. butterfat and 1,-
408 lbs sohds-not-fat in 291
days, Roaring Maples Ivanhoe
Betty 5782892, a thiee year-old,
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