Hoof-And-Mouth Disease Virus Ha J t,fm ? Is
/> r» . i w..i n Efficient Farming
Can Be Transported With Ease Technique
There hasn’t been a case of ease reaching the United States anc^^n f methods are
hoof-and-mouth in Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania. probably some of the most effi
for more than 50 years, accord- The virus could very easily be cien * farming techniques in the
ing to L. H. Bull, Pennsylvania carried on the shoes of a travel- country today, says Professor
Secretary of Agriculture. ~ er. Consequently, travelers who Mark E. Smgley of Rutgers Uni
have been on farms in England vei ’ s *ty. However, these princi-
But this is no reason to be have had to have all footwear P les are n °t limited to grain
complacent about this very con- decontaminated on arrival in the
tagious disease which has re- United States>
suited m more than 320,000 am- .... . . . , ,
mals being destroyed in Eng- - Although it is primarily a dis-
j and ease of cattle and swine, it also
* infects other cloven-hoofed ani-
The disease is currently wide- mals sheep, goats, deer, ante
spread in eastern Europe, Asia, lope and buffalo.
Africa and South America. j n some countries, animals are
North America experienced vaccinated against foot-and
fts last major outbreak about 20 mouth. It is far from satisfac
years ago in Mexico where more tory since immunity lasts for
than a million head of cattle, only a few months,
swine and sheep were destroyed. where does the disease come
There have been rumors -that from? Animals which survive
Cuba has hoof-and-mouth dis- the disease become carriers
ease. A rumor has persisted for There is also strong suspicion
some time that Fidel Castro’s that wildlife serves as a reser
regime planned to spread the voir.
disease to the United States. Symptoms include fever, blis-
Transporting the tiny virus
which causes the disease is a
simple matter, so simple that
there is reason to show concern
over the possibility of the dis-
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fers in the mouth, between the wiped out.
toes and on the teats The first It is known that huge losses
signs of infection are often lame- would be inevitable if the dis
ness and excessive saliva ease should be brought into
Death losses are often high in Pennsylvania.
Ira B. Landis
Ph: 569-OS3I
779 Talley Road, Lancaster
very young and very old ani
mals. Major losses among ma
ture animals are caused by
abortions and reduced produc
tivity. Newborn calves from sick
cows often die because of in
sufficient milk.
There is no accepted treat
ment for foot-and-mouth In the
United States the custom has
been to slaughter and bury in
fected animals. Photographs
taken on English farms show
slaughtered animals being buri
ed in deep, long trenches. ,
Hoof-and-mouth has caused
tremendous losses in England
where some of that country’s
best flocks and herds have been
John J. Hess, 11, Inc.
Ph: 4424632
Paradise
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,1968
handling; in most instances, this takes a great deal of time,
they may be applied to forage Research studies have also
handling as well. shown that there may be as
Speaking at the University of much as 35 percent variance in
Delaware’s Farm and Home quality between field cured and
Week February 1, Singley point- artificially dried forage. To im
ed out that grain usually serves prove forage quality, then, the
as a supplement to forage crops farmer must adapt the grain
in the beef and dairy ration. A drying concept to his forage
high quality forage ration will crops.
lessen the amount of grain
necessary in the feed mixture.
In order to assure quality for- ward smaller packages which
age, it must be harvested at the are easily handled,., easily dried
proper time; this, of course, re- and efficient to store and feed,
quires new, more efficient hand- “As our population continues
ling methods. The key to this f 0 grow, we will have to tely
improved handling is a drastic more and more on forage crops
increase in productivity per f or feeding livestock,” he said
man hour. “This means that more and
The first step in achieving more farmers will return to
efficiency is to consolidate mow- raising forage crops. With this
ing, curing and raking into one trend will come much higher
operation, says Singley. Most quality forage and improved
farmers field cure their hay, handling methods.”
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Singley also added that the
trend in forage handling is to-
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