H—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 10.11X70
Turkey Virus Shows Promise
Of Marek’s Disease Control
A virus, newly Isolated from
tut keys, show* piomlsc for tlio
control of Match's <li
which costs the poult is indiistiy
about $2OO million anmi.dh
Discovered in icscauh led h\
ARS vctci mat i.m R I. W diet
East Lansing Muh the tuikev
vuus c.iuscs the chu ken's hod'
to piodiKC .inti bodies similar to
those foimed in ilueken infect
ed with the t • i pis \ mis ih.it
causes M.mks disi.isc do f.n
the tuikev vuus has not taused
disease in chukrns 01 tin keys
Tests ha\e shown that ehakem
inoculated with the non patho
genic vans wcie pi elected
against attacks bv the Maiek’s
disease virus
Marek’s disease is extrcmelj.
contagious and pioduccs a high
rate of mortalitj in a shoil time
At present, there is no preven
tive or combative tiealment
Sanitation has been recom
mended but, unfortunately, does
not assure that Maiek’s disease
will not occur in a new replace
ment flock.
The causative herpes virus
was only recently discovered
(AGR. RES. Oct. 1967, p. 6)
Formerly, Marek’s disease had
been grouped with avian lymp- Rubber is an exception to the
hoids leukosis, a disease it close- rule that nearly all solids ex
ly resembles These two diseases pand when heated and contract
are still easily confused since when cooled It contracts when
the clinical signs are very simi- heated
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lar March's disease, however,
stitkcs swiftly and takes a high
toll while Ivinphoid leukosis is
a ehiome affix tion with a low
moilahlv i.ile \l>o. Match's
disc se does most of its damage
to voting b'.oilii' and laviis.
while Ivmplioid leukosis lilts
ehiekctis .iftoi sevu.il matuiilv
Fuithci investigations will be
(onduitcd to deleimmc whether
tin tuikev vuus is safe and of
feifivo as a vaccine that will
confei imnninitv against
Maick’s disease This may ic
cpmc a long time Labelatoiy
studies and field trials must be
c.uefullv planned and conduct
ed to insuie proper evaluation
of the turkey virus But the out
look for developing a new vac
cine is promising
The turkey viius may also
help scientists to better under
stand the interrelationship of
tumors and viruses in other ani
mals and man. Related but dif
ferent viruses are associated
with many diseases of man and
animals and have been isolated
from human lymphoid tumors.
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Penna. Farm Show Program
Monday Morning, January 12
8 00- Judging -i.itts in all Departments. except
wheie *penl!ed houis aie indicated
51(H) .lint in; Sauthdowiis—-5m ill Arena.
IKK) dudain; \>i• h ies including Junior Dairy
Classes I.ai)c \iena
5)00 Judg.n; (.tuin>e>s.
Ha i k (''.is .i’v I,ai go \i ena
800 Judging Che-l m Whiles—Small Ai ena
800 5.50 Voia'.ional n«monsli.uon Contests,
Room \ ( \u.litoi mini. Mam Show limit!
mg
8 30— Chi.stmas T:ee Gioweis \ssociation Meet
ing. I’enn llnu.s Moloi Inn
9 00—Judg.ng Poland t h n,is—Small Arena.
9 00—Judging Belgians—L.ugc Aicna.
9 00— Judging Shiop 'mes—Small Aiena
9 30—Beekeepei s Vsociation Mooting, Room C,
Mam Show Building
930 5 00—Fu line llomemakei s of Ameiica
homemakmg dcmonsliations. Dcpaitment
of Education Booth, Uppei Concourse.
Large \rena.
10 00 —Soc ety of Farm Women, Annual Conven
t-on The Foium. Education Building.
10 00—Judging Suffolk—Small Aiena.
10 00 —Judging Duioc—Small Arena
11:00—Judging Hampshire—Small Arena
11-00—Chester While Swine Breeders Associa
tion Meeting, Room D, Mam Show Build
mg,
Monday Afternoon, January 12
12 30—Judging Berkshires—Small Arena.
l - 00—Judging Grade Horses —Laige Arena.
TOO—Judging Hampshire Sheep—Small Arena.
I:oo—Beekeepers Association reconvenes. Room
C, Main Show Building
1 00—Society of Farm Women reconvenes. The
Forum, Education Building.
I.3o—Judging Yorkshires—Small Arena.
1 30—Christmas Tree Growers Association re
convenes, Penn-Harns Motor Inn.
1 30—Raw Milk Producer-Distributors Associa
tion Meeting, Office No 2, Large Arena,
Second Concourse
1 30 —Future Homemakers of America Execu
tive Council Meeting, Room 103, Execu
t’ve House
2 00—Beikshire Breeders, Association Meeting,
Room B, Main Show Building.
2 30 —Judging Spotted Swine —Small Arena.
2 30 —Judging Dorsets —Small Arena
3 30 —Judging Cheviots —Small Arena.
3 30 —Ayrshire Breeders Association Meeting,
Room E, Main Show Building.
Monday Evening, January 12
6 00—Society of Farm Women Banquet, Scot-
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G 30—Beekecpci s Association Banquet, Colonial
Park United Church of Christ, 5000 Devon-
shire Road.
G 30—Christinas Tree Growers Association Ban
quet, Penn Il.ii ris Motor Inn
7 no—t'oopeiative Swine Bicrdcis Association
sieetmg. Room B. Mam Show Building.
7 30—Hoi se and Mule Association Meeting,
Room K. Mam Show Building.
7 30-Seeicl.ir> of Agiiuilltnc's Night—Large
\i cn.i
8 00—Sultolk Sheen Association Meeting, Room
]). Mam Show Budding
8 00—Gueins°y Breecleis \ssociation Social
Evening. Penn Horn-, Hotel Ballroom.
Tuesdaj Morning, January 13
8 00—fudging Vocational Swine Classes, all
bi cods—Small Arena
B.oo—Judging Holstems, including Junior Dany
Cl.i-.scs —Laige Aiena
8 00—Judging Cornedales —Small Arena
8 00—Judging Milking Shorthorn, including Jun
ior Da.ry Classes —Large Aiena.
8 00 5 30—Vocational Demonstration Contests,
Room A (Auditorium), Mam Show Build
ing.
9 00—Judging Percherons —Large Arena.
9 00—Judging Rambouillets —Small Arena.
9.00 Judging Merinos—Small Arena.
9 oo—Society of Farm Women Meeting, Room
F, Mam Show Building
9.00 Future Homemakers of America, Execu
tive Council Meeting, Room 103, Execu-
live House.
9.oo—Christmas Tree Growers Association re
convenes, Penn-Harns Motor Inn.
9:3o—Future Farmers of America, Executive
Committee Meeting Room 321, Education
Building.
9.30-5 00—Future Homemakers of America
homemaking demonstrations, Department
of Education Booth, Upper Concourse,
Large Arena
10.00— Guernsey Bleeders Association Meeting
and noon Banquet, Scottish Rite Cathedral
2701 N Third Street
10.00— Yoikshire Swine Sale—Small Arena.
11 30—Spotted Swine Sale—Small Arena.
Tuesday Afternoon, January 13
100—Landrace Swine Breeders Association
Meeting, Room E, Main Show Building.
I.oo—Poland China Swine Sale —Small Arena.
1-30—Future Farmers of America Executive
Committee reconvenes, Room 321, Educaj
tion Building.
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