—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 14.1970
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Poultry Federation Discusses Turkey Diseases
Glen Kime, Gardners. Pennsyl
vania. was elected president of
the Pennsylvania Turkey Crow
d's at the meeting recently at
the Hevshey Motor Lodge Kime
is a veteran turkey grower and
hatchery operator in Adams
County.
Warien Johnson, who has been
operating a turkey farm lor a
qua. ter of a century at Notting
ham. Pennsylvania, and is also
past president of the National
Turkey Federation, was elected
vice president.
11. J. Bicksler, Palmyra, Penn
sylvania. was re-elected secre
tary-treasurer. Herb Jordan,
Penn State Poultry Extension
Specialist, presided at the after
noon educational session.
The afternoon program started
with a panel discussion on tur
key housing. Panel members in
cluded Andrew Ludwig, Ephrata:
Emerson Mcashcy, Hei shey
Farms; Ronald Hoke, Abbotts
town and Warren Johnson, Not
tingham. ,
The panel agreed that the very
minimum square footage requir
ed for growing turkeys is three
feet for hens and four square
feet for toms. Pole buildings
seemed to be the ideal way of
glowing tin keys in Pennsylvania
and Ludwig feels that if the in
dustry could afford it, it would
be ideal if the building were in
sulated.
Most of the panel members
start their turkeys in batteries
for seven or eight days and then
ciebeak and tiansfer them to the
growing quarters.
Dr. Chandler of Commercial
Solvents, Inc, Terre Haute, In
diana, presented a paper on tur
key diseases He expressed the
desirability of a tuikey grower to
seek the help from a service
man and a diagnostic laboratory
whenever the mortality rate is
above normal.
The first disease discussed was
Fowl Cholera, which he feels is
on the inciease in the turkev in
dustry. This disease can be car
ried by most of the species of
Ihestock and poultry and can be
Kenneth Mann Jr. Is Director
Of New State Cigar Council
Pennsylvania cigar manufac
turers, retailers, wholesalers,
growers and related suppliers
have announced the formation
of the Pennsylvania Cigar Coun
cil, Inc.
The Pennsylvania Cigar Coun
cil will be a trade organization
representing the many and
varied Pennsylvania interests
in the cigar industry.
The cigar is a major industry
in Pennsylvania. Over 51 per
cent ot all cigars manufactured
in this country in 1968 were
manufactured in 51 cigar plants
in Pennsylvania.
Over 48 per cent of all cigar
leaf grown in the United States
in 1968 was grown in Pennsyl
vania Pennsylvania is the lead
ing state in the Union in both
cigar tobacco growing and cigar
manufacturing
Directors oi the Pennsylvania
Cigar Council are:
Anthony Regensburg, Vice
President, Bayuk Cigars, Inc.,
Philadelphia; Morion DeVoren,
President, DeVoren’s Stores,
Jnc„ Philadelphia, Albert
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carried by rodents and wild birds
Flocks can be immunized by
using two injections tour to six
weeks apart, with a first injec
tion given at 12 weeks of age.
Bactcrins lor immunization are
made in three types of suspen
sions (1) water base (2) oil
emulsion (31 aluminum hydrox
ide adsorbate. Dr. Chandler feels
that (he last mentioned is the
best of the three.
The second disease which was
discussed is Eiysipolas. It can
occur in poults that arc a lew
weeks of ago. However outbreaks
usually occur in older buds ap
pi caching market age and males
suffer the heaviest losses.
Practical measures to take in
avoiding oulbreakes of erysipelas
are to practice sanitary measur
es, plus avoiding range where
the disease was known to exist
before.
Since swine and sheep arc
known to have the disease, birds
should not run on range neai
the diseased animals Contamina
ted fish meal has also been in
criminated as causing the disea
se.
In controlling an outbreak Dr.
Chandler suggested giving all
visibly sick birds 200 to 400 units
of penicillin. At the same time
give two to four cc’s of erysipelas
bacterln to ward off more birds
becoming involved.
Penicillin can also be administ
ered in the drinking water or in
the feed. Good results have also
been obtained by using Aureom
ycin in the drinking water and
feed.
Blue Comb is the third disease
that was discussed. Though simil
ar to Blue Comb in chickens, it
appears to be a different disease.
The causative organism is thou
ght to be a filterable virus.
In the last couple of years
grants from the National Turkey
Federation have assisted research
work at the University of Geor
gia and a viral agent has been
recoveied. It is predicted that
there is a possibility of a vaccine
in the near futuie
Erkes, President, J. E. Tobacco
Co, Reading.
Fred Bradley, President, Au
tocraft Box Corporation, York;
A. Kenneth Mann, Jr., Presi
dent, A. Kenneth Mann Co.,
Lancaster.
Pennsylvania Cigar Council
offices are located at 968 Easton
Road, Warrington, Pa. 18976.
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The last probleih discussed This condition sometimes ap- antibiotic per ton, some peopl
was molds and fungi.. Infection pears if birds have been given feel that they can clear it n
from molds and fungus have a high anti-biotic treatment. Dr, five times as fast by using 5(
been found in both caged and Chandler cited that when direc- grams This kills some of tl
floor-housed buds. tions call from 100 grams of (Continued on Page 13)
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