Hog Cholera Outbreak
e cholera was up sharply sharp decrease In the number
ig fiscal 1970. despite a of eases duilng the patt six
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months, the I'SOA rcoorted rc
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At 1,2.10. the number of ruses
reported for the July 1960 •
June 1070 fiscal year were the
highest since the USDA hog
cholera program began in 1962
Though it is estimated that
there were 5,000 or more eases
a year prior to the program,
the number of cases dropped
sharply to only 583 during fis
cal 1966 once the program
was under way. However, the
number of eases has increased
each year since 1966.
A total of 1.055 eases were
! reported last year. A total of
TO SPEED UP
GROWTH... FEED
Phone Lancaster 392-2145 (Area Code 717)
in Past Year
ing and the health problem is j
870 cases were reported during niajoi oiu when dealing with
the first siv months ot fiscal c.ihes oi light yearlings Kod
1970. That’s the highest for the 11H arc 10 insl l l 011 c:,Uel
period since the program be* ** ,al a, ‘° wtMIU ’ ( '- injected, and
gan. Only 360 cases were rc picpjivd f o>’ «he tup from pro
ported during January-Junc. duev to feedlot If more buyers
however. That’s the lowest for ' voul ‘ l •"«»* 011 piecondiliomng.
.. „ . . . and be willing to pay more for
the period since this km( j of CJlt | t , the p rot iucei
Though the number of cases Mm||d j|so bf ahead and the in
is up. 83 per cent of them oc- dllhtr y WO uid benefit. Calves lhaf
curred in just 10 states, accord- w " eant . d . exposed, and Iran*
ng to Dr. E E Saulmon. direc* polled all at one time are unde .
tor of the USDA Agricultural beaV y stress and easy piey fo>
Research Services Animal
Health Division. These were in man >’ i nfe <* lon! >-
North Carolina (195 eases). (7 8)< Illinois (64). South Caro
Texas (175). Virginia (132), ij na (47). Arkansas (44). and
Mississippi (89). Maryland Louisiana (40).
OR ASSISTANCE IN
• Programming
• Planning
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH
OUR DAIRY SPECIALIST,
OR CALL US
DIRECT AT LANCASTER 392-2145
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 15.1970 —
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