Voluntary Isolation Plan
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Announced for Swine Disease Control
A new approach to protecting
swine herds against disease—
a Voluntary Isolation Plan
was announced recently by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Swine producers who agree to
participate in the voluntary
plan must set up a special isola
tion facility on their premises
to receive new herd additions
and to hold them there for a
30-day quarantine period. The
procedures must maintain the
rest of their herds independent
ly of this quarantine facility
and may divide them into addi
tional isolated units as a further
precaution against disease
spread.
Although initiated in con
junction with the National Hog
Cholera Eradication Program,
officials of USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service said the plan
goes beyond offering protection
against a single disease. They
call it essentially a sound man
agement plan for healthier
swine herds, with multiple
benefits.
The plan is one recommended
by the Secretary’s National Hog
Cholera Eradication Advisory
Committee and the U S. Animal
Health Association. Other
groups representing the swine
industry have approved of the
basic concepts.
While any swine producer
willing to meet the exceptional
ly high health and sanitation
standards is eligible, the plan
should be of particular advan
tage to owners of large com
mercial or purebred swine-pro
ducing operations.
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An obvious benefit of the
plan is the potential limiting of
disease spread. If contagious
disease strikes the isolated
herd, it may only be necessary
to treat pigs in the isolated unit
affected. Or in the case of hog
cholera, it may be necessary to
depopulate only the unit affect
ed.
Swine producers interested in
enrolling their herds in Hie plan
should apply through"tne State
veterinarian or through the
Federal veterinarian in charge
of ARS’s Animal Health Divi
sion office in the State.
To be accepted for Voluntary
Isolation Plan swine herd desig
nation, a producer’s premises
must undergo inspection by a
team named by the State’s Hog
Cholera Committee or equiva
lent organization. Included on
the team will be at least one
State or Federal regulatory
veterinarian.
The inspecting team will pre
scribe measures needed to es
tablish and maintain the in-
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Announcing 1971 Jet Tour to Form
Progress Show, Cedar Rapids, lowa
SEPTEMBER 28 - 29
Local farms will also be toured
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tegrity of isolated units and to
stipulate other sanitation and
health measures.
As a further benefit of the
plan, buyers or dealers are like
ly to have greater confidence in
the health status of swine pro
duced on such premises; and
the Voluntary Isolation Plan
designation may be advertised.
Naryon RD2 Girl Killed
In Fail From Wagoh
Five-year-old Betty Elizabeth
Blank, Narvon RD2, died in
stantly when she fell beneath
the wheels of a hay wagon on
the farm of her parents, Daniel
K. and Sarah Stoltzfus Blank,
Wednesday.
The girl was reportedly driv
ing the mule team on the farm
north of White Horse near
Chester County when the team
bolted. The girl fell backwards
into the path of the wagon
wheels.
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