BUILT-IN STRENGTH/OUTSTANDING FEATURES
DOUBLE-STRONG SPREADERS SPAN CHUTE DOORS—Craine
spreader assemblies are engineered to develop twice the design strength
of the hoops.
□ Single and double hoops are tied to 5' channel steel spreaders with
single 9/16' draw bars above and below the door.
□ Triple hoops connect to 6' channel steel spreaders with 11/16' draw
bars spanning the door frame. -
O Quadruple hoops connect to 6" channel spreaders that have a steel
plate welded across the face creating a box-member for additional
strength to meet the required tension of the four 9/16" draw bars, two
above and two below door opening. In this way, the double strength
objective is assured from top to bottom. ‘Sling’ type spreaders used on
many silos actually reduce the potential strength of their connecting
hoops by as much as 50 per cent.
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CRAINE STAVES... STRONGEST IN THE BUSINESS—Craine
staves are 3%" thick, nearly twice as thick and 2Vz times stronger than
ordinary staves. Five air cells—cone-shaped for drainage—form a
truss for still more strength. The air space, along with light color,
insulation value and reduces thermal conductivity below that
of steel. Craine staves are tongue and grooved to interlock securely on
all four sides, forcing a smoother wall, inside and out.
6lGi EASY-TO-HANDLE DOORS—Craine doors are 20' by 23' for
easy access. Two layers of redwood form each door. Beveled on all four
sides for tight seal. Swing on husky hinges and stay there—no hoisting or
dangw of dropping one (the hinge forms an easy-to-use ladder). Door
frames are reinforced with a Yt" high-tensile continuous-weld steel rod.
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USDA Is Ready
Foreign Animal
Ability to quickly and ac
cruately diagnose foreign animal
diseases such as African swine
fever would be of vital im
portance if an outbreak should
occur in U.S. livestock, a scientist
of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) said
recently
Visiting reporters at the Plum
Island Animal Disease
Laboratory at Greenport, N.Y ,
were briefed by Dr Ahmed H
Dardin, head of the Diagnostic
Investigations Section
“Developing this ability is one of
our responsibilities,” said Dr
Dardin
Because time would be of
absolute importance in case of an
outbreak, the diagnostic staff at
the laboratory is on call 24 hours
a day “We can immediately
mobilize to begin mass diagnosis
on large numbers of animals,”
Dr Dardin told newsmen
At the Plum Island laboratory
scientists of USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service have developed
tests for diseases not present m
the United States - foot-and
mouth disease, lumpy skin
disease, ephemeral fever,
African swine fever and others
The 34 diseases being studied
or scheduled for study in the near
future are researched in the
order of their economic im
portance to our livestock in
dustry. Of primary interest now
are foot-and-mouth disease and
African swine fever, both of
which are potential costly threats
to our livestock.
Foot-and-mouth disease is of
continual concern because it is
present in most of the countries of
the world. African swine fever,
on the other hand, only recently
invaded Cuba, its first ap
pearance in the Western
Hemisphere. An important ac
tivity of the laboratory is special
training courses for
veterinarians on recognition of
this and other diseases. African
swine fever so closely resembles
domestic hog cholera that only
diagnostic tests can differentiate
,the two diseases.
Plum Island has the capability
to diagnose 300 specimens daily
for African swine fever in the
event the disease should gain
entrance into our country.
Also on hand at the laboratory
are the agents needed to diagnose
17 other diseases that could
threaten our livestock. Several
other disease agents are included
in the lab reference reagent
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 6,1971 —
Detect
to
Diseases
repository and agents which are
not 6n hand for diagnosis can be
obtained from other countries in
the event of an emergency.
Through strict quarantine of
livestock and unprocessed meats
and meat products, from coun
tries where diseases alien to the
United States exist, and by
constant checking of our
livestock for new diseases, our
country has remained relatively
free of foreign disease
Diagnosing specimens from
animals and animal products
that could be contaminated with
a foreign disease represents 50
per cent of the work done at the
laboratory Zoo animals and
imported biological and meat
products as well as livestock are
checked for disease organisms
Samples taken from animals
suspected of having contracted a
foreign disease arrive every
week at the laboratory for
diagnosis Fast, accurate
diagnosis is necessary in these
instances, for if it is indeed a
foreign disease, the livestock
population of the United States is
extremely susceptible, and time
is of the utmost importance
Demands for the services of the
laboratory are rapidly growing
In 1961 for example, diagnostic
service was required for only 34
specimens and only 4 diseases
were thought to be involved By
contrast, so far this year,
diagnostic service has already
been required for over 2,075
specimens and 12 diseases have
been suspected.
In addition to examining
specimens received from the
field and training veterinarians
in the recognition of foreign
diseases, the laboratory func
tions in other ways - conducting
research for developing new
diagnostic tests, participating in
investigations of diseases to
determine their spread, and
studying diseases in depth to
improve our knowledge of the
disease, its diagnosis and control.
With the swift travel of today,
when a man can be on a farm in a
foreign country in the morning
and in a similar location in this
country only hours later, the
threat of a foreign animal disease
crossing our borders is constant.
Only by strict quarantine and
rapid, accurate diagnosis by the
scientists at Plum Island can our
country continue to be free of
diseases that could devastate our
important livestock industry,
ARS officials said.
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