Comment Period Is Extended
The comment period for the
recently published U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) proposal for the
regulation of bovine semen in
interstate commerce is being
extended by 30 days.
Notice of the extension was
scheduled for publication in the
Federal Register November 30.
With the extension, the comment
period will continue through
December 30
Officials of USDA’s Animal and
Plant Health Service (APHS)
decided to extend the comment
period after numerous responses
were received from interested
groups and individuals. All
suggestions received will be
considered during evaluation of
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possible changes in the proposed
regulations
The proposed regulations are
designed to strengthen protection
of livestock against diseases such
as tuberculosis, brucellosis,
leptospirosis, trichomoniasis,
vibriosis and paratuberculosis
These, and others including foot
and-mouth disease should it enter
the United States, could be
spread to many artificially in
seminated animals through the
use of frozen semen from infected
sires, according to the USDA
The proposal calls for donor
sires to be inspected and tested
for tuberculosis, brucellosis,
leptospirosis, trichomoniasis,
vibriosis and paratuberculosis
Bulls used in continuous
production would be inspected
and tested every six months
Sires just entering production
would have to be examined and
tested at least 60 days before the
first semen collection for in
terstate shipment.
Comments on the proposal
have been received from
representatives of the livestock
industry, veterinary medicine,
artificial insemination
organizations and cattle breed
associations These groups were
included in discussions with
APHS officials when the
proposed regulations were for
mulated Other groups com-
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meriting on the proposal include
State veterinarians and
agriculture departments,
agricultural colleges and private
individuals
Suggestions include changes in
the identification and processing
provisions of the proposal These
cover such things as the formula
for extension of the semen and
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labels used to identify the donor
sires and the semen packager
Anyone wishing to submit
written data, views or arguments
concerning the proposal may
send them to Animal Health
Programs, APHS, USDA,
Hyattsville, Md 20782 These
submissions will be available for
public inspection
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As the nation’s largest free
indoor agricultural exposition
under one roof, the Farm Show
amounts to a premier event for
the showing of the latest farm
and allied equipment For years,
the show has held this distinction
among the trade and among
those attending the event
More than 200 commencal
exhibitors are expected to
display equipment valued in
excess of $lO billion
Except for certain classes of
poultry, the Farm Show is an all-
Pennsylvania event The com
petition exhibits are a salute to
the men and women who occupy
Pennsylvania’s approximately
70,000 farms
Individual entries vying for the
$74,658 m premiums are expected
to total around 10,000 Both farm
and farm home entries are in
cluded in the exhibits
From its inception early in
World War I, the show has con
tributed to the knowledge and
information that has helped to
develop agriculture into one of
the state’s largest industries with
an annual income in excess of $1
billion
The largest single premium
class is dairy cattle at $20,850,
indicating that milk represents
nearly one-half of the state’s $1
billion-plus income from
agriculture
How many attend the big event
that represents a showcase for
Pennsylvania agriculture’ A
record of 710,000 visitors was
established in 1967, but this
year’s attendance will depend, as
most always, on the Weather
Man’s behavior that week Good
or bad, he has an effect
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