Dairy seminar focuses on nutrition,
>' minerals and effects on herd health
CENTREVILLE, Pa. -
Feeding standards and
disease prevention were the
primary topics presented at
the dairy seminar held here
this week. Sponsored by the
Penn State Extension Ser
vice, the event is held an
nually to update interested
feed programmers and
veterinarians on the latest in
dairy research.
Extension dairy scientist
Don Ace was on hand to list
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specific feeding standards,
especially regarding trace
minerals.
Ace pointed out that
studies are pointing to a
selenium deficiency in
southeastern Pennsylvania,
and that providing proper
amounts of this trace
mineral could eliminate
some health problems in
dairy animals. Good results
have been obtained by in
corporating the substance
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with injections of vitamin E.
The practice is thought to be
good preventive medicine.
According to Lancaster
County Agent Alan Bair, who
co-chaired the meeting along
with York County Agent
David Norman, selenium
has been incorporated into
feeds at Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative for several
years. Results have been
good and there is speculation
that the famous “Ivanhoe”
bull could have lived longer
if this present feeding
knowledge had been known
13 years ago.
There are reported to be a
significant number of
“downer” cows in the state
of Pennsylvania. A remedy
which might be considered
for curing such animals is
Epsom salt mixed in water,
the veterinarians and
feedmen were informed.
Proper mineral balances are
considered to be very im
portant in feeding and
“preventive medication.”
Ace also looked at the
dairy industry’s economic
picture for a moment,
commenting that present
milk production compared to
a year ago is up about 10 per
cent. Milk prices have
declined somewhat and are
expected to level off
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Also featured on the
evenmg program was Ex
tension veterinarian
Lawrence Hutchinson. He
now holds the post formerly
held by Dr. Sam Guss, who
retired late last year. Guss
was the main speaker at last
year’s dairy seminar, here.
The new Extension
veterinarian centered most
of his remarks on diseases in
relation to nutrition of
youngstock.
The people attending were
cautioned against using
more than one source of pre
medicated feed supplements
due to the possibility of
leaving meat and milk
residues.
Each medicated feed
additive is officially aproved
and fine if it is used by itself.
But a combination of two
such supplements fed to the
same group of cows could
lead to complications.
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no medicated dairy feed on
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plements.
Hutchinson also pointed
out that zinc is short in the
rations of many Penn
sylvania dairy herds. Trace
mineralized salts are not
considered to be an adequate
source of zinc in this area.
Another point brought up
by Hutchinson is that cows
generally have a hard time
maintaining proper rumen
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of soda mixed into such feeds
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problem.
It has also been recom
mended that mineral feeding
be incorporated through the
ration itself, while at the
same time maintaining a
free-choice program.
If a cow eats more than a
tenth of a pound of free
choice minerals per day,
something might be wrong
with her. A properly
balanced mineral feeding
program has much to do with
having a healthy and
productive dairy herd.
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