96 —Lancaster Farmim Exotic disease eradication team formed Pennsylvania has been The Regional Emergency Srthe nearly So extremely lucky in the past Animal Disease Eradication together at the time or me records Qf aU few years to escape the Organization (READEO) is <w Sgf a |[ an imals and herds that have spread of any exotic an examp eof the kind of the ot Aiumai eviden ce of disease diseases. The day to day program tot is available Industry he d the ra recor(Js rf the 900 work of the Bureau of when ai problem with foreign of its kma laa d veterinarians in Animal Industry and strong or exotic diseases threatens "find toeral thl Commonwealth, preventative regulations the Commonwealth’s tasx force, sraie ana reaerai have greatly decreased the livestock or poultry industry. t |} 1 probability of any such READEO is a team, com- and poidtry m outbreaks, but one could posed of Department of dusfry RFAnFO^un take place at any time. Agriculture personnel in the READEO setup cooperation with top in . Pennsylvania. The scientists and experts in the seminar was an attempt to field of animal disease. alert; as many facets as Shelhamer said that the possible that might become READEO makes use of the involved in READEO best qualified individuals operations. ....... available regardless of Shelhamer noted tot ttie federal, state or other af- Bureau of Animal Industry filiation. does not confine its work to The ’ READEO was emergency situations. In organized to combat the addition, the Bureau dangers posed to U.S. regularly handles livestock livestock by diseases such as ?. n( * poultry testing and the hog cholera outbreaks in licensing and provides New Jersey and the New laboratory services for the England states last summer Commonwealths livestock owners. During the past fiscal year alone, over 800,000 specimens were examined at the Sum merdale Laboratory which operates under the Bureau. A system of computers and video terminals provides fast service for livestock owners, keeping close track of livestock herds to pinpoint problem areas and forestall potential epidemics. In formation stored in the HARRISBURG - Penn sylvania’s Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kent D. Shelhamer on Monday an nounced that the Depart ment is ready, willing and able to handle any problems when exotic diseases break out in the Commonwealth’s livestock and poultry. Shelhamer said that IH plant toured SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. - Twenty-four area farmers and their wives are touring International Harvester’s Louisville plant today in Louisville, Kentucky. Farmers from Lehigh, Carbon, and Northampton Counties are participating in the fly-in to Louisville for the plant tour, the National Tractor Pulling Contest, and the National Farm Machinery Show. They are among an estimated 650 Northeastern farmers and IH dealers that visited the plant during February 16 -19. 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Feb. 19. 1977 Saturda While touring the plant, farmers and IH dealers saw the assembly of a light line of tractors and cub cadets, plant quality controls, and manufacture of component parts. “Today’s farmers are making a major investment in equipment,” says Hal Keeler of Schoeneck In ternational Equipment, Schnecksville, Pa. who is accompanying the area farmers on the tour. “It’s thus important to their decision-making to see this equipment and the emphasis that’s placed on quality controls.” READ FOR FULL The READEO’s have been tested under fire in several states and proved to be highly effective units in preventing the spread of disease outbreaks and eradicating the disease at the local level. 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PARK CITY George Washington doesn’t Sleep The People Bonk FARMERS HRSTtMKIDS “The use of the terminals provides an added benefit to our farmers,” Shelhamer said. “They provide the dissemination of up-to-the minute findngs of all tuberculosis and brucellosis testing, which creates an easy acquisition of health certificates needed for the sale and showing of the farmers animals.” too busy with riends —; icoln, Hamilton, d Grant irning interest or your State ment Savings Account. Member F D I C
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