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NEW CHESTER, Pa. - The
Adams County Dairy Day
rrograro sponsored jointly
L the Cooperative Ex
cision Service and Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative was
held Friday, Feb. 18, 1977 in
St. John’s United Church of
Chnst, here.
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movie on the development
and role of marketing
cooperatives in bringing
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interval of problem cows will
improve breeding efficiency
and herd production said
Harvey Shaffer, Extension
dairy specialist from Penn
State. Some cows are not
bred back soon enough after
calving, resulting in a pro
longed dry period void of
milk production. He caut
tioned against breeding back
too soon and said that
dairymen should direct their
attention to the problem
cows in the herd.
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Before deciding that a cow
is not coming into heat,
dairymen should take every
step to observe for heat
symptoms. A high per
centage of problem cows are
really bred when they are
not in heat. Presence of
standing heat is the sure
signal. Proper time for
breeding is from 10 to 12
hours after the onset of
standing heat, up to 6-8 hours
after the end of standing
heat. Shaffer encouraged the
keeping of permanent heat
and breeding records as a
valuable guide in breeding.
Proper mineral balance
inthe ration is important to
the health of the
reproductive system in dairy
animals.
A panel of dairymen
shared experiences of how
they observe and report the
presence of heat in their
dairy herds. Robert Keller,
technician supervisor for'
Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative was first
speaker reviewing for the
dairymen the steps they take
in training A. I. technicians
and the improvements made
to assure strong line semen
delivered to the farms.
Efficiency reports on the
bulls and the technicians
provide a guide to improving
services.
Keeping records
chronologically of
freshening date and heat
periods plus individual
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12,1977
health cards on each cow has
been of greatest help to me,
said Samuel Stoner, East
Berlin. He makes frequent
vistits to the bam for ob
servation and finds a late
evening observation
especially valuable. Oc
casionally we’ll breed a
problem cow on two con
secutive days.
“We use a breeding wheel
for record keeping, have
regular veterinarian check -
ups on cows and breed only
when he reports them
clear,” said Stanley Weimer,
New Oxford. “We also use
heat detector devices at
tached to cows as they ap
proach breeding time.”
“The veterinarian checks
problem cows for us them we
attach the heat detector
after a 50 day reat period
following calving,” reported
Alan Zepp, New Oxford, “We
also use the breeding wheel
for records and make
frequent observation of the
Mile-a-thon planned
LANCASTER, Pa. - United
Cerebral Palsy of Lancaster
County has announced plans
for a Spring “Mile-A-Thon,”
scheduled for May 1 at the
Lancaster County Park.
. Like other “thons,” the
purpose is to have par
ticipants obtain sponsors for
each mile they travel. The
event has been dubbed a
“mile-a-thon” this year to
indicate that each entrant
may choose his own means
of completing the course
around the County Park,
which runs for five miles.
Participants will be walking,
jogging, running, biking,
skating, beginning at 2:00
p.m., and they are en
couraged to complete the
course as many times as
they are able, for a total of
up to 20 miles. The mile-a
thon is open to interested
persons of all ages. As in
past years, school, business,
and professional groups will
enter and compete against
each other for special
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mr DAIRY
CT DAY
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price
Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems
Cows from local farmers and our regular
shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite,
Gordon Fritz, Blame Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H D
Matz, and Jerry Miller
SALE STARTS 12:30 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw &
Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon.
All Dairy Cows £ Heifers must be
eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts.
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
febp Norman Kolb
717-397-5538
herd throughout the day and
evening.”
“When we see a cow in
standing heat we call the
breeding technician im
mediately,” said Roy
Weaner, Gettysburg. “Since
they have an answering
service in constant use, we
do this promptly before we
forget. Use of good breeding
records is vital although
sound nutrition and good
health must come first,” he
said. “When a cow is a high
producer and producing well
we fight nature to have her
bred.”
In response to a question,
Weimer said that keeping
daily milk weights provides
a good clue to the onset of
heat as this usually causes a
depression in milk
production.
The panel revealed that
some cows, mostly first calf
heifers, have been bred at 45
days following freshening
although most cows care
bred after 50 to 60 days rest.
awards, and an award will
also go to the most unusual
method of covering the
course.
Enrollment sheets are
available through the U.C.P,
office, 226 W. Chestnut
Street.
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