High moisture corn for hogs takes management
performance may result,
NEWARK, Del.-Somehog however, when grain and
producers like to use are fed
moisture com for finishing separately,
swine in order to eliminate For top feed efficiency,
drying costs and waiting Fowler suggests using high
time at the unloading point, moisture grain rations on
There’s nothing wrong with pigs over 60 pounds. One
this practice. But it does should complete rations,
require some careful rolling the com first, then
management to prevent blending the supplement
throwing away your savings with it before putting the
on poor performance, mixture into the feeder,
cautions University of Pelleted supplements may
Delaware Extension swine incorporate better with the
specialist Dr. Richard rolled grain. Separation in
Fowler. some feeders is also reduced
High moisture com is by using a pelleted sup
grain that is harvested at 24 plement, rather than meal,
to 30 per cent nroisture. a person should mix only
Tests show that per- the amount of feed the pigs
formance with this wet grain will consume in one day,
is similar to what one can when feeding a ration
expect from fully dried com, containing high-moisture
when either is used in com, and use stainless steel
complete rations. Poor feeders to prevent corrosion.
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There are alternatives to
the complete ration system,
says Fowler, but they result
in less satisfactory per
formance.
The separate feeding of
com and supplement usually
results in over-consumption
of grain and too low an in-
Dairy herd health program
UNIVERSITY PARK - A
dairy herd health program
being offered by The Penn
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saving dairymen thousands
of dollars by holding down
medical costs and keeping
milk production at
maximum levels.
Called the Somatic Cell
Testing Program, the
system involves the
measurement of somatic
cells, otherwise known as
leukocytes of white blood
cells, present in the cow’s*
milk. The measurement is
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take of the supplement to
support rapid, efficient
growth. Calcium and
phosphorus deficiencies are
among the first signs ob
served when this happens.
Feeding just the bare limit
per pound of a supplement
once a day often results in
made tor a percentage of
herds enrolled in the Penn
sylvania Dairy Herd Im
provement Association.
“There is a direct relation
between the number of
somatic cells in milk and the
presence of mastitis,” says
Herbert C. Gilmore, Ex
tension dairy specialist.
“The normal cell count for a
healthy cow is about 200,000
per milliliter of milk. ”
He points out that cell
counts above 200,000 indicate
an infection is present in the
cow’s udder. When the
level goes to two million
cells, a cow has a serious
mastitis problem.
“When the leukocytes in
the udder reach abnormal
proportions, milk production
is impaired. The largest
drop, based on research,
occurs when the cell count
goes from 200,000 to 250,000
per milliliter of milk,”
Gilmore notes.
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uneven nutrient intake. This
can also mean poor herd
performance.
The above guidelines also
apply to the use of acid
preserved high-moisture
grain. Without proper
management, savings will
be lost
program, now being offered
to 1000 herds, is designed to
monitor the health status of
every cow in these herds.
Initiated January 1, 1978,
the Penn State program will
not necessarily help those
cows who already have
mastitis problems.
Dairymen use the test
results to pinpoint cows that
may be developing mastitis
and then carry out measures
to control the disease.
Gilmore says this system
is another part of the regular
Hydroponics
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distributor for the
hydroponics system which
was developed by a company
in Panama City, Fla. Paul
Montgomery, his son ex
plained the costs involved in
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But when the supplement
and corn are blended
together as recommended
above, the pig will be getting
a balanced ration with each
bit, and one can be
reasonably sure of top
performance.
offered
DHIA testing and recor
dkeeping system. The DHIA
supervisor collects the milk
from each cow in the herd.
Samples are shipped to the
Penn State Central Milk
Testing Laboratory where
they are measured for
butterfat and somatic cell
content.
Two electronic machines
record the leukocytes
present in the milk. Up to 20
per cent of Pennsylvania’s
herds may be added to the
program.
constructing a building.
“The whole house comes in a
kit which includes seeds,
tubes, pumps, etc. This kit
costs $12,500. It supplies
everything except the
concrete and lumber for the
growing tables.” Paul said it
would cost about $17,000 to
get the building up and
running, that is if you pay
someone to do it for you.
After labor and costs your
first years income should be
in the $lO,OOO neighborhood,
he stated. The Mon
tgomery’s will replace then
roof every two years. “It will
cost a little over $4OO to
replace the two layers on the
roof. We can change the roof
in two hours” Paul said.
“The house takes up one
tenth of an acre and does the
work of one acre” Paul said.
“You can put six houses on
one acre of land,” he added.
Won’t these houses over
flow the vegetable market?
According to Paul, “In the
Philadelphia area, ac
cording to 1975 figures, they
used 129 million pounds of
tomatoes in one year. Even
with a large number of
houses, we’d only touch a
small percentage of the
market.”
Paul said the “demand is
great.” People pay more for
the tomatoes (the Mon
tgomery’s are getting about
70 cents per pound
wholesale) “because they
are aesthetically attractive,
and vine ripened.”
Presently there are two
hydroponic houses in Lan
caster County, and one in
Chester County with two
more being built.
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