C42—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1980 HARRISBURG - Brucellosis, also known as Bang’s disease or contagious abortion, is still prevalent in Pennsylvania for cattle producers, it can mean serious economic losses associated with calf crops, weak calves and breeding problems. To the dairyman, it can mean abortion, weak calves and a loss of milk. These are direct production losses. For the owner of a quarantined herd, the marketing restrictions and controls are also Two cattle meetings set DOVER, Del. Delaware beef producers can par ticipate in two cow-calf and feeder cattle management meetings, March 18 and March 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Inn m Dover. The first session will cover topics of interest to the cow calf producer. Included in the program will be a discussion on rations for brood cows using crop residues and poultry litter as a nitrogen source for cows. This will be presented by University of Maryland extension beef specialist Bill Kunkle. There also will be a report oOrsiß Handler by OMAHA STANDARD Jr For over 50 years Omaha Standard has been build ing quality and honest value into a complete line of steel and wood grain bodies All Omaha Standard bodies and hoists are built tough because they’re engineered to work harder and last longer Look over our big selection of power-up, power-down hoists full line of rugged gates the toughest platforms in the business and our new extra-, capacity 52 inch steel sides Omaha Standard the most respected body and hoist at work on the farm today FARMERSVIUE EQUIPMENT m/* RD4, Ephrata, PA # 717-354-4271 Hours: Mon.,Tues., Wed., Fri. -7:30 to 5:30 Thurs. till 9:00; Sat. til 3:00 $1 per shot available for Bangs vaccination damaging, if necessary to eliminate the infection Vaccination of calves for brucellosis has not been a common practice on farms in recent years, as Penn sylvania was declared brucellosis-free in 1972. But state and industry efforts are beginning to reverse that trend. Much more needs to be done. Under recent decisions by the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture, veterinarians are reim bursed $1 for each brucellosis vaccmat:r.r for next week on forage yields and per formance of cattle on various kinds of grasses in studies by plant scientist Ken Bill of Delaware State College; and a discussion of breeding programs and management at breeding by University of Delaware extension livestock specialist Dick Fowler. The feeder cattle meeting on the following night will cover systems for finishing cattle to market weight using crop residues, silage, pasture and gram. Health tips, use of feed additives and ways to get cattle started on feed mil also be fill lII* Omaha Standard which reduces the farmers’ cost for the service. About 100,000 calves were vac cinated under this program in the last year. “Producers can have their calves vaccinated at little cost. We hope this will en courage routine vaccination of every calf crop,” Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowed said. Two to six months is the proper age for dairy breeds and beef cattle as well. The strain 19 vaccine provides complete protection against most levels of exposure to covered. There wid be an opportunity for discussion at both meetings. These meetings are sponsored by the Delaware Extension Service and are open to ad interested in dividuals. 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The Brucellosis Technical Commission’s 1978 report notes that the vaccine can be up to 95 percent effective in field situations where all cattle in the herd are vac cinated and exposure doses may be lower. Cattle growers have had a hand in spurring the revitalization of brucellosis research in recent years. Hallowed said vaccination can mean higher profits to herd owners in a clean state like Pennsylvania. “There’s a good demand for official calfhood vac cinates and they generady sed at premium prices. Some states require that ad heifers beyond calfhood age entering from other states be official vaccinates,” he noted. 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