Fmefegv Saturday, March 15,1980.
Amick, manager of Penn State's Milk
Testing Laboratory, watches Lucy Tressler record
somatic cell counts on a “bam sheet”. The sheet,
bound for a Pennsylvania dairyman, reflects
butterfat and protein content of milk, as well as the
possibility of mastitis.
Somatic cell count
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trols; when their milk was
tested for fat content at Penn
State, cell counts were also
monitored, but herd
managers received no cell
count data and weren’t
aware that their cows were
understudy.
Eberhart and his col
leagues found that cell
counts for both groups,
similar at the project’s
outset, began to diverge
after six months. From then
on, somatic cell numbers
were substantially lower in
pilot project herds than in
controls, indicating that the
informed dairymen reacted
to SCC data by tightening
mastitis control.
The research also examin
ed reliability of cell counts
as infection indicators.
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the researchers used logistic
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presence of infection with
somatic cell counts. As cell
counts increased, so did the
likelihood of major infection.
Uninfected cows tended to
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Within each cell count
range, the probability of in
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Food
continue to
moderate rise
in cost of living
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
After adjusting for seasonal
variations, the January
Consumer Price Index
showed food prices un
changed from December.
Thus, the 0.9 percent in
crease for food in the
unadjusted CPI was a
normal seasonal change,
considerably less than the
1.5 percent increase in prices
for non-food items.
According to USDA
economists, food prices have
risen less than half as fast as
non-food prices during the
last six months, thus helping
to moderate the general rate
of inflation.
Summarizing the
Agricultural Outlook,
economists of the
Economics, Statistics, and
Cooperatives Service note
that while food prices will
continue upward during
1980, they will rise at a
significantly slower pace
than prices for non-food
items. The general economy
is expected to continue
sluggish in 1980, with a mild
recession still in the outlook.
However, aggregate
demand for food will
probably be near last year’s
level. Consequently, prices
for agricultural products
will depend mainly on
domestic supply and foreign
demand factors.
Smaller supplies and
higher prices are m prospect
for beef and veal; however,
larger supplies of pork and
poultry will moderate pnce
increases for these meats
and for beef and veal as well
-particularly m the first half
of the year. Current supplies
of fresh fruit, processed
fruits and vegetables, and
fats and oils suggest that
prices for these products will
rise much more slowly than
the general inflation rate.
In 1979, net farm income
totaled about $33 billion, up
from $2B billion the year
before. This year, cash
receipts are forecast to rise
a modest 5 percent, while
production expenses surge
ahead at near last year’s
rate. This combination will
cause net farm income to
decline in 1980, probably
averaging m the nud-20’s.
prices
Agricultural exports will
be record large this year,
with volume possibly ex
ceeding last year’s level by
10 percent and value up to 16
percent. Wheat, feed grains,
soybeans, rice, and cotton
are all moving into export
markets in larger amounts
this year than last. Export
sales to the developing
countries are expected to
increase the most.
Copies of “Agricultural
Outlook” magazine (AO-52),
approved by the World Food
and Agricultural Outlook
and Situation Board, will be
available next week. For
further information, contact
Larry Van Meir at (202) 447-
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