Officials tracking cows suspected of brucellosis
HARRISBURG - Of- testing over 400 head of
ficials of the Pennsylvania cattle which have been
Department of Agriculture’s potentially exposed to
Bureau of Animal Industry brucellosis, according to
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Penrose Hallowell
Brucellosis is a bac
teriological infection which
may cause abortion,
stillbirth, infertility and a
decrease of milk yields in
cattle. Swine, although less
frequently infected, can pose
a public health hazard when
affected by the disease.
Hallowell said 18 herds of
cattle are now under
quarantine in five counties of
the commonwealth. Ten
newly infected herds have
been discovered in Lan
caster, Lebanon, Berks,
Chester and Union Counties,
all with cattle purchased
through the same sources.
Hallowell said four dealers
are being investigated and
that the Department is
considering prosecution for
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violations of the Dealer
Licensing Law.
According to Max A. Van
Buskirk, Jr., VMD, Director
of the Bureau of Animal
Industry, state and federal
personnel are also con
ducting surveillance testing
on herds which neighbor the
infected herds as a
precautionary measure.
Van Buskirk noted the
origin of the new Penn
sylvania outbreak is
unknown. The infected
animals were purchased
through dealer channels. At
least two other infected
herds were the result of
illegal importation of
brucellosis reactor animals
into Pennsylvania by
dealers.
Because brucellosis has a
variable incubation period, a
single test may not detect
the disease. Retesting at
three to four weeks intervals
is necessary to detect new
reactors and insure herd
health
Pennsylvania was
recognized as certified-free
of brucellosis in 1972, but
recently, many herds have
not been vaccinated to
prevent the disease and are
suceptible to infection.
In several cases in eastern
Pennsylvania, the herds
have not shown a positive
blood test until many months
after the disease entered the
herds This poses further
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problems in herd health and
hinders the efforts to trace
back the disease. The
Bureau of Animal Industry
has increased its milk ring
surveillance testing to six
times a year in an effort to
make a timely diagnosis.
Van Buskirk noted the
state-federal indemnity
program provides payment
for up to 90 percent of the
appraised value of con
demned reactor animals
(including salvage value).
The state indemnity,
Sale Reports
A Public Auction of
household goods, guns and
coins was held August 30 by
Steve & Jean Fisher at the
Willow Street Fire House,
Willow Street, Pa.
Some items sold were:
Hummel Plates $lO5, $220 &
$95, Crystal Coin Plate $32,
Pocket Watches $55, $6O, $75
and $2OO, Grandmothers
Clock $5OO, Pocket Knife $5O,
Shelf Clock $65, Ice Cream
Freeze $32.50, Nail Kegs
$6.50, Silver Dollars $2O & $2l
each, Shotguns $45, $69, $4B &
$llO, 2220 Gun $llO, 12 ga.
Remington $2OO, 20 ga.
Remington $lB5, Winchester
12 ga. $270 & $3lO, Win
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however, can never be more
than $l,OOO per animal,
which means endemnities
will not equal the
replacement costs of the
animals infected.
Hallowell said the
Department would continue
to devote its full efforts to
tracing and eradicating this
outbreak, and cautioned
livestock producers to
purchase only cattle with
health charts from herds
known to be free of
brucellosis.
Auctioneers were Steve
Petersheim & Everett
Kreider.
A sale was held at the farm
of D. Elmer Hawbaker,
Mercersburg, Pa. on
Wednesday, August 27.
The sale was well attended
and cattle sold went into six
states. Top Cow brought
$3250, next at $3lOO. Eighteen
animals sold for 2300 and
over with avg. on 109 lots
including many young
heifers and calves was
approx. 1450. Ralph W.
Horst, Marion, Pa. was Sale
Manager with Horst and Art
Kling as Auctioneer and
Fred M. Naugle, Carlisle,
Pa. handling pedigrees.
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