BlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 4,1980
Exotic newcastle task force
HARRISBURG - A state
federal task force has
recently helped control the
possibility of another out
break of Exotic Newcastle
disease in Pennsylvania.
State Agriculture
Secretary Penrose HaUowell
said, “For all practical
purposes, the investigation
in Pennsylvania is complete.
Unless new sources of ex
posed birds are uncovered,
the task force will likely be
dismissed.”
HalloweU said the disease
was confirmed in exotic
birds at a dealer’s fadhty in
Miami, Florida. Several
dealers in Pennsylvania
Egg output
up 4%
HARRISBURG August
1980 egg production in
Pennsylvania totaled 341
million, according to the
Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service.
The August production
was four percent above the
329 million eggs produced in
August 1979. The August
average of 16.1 million
layers was five percent
higher than a year ago.
Egg production per 100
layers was 2120 compared
with 2148 in August 1979.
The nation’s laying flocks
produced 5.75 billion eggs
during August, one percent
fewer than the 5.80 billion
produced a year ago. The
number of layers for August
averaged 284 million,
compared with 286 million a
year earlier.
Egg production per 100
layers during the month was
2020 compared with 2031 a
year ago.
Martin
LIMESTONE
Be sure yon apply enough
The new higher powered fertilizers often require
more lime each application to maintain a neutral
soil that tests to pH7
MARTIN LIMESTONE, INC.
Blue Ball, Pa 354-4125
Gap. Pa. 442-4148
to be dismissed
received thirds which were
exposed to those in the
Florida dealership.
Exotic Newcastle is a
virus disease which affects
poultry and other birds,
causing losses of up to 100
percent in commercial
poultry flocks. The disease is
among the most contagious
foreign animal diseases that
periodically threaten the
nation’s farm animals. A
major outbreak of exoric
Newcastle in California in
1971-72 cost taxpayers $56
million and caused the death
of nearly 12miUion birds.
HaUoweU said the task
force had traced 391 birds
which were exposed to those
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with exotic Newcastle. The
disease has been found in pet
birds at eight other aviaries
and petshops in four states
since March, including
Pennsylvania. More than
3,000 birds were destroyed in
these outbreaks to keep the
disease from spreading.
Sources in at least 39
states have recently
received birds from dealers -
in Florida with infected
birds.
The Agriculture Secretary
complimented the Avian
Health Division of the
Bureau of Animal Industry
for its quick and effective
PROVEN THROUGH
HAROLD WOLFGANG. EASTLAND SEEDS DEALER NEAR
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reaction to this latest threat.
He noted that'no serious
outbreak is expected in
Pennsylvania at this time.
“The cooperation of bird
dealers, bird owners, federal
and state regulatory per
sonnel has been an im
portant factor in this control
effort,” he said.
Hallowell added the
Department had contacted
the U.S., Department of
Agriculture suggesting that
action should be taken on a
national level to better
control movement of birds
until the situation is under
control.
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