Dogs need protection against new disease
LANCASTER - Dog
brokers and dealers and
participants in shows and
►field trials must take special
precautions to prevent the
spread of parvovirus in
fections according to Dr. L.
Dwight Schwartz, extension
veterinary specialist at Penn
State.
“Parvovirus is a new type
of viral enteritis that was
unknown before 1978, and
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m 5 positions to avoid overloading the
motor while using different bedding such
as damp straw old hay etc
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for mulching purposes
PAUL HORNING
RDI, STEVENS, PA 17578
215-267-7208
JOHN J. HESS SAMUEL DIXON, JR.
RD4 RD 2 Box 546
Gettysburg PA 17320 Clayton, Del 19938
PH 717 334-8553 PH 302 653 7232
CREUTZBURG INC.
Livestock & Farm Supplies
Box 7,
Lincoln Highway East
Paradise Pa
PH 717 768 7181
MARVIN J. HORST
Dairy Equipment
1950 S sth Avenue
Lebanon Pa
PH 717 272 0871
W&) DAIRY SALES
RD 2, Oxford Pa
PH 717 529 2569
some people may not be
aware of its importance,”
says Dr Schwartz.
Schwartz says brokers,
dealers and others should
keep dogs from different
sources separated for at
least a week Run, cages,
food bowls and other
equipment should be
thoroughly disinfected with
a diluted chlorine solution.
He recommends 4 oz. of
ELECTRIC BEDDING CHOPPER
Wic also makes an electric 200 volt a c
chopper or a 24 volt d c battery operated
chopper including an automatic charger
These two models are equipped m the
factory with a manual starter panel and
are protected by fuses to diminish risk of
accidents
Very quiet these bedding choppers are
mostly used on small or medium sized
farm As well as being mobile the 220 volt
a c model can be installed stationary
Motor 220 volt a c 3 h p 24 volt d c
21/2 h p
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RD2, SUGAR RUN, PA
717-746-1951
AUTHORIZED DEALERS
PAUL SHOVER, INC.
35 E Willow St
Carlisle, Pa
PH 717 243 2686
SHOW EASE STALL CO.
573 Willow Road
Lancaster, Pa
PH 717-299 2536
UMBERGER’S MILL
RD4 Box 545 (Fontana)
Lebanon, Pa
PH 717 867 5161
HARRY L. TROOP
RDI Cochranville Pa
19330
PH 215 593 6731
chlorine bleach per gallon of
water. Cleanup and
sanitation are crucially
important, as the disease
appears to spread prin
cipally through contact with
contaminated feces, he said.
Schwartz also recom
mends breeding bitches be
vaccinated by a licensed
veterinarian. This is
especially important when
puppies are to be shipped or
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RD6
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Chambersbure Pa 17201
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llh W 3 Rd bti eet
Bernville Pa
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when they may be exposed to
other dogs, he adds.
The puppies will get
protection against par
vovirus from antibodies
passed through the mother’s
milk during the first few
days of life. This temporary
immunity is usually inef
fective after six weeks of
age.
“The disease strikes
rapidly and hard,” he says.
The Wic bedding
chopper chops
straw, hay or corn
fodder
spreads it uni
formly under your
cows, all in a
single operation.
When you _ .use
chopped bedding,
you save on straw
and your cows
stay much cleaner.
On top of that,
cleaning up is a
breeze...
FRAME- steel monocoque paint
BARREL plastic 3/16" thick
WHEELS 2 pneumatic of 16"
WHEELS-1 swiveling
BRAKE on wheel swiveling
CAPACITY: l-bale/50 seconds approx
DIMENSIONS; width-31 ” (80 cm) (with
out handle)iength 45” (115 cm)
DIMENSIONS: height 55" (140 cm)
WEIGHT: 440 lb (200 kg)
GAS BEDDING CHOPPER
The gas powered bedding
chopper is the most popular on
the market Its operation is
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“It is characterized by loss
of appetite, vomiting, severe
diarrhea, dehydration, high
temperature and low white
blood cell count. Often adult
dogs recover, especially if
prompt veterinary
treatment is provided to
counteract dehydration and
control diarrhea and
vomiting, but death loss in
puppies can be quite high.”
“Wherever dogs
congregate, parvovirus
infection has the opportunity
to spread rapidly, and
outbreaks of parvovirus
have occurred in all areas of
the country,” Schwartz says.
“People can carry the virus
home on shoes and clothes,
thus exposing their dogs.
The virus is not known to
cause any health problems
in humans.”
USDA has licensed a killed
virus vaccine against canine
parvovirus, but supplies are
Garden Spot farmers
and
to hold silage meeting
EAST EARL - The
Garden Spot Adult Farmer
Program will conduct a
Silage Management Meeting
on Tuesday, December 16,
1980, at 7.30 p.m., at the
Union Grove School
Two areas of concern will
be examined storing
silage in plastic “bags”, and
the use of silage preser
vatives. Speakers will in
clude Frank Walters from
American Ag Bag and
Timothy Markovits from
Pioneer Seed Company.
A new, apparently inex
pensive method of storage of
corn silage, hay silage, high
moisture corn, is the use of
large plastic bags, stuffed
with the silage much like a
sausage, is being introduced
into the area and this
meeting will examine the
features, advantages and
TERRE HILL SILO CO. INC.
Serving The Farm Community For Over One-Half Century
TERRE HILL, PA. 17581
Manufacturers & Erectors of Terre Hill
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FOR.
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CALL TERRE HILL (215) 445-6736 or
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extremely short. A number
of veterinarians reportedly
are using feline
panleukopema-cat distemp
er-vaccine to immunize dogs
against parvovirus;
however, this product is not
approved for use in dogs, he
said
Additional biologies
producers are working to get
parvovirus vaccines ap
proved. Research and
development is underway to
produce a live virus vaccine,
in the hope that it will give
full protection sooner and
protect longer than the killed
virus vaccine presently
approved.
the killed virus vaccine
must be given in two doses 14
days apart and repeated
annually.
Full protection against
exposure to disease does not
develop until about one week
after the second vaccmation.
limitations of this storage
system
The use of preservatives
has been a controversial
question for years and many
products are being
marketed When a major
seed corn company feels the
use of preservatives may be
justified, farmers want to
hear more. The reasons why
they work, what they will do,
won’t do, when they should
be used, and many more
questions will be explored.
All area farmers are in
vited. The Union Grove
School is located on route
625, two miles north of route
23, just outside the village of
Terre Hill.
For any additional in
formation, contact Donald
Robinson, Adult Farmer
instructor at 215/445-5041.
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