A3o—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 3,1981 LANCASTER - When this little piggy went to market, it earned an FM radio. Its heart beat faster and faster as it climbed the loading chute to begin it’s trip to the feeder pig auction As its heart rate passed 210 beats per minute, it began to lose some of its muscular coordination If this kept up much longer, the pig would surely collapse. Blit the stressed pig showed its good common South Central Pork Producers to hold sale 3Y MARY MYERS Staff Correspondent GETTYSBURG - The South Central Pork Producers Association met recently at the Adams County Extension Office Members present were from Adams, Cumberland, and Franklin Counties Ken Ketterer, Newville, president of the group, conducted the business meeting. The possibility of holding another feeder pig sale was a major discussion topic. The decision was made to organize the second annual sale. 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In fact, the scientist monitoring the stressed pig said once it was lying down, “it just plain ignored any stimulus to make it move.” The scientist had taped a miniature FM radio tran smitter to the pig’s back to record heart rate and to get Pennsylvania Pork Council. They are Ken Ketterer, Newville; Dave Remecker, York Springs; Clyde Strock, Mechamcsburg. Clyde Strock and Ed Hildebrand, Littlestown, reviewed the results of the Slaughter Check Program. It was noted that nine producers participated in October. This innovative program was the first of its kind to be instituted in the state. The Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council spon sored the event m the tn county region. The Slaughter Check Program is designed to assist the producer by examining and testing several slaughtered hogs for various undesirable con ditions. •<**•«} y information aooui tne stress that feeder pigs undergo during each step of the marketing routine. “We’re trying to gam insights on chances in market facility design and handling procedures that could minimize stress,” said agricultural engineer Herman F. Mayes of USDA’s Science and Education Administration Agricultural Research Each producer is sent a report on the findings. If any problems are found, recommendations for controlling the existing conditions are provided along with the fmal report. The members provided the Council with suggestions concerning the Slaughter Check Program. The group felt the program was a worthwhile venture and should be continued. Con tinuance should be on a regular schedule so more producers could participate. Also suggested was the idea that participation in the program be at least once a year to be of benefit to the producer. Laura Watts, extension agent from Cumberland County, showed the group a slide presentation entitled “Pork Industry Programmed for Profit” and a short consumer oriented movie, “Fork More Pork.” The next meeting will be held in March Members will be notified. The board members will meet on Thursday, February 5 at the Cumberland County Extension Office in Carlisle. The Mueller Model “OH” with HiPerForm cooling, B |i Mueller-Matic Automatic Washing System, and built-in -' it / freezer protection control is the most advanced bulk *I f ■ *"3 / milk cooler in the world. The nation’s most progressive J f I ,j'f dairyman are using it. Shouldn’t you be? ’f 400 gal. Girton 1000 Gal. Girton 800 Gal. Milkeeper 400 Gal. “M" Mueller D-2 500 Gal. Girton 500 Gal. Milkeeper 400 Gal. 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Mayes, USDA agricultural engineer, holds a miniature radio tran smitter he tapes to feeder pigs to pick up heart beats and thus measures the pigs’ stress as it goes through the marketing process.
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