A3B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 28,1981 PRV survey .Continued from Page Al) PRV we want to know if the disease is in the herd. ’ ’ If pseudorabies is identified in a swine herd, the herd will be placed under quarantine. The hogs will be permitted to be sold for slaughter. And in the case of feeder pigs, they can be fed to market weight at a quarantined feedlot, remarked the BAI chief In an effort to assuage the fears of the hog producers concerning the potential of the BAI staff bringing the disease to the farm during the survey. Van Buskirk assured them the veterinarians and livestock disease control technicians will meticulously clean their equipment and garb before stepping foot on a hog farm “We’ll be using sterile needles, wearing fresh coveralls, and properly caring for our boots,” he said “The danger of our carrying the disease to your farm is mil ” He warned, however, if no lid is put on the disease now, through efforts such as the survey, it’ 0 only a matter of time until all the farms in the area contract the disease Van Buskirk requested farmers who have hog snares supply them to the survey team However, he said, if the farm does not have this equipment available, BAI will supply it After each farm it will be double disinfected, he reassured. The results of the blood tests will be available, under the best cir- Farmers attending Thursday’s to Schoeneck, then east to Bowmansville. Fu question/answer meeting on the April more information on the exact parameters of pseudorabies survey study the map outlining the survey area, contact Or. John Cable, BAi 50 square miles of Lancaster County slated for veterinarian, at 717/783-5301, or write bleeding. Basically the outside boundaries Bureau of Animal industries, 2301 Cameron follow Route 23 from Goodville to Leola, north Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120. on 772 and 272 to Ephrata, continuing north Representative Noah Wenger, right, joined Sharing ideas with Wenger are. from left, the group of farmers, teachers, veterinarians, Lancaster County Extension agent Glenn and Extension staff to discuss the need to get Shirk, Eastern Lancaster Co. School’s vo-ag the facts on pseudorabies in Lancaster County teacher Bob Anderson; and BAI chief and the chances of cleaning up the disease, veterinarian Or. Max Van Buskirk. cumstances, in one week, stated Van Buskirk. But, he said he could foresee samples backing up in the laboratory for several weeks due to staff limitations. In that case, the samples will be frozen. Until the farmer gets the results back on the blood tests, the herd is, for all purposes, under quarantine and cannot be sold If the hogs absolutely must be moved or grave economic repercussions will result to the farmer, Van Buskirk said the hogs could be marketed on a permit basis “If a farmer doesn’t agree to let PDA test the hogs during the April survey, the farm will be posted officially quarantined,” said Van Buskirk. “Our teams will literally go to every farm to see if hogs are being raised. Of course we must rely on the farmer’s honesty.” He pointed out that if time does not allow the survey team to reach a farm in the area by the end of April, the farm will not be quarantined “We want to work with the farmers,” he said. The quarantine will apply only to hogs if the other livestock appears healthy, he noted. Blood test results, which will include a brucellosis check, will be handled out of Dr Cable’s office in Harrisburg. For hog farmers with smaller sized herds (less than 20), the veterinarian stated, it may be possible to bleed all the hogs This information could be used by the farmer to help qualify and validate his herd as brucellosis and pseudorabies-free If a hog fanner in the designated area prefers to have his own veterinarian perform the survey, said Van Buskirk, it could be permissible. He explained BAI will pay the vet according to a predetermined fee schedule This arrangement will have to be confirmed between the local vet and Dr. Cable prior to the testing, he pointed out. Van Buskirk informed the hog producers the survey team will be in touch with farmes before coming in to do the testing “Someone will stop in ahead of tune and check what is the best tune for the bleeding team to come out,” he said. “Of course, there will have to be some compromises in order to get the survey done as expeditiously as possible. The more help the farmer can give, the faster the bleeding will get done.” For those farmers who are located just outside the survey area who would like to have their herds tested by the BAI teams, Van Buskirk advised contacting the office in Harrisburg to work out arrangements If, from the survey results, the Bureau decides to recommend eradication, there will have to be more controls on importing hogs so the disease isn’t brought in again, Van Buskirk observed. How this control will be accomplished, especially for the mushroom effect of feeder pigs trucked in from \ :1 \ -•" several locations and sold at dif- recommendations " ferent auctions. Van Buskirk sa"’ he did not know. Representative Noah Wenger, farmers money, but our respon who attended the session, sibility is to help farmers get rid of remarked it would not be easy the disease.” getting funds to reimburse hog Wenger concluded the session by farmers for breeding herds that stating, “Your alternatives are not may have to be depopulated. all that attractive. I’m not sure “It’s more difficult to get in- which way a producer will lose the demmty funds when the disease is most With your slim profit margin not a hazard to human health,” he -if there is any profit in the hog said. “We’ll have to wait for the industry today - can you afford to survey to identify the extent of the live with a disease that cuts into problem and then go with BAl’s your reproductive efficiency?” SOYBEAN ROASTING ON YOUR FARM DON'T WASTE IT ROAST IT I MOLDY OR MUSTY CORN X ! Have it restored-to useable condition I ♦ by roasting. « DAVID N. GROFF ALLEN SUMMERS ROI, Box 506 C RD til, Box 152-C Lewisburg, PA 17837 Nottingham, PA 19362 717-966-3593 215-932-4751 Van Buskirk added, “The eradication program will cost [her profits from all grains, roasting TDN, destroys molds and retards removes moisture. ITOM GRAIN ROASTING DONE IN PA AND SURROUNDING STATES DALE L. SCHNUPP RD6, Lebanon, Pa. 17042 Ph 717-865-6611
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