Survey
UNIVERSITY PARK - Some
3,000 Pennsylvania producers of
dairy and beef cattle are convinced
insecticides help control animal
pests and increase profits. The
farmers were surveyed recently in
a project of the Agricultural Ex
periment Station at Penn State.
Most dairy and beef cattle
producers in the study applied
insecticides to animals or housing
when insect pests were present in
large numbers or when animal
discomfort was noticed.
BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT..
SPRINKLER COOLING SYSTEM
(Not Fogger)
THE PROBLEM
The sprinkle cycle is turned on automatically
whenever the barn temperature rises above a preset
level 72° F. Throughout this “on” period the control
functions to permit sprinkling to occur for a preset time
period each hour. (2 minutes/hour is recommended for
best results.) When the barn temperature drops below
72° F the cycle is automatically interrupted.
The nozzles are clamped to a plastic pipe strung over
the gutter of slatted area at the rear of the pen. Each
nozzel covers a 5-6 foot diameter area which usually
means one nozzle per pen. The nozzle assures a coarse
droplet spray pattern which is important for maximum
cooling. A fine mist of fog is not desirable in
geographical areas of generally high summer relative
humidity.
Average dailygam per hog
Average daily feed
consumption per hog
Lbs feed per
lb gram per day
Lbs feed save/hog
Days earlier to market
Research done at Rldgetown College of Agricultural Technology in Ontario and at the
University of California have shown these results:
* These figures are calculated on hogs from 100 lbs up to 200 lbs
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Few of the fanners found any also were cited as essential for
harmful effects from insecticides adequate pest control. Other
on animals being treated or on management practices, such as
workers applying the insecticides, clipping grass and weeds around
“Costs of all insecticides were animal housing facilities and in
quite minor for both beef and dairy pastures, also helped reduce pest
herds in comparison to other problems,
production costs,” declared Lowell The goal of the project was to
L. Wilson, professor of animal help U.S. Department of
science. Agriculture personnel evaluate the
Although the fanners indicated
insecticides were a necessary part
of their management programs,
manure removal and cleanliness
FOR HOGS
When the temperature is above 72° F
even ventilation can’t cure the stress that
results. But a sprinkler cooling system can
help your hogs where nature fell short,
giving them a chance to cool off. It sprays
them with coarse water droplets to reduce
their body .temperature. The idea is
simple, but extremely effective.
Hogs Sprayed Hogs Sprayed Hogs Sprayed
Control Hogs Imm per hr Imm per 'k hr Imm per hr
not sprayed above 85°F above 70°F above 70°F
1 62
1 37
6 77
5.84
418
4 38
benefits and safety factors of in
secticides used on livestock.
Both dairy and livestock fanners
considered horn and face flies as
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the most difficult to control in
pastures and the ones causing the
most losses in weight gain and
carcass quality as well as milk
production. Thus, hom and face fly
treatments were used most
frequently, followed by in
secticides for stable and house
flies. However, where dairy cattle
were confined in barns or sheds,
stable and house flies were a,
serious problem.
In general, sprays were the most
popular form of treatment. For
horn and face flies, the primary
insecticides were pyrethrins and
dichlorvos. These insecticides also
were used widely as mist sprays on
dairy farms. Beef producers used
methoxychlor and malathion most
often as sprays.
Most farmers said they felt using
a few different insecticides, ap
plied by various methods, gave the
best results-compared to one
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insecticides
insecticide applied by a single
method.
Backrubbers were used as well
as sprays in treating horn flies. On
dairy farms, backrubbers most
often contained malathion,
dichlorvos, Ciovap, or ronnel. Beef
producers used backrubbers
treated with ronnel, toxapbene,
methoxychlor. or crotoxyphos.
Making the survey was Holly W.
Barr of Washington, Pa., graduate
assistant in animal industry.
Faculty members involved were
Harold W. Harpster and Lowell
Wilson in animal science and
Charles W. Pitts and Clarence H.
Collison in entomology.
For additional information on
the study, or other aspects of
controlling pests on livestock,
contact Clarence H. Collison, 106
Patterson Building, University
Park, PA. 16802
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