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Avoid health problems with purchased cattle
UNIVERSITY PARK - It
happens to most dairymen from
tune to tune. More milk is needed
to make base, there are a few
empty stalls m the barn, or a good
looking springing heifer is for sale;
so you purchase one or more
animals. What can you do to
protect yourself and your herd
when you buy a cow?
Purchased cows can introduce
disease problems to a herd, says
Penn State Extension Veterinarian
Dr. L.J. Hutchinson. Evenhealthy
lookmg cows can be carrying
disease organisms to which your
herd has no immunity. There are
many possible health concerns
when you buy a cow, but there are
four that you should always be
concerned about: brucellosis,
tuberculosis, shipping fever
complex, and mastitis.
Brucellosis and tuberculosis
have been devastating diseases in
the years past, Hutchinson ex
plains. Both diseases, but
especially TB, are of very low
Warren Shearer has been working with corn since the 1930’5, when
hybrid seed first came along. One of the first farmers in southeast Pa.
to use hybrid varieties, he told neighbors who thought $5 a bushel for
his lowa 939 was far too much, “This is the corn of the future!”
And it was! Warren continues to work with corn and feels the same
way about it... selling “EASTLAND” varieties by SEEDWAY INC. at
ANTHONY’S MILL
Let Warren or your Eastland seeds dealer talk with you about the
corns he has for your furture. It will cost a little more than the $5 per
bag Warren paid in 1939, but we know you’ll be pleased by today’s
standards.
Get ahead in 1982 by ordering some Eastland corn for your future!
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incidence now. However, pur
chased animals are still a major
source of spread of both these
diseases. To protect your herd
know the Bang’s and TB status of
the herd from which your pur
chased cow comes.
This information is required for
cows coming into Pennsylvania
from other states. Find out the
status if the herd of ongin is in
Pennsylvania. Out-of-state cows
must have a blood test within 30
days and TB test within 60'days of
purchase. The same is true of
Pennsylvama-ongm cows unless it
is a Bang’s-TB certified-accredited
herd. Purchased cows should be
retested about 30 days after
arrival.
Shipping fever is a “catch-all”
term for several different viral
and bacterial infections. After
arrival of new cows, they may get
shipping fever, your cows may get
shipping fever, or both new and
resident cows may get shipping
fever.
It doesn’t do much good to Many good herds that have been Mastitis Test and culture to
vaccinate purchased or resident on a teat-dip dry cow treatment identify infected cows and quar
anunals after the purchased cows program have a very low level of ters. Mine purchased cows last
arrive. It may be helpful if the udder infection. Strep ag and staph until you know that they’re not
purchased cows have been vac- infections may be at low levels or carrying infections. y
cmated at least 2 weeks before absent. Purchase of even one in- When you buy a coW, you’re
shipping. Check with your fected cow can reintroduce these firing to improve your herd. Be
veterinarian about vaccination of infections to your herd. Qieck alert and avoid' buying health
your herd if you’re going to be purchased cows with a California problems when you buy her.
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KANSAS CITY, MO. - Star M - Wenger, son of Carl and members of their families and
Agribusiness and Star Farmer of Margaret Wenger, of,Myerstown, guests attended “the Stars Over
America awards Thursday night Lebanon County, graduate of the America Pageant' in which
went to a Wisconsin'florist and a ELCOFFA program. - FFA members received their
Washington State dairy farmer at More than 20,000 .1? t A ers, American Farmer degrees,
the 54th annual FFA convention.
Winners of the two top awards
presented in FFA went to Dale A
Wolf Jr., of Baldwin, Wise., owner I
'Mmr&kk.
ol a floral shop and greenhouse, in
agribusiness; and Chuck Berry,
ownei of a 95-cow herd and 144
acres at Elma, Washington.
Among the four finalists for the
top agribusiness honors was David
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