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Producers hear beef management advice
BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Staff Correspondent
DOUGLASSVILLE
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plains the benefits of performance testing to Herefords, a Berks County beef farm owned by
the group of cattlemen who took part in the Jesse Terry, Douglassville.
Berks County beef cattle workshop last
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professionals in the livestock in
dustry last Saturday.
Sponsored by the Berks County
Cattlemen’s Association and
Cooperative Extension Service,
the field day was held on the farms
ot Henry Eynch, Vellow House,
and Jesse Terry, Uougiassville.
Tours were given at both
operations, located within a tew
miles ot each other in southern
Berks County. Eynch’s operation
is a 300-acre farm on which 800
head of steers are finished an
nually. In addition, Eynch farms
another 600 acres.
Terry, owner ot JV Farm Foiled
Herefords, operates a 300-acre
cow-calf operation, with 82 brood
cows and a total of 310 head.
Clyde Myers, Berks County
agent, discussed feeding tor profit
and pasture management. Myers
reviewed the necessary feed
nutrients in beet cattle diets,
reviewed ration formulation and
balancing, and discussed growth
enhancers. Myers stated that any
beet producers not using growth
enhancers and non-protem
mtrogen iNFN) as part of their
feeding program are losing as
much as $5O per head on finished
beef.
Kumensm was one additive
discussed, it is a feed additive
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widely used to improve feed et
ficiency and increase rate of gam.
Myers explained that it is a
methane inhibitor, increasing the
amount ot propiomc acid produced
trom the feed stuffs by rumen
microorganisms. He cautioned
however that Rumensin should be
ted only to cattle over 400 pounds,
and that it is fatal to horses.
Another additive, Melengestrol
Acetate or iMGA) is for use on
heifers only, and can not be ted
with Rumensin. It inhibits estrous
in heifers and will increase gains
by 7-10 percent, saving 6-10 percent
on feed consumption as well.
Ralgro and Synovex implants were
discussed briefly.
Discussing pasture
management, Myers noted that
poor permanent pasture occurmg
or unmanaged land can support
only one cow and call tor every one
to live acres ot pasture, if im
proved by fertilization and liming,
production can be easily doubled.
By contrast good permanent
pasture can support one cow and
calf per every I/4-3/4 acre.
Dr. Dennis HoshaU, V.M.D.,
discussed the importance of
dewornung and preconditioning
beef cattle. Stating that internal
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Franklin
dairy day
Thursday
CHAMBERSBURG -
The annual Franklin
County Extension Dairy
Day will be held on
Thursday at Kauff
man’s Community
Center.
Philip Wagner, Ex
tension Dairy Agent
said that topics to be
covered include on-farm
use of computers, stray
voltage, ultra high
temperature milk and
mastitis control. In
addition a panel of three
Franklin County
dairymen will discuss
how they use on-farm
computers to feed their
dairy herd.
Businesses that work
with dairymen are co
sponsoring the event by
having > displays at the
meeting. Dairy Day
begins at 9:00 a.m. with
adjournment set for 3:00
p.m. All interested
persons are invited to
attend. Further details
can be obtained by
contacting the Franklin
County Cooperative
Extension Office at 283-
9226.
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