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Leon Riegel
A reader asks:
What obstetrical equipment do
yon recommend that a beef or
dairy fanner have on hand that
would replace the itandard baler
twine? Pleaae list the proper
mettapda of nae for a fanner when a
vet cannot be present during a
difficult delivery.
Dr. Sheaffer comments:
It is not so much the equipment
that a farmer needs as the un
derstanding of a normal delivery.
Early recognition of dystocia
(difficult birth) is essential to save
a calf.
Early correction of a dystocia
will prevent the mother from being
Four ways lo belter hoy
Gehl haying machines are the next best thing
to sunshine. They help you make better hay
even when the weather is going against you.
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disc mower conditioner tackle heavy standing
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Waiver of finance on ail Gehl equipment unt June 1, 1982
or August 1, 1982 on Forage Harvesters with row crop
attachment only.
PEOPLE’S
SALES & SERVICE
Oakland Mills. PA
717-463-2735
N. 6. HERSHEY ft SON
Manheim, PA
717-665-2271
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Quarryville, PA
717-786-3521
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Monroeville, NJ
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severly injured. A normal anterior
dorsal presentation has both front
feet side-by-side with the soles of
the calf's feet facing downward
toward the cow’s hocks.
The calf’s muzzle should be
resting on the front legs m front of
the corpus (knees). If the muzzle is
behind the knees, there is a
problem.
Forceful pulling of the feet will soap. t
either cause the head to go back, or A well known bovine
tear the cow, or both. A normal ' veterinarian has said, “hasten
posterior presentation has the slowly at calving." I heartily
soles of the calf’s feet facing up- agh*e. Sometimes we cause a lot of
ward toward the cow’s tail. The problems by trying to hurry the
calf’s tail head should be just birth process.
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SIOOFFER BROS. INC.
Chambersburc, PA
717-263-8424
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Honey Brook, PA
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Hickory Hill, PA
215-932-2615
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Lineboro, MD
301-374-2672
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1850 for over 2000 lb. bales or the 1450 for
over 1000 lb. bales.
And you can easily move these big bales
with Gehl bale handlers:
Beat the weather and make better hay. See
your Gehl dealer.
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LEBANON VALLEY
IMPLEMENT CO., INC.
Richland, PA
717-866-7518
ARNETTS GARAGE
Rt. 9 Box 125
Hagerstown, MD
301-733-0515
CLAIR ]. MYERS
Lake Road R 1
Thomasville, PA
717-259-0453
UMBERCER’S MILL
Rt. 4 Lebanon, PA
(Fontana)
717-867-5161
beneath the cow’s and parallel to
If the calf is rotated sideways or
worse still, upside down, do not
pull forcefully on the feet Correct
positioning of the calf is the most
important part of a safe delivery.
At times, the cow’s vagina or
cervix is'not properly dilated. This
generally can be corrected by
using plenty of sterile lubricant or '
, MILLER EQUIPMENT CO.
ROl
Bechtelsville, PA
215-845-2911
BINKLEY t
HURST BROS.
133 Rothsville
Station Road
, Lititz,PA
717-626-4705
PETERMAN FARM
EQUIPMENT, INC.
225 York Rd.
Carlisle, PA
717-249-5338
Once the farmer can determine
the'normal from the abnormal,
using obstetrical chains, and
handles are fine. Knowledge of the
proper usage of a traction device,
like a calf-puller, can also be
helpful.
Del. feeder pig show
NEWARK, Del.-A feeder pig
show and sale is scheduled for
Saturday, April 17 at Carroll’s Sale
Barn in Felton, Del. The show and
sale are sponsored by the
Delaware Pork Producers
Association and the Delaware
~ Coopperative Extension Service.
The show is open to producers
who are consigning pigs to feeder
pig sales in Delaware, Maryland
and Pennsylvania. Pigs must be
tagged with Delaware or Maryland
tags, however. These are available
from the state veterinarian’s office
in Dover or from the Sussex
County extension office in
Georgetown, Del.
The event starts with check-in
and weighing of pigs from 7:30 to
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However, I do not believe that
any equipment is absolutely
essential to have on hand. Ninety
eight percent of calvings will
proceed nicely using the standard
clean baler twine.
9:30 a.m. Judging begins at 10 a.m.
There are two weight divisions-41
to 50 pounds, and 51 to SO pounds.
Prizes of |25, $l5, and $lO mil be
awarded to the top three pens in
each division. An entry consists of
sir pigs per pen. Producers may
enter one pen in each weight
division.
The sale takes place at 2 p.m.
This will be a good opportunity for
FFA and 4-H dub members to buy
their pigs for the 1962 Delaware
State Fair hoe shows.
For more information and entry
forms, contact Richard Fowler,
University of Delaware Extension
livestock specialist, in the
department of animal science,
302/738-2523. Entries must be in by
March 27.
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