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( LEOLA, PA 17540 PHONE: 717-656-4151 Breeding cows for higher protein BIN STORAGE AND FLEX AUGER DELIVERY SYSTEMS i'% A VERSATILE FEED BIN FOR A VARIETY OF USES Chore-Time's new polyethylene feed bin is ideal for a variety of uses requiring a low capacity (1.5 ton) feed bin, including: high moisture corn feed rations, supplement storage, pig nurseries, milking parlors, and horse feeding. The bin's low 8-ft. fill height means you can also place it inside your feed room. Bin will also accept a variety of bin boots available for use with Chore-Time’s famous FLEX-AUGER' Feed Delivery Systems EQUIPMENT,me- “Protein content could be the trait of the future, or even now,” he says. “So we have to give it some attention.” ' Though milk pricing historically has been determined by pounds of milk with a differential for fat Model 125 1901b5./minute content, Dr. Hargrove says im plementing a protein .pricing system could benefit the dairy industry. Fat has a poor reputation among consumers, he says, while “cheese right now is the bright spot in the • STURDY BIN “ ROOF OPTIONAL SIDE LADDER 16-IN. DIAMETER BOTTOM COLLAR Model HMC 50 Ibs./minute Lancaster Faming, Saturday, January 21,1984—A27 Montana free of brucellosis WASHINGTON, D.C. All but a small por tion of western Montana has been classified free of cattle brucellosis, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said today. “Montana’s ap plication to be classified as two areas was reviewed the approved by USDA and a special committee of the U.S. Animal Health Association,” said Bert Hawkins, administrator of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. “Montana is the second state to have a combination of class A and free areas. Wyoming is the other state so classified,” he said. “Montana was previously a class A state which means no more than 0.25 percent of its market-tested cattle were infected. A free rating means the state has had no known infection for 12 months dairy industry. If the consumer public knew we were paying more for high-protein milk to produce better cheese, the whole system would be perceived more favorably.” For his study, Dr. Hargrove tested about 140 herds for protein content. In addition, dairy farmers from throughout Pennsylvania subscribed to protein testing at their own expense. Milk samples were analyzed for protein content with electronic machines at Penn Stage’s Dairy Herd Improvement Service Center. Dr. Hargrove says protein content is about 64 percent heritable. In order to breed for high protein, he explains, farmers use the data collected in protein testing to select the cows with highest protein content and then identify sires that will transmit the protein trait to their offspring. “The principles and procedures of high-protein breeding are the same as in any order breeding,” he says. “You need to select superior cows. The part of the process that makes it new is collecting the data.” Because it takes extra feed to produce high-protein milk, Dr. Hargrove suggests farmers receive more money for their high protem milk from processors of milk and cheese. In turn, the processors will be able to make more cheese with the high-protein milk. Because their increased production will represent improved efficiency, the extra price should not be picked up by the consumer, he says. “If a protein premium were introduced, the person producing milk with higher protein would get more money from the processor. It can be a reward system for those producing the richer milk, but I don’t see any real influence on the consumer. The processors will just pay more to farmers who can market high-protein milk.” Dr. Hargrove predicts the dairy industry will see a “creeping ef fect” of more processors “paying attention to protein in the pricing scheme. We’ve laid the basis and we’re now getting the data to know which cows are good.” Currently all Pennsylvania cows enrolled with the Dairy Herd Improvement Association are tested for protein in their milk. “I sense an overall increased interest in protein information,” he states. or longer. “Normally, a whole state is rated free, class A, B or C, depending on its herd infection rate,” said Hawkins. “A state may have two areas of classification, however, if it can exercise the necessary controls over cattle movements between the areas. ’ ’ Since Montana has an effective • brand law, state officials can control the movements of breeding cattle from the seven-county area that remains class A, Hawkins said. Also, the area is separated by mountains from the 48 counties that are brucellosis-free. “Cattle from free areas or states can be moved without brucellosis tests if identified to source,” Hawkins said. “Post movement tests are recommended for shipments crossing state lines, however, because of possible exposure en route.”
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