Litter Milk
RICHMOND, Va. Southern
States Cooperative now offers a
way to save many more orphan
and extra pigs, according to
Robert J. Buehler, manager of
swine and dairy feed services for
the co-op.
“Land 0 Lakes’ Litter Milk and
Litter Milk feeders now are being
handled by Southern States and its
retail outlets over a 5-state area.
These are exciting new products
every producer can utilize to save
pigs in the absence of the sow or
whenever the sow develops
milking problems,” Buehler says.
“Litter Milk is the first product in
many years which does more than
just grow pigs better. It saves pigs,
thereby substantially affecting a
producer’s bottom line.
“Southern States joins Land 0
Lakes,” Buehler says, “in ad
Now you can change from
forward to reverse without touching
the gearshift.
A manual shuttle shift makes it
simple. And makes Kubota’s L 235
mid-size diesel tractor ideal for
grounds maintenance chores.
No competitive tractor in its
class makes shifting direction such a
simple chore.
All you do to change from
forward to an equivalent reverse
speed is just disengage the clutch,
stop the tractor and pull the shuttle
lever down. Eight forward and seven
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Lltitz. Pa. 17543
on Route 501
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of Lancaster
Lancaster County
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saves pigs
dressing the greatest opportunity
in the swine business today. That is
increasing pigs weaned per sow
per year. This area in swine
production has not appreciably
changed in 50 years.
“The product is designed to keep
orphans and extra pigs alive with
once-a-day feeding from the
specially designed feeder,” he
says.
“Five years of Land 0 Lakes
research with Litter Milk replacer
on baby pigs has shown that pigs
fed the new product had a 3.7 times
better survival rate than those on a
conventional pig milk replacer,
despite the challenge of E. coli
scours.
“Also, each pig saved (over the
7.5 litter average needed to cover
breeding herd costs) is worth $3O at
40 lb. and $47 at finishing,” Buehler
UTILE
TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS:
PARTS ★ SALES * SERVICE
DES MOINES, la. Diamond
Laboratories, a Syntax Company,
has announced that its
prostaglandin, Bovilene, has been
approved by the FDA for estrus
synchronization in beef and non
lactating dairy cattle, according to
company product manager Marv
Jahde.
“Bovilene is specially for-
says.
Litter Milk is mixed once daily.
Buehler says, “It stays in solution
without settling out and can be
used with the special Litter Milk
feeder which-has drinking space
for up to 8 pigs. The feeder is light
weight, durable and inexpensive.
According to the makers, saving
just one pig pays for the unit.”
reverse speeds let you match your
speed to the job.
Standard features include a 23.5
horsepower diesel engine, 19 PTO
hp, choice of 2- or 4-wheel drive,
rear wet disc brakes, a 3-point
Category I hitch, a 7.4 gallon
fuel tank and implement
position control.
EMUBOTfI
Nothing like it on earth?
Prostaglandin okayed
mulated for a more controlled
release extending its half-life up to
18 to 23 hours, compared to less
than four hours, or in some cases
even minutes, for other
prostaglandins,” explained Jahde.
In a summary of 14 trials con
ducted at 13 different locations,
Bovilene was proven to be an ef
fective estrus synchronization
product.
“Bovilene’s efficacy comes by
exposing the corpus luteum to
treatment over a longer period of
time,” said Jahde. “Dependable
svnchronization occurs without
delaying-estrus. Its longer half-life
extends its luteolytic effect over a
longer period of time helping
assure a complete, dependable
lysis of the corpus luteum and
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subsequent estnis synchronization
without delaying estrus.”
As with all estrus syn
chronization products, Jahde
added, sound management is
required to achieve the best results
and Bovilene can easily fit into any
estrus synchronization breeding
program.
Previously, Bovilene was
labeled only for use as an abor
tifacient, said Jahde, with tests
proving it to be extremely reliable,
terminating 91.9 percent of heifer
pregnancies up to 150 days and 100
percent of pregnancies of 100 days
or less.
Bovilene comes in a convenient,
10-dose vial and is administered
subcutaneously in 2 ml. doses.
R. 7 Lebanon,
Pa. 17042
Rt. 419 1 mile West
of Schaefferstown,
Buffalo Springs
Lebanon County
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