014—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 10,1984 OF\ Daily ' ' Pipeline ’ **T By Glenn A. Shirk Extension B Dairy Agent Don’t Buy Costly Problems When you experience problems in a dairy herd, they can be very expensive, and added expense is one thing that most farmers can do without these days! These problems may appear in the form of: reproductive failure, mastitis, respiratory ailments, Johnes, etc. One good way of helping to prevent many of these problems is CALCIUM CHELATE SOLUTION Efficient And Easy-To-Use Application. A Long- Lasting And Readily Available Calcium For All Crops, Orchards, Vegetables And Plants. Call Your Area Dealer For More Information Pennsylvania HAROLD REDCAY Mountville TITUS HOOVER DOUG WOOD MERV LANDIS CHUCK KEENEY JEFF HARTLINE GREENWAY LAWN ... LARRY WOLF COVE DEHYDRATING Maryland GEORGE SCHAEFFER LIQUIDS GROW LAWN Virginia MARK MUMMAU New York LARRY BISHOP.. 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State College Martinsburg Devton Westminster Orange Waterloo.. Booneville >IT» home to haunt you and your herd; that’s a double whammie! Buying herd replacements can be very beneficial, especially where land and feeds are scarce. On small acreage, you need milk to generate cash flow. That means raising more cows, better cows and fewer heifers - and fewer long term dry cows. There is also a greater, quicker return on dollars spent for expensive feeds that are fed to good milking cows, as compared to feeds fed to heifers and long-term dry cows. Once you have established a good herd, the benefits of buying replacements may not be as great for several reasons. The kind of replacements you need for maintaining a higher herd average are more expensive. Secondly, you have more to lose if a herd health problem should arise: your cattle are more valuable; income from the sale of valuable breeding stock may decline. 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Would you want to buy them back Let’s be sure we are not just swapping one problem for another - possibly even a greater problem! 3. Know the health status of the cows you are buying and the herd they came from, and what they may have been exposed to (diseases, stresses, etc.) from the tune they left their “old” herd until they arrive at your farm. 4. Discuss with your veterinarian what immunizations you need to perform on your herd to protect them from “outside” cattle, or how to treat cattle that have become infected. 5. Also discuss what im munizations purchased cattle might need to have before they are introduced into your herd. See if the cattle to be purchased have been so immunized, and if not, whether they can be before delivery. 6. Have an isolation bam where purchased cattle can be observed for about two weeks before being introduced to the herd. This will also give you some time to take cultures and run any tests you or your veterinarian deem necessary. When you are buying replacements, remember that non lactating animals are easier to isolate then cows that are in production. 7. Reduce stress on purchased animals, and on the herd they are coming into. If possible, try to avoid buying and transporting cattle during inclement weather, FORFARMERS BUSINESS MEN’S ASSURANCE 1301 N. Hamilton Street, Suite 108 Richmond, VA 23230 (804)355-7447 Bob Wehking, Manager Serving more tnan 50,000agri -producers SALES CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE Write or Contact in Confidence - Bob Wehklng at the above address and during seasons when great fluctuations occur between daytime and nighttime tem peratures. 8. Until you know a purchased cow is free of mastitis, milk her last, to avoid the risk of spreading infection to other cows. 9. Similarly, until you know she is free of any reproductive in fections, avoid using your herd bull on tne purchased cow. You don’t want him spreading any infection to other cattle in the herd. 10. Practice strict sanitation as you visit each other in the process of buying and selling cattle. Remember, we can carry cattle disease organisms. Wear boots. Clean them and disinfect them. Stay out of feed alleys. Change boots and clothing. 11. Keep the bam well ven tilated. Frequent changes of air also remove germ-laden, moisture droplets. This is very beneficial in keeping respiratory problems to a minimum. I realize I’ve listed a lot of precautions, and that it may not be practical to do all of them. But it is something to think about. While there is a lot to be said for main taining closed herds, there is also a lot of benefit in buying and selling cattle. The important thing is to know what you are doing; know the risks and take efforts to minimize them. The Cooperative Extension Service is an affirmative action equal opportunity educational institution. 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