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Topics include the latest research developments in growth hormone studies and embryo transfer, feed additives, biotechnology and its potential for crop improvement, reproductive disorders, use of drugs in animal health management, and disease problems such as Johne’s disease, bluetongue, leukosis, and mastitis. For more information about registration, contact local offices of Cornell Cooperative Extension or Dee Brotheers, Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, or at (607) 256-4478. corresponding secretary, Amy Atkinson and reporters, Kenny Rogers and David Palmer. Billie Jo Harrison and Jeff Nass are the club photographers. The group’s scrapbook keepers are Sandy Sieger, Amy Sandorff, Caren Tokatsch and Cheryl Chittendon. iddresi Zip State problems with moldy com this fall. Molds, he says, may continue to develop as long as the com remains in the field and is not dried to low moisture levels. The problem has been intensified this fall because of excessively wet weather. “The fact that much of the com was planted late in the season due to wet weather in spring and that the crop did not mature before frosts came this fall has con tributed to the problem,” Bergstrom points out. Mold growth, he explains, can be stopped by storing moldy com in a silo or silage bag without oxygen or drying the grain down to 14 percent moisture. Application of chemical grain preservatives will also help prevent molding during storage of high moisture com. Many of the molds which develop are harmless and do not produce mycotoxins. But, at least three types of fungi may produce mycotoxins in com in the field and in storage. “Based on history, plus what we ESI EVERGREEN IKgSI SiI TRACTOR CO., INC.™ TRACTORS: JD 2020 Diesel. JD4230, Quad, Fender JD 4020, Side Console. 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Swine are especially sensitive to toxins produced by this fungus. As a result, some of the toxins produced by this fungus cause swine to refuse a feed containing moldy com; other symptoms in clude vomiting. No symptoms, however, are apparent in ruminant animals or poultry. Zearalenone (F-2 toxin), one of the mycotoxins produced by Fusarium, is an estrogenic compound that can cause serious reproductive problems in swine. Concentrations of this toxin greater than those normally en countered in New York State may also affect cattle and poultry. “As a general rule, com con- $5,650 $12,500 $9,500 $7,350 . $14,900 $14,900 $9,750 .. $9,750 Make Offer $950 $2,150 Make Offer Make Offer . $7,450 $6,750 $8,750 . $10,950 *3,950 $1,450 $2,850 $3,950 $1,950 $875 $3,450 $5,450 $1,450 $1,850 $750 $2,350 $3,250 $2,950 taining greater than 0.5 parts per million (ppm) of this toxin should not be fed to breeding stock, young animals, or swine,” Bergstrom says. 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