Rumensin Aids In Bringing Heifers Into Milking String Quicker MOUNT JOY Rumensin, a feed additive which promotes growth, was approved for use on dairy heifers over a year ago. In the year since its approval, dairymen have successfully used rumensin in their herds. “Tbere is very little investment for the return,” Jeff Zechman, dairy nutritionist, said. He noted that farmers can ex pect a 14 cent return for every penny invested. Zechman made these comments at a recent dairy seminar sponsored by White Oak Mills of Elizabethtown. Heifers on rumensin enter the milking herd sooner by reaching breeding weight sooner. Con sequently, the heifers provide a return on investment sooner, Zechman commented. The rumensin shifts more volatile fatty acids to propionic acid in the rumen, permitting the heifers to LEASING AVAILABLE i^iPlQD^ ft*—l '*- ’ r ifLil!a2imaiL. J. a. >^M pp^pr*" WEATHER VANE with every building purchased gain more energy for growth from the same feed. Dairymen using low density diets, such as rained on hay, reap the most benefits of rumensin an increase of 6 to 8 percent average daily gain, the nutritionist ex plained. He cautioned against hitting a heifer too hard with the feed ad ditive in the beginning. Excess amounts can throw the dairy animal off feed in the beginning. He noted the dose must be adjusted to the size of the animal. “I think this is something we should look at,” Zechman said. Keeping an unfresh heifer over 24 months costs-the dairymen |3 per day. He explained that by bringing a heifer into the milking string sooner, dairymen will possibly net an calf and produced more milk in her lifetime. Also, since its in troduction, rumensin has ? 1 . i. i buildings Call or write today to arrange to aaa and hear more reasons why you should own a Morion Building 1185 York Rd Gettysburg PA 17325 Rd« 10 Bo* 76 Meadviile PA 16335 State College Box 361 Centre Hall PA 16828 Box 126 PhilNpsburg NJ 08865 1918 Industrial Drive Culpeper VA 22701 P 0 Box 187 Harrington DE 19952 I • i c/ /'i C' S 'h}r* if'fol inni V % Ph 717 334 2168 Ph 814 336 6083 Ph 614 364 9600 Ph 201 454 7900 Ph 703 825 3633 Ph 302 398 8100 decreased dramatically in price The feed additive works in the stomach, eliminating withdrawal time and permitting feeding up to the time the heifer freshens. Zechman noted that rumensin can be fed as a supplement or mineral feed. For feeding young calves, Zechman noted the importance of feeding colostrum within the first hour of birth. After the first hour, the calf’s ability to absorb the antibiotics found in milk drops off rapidly. “The calf has no immune system when its first bom. You Two Warren Two Warren County dairy farm- Warren County Board of ers were honored last week for Agriculture with the annual their contributions to their com- Distinguished Service Citation. munities and to county agricultural organizations. Frey maintains a 55-cow herd Robert Frey of Pohatcong and farms the 379 acres he owns Township was honored by the near Carpentersville. In 1985 and Warren County Soil Conservation 1986 he installed more than 3,200 District as the district’s feet of underground pipe and 2,500 Cooperator of the Year. feet of terraces to combat erosion Orrie Terpstra of Knowlton on some of his steep cropland. Township wa c roon<tni7ed by the He plans more conservation MMI President Elected To National Milk Producers Federation Board STRONGSVILLE, Ohio - Dairy leader Herman Brubaker, West Alexandria, has been elected to the executive committee for the National Milk Producers Federation. Presently Brubaker serves as the president of Milk Marketing Inc., the regional dairy marketing cooperative headquartered in Strongsville. Brubaker has been the MMI president since 1985. The election was held at the annual NMPF meeting. With this election, MMI mem bers will now have two representatives on the top-ranking NMPF committee. MMI General Manager Gordon Riehl is also a member of the committee. Brubaker serves on the MMI board of directors and covers District 18 including Ohio counties of Darke, Preble, Greene, Miami, Butler, Warren, Hamilton and Montgomery. Currently Brubaker also serves on the National Dairy Promotion EAR CORN Paying Top Prices For Good Quality Ear Corn • Wet or Dry • No Quantity too large or too small • Fast Unloading - Dump on Pile & Go • Easy access - 2.2 miles off 283 bypass- Manheim, Mt. Joy exit • Daily Receiving 7:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. - un loading evenings & I Saturdays by appt. . • Trucks available for pick up at your farm. , Call Anytime For Price 717-665-4785 JAMES E. NOLL GRAIN Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 27,1986-A29 want to get colostrum in it as soon as possible," he explained. He recommends feeding colostrum for the calf’s first three days. On day four, he suggests offering milk replacer at 1 percent of the calf’s body weight. “Don’t shift the amount fed around, that’s a good way to give her scours,” the nutritionist said. Zechman noted that he prefers bottle feeding calves straight through to weaning as opposed to bucket feeding. When calves drink from a bucket, they tend to gulp the milk; this action could direct County Dairymen Honored work and continues strip cropping and following conservation tillage methods on his farm. Frey is president of the Warren County Planning Board and is a member of the Pohatcong Township School Board, the Warren County Solid Waste Ad visory Council, and the Warren County Board of Agriculture. His wife, Trudy, is active in Grange activities and the Greenwich Presbyterian Church. The Freys have two sons, Bruce and Rob. Terpstra keeps 60 cows on his 330 acres in Knowlton Township, and Research Board and Is the «here te serve, on the township president of Mid East United Dairy He ig chairman of the Knowlton Industry Association MarysviUe. Townshi Environmental Com- Mid Ea st is a member unit of the mtaßion F and a member 0 f the national UDIA, Rosemont, 11. township planning board and Brubaker farms in partnership H djustment He is a witti his sons, William and Charles, of Knowlton Fire and milks 70 head. He has been ComDanv dairying for 33 years and a is also chairman of the member of a m ilk marketing Warren county Agriculture cooperative for 30 years. Development Board and the MMI is a 8,000 member dairy A g ricu i tur al Stabilization and farmer owned cooperative en- committee. He is a compassing an eight state imd- presid ent of the Warren western area including Ohio, In- £ ount y ßoard of Agriculture. Jana Pennsylvania, Michigan Ter pstra, a native of The N Tw Y Tv- “L Netherlands, and his wife, Fran, and West Virgmia. Last year MMI haye da hte T marketed more than 4.6 billion M 6 iuioa of The pounds or 547 million gallons of milk. _ the milk into the rumen (instead of the abomasum) or into the lungs and cause scours or pneumonia. The incidence of scours in young calves can be reduced by feeding a steady of amount of milk replacer with a steady of powder. “Its actually almost better to un derfeed to prevent scours,” Zechman said. The time of feeding should stay the same to keep the amount of milk in the abomasum constant. This also reduces the amount of stress placed on a calf; stress is a possible factor in causing scours.
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