02-Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 31, 1987
Merino
HARRISBURG Margrit and
Albecht Pichlcr, Red Hook, N.Y.,
won the premier exhibitor award in
the Merino breeding sheep com
petition at the recent Keystone
International Livestock
Exposition*.
Other placings in the Merino
Show include:
Ram, Spring Lamb
1 Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 2
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Kennel S
Kathy Smith, Family (OH)
Ram, Fall Lamb
1 Kennck/Kathy Smith/Fam, (OH), 2
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Kennck/
Kathy Smith & Family (OH)
Pair Of Ram Lambs
1 Kennck & Kathy Smith! Family, (OH), 2
Margrit! Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Charles R
Clouser ! Daughters, (OH).
Ram, 1 Yr. ! Under
1 Charles/Barbara Platt, (PA). 2 Kennck/
THE EGG INDUSTRY
AND SALMONELLA
By: Owen D. Keene,
Associate Professor of
Poultry Science
The Pennsylvania State
University,
University Park, PA 16802
During the last five years there
has been an apparent increase in
incidence of Salmonella infections
in humans in the Northeast as
reported by The United States
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
in Atlanta, GA. There are over
1,600 different Salmonella ser
otypes known. One of the ser
otypes, Salmonella enteritidis,
has been the serotype mentioned as
the organism implicated in some
of these outbreaks.
Although Salmonella enteriti
dis is found in many species of ani
mals, CDC has indicated that some
outbreaks were from the use of raw
or uncooked eggs or egg products.
All of the egg associated outbreaks
involved USDA graded shell eggs
and none involved pasteurized
eggs or egg products.
I don’t have to tell you that this
is a very serious matter for the egg
industry because some of these
outbreaks may have originated
from eggs produced by flocks in
the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic
states. Along with the continuing
decline in per capita egg consump
tion, public concern about this
could reduce consumption still
further. Also, if human outbreaks
of Salmonella could be traced to
specific flock or farms, the liability
implications would be uncertain.
There are many ways that eggs
can become contaminated with
Salmonella. The most probable
and the most common reason for
Salmonellas foodbome outbreaks
in improper food handling and pre
paration. Consumption of
uncooked egg products increase
the risk. Salmonella are bacteria
that are widely prevalent in the
environment and they arc primari
ly found in the intestinal tracts of
humans, and all other animals
including birds.
Sheep Show Reported
Kathy Smith ! Family, (PA), 3 Margrit/
Albrecht Pichler, (NY)
Champion Ram
Kennck/Kathy Smith, Family, (OH)
Reserve Champion Ram
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY)
Ewe, Spring Lamb
1 Jerry Frame/Fam, (OH), 2 Margrit/
Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Kennck/Kathy/
Fa m, (OH)
Ewe, Fall Lamb
1 Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 2
Kennck/Kathy Smith, (OH), 3 Margrit/
Albrecht Pichler, (NY)
Pan 01 3 Ewe Lambs
1 Kennck/Kathy Smith/Fam, (OH), 2
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Jerry
Frame/Family, (OH)
Ewe, 1 Yr. ! Under 2
1 Charles R Clouser/Daughter, (OH), 2
Kennck/Kathy Smith ! Fam , (OH), 3
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY)
Pair Of Yrls. Ewes
1 Charles R. Clouser/Daughters, (OH), 2
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Kennck/
Kathy Smith/Family, (OH)
Champion Ewe
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY)
Lowdown
on Layers
by
Owen Keene
Associate Professor of Poultry Science
Penn State University
When eggshells are highly
soiled with fecal material the risk
of Salmonella contamination
increases. The internal contents
are contaminated by Salmonella
that enter through the pores or hair
line cracks in the shell. Another
possible way Of contamination is
ovarian transmission. A few ser
otypes of Salmonella may infect
chickens, then the chickens build
immunity and recover from the
disease, but the organism remains
in some of the tissues. The hen
could shed the organism via the
ovary into the egg. The unan
swered critical question for the egg
producer is whether or not Sal
monella enteritidis is shed into
eggs or enters by surface contami
nation of the shell. The latter
would be the easier to control by
egg washing and sanitation.
Extensive market egg surveil
lance in the Northeast by Penn
State, Cornell, the Universities of
Pennsylvania, Maine and Connec
ticut has been negative for Sal
monella enteritidis to date. How
ever recently, in a few flocks that
were implicated epidemiological
ly to human outbreaks, evidence of
the presence of Salmonella entcr
itidis has been found in tissues
from the birds but not the eggs.
Egg producers and processors
may have to change some of their
routine practices to protect against
this problem. It is imperative to
produce eggs free of fecal conta
mination. Eggs may have to be
gathered and processed more fre
quently. They should be washed
and sanitized immediately. Egg
gathering and egg processing
machinery must be cleaned,
washed and sanitized after each
run of eggs or sooner if eggs are
broken or heavily soiled. One
infected broken egg may contami
nate many other eggs, which may
contaminate many more.
Do not 'allow eggs to sweat.
Remove all hair line cracked eggs.
Cracked eggs can be a major sour
ce of contamination. Why take
chances? Be sure that the eggs that
go to market are clean.
Rascrv* Champion Ewa
Kennck/Kathy Smith/Family, (OH)
Exhibitor’s Flock
1 Kennck/Kathy Smith/Family, OH). 2
Margnt/Albrecht Pichler, (NY), 3 Charles R
Clouser/Daughter, (OH)
Premlar Exhibitor
Margnt & Albrecht Pichler, (NY)
Polled Hereford Association Holds Sale
BY SHARON B. SCHUSTER
Maryland Correspondent
FREDERICK, MD “It’s a
fun time to be in the cow busi
ness,” said Ernie Smith, area coor
dinator for the American Polled
Hereford Association. The capaci
ty crowd at the Maryland Polled
Hereford Association’? Red,
White and Blue sale got in on the
fun with some lively bidding at the
Frederick fairgrounds.
Ten-year-old Jennifer Allobelli
of Dover, Pennsylvania made a
high bid of $2050 to take home the
grand champion senior heifer,
S & J Miss Shannon. The big but
feminine Miss Shannon is “a top of
the line Bravo heifer.” She was
bred AI to Renegade on June 23 of
this year.
Andrew Altobelli, father of Jen
nifer, said that he tries to upgrade
his herd at Paradise Farm with at
least one or two additions to the
herd every year. “My daughter and
son both show animals,” he
explained, and I think she will be a
good brood cow. We like the
Renegade bull.” Altobelli received
a certificate with the heifer and
bought through the Youth Purch
ase Plan. “I felt it was s good deal
on a good cow.” The docile heifer
was consigned by George D. Bren
nan and shown by Suzanne
Schmidt. Schmidt added that Miss
Shannon had been shown previ
ously by a five year old girl her
namesake.
Thirty-six lots were sold at an
average of $826. Eighteen steers
sold at an average of $574. “We’ve
been apologizing for what prices
have been the past few years,” said
Ernie Smith. “But we no longer
have to do that I don’t know when
we’ve ever had a better market or
when we will have a better market
than right now,” he added.
JVF Tam II was selected grand
champion cow by Judge Howard
Hoffman. Consigned by R & T
Acres of Gaithersburg, she is safe
in calf to performer, with a pro
jected calving date of February 5.
The big dark red cow with “a pic
ture perfect udder,” was purchased
Arabian Horse Open House Scheduled
LEBANON Sunset Hill Ara
bians in co-operation with the Pen
nsylvania Arabian Horse Associa
tion South Central District is
pleased to announce an Open
House to be held Sunday, Novem-
ber Bth fropi one until five PM.
Featured will be talks by Dr.
Kevin Brophy of Penn Paddock.
He will be speaking on Colic-
Causes and Symplons and Ready
ing the Pregnant Mare For Deliv
ery followed by a question and
answer session.
In addition there will be a num
ber of films to be shown including
the Highlights of the 1987 U.S.
Arabian National Championships.
The Pennsylvania Arabian
Horse Association is the single
largest club in the country with
over 1,100 members and is an edu
cational organization.
Sunset Hill Arabians is located
on Michter road approximately 'A
mile west of Route SOI south of
Schaefferstown.
There is no charge and the publ-
LIVESTOCK
LATEST
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The exhibitors of the champion and reserve champion
Herefords received good prices for their cattle at the sale.
Left to right: Cheryl Bennett, Maryland Beef Queen; Suzan
ne Schmidt, champion and reserve senior heifers; Mike
Schmidt, holding his sister’s ribbon; Harry Taylor of Tam
sey Farms with the reserve cow; Bill Baldwin with the
reserve junior heifer; and Thelma Mills, champion cow.
by Sandra Garcia of Frederick, for
a top bid of $lO5O.
$llOO bought the reserve
champion cow, Tam Mystic 14P
32T, consigned by George D.
Brennan. The 6 frame heifer was
sold to Fooks Homestead, Myers
ville, Md.
Dale Sheets of Sparks, Md., bid
a cool $1025 to take home S&J
Miss Cool Lady, reserve champion
ic is invited. Refreshments will be
served.'
Broiler Placements Down
Placements
of broiler chicks in trie Common
wealth during the week ending
October 10,1987 were 2,301,000,
two percent below the previous
week but 15 percent above the cor
responding week a year earlier.
Average placements during the
past nine weeks were nine percent
above a year ago. Settings for
broiler chicks were 3,440,000,
seven percent above the previous
week and 14 percent above the
same period a year earlier. The
current three- week total of eggs
set is three percent above the com
parable period a year ago.
Expected marketings, based on
placements seven to nine weeks
earlier less mortality allowance, in
Pennsylvania for the week ending
December 5, 1987 will be
2,278,000 twelve percent above a
EC
Id $2,050 to take home
senior heifer. Grand champion
junior heifer, TK Lady Hunt Club,
consigned by TK Polled Herefords
was purchased by Karen Ann
Emory of Hughesville, Md. for
$985. The reserve champion junior
heifer went to Jason Fulmer of Mt.
Airy, Md. Church View Lady 82W
was consigned by Church View
Farms in Millersville, Md.
Auctioneer - Bryan Blinson
For further information please
call 717-949-2661.
year earlier, according to the Pen
nsylvania Agricultural Statistics
Service.
Broiler-fryers slaughtered in
Pennsylvania under Federal
Inspection week ending Septem
ber 30. 1987 totaled 1,815,000
with an average liveweight of 4.49
pounds.