■:'j <V‘j; •*' ij'jvrjv. .ywjirP .tjni'mvi isnsiu' C6-Lancaster -Firming, -Saturday, December T 2, -1967- * How These Farmers Make It Work Pseudo Rabies, How It Spreads And Steps To Eradicate BY PAT PURCELL Editor’s Note: In last week’s issue spread of pseudo rabies and what is being done to eradi cate the disease was discussed. This article details how the virus spreads and what can be done to control it. LITITZ Identifying how the Pseudo Rabies Virus (PRV) spreads and locating specifically which herds are already infected are crucial to eradicating the disease. “The key to eradicating this dis ease is identifying the units which test positive for the disease so we can track its spread. The individual herds are so interconnected. It goes from sows to feeder pigs, to finish ing floor and around those three. Feeder pigs are more of the prob lem and it is feeder pigs which are shipped more than any other pig throughout the county,” explained Dr. Timothy Trayer, D.V.M. of Denver. “We have had it spread from feeder bams to finishing floors with a 10-sow herd which has had no contact with an infected herd,” said Trayer. “We think it might be passed by prevailing wind within one mile without a physical barri er, like a river.” Up until recently the disease has been confined to the Lancaster County area. Apparently it was not able to cross the Susquehanna Riv er. However, within the last two weeks diseased herds have been located in the York County area, according to Trayer. One of the most common prac tices spreading the disease throughout the county is the truck used to haul the animals. The pro ducer hauls finished pigs to mark et, pickups feeder pigs and takes them to the finishing bam. There is a good chance at the stockyards to contact hot manure, manure from a diseased animals, and the break out starts in the finishing bam and then usually goes to the sow bam. According to Trayer, this is the most common way PRV goes from farrowing to finishing. **The producer has two choices. If you must use the same truck you must completely clean down the EXPERT REPAIRS • GENERATORS • STARTERS IBM IWPi • ALTERNATORS L y • ELECTRIC BATTERY y/ CHARGERS PEQUEA BATTERIES " Ronks, PA MODEL 250™... 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