A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 23, 1988
DHIA Records Expose
(Continued from Pag* A 1)
SCC Linear
Score
PA DHIA raw data.
How much money is the farmer
losing and is it worth it to initiate
stricter controls? Loss can be
determined with a simple calcula
tion. Examine the following work
sheet. Beginning with code three a
cow loses 1.5 pounds of milk per
day. As the code number increases
so does the amount of milk loss per
cow per day increase. According
to the DHIA figures for this sample
farm, this farmer is losing $151.20
per month and more than $l7OO
per year.
These are calculated with the
somatic cell count figures on the
DHIA report.(Use the numbers
from your DHIA Herd Summary
70 TO 90 BU. SOYBEANS
AND 250 TO 300 BU. CORN
PER ACRE USING OUR
NATURAL MATERIALS
£ 10 to 20% less feed consumed to produce the same
I amount of milk, eggs and meat. Figure all that profit!
\ Ask how. All because nature adds its impetus and
I blessings as a reward.
And another bonus you don’t pollute the
streams, bays and wells. The manure decomposes
quickly in live soil, not in dead soil which has the soil
microbes killed off by chemicals. You will soon be
£ forced by law to drastically cut chemicals because of
\ consumer demand rising up against polluted food.
\ Organic meat sells for double price some places.
$ Better wean your farm gradually starting now so that
\ you can farm without insecticides. Bugs (scavan
| gers) can’t stand sweet mineral rich crops. The Lord
? sends them to devour the crops that are not up to
\ par, so that you and I don’t eat them. Wise plan! Our
$ materials should be applied early. Ask for literature.
? We sell that soybean seed,
f HUMANS ALSO RESPOND TO NATURE as well as
\ livestock. COME HEAR IT AND HOW TO DO IT AT A
I MEETING BY David L. Klein from Western Missouri.
| Educated at World Health Inc. of California. He has
| over 25 years of experience in the field of healing arts
X that are in with the promises of Ex 15:26, PS 105:37
| and the 8 laws of health. Our problems stem from the
X violation of the health principles found in P.S.
X 107:17, Jer 46:11. He is widely traveled and has work-
X ed with many races of people from Alaska to Pana-
X ma, South America. Dealing with Dis-ease of the
X body, sick ground and family counseling, also end
X time survival preparation.
X January 21st, 25th and 28th, Two Meetings each
\ day, 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. sharp - Much To Learn -
X Meetings wilt be held at the Leola Family Restaurant
| on Rt. 23 3 miles east of Lancaster and 7 miles west
X of New Holland.
\ The speaker, Mr. Klein, is sponsored by the Organ
l ic Center, 217 South Railroad Avenue, New Holland,
\ PA 17557. Phone: 717-354-7064 - Selling organic fer
\ tilizers, natural soil conditioners, and natural animal
I health products. Mr. Klein and his associates hope to
\ have a small organic experimental farm and health
\ education retreat in southeastern Pennsylvania. If
h you know of a suitable farm for sale, preferably back
\ along the mountains, please tell us. And if you want
I to get involved, also tell us.
L Thanks. Bring your friends.
TABLE 1
Lbs of
Milk/Day
60.8
report listed under somatic cell
count to calculate how much
money your farm is losing each
month due to high somatic cell
counts.)
The incentive to clean-up the
mastitis problem is in dollars and
cents. There is income to be gained
in the form of more milk produc
tion and the premium paid for the
low count milk.
“If your herd is in the low range
is there any need to continue to get
the somatic cell count on your
report? For the fee of 84 cents per
cow per cow this is cheap insur
ance,” said Shirk.“A change in
numbers is a flag waving at you. It
TABLE 2
AVE SCC for hard
<200,000
200.000 to 299,999
300.000 to 399,999
400.000 to 499,999
>500,000
C.A. Bratton,
Nat Cash Farm
Income/cow
$517
$470
$4OO
$369
$245
C.B. Williams 1985
is the best way to prevent prob
lems. And preventing the disease,
believe me, is a lot easier than
fighdng it,” explained Shirk.
Although certain cows appear to
inherit mastitis problems, that is
not the case. However, cows who
are easy and fast milkers with short
teats are cows which are prone to
mastitis. Fast milkers, leakers are
high in cell count, because there is
not as much resistance at the teat
end. Cows are bred to be easy
Number of
Code cows for each code
\ (Total lost milk) 1260 = 126 hundred weight lost
\ 100
! Hundred weight lost 126 x value of milk/cwt. 12.00 = 151.20
dollar mastitis milk loss for the month.
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milkers so in that way they inherit
characteristics that cause them to
be prone to mastitis from genera
tion to generation.
How To Stop Mastitis
“There is only one way infection
can get into the udder. That is by
bacteria getting close to the teat
end. This means heifers and cows
must be. kept in an environment
where they are not exposed to bac
teria,” said Shirk.
“If you arc having problems
with mastitis you must review your
practices and make some changes.
It’s costing you money,” warned
Shirk.
Farmers should be asking some
questions:
Have the inflators been
changed recendy?
Are the belts loose?
ls the vacuum pump in good
working order?
Are any lines plugged?
Does the machine need serv-
icing?
Are the milking practices
unsanitary?
Milk lost
per day
1.5 x
3.0 x
4.5 x
6.0 x
7.5 x
9.0 x
10.5 x
Total lost
milk
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Are cows fenced away from
sloppy, muddy areas?
Farmers must clean-up infected
cows to eliminate the seed of the
infected cows and focus on the
bacteria-laden environment. Cur
ing the old cow prevents new cases
from being contracted.
“We can’t treat infected cows
which are lactating with as strong
medicine as we can dry cows,
because the medicine will show up
in the milk. Sometimes it’s best to
control it in the infected cow and
then dry her off and tackle the mas
titis with strong treatment.” said
Shirk.
Shirk strongly suggests farmers
track cows individually, each
month to see what the trend in the
herd is. First calf heifers should be
in the 0-1 code, may be a 2, Tmt
according to Shirk a rating of code
3 is a sign of trouble. If heifers are
constantly being infected, it could
be that the person doing the milk
ing is not cleaning and disinfecting
the teats properly, and is spreading
the disease by using the same wash
cloth for each cow instead of dip
ping teats or using individual
cloths.
“Heifers should be infection
free. If they are not you’ve got a
problem and you should get it cor
rected immediately,” warns Shirk.
If heifers and cows are constant
ly being reinfected the animal
should be cultured, bacteria should
be identified and the veterinarian
should be consulted.
“Older cows generally have a
higher somatic cell count because
they have been around longer to be
exposed to more bacteria, but there
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