F36-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 9,1993 I I Livestock Notes (Continued from Page F 35) hours) and use of antiproslaglan dins and oxytocin may be your best assets. One must question the use of any antibiotics and anti inflammatory agents. Frequent milking is essential. The rumen has also stopped functioning, so restarting the rumen with another cow’s cud or similar products may be valuable to restoring appetite. The acute infection occurred because of an unsanitary environ ment. Use of drugs will never solve an environment problem, but new bedding and an active manure removal program may prevent the problem. Certainly, the three examples do not come close to covering all possible situations, but I did not intend to cover all situations. My point is very simple. If it is it a Strep, ag. infection, why ar you treating it? Why keep looking for a magic drug? There arc none. Instead, identify the organism causing the problem and change your management program to pre vent the problem. The cost of lactation therapy is very high with little or no benefit Lactation therapy also results in a false security as clinical signs seem to disappear after therapy but the bacteria is still present. A CMT tester DHI SCC run 2-3 weeks after treatment will tell far mers of the high failure rate of lac tation therapy. The extensive use of antibiotics not only increases risk of addition al mammary gland infections, but also increases the risk of antibiotic residues in milk and meat. The dairy industry has and will be more closely monitoring milk sup plies for residues starting January 1. 1992. In summary, lactation therapy for organisms other then Strep, ag. is not cost effective nor effica cious. Reliance on therapy only delays implementation of a masti tis prevention and control prog ram. Mastitis problems can be sol ved thorugh good management. Lactation therapy should be used as a management tool and not to hide management problems. Next - time you grab a syringe containing antibiotics to treat mastitis ask yourself why am I doing this and will it benefit the cow and my cash flow? Lamb and Wool Marketing A new resource is available to aid sheep producers in the direct marketing of lamb and wool. Dr. Steve Umberger, Sheep Specialist at VPI and SU has recently pub lished a guide entitled “Direct Marketing Lambs and Wool to the Public." If you are interested in this publication, call or write Umber ger at: VPI & SU, Department of Animal Science, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (703) 231-9159. William R. Henning Penn State Animal Services A new anti-beef book entitled “Beyond Beef' by Jeremy Rifkin will be released soon. The fact that Rifkin is the author increases the chances that the media will quote from the book. He is a well-known activist and a compelling spokes person. You may recall his previ ous efforts to prevent the use of BST. Now, he has attacked the cattle industry and the cattle culture. The book certainly supports the premise of many activists that Americans should “eat lower on the food chain.” If one word could be used to describe the motive of the book, it is vegetarianism. "Beyond Beef," subtitled “The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Cul ture," represents a total and com plete elimination of the cattle industry worldwide. Cattle are referred to as the second most destructive force on earth sec ond only to the automobile. “Cattle literally threaten the future of the earth,” asserts the author. The book is highly critical of USDA meat inspection, conclud ing that their Seal of approval offers no protection to the public from contaminated meat. It also contains a section on the diet disease allegations surrounding fat and cholesterol. It doesn’t con See Our Display At The PA FARM SHOW... 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