C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20 1993 Sensenig’s Sponsors Dairy Meetings NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) Sensenig’s Feed Mill sponsored its annual dairy produc er meetings recently at the Harvest Drive Restaurant near Intercourse. A total of 270 dairy farmers attended the three educational meetings. Dr. Don Jaquetle, a Central Soya Feed Company nutritionist from Decatur, Ind., discussed anion/cation balance and its role in a sound dry cow program. He introduced two new anion/cation products, Pre Lact PAC and Pre Lact Dry Cow Supplement. Jaquette also discussed a new hay substitute from Master Mix called Dairy Ruff. It is a ’/• ” pellet designed to be fed at the rate of 3 to 7 lbs. per head day, which pro vides an economical and conve nient replacement for high priced alfalfa hay. Central Soya Senior Livestock Veterinarian Dr. Jerry Stillabower discussed steps for improving feet and leg health and reproductive efficiency. Sensenig’s Feed Mill is a proud part and supporter of our local dairy industry. Monitoring T KANSAS CITY, Mo. In light of concern regarding safe use of drug therapies in food ani mals, mastitis monitoring has taken on greater significance. Though violative drug residues in milk are minimal due to pro ducer awareness and the 10-point Milk and Dairy Beef Quality As surance Protocol, clinical mastitis treatments remain the primary cause of the few violative resi dues that occur. According to Jeffrey Reneau, DVM, MS, extension dairy spe cialist at the University of Mmne soia, “Of the violative antibiotic residues found in Wisconsin bulk tank milk samples in 1991, 82 percent were the result of a mis hap following treatment of cows for mastitis.” That’s why Reneau, as chair man of the mastitis committee for the American Association of Bo vine Practitioners (AABP), set out to create a system that would help dairy producers and veterin arians accurately record and track mastitis treatments. The resulting Clinical Mastitis Evaluation and Treatment Record debuted at the 1993 annual meeting of the Na tional Mastitis Council m Kansas City, Mo. The new guide was developed by Reneau and his AABP mastitis committee colleagues and spon sored by The Upjohn Company. “The guide gives veterinarians a mastitis management tool that they can share with their clients,” Reneau said. “It includes several ‘master’ recordkeeping sheets that veterinarians can duplicate and distribute to their dairy cli ents.” Reneau adds that the guides arc a complement to the u)-pona quality assurance program, bc- ness News Pictured above is Central Soya Senior Livestock Veter inarian Dr. Jerry Stillabower. Stillabower discussed steps for improving feet and leg health and reproductive efficiency. was developed by Reneau and his AABP mastitis commit tee colleagues. “The guide gives veterinarians a mastitis management tool that they can share with their clients,” Reneau said. cause Point #7 of that plan states that dairy producers should “maintain and use proper treat ment records on ail treated ani mals ” Three basic pools of informa tion are recorded: daily herd treatment records, individual cow treatment and residue evaluation records, and clinical ipaslilis evaluation records. Rcneau says the records are useful in tracking treated cows to avoid violative drug residues, as well as valuable in overall herd health evaluation. “By evaluating these records together, veterinarians and pro ducers can pinpoint potential problems in the herd,” Reneau said. “They may discover chronic cows that need to be culled or re cognize trends m herd mastitis in cidence that can be corrected through management.” Upjohn’s sponsorship of the guides supports the firm’s efforts to reduce the incidence of viola tive residues and improve herd performance, said Gary Heinrich, Upjohn’s dairy product market ing manager. “The Upjohn Com pany is committed to helping dairy producers improve the health and profitability of their herds.” he said. “The guide is a part of our ‘Safe Food: It’s My Business’ program that promotes quality assurance.” Guides are available free to ve terinarians, extension agents, uni versity dairy specialists and dairy plant field representatives. Span ish versions are available upon request. For either version, write Joseph Burkett, The Upjohn Company, 9823 190 45, 7000 Portage Road, Kalamazoo, Ml 49001. Pull-Type Tedder Added To Liu GIBSON CITY, 111. M&W Gear has added a new 10-foot pull-type tedder to the M&W hay product line. The new model PTIO2 Tedder uses two rotors with six double tines per rotor to quickly separate the crop for faster drying. Only a 15 horsepower tractor equipped with 540 RPM PTO drive Is required. A slip clutch protects the drive line while big 16-inch x 6.50 x 8-inch tires roll over ruts and holes. Adjustments can be made In seconds without tools and maintenance is minimal. The 9-foot 9-inch working width can be quickly reduced to a narrow 6-Inch transport width without the need of tools. For more information, contact M&W Gear Company, 1020 South Sangamon Avenue, Gibson City, IL 60936. Eianco Offers Needle-Teeth Clippers INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Bian co Animal Health is offering a free pair of needle-teeth dippers and holster to hog producers who purchase Apralan® feed medication. According to Brian Rittgers, manager of swine products mark eting at Eianco, the offer will run from April 1 through May 31, 1993, with a limit of one pair of clippers and holster per customer. Designed for clipping baby-pig teeth, the lightweight clippers can also be usedfor docking tails and for castration operations. Made of heavy-duty steel, the five-inch long clippers feature rubber coated handles for a secure grip. The clipper holster is made of stitched cowhide and can be worn on standard two-inch-wide work belts. Apralan is a feed additive that was developed in 1986. It effec tively controls E. coli scours in baby pigs, which can result in improved weight gains and feed efficiencies. Calculate Nitrogen Credits To Lower Fertilizer Costs GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. Com growers can use nitrogen credits to reduce production costs if they plant com in a rotation with alfalfa or soybeans. Norlhup King agronimist Herb Damsteegt said with a good stand of alfalfa the previous year, com growers can reduce nitrogen applications by 150 pounds per acre on first-year com. Growers can also lake a 50- lo 75-pound nitrogen credit for second-year corn on the same field. Taking a late-fall cutting on alfalfa, however, reduces these nitrogen credits by 50 pounds per acre each year. Soybeans also provide nitrogen for next season’s com crop. When com follows soybeans, Damsteegt said growers can take a nitrogen credit equal to one pound of nitro- \ Elanco Animal Health Is . offering a pair of needle- I teeth clippers and cowhide 4 holster to hog producers 5 who purchase Apralan® feed medication between April 1 J and May 31. The lightweight clippers are designed for clipping baby pig teeth, docking tails, and in castra tion operations. gen for each bushel of soybeans' produced the previous year. 5 Com growers can subtract nit-| rogen credits after calculating their crop’s fertility needs based! on estimated yields. Damstccgli said growers should back thosej estimates up with a soil test. The! best time to pull soil samples is in late fall, when the soil cools down and denitrification slops, or in spring. 1 Damsleegt said while the con-1 cept of nitrogen credits has been around for a long lime, changing! attitudes are causing increased interest. In the 1980 s, grower*! were advised to add extra fertilize™ to build up soil nutritient levels. Itqj 1993, many growers will only! apply the nutntienls their crop wiul use. • IQ * a
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