BST Gets Thumbs Up (Conllnuad from Pago A2B) At the end of the day-long hear ing, the advisory board concluded, though not without dissent, that although there is a real increase in the incidence of mastitis in dairy cows treated with Sometribove (BST). it is insignificant and man agable and does not present any increased risk to the consumer. The 13-member board consisted of seven representatives from vari ous fields of applied veterinary medicine, six consultants and an executive secretary, Richard Gey er, deputy director for the Office of Surveillance and Compliance for CVM. The dissent came from Dr. Debra Aaron, with the Department of Animal Sciences. University of Kentucky, and Dr. Howard Rosen feld, a consumer representative from Lawrenceville, N.J. Aaron said she had started her career in Washington D.C. work ing for Consumers Union, one of the organizations which has pro tested the approval of the product. She also said she didn’t know any thing about cows, though she still issued concern. Both Aaron and Rosenfeld called for the committee to delay issuing a decision, for up to six Westfalia’s Exclusive Dairy Management Program k- WEST software program that combines feed/breed and milk management, a complete herd management program, all for the unbelievable price of $ 299. 00 *995.°° Value Landhope Farms, Kennett Sq., Pa. Roy Hoover, Leola, Pa. Lillian/Darrel Harnish, Richland, Pa. Paul E. Zimmerman, Lititz, Pa. J. Calvin Zimmerman, Lebanon, Pa. Dan Falls, Myerstown, Pa. Earl Oberholtzer, Lititz, Pa. Robert Fulper, Lambertville, NJ Steve/Joe Graybeal, Peach Bottom, Pa Leslie Landis, Quarryville, Pa. Larry Mertz, Fleetwood, Pa. Whitelyn Farms, Hyde, Md. Richard Foster, Parkton, Md. University of Delaware, Newark, De. Norman Laffey, Cochranville, Pa. Brian Eachus, Mullica Hill, NJ Crystal Spring Farm, Schnecksville, Pa. Nelson Stoner, Lititz, Pa. FISHER & THOMPSON, INC. « Milking Equipment Sales & Service 15 Newport Rd., Leola, PA months or more. However, after taking several polls of committee members, is was unanimously agreed that enough data and research had been presented by Monsanto that no further amount of information would be necessary in making a decision. It was noted by several that the only additional information that could possibly be enlightening would be to have a 20- to 30-year study done to examine any possi ble. though not indicated, long term dangers to humans. The committee meeting was structured so that during the first hour, members of the FDA CVM, which had already issued a tenta tive position that it did not find a significant risk to humans, were permitted to present the reasoning behind their findings. Dr. Guest outlined the structure and the purpose. “CVM has tenatively concluded that indirect risk relating to public health is not significant, because it can be managed,” he said, but then added that theirs was a tentative finding and that it was up to the committee to find its own position. CVM’s Dr. Pamela Chamber lain discussed the specifics of Dairy Plan Curtis Martin, Lebanon, Pa. Robert Dreisbach, Hamburg, Pa. Vernon Umble, Christiana, Pa. Glenn Eachus, Elmer, NJ Teen Challenge, Rehrersburg, Pa. George Sterner, Bechtelsville, Pa. Roy Hetrick, Bernville, Pa. Jay Good/Dennis Stoner, East Earl, Pa Robert Miller, Northeast, Md. Silver Brook Farm, Roulette, Pa. Paul Hess, Drumore, Pa. Nelson/ Glenn Martin, Myerstown, Pa. Glenn/Neal Bushong, Columbia, Pa. Kevin Graber, Reading, Pa. Ed Breckbill, Oxford, Pa. John Landis, Lancaster, Pa. Daryl Bollinger, Manheim, Pa. Larry Mummert, East Berlin, Pa. Meadow View Farm, Rising Sun, Md. establishing safety parameters for toxicology to humans, since the product was being reviewed for possible effects on humans. She showed in her presentation how overly cautious the standards are: standards are set so that average milk consumption is increased by three times normal for the highest consuming age group; the poten tial human sensitivity to antibiotics is exaggerated by a minimum of 100 times, up to 1,000 times; mini mum withdrawl times are also extended beyond normal residue to further reduce any possible sub component residue. Dr. G. A. Mitchell discussed the federal milk monitoring prog ram which has been established to prevent antibiotics from getting into milk. He reviewed the program from the label ing of all drugs, the reg ulations for testing, that 100 percent of all tank ers are tested for anti biotics, etc. Dr. Robert Condon, also with the CVM, reviewed the data on the incidence of mastitis and showed that while there was a statistical Should Be On Every Farm! easy to use 717-656-3307 Needed immediately: • Contract commercial breeder houses for American Selected Products, Milton, Pa. • Preferable within 60 miles of Selinsgrove, Pa • New housing • Remodeled existing housing • Single story, deep pit or high rise • Automatic feeding, ventilation and egg gathering Call Northeast Agri Systems For information on new contracts being offered by other local feed and livestock companies Contracts available for • Tom & hen turkeys: 7,200-15,000 birds Contracts available for • Hog finishing: 1,000-3,000 head • Sow units; 200-1,800 sows 101’x245’ 3000 head tunnel ventilated hog finishing house Contracts available for • Layer houses: 90,000-126,000 birds s r- 108,864 bird layer house with ULTRAFLO® feeding Northeast Agri Systems, Inc. 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Those testifying against its approval included U.S. Rep. Ber nard Sanders, Vt. who, despite the request to keep testimony relevant, decried the need for BST because of its impact on the dairy family farm and because it didn't cure anything. Also opposing BST were Dr. Michael Hansen with the Consum (Turn to Pago AST)
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