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Nutrient Management for
Pennsylvania Pork Producers
Wednesday, March 2, 1994,
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Yoder’s
Restaurant, New Holland.
Environmental issues play a
major role* in decisions made on
farms today. The recent enactment
of nutrient management legisla
tion in Pennsylvania will affect
your swine operation. It is impor
tant for you to know your role in
nutrient management planning.
On Wednesday. March 2, The
Pennsylvania Pork Producers
Council and Penn State Coopera
tive Extension are providing this
educational seminar and “hands
on” workshop to assist you in your
nutrient management planning.
Pennsylvania Pork Producers
Council President Abe Fisher says
“Nutrient management may be the
most important issue facing pork
producers during the next five
years.”
Topics included in the seminar
include “Concepts of Nutrient
Management,” “Nutrient Manage
ment and Bill Requirements,” and
“Alternatives with Nutrient
Management.”
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Livestock
Ledger
By
Chester D. Hughes
Extension Livestock Specialist
your calculator to aid you in a
simple assessment of your nutrient
situation. Mark March 2 on your
calendar and call Abe Fisher
(717-768-3301) before February
25 to make your registration. A
53.00 fee will cover workshop
expenses and entitle you to a deli
cious lunch!
1994 Animal Housing Expo
The 1994 Animal Housing
Expo will be held July 12 and 13
at the Lebanon County
Fairgrounds.
This event is conducted by
extension agents in southeast and
south-central Pennsylvania in
cooperation with ag industry. Its
purpose is to help farmers in the
Northeast become more familiar
with housing concepts for lives
tock, poultry and dairy, and
acquaint them with other concerns
related to the building, remodeling
and expansion of animal housing
facilities. It’s also an opportunity
for farmers to make contact with
the people who can provide the
products and services they need.
As in past years, the committee
is working diligently to schedule
topnotch speakers, planning a var
iety of educational demonstrations
and exhibits, and attracting com-
mercial exhibitors.
Speakers already confirmed
include: Howard Person, Michi
gan State - Building Designs for
Rodent and Bird Control; David
Kohl, VPI - Tools for Financial
Planning; Charles Pitts, Penn
State - Fly Control in Confine
ment Housing; Stephen Spencer,
Penn State- Milking System Man
agement; Lynn Sammons, VMD -
Functional Cattle Treatment
Facilities.
We encourage you to include
this on your list of agricultural
events. For more information
about the Expo, contact Dan F.
McFarland, general chair,
Cooperative Extension, 112 Pleas
ant Acres Road, York, PA
17402-9041 (telephone:
717-757-9657).
Creep Feeding Lambs
Creep feeding is a means of
providing supplemental feed for
lambs during the nursing period
and is beneficial under certain
management systems. It is essen
tial with an early weaning
program.
1. It increases gains, especially
for lambs from multiple births.
2. Lambs use supplemental feed
more efficiently at this time than
after weaning.
3. Lambs can be marketed at a
younger age.
4, Earlier growth and/or mark
eting usually means lambs can
compete more favorably and
receive higher prices than later
bom lambs.
5. Early lambs are sold without
going on pasture, thus permitting
more ewes to be stocked on exist
ing pastures.
Lambs begin to nibble at grain
and hay very early and at least by
the time they are a week old.
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However, only small amounts of
supplemental feed are consumed
until lambs jre about four weeks
old. A creep area should be avail- ,
able by the lime lambs arc 7-10
days of age.
Creep feeders should be located
in areas frequented by lambs.
Those for drylot lambs are placed
in convenient, dry, well-bedded
and protected areas. A light over
the creep area helps attract lambs.
Creep feeders used in pastures
should be located near water
tanks, resting areas or salt and
supplemental feeders.
Beef Cow Herd Management
Tips
Once again, I offer you tips for
calving season suggested by Har
lan Ritchie, Beef Extension Spe
cialist at Michigan State Universi
ty. Hope you have a successful
spring!
1. Severe winter weather and
wind can increase energy require
ments 20 to 40 percent. Increase
feed accordingly. Provide cattle
some protection to reduce energy
requirements. A woodlot or cedar
tree windbreak is ideal.
2. For some herds, calving sea
son is here. Check the following
items:
✓ Calving assistance
equipment.
✓ Facilities and equipment
to warm chilled calves, such as
heat lamps, warming box.
✓ Frozen colostrum.
✓ Oral calf feeder for admi
nistering fluids to stressed or
dehydrated calves.
✓ Electrolytes for dehy
drated calves.
✓ Pharmaceuticals for
scours and respiratory problems.
✓ 7 percent iodine for calf’s
navel.
✓ Ear tags.
✓ Selenium injections if
white muscle disease is problem
in your region.
✓ Vitamin A injections if
forage quality is low.
✓ Castrating materials.
✓ Implants to stimulate
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growth ot non-repiacement
calves.
3. To ensure early rebreeding,
make certain the totaling cow
herd is on an adequate plane of
nutrition. For herds on harvested
feedstuffs, consider the following
diets as a guide:
a. Full feed of mixed grass hay
legume hay (30 to 40 lb.) plus
grain if necessary.
b. 60 to 80 lb. of com silage,
plus 1 to 2 lb. soybean meal sup
plement or equivalent
c. 15 to 20 lb. legume hay, plus
30 to 35 lb. com silage.
d. Free choice mineral mix con
taining 8 percent phosphorus.
4. Be sure your cow herd has an
adequate water supply. Depending
on body size and stage of produc
tion, cattle need 5 to 11 gallons
per head per day, even in the col
dest weather.
Winter Care for Older Horses
If you own older horses, make
sure they are in good physical con
dition this winter.
Twenty years for a horse is
equivalent to 70 years for a per
son. And, like people, older horses
need more care in the winter than
they did when they were younger.
Older horses are not as efficient
as they once were in digesting
food. During cold weather, these
horses need extra energy to keep
warm.
A horse is in good condition if
you cannot see its ribs and have-to
apply slight pressure to feel the
ribs as you move your hand over
them. Once they get thin, it’s hard
to return older horses to good con
dition. Also, thin horses are more
likely to get disease and parasites.
When good-quality pasture
isn’t available, older horses need
high-quality, soft' hay. Legume
hays are better than grass hays
because they provide more ener
gy, protein, vitamins andj
minerals. '
If your older horse is not in
good condition, feed it three Rj'six"
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