Rural Development Council To Meet WILLIAMSPORT (Lycoming Co.) The Pennsylvania Rural Development Council will hold a town meeting June IS at the Penn State campus in Wilkes-Barre to focus attention on economic deve lopment issues for northeastern Pennsylvania. The session comes in the after math of a report published recen tly by the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsyl vania, which identified a number of issues critical to future growth in the region. “The report was part of that group’s ‘NEPA 2000 Project,’ which addresses economic deve lopment and qualify of life,” Rural Development Council Co-chair Peter Loedding said. “It includes the results of two questionnaire surveys of local government officials.” Helen D. Wise, who co-chairs the council with Loedding, said council officials feel discussion of these issues is important. “Our mission is to bring federal, state and local governments together with private enterprise and nonprofit groups to promote economic development and a bet ter quality of life in rural Pennsyl vania,” Wise said. “A full and open discussion of those issues deemed by local peo How To Protect From BVD STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Prevent the introduction of ani mals infected with Bovine Virus Diarrhea on the farm by improving biosccunty. Following several proven practices and science-based strategies can provide a significant level of protection from this disease which can wipe out half a dairy herd on initial infection in the herd. ' • Bring in only animals from uninfected herds. • Bring in only animals from herds with a known effective vaccination •program. - » ‘“' l ‘ - * J « • Avoid the purchase of animals from sales bams H ‘Test new animals for persistent infection in advance of introduction to the herd. • Isolate new animals for 30 days before allowing contact w.ith animals on-farm, To increase the resistance of the herd to B VD, there arc several things which can be done. Cattle owners should vaccinate as directed by the herd veterinarian and the vaccine manufacturer’s recommendations. They should also maximize colostrum consumption by newborn calves and reduce stress on cattle caused by other diseases, poor nutrition, uncomfortable housing or poor air quality. To decrease exposure to BVD, prevent manure contamination of cow’s coats, feed and water; house baby calves in individual calf hutches; and isolate sick animals. 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Topics to be discussed at the town meeting, and the discussion leaders are: • Regionalization George Klaus, director of the Bureau of Local Government Service, Pen nsylvania Department of Com munity Affairs. • Leadership training Klaus. • Council 'of Governments (COG) system Bob Hormell, assistant director of SEDA-COG. •Strategic planning Anna I>\7’T| T TnHofa* Breinich, president of the Pen- JLJ v JLr UJJUaIVe nsylvania Planning Association. J (Continued from Page A 1) state and federal veterinarians had been working on this case with ADL and the National. Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL). Since then, one additional herd, in the southeastern part of the state, has been identified with the BVD virus. • Incentives for governments to work together Paul Raetsch, chief planning technical assistant for the U.S. Economic Develop ment Administration. • Tax reform proposals as they affect rural Pennsylvanians Dean DeLong, Carbon County Commissioner; Douglas Hill, executive director of the Pennsyl vania County Commissioners Association; and Dawson Detwil er. executive director of the Pen- nsylvania Association of Rural & Small Schools. • Joint delivery of services Howard Grossman, executive director. Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania. • Use of media James Git tens, editorial page editor. Citi zens’ Voice newspaper, Wilkes- Barre. ■ The town meeting will be held at the Fortinsky Auditorium in the Center for Technology on the campus, beginning at 7 p.m. Interested persons are asked to reserve space by calling the Pen nsylvania Rural Development Council in Williamsport at (717) 327-3435. Over the past year, outbreaks have occurcd in more than 200 Canadian herds with either no his tory of BVD vaccination or inadequate BVD vaccination. (They had never received the manufacturer’s recommended ini tial two doses of vaccine. Without the double vaccination initially, cattle won’t have much protection against BVD, regardless of how many annual boosters received.) Also, cases of BVD have beat diagnosed in California, Kentuck y, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin, as well as Pennsylvania. Are the recent outbreaks in Ontario caused by new or different strains of BVD virus? The BVD viruses from Ontario outbreaks apparently cause more severe disease. However, BVD viruses like these have been in the United States and other parts of Canada since at least 1987. Will the vaccines now on the market protect against these BVD viruses? These BVD viruses are slightly different from the viruses used in production of vaccines but still share similarities. The vaccines will protect against severe out- Pa. Holstein Cancels Western Judging School STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Weston Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Judging School that had been scheduled to be held June 27-28 in Butler County has been canceled because of prob lems associated with Bovine Virus Diarrhea (BVD), a disease that haJ been showing up in cattle herds across die United States and Canada. According to a news release, “With currentßVD problems faced by a number of herds in northwest Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Holstein Association feels that to minimize potential exposure to herds, it is in the best interest of all involved to cancel our junior judging school in Buder for this year.” Youth interested in advancing their knowledge of catde judging may still attend the Eastern Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Judging School that is still scheduled for June 29-30 in Franklin County. At the eastern school, Creedin Comrnan, a well-known Holstein breeder and judge from Carlisle, is to serve as school teacher. Details of die school have also been finalized and herds to be vis ited include Pleasant Valley Jersey Farm, owned by Lester and Doug Martin and family of Chambersburg; Antrim Spring Hols teins, owned by Harold, Roger and Rodney Crider. Chambersburg; Crown Stone Guernsey Farm, owned by the William Schnebly Family, in Clear Spring, Md.; and Windy-Knoll-View Holsteins, owned by James and Nina Burdette and family, in Mercersburg. Plans include placing and discussing three classes of animals at each farm. Those who attend will have an opportunity to place each class and participate in discussions on their placings. The cost of the school is $25 for overnight participants. $l5 for commuters, and families can take off $5 for each additional family member attending. Registrations are due June 17. For more information, contact the Pa. Holstein Association, 839 Benner Pike, State College, Pa., 16801, or call 1-814-234-0364. “We appreciate the interest of the many juniors who signed up (for the western school), and we hope their enthusiasm for judging dairy cattle will continue,” stated the news release. breaks. It is important to realize that no vaccine is 100 percent effective; some animals may get sick with BVD even if the herd has been vaccinated. There is no evidence that one brand of vaccine is more effective than others. Research in Canada showed that field isolates from Ontario and Quebec all had some degree of cross reactivity with the vaccine strains of the virus. Con sult with your veterinarian to determine the best procedure for vaccinating your herd. When a herd that has never been vaccinated is exposed to BVD, up to SO percent of the cattle on the farm may die. Calves, heifers and fresh cows are most susceptible. When a herd has been vacci nated, but the vaccinations haven’t been kept up, and the herd is then exposed to BVD, it is very difficult to predict what will happen. •• » , . MW* *•* *■* 25.3% less shrink Call 1-800-247-6782 for copy of Inal data /36\ ■VI Pioneer... PIONEER. Bggg •HAND MOOUCTS IMA SOUICt* PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. Lancaster Firming, Saturday, Junt 11, IM4-A3l BVD To Blame When vaccinated during an out break of BVD. cattle may be only partially protected. These cattle may abort or their calves may be bom weak and later die. Keeping a “closed” herd is no excuse for not vaccinating. In fact, it is nearly impossible to keep a truly closed herd. To determine whether you need better protection, ask yourself some questions: • Do you hire someone to truck your own heifers or dry cows for you? Are your truckers careful about making sure their truck or trailer is clean before moving your cattle? Will your animals come into contact with other cattle or their manure when they are being transported? Does your farm share a fence line with another farm? • Do you utilize biosecurity measures? Do you regulate how and when people come in contact with animals in your herd? When was the last lime a visitor walked directly into your bam or through your pastures? Many dairy produc ers and veterinarians have grown accustomed to not dealing with seri ous contagious diseases. Some slop vaccinating their herds; others try to cut down on the number of limes they vaccinate. Unfortunately, some become lax with basic infectious disease con trol practices. This information was compiled by Yvette Raujf, Larry Hutchin son, Dale Moore, Bill Sischo, Tom Drake, and Tony Castro with the Veterinary Science Department of the Pen nsylvania Stale Univer sity Acknowledgement goes to Dr Robert Tremhley, of Ontario, Canada, for the use of multiple excerpts from his extension publications.
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