Pennsylvania Dairy Goat Association Holds Annual Show
JUDY PATTON
Union Co. Correspondent
NEWPORT (Perry Co.)
While celebrating the 50th anni
versary of its founding, the Penn
sylvania Dairy Goat Association
held its annual show to select
breed champions and “Miss Penn
sylvania” and Best Doe of Show
winners last weekend at the New
port Fairgrounds in Perry County.
Two judges select Best of
Breed winners in separate rings,
but they select Miss Pennsylvania
together. The judges this year
were Judy Quigliana of Westfield,
Best Doe of Show and Miss Pennsylvania winner is Poet
Hill Genuine Risk, shown by Susan Means of New Albany.
Stump Hollow TS Bonjour was also named a Best
Doe of Show for Joan Stump of Telford.
NY and Theresa Baker of Key
mar, MD.
Miss Pennsylvania, which must
be bred and owned in Pennsylva
nia, was Poet Hill Genuine Risk,
exhibited by Susan Meas of New
Albany, PA. Both judges also
chose this Nubian as Best of
Breed, and Judge Quigliana made
her Best Doe of Show.
Best Doe of Show in Judge
Baker’s ring was GCH Stump
Hollow TS Bonjour, an Alpine
shown by Joan Stump of Telford,
PA. Bonjour was Best of Breed
for Alpines.
The class of champions for Best of Breed competition.
Best of Breed winners and exhi
bitors were as follows (number of
exhibitors for each breed is in par
entheses):
Judge Quigliana’s selections:
Alpine (31) - GCH Little Orchard
Vicky Lynn, Joan and Harold
Stump. Telford: La Mancha (27) -
GCH Rockspring Pulsar Dixie
Debra, Ann Miller, Telford; Nu
bian (41) - Poet Hill Genuine
Risk, Susan Meas, New Albany;
Toggenburg (11) - GCH Rock
spring PS Lucy Lula, Ann Miller,
Telford; Recorded Grades (20) -
USDA Upgrades New York’s TB Status
WASHINGTON. D.C. The
U.S. Department of Agriculture
has raised the status of New York
to “accredited-free” in the national
eradication program for bovine tu
berculosis.
“We commend the cattle indus
try, state animal health officials
and private veterinary practition
ers of New York for working to
gether to restore the tuberculosis
free status of their state,” said
Donald Luchsinger, acting deputy
administrator for veterinary ser
vices in USDA’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection services.
New York first obtained ac
credited-free status in the National
Cooperative Federal-State Tuber
culosis Eradication Program in
1980. An outbreak of bovine tu
berculosis in farm-raised cervids
(deer and elk) spread to cattle in
1992, causing New York to be
downgraded to modified accredit
ed-free status in the program. In
tensive efforts to depopulate in
fected herds and to conduct wide
spread testing and extensive
epidemiological investigations
over the past two years restored
the state’s accredited-free status.
USDA designates each state’s
status in the eradication program
based on evidence of freedom
from tuberculosis in cattle and bi
son, the effectiveness of the state’s
tuberculosis eradication program
and the state program’s compli
ance with national standards. To
attain “accredited-free’’ status, a
state must not find cases of tuber
culosis in cattle or bison for a least
five years. To have accredited
free status restored, a state must
not find new cases for at least two
years and must meet other pro
gram requirements. Including
New York, currently 42 states
have accredited-free status.
Cattle or bison that are from ac
credited-free or modified accredit
ed-free areas and that are not
known to be affected with or ex
posed to tuberculosis are eligible
for interstate movement without
restriction or testing requirements.
Restrictions apply to cattle and bi-
GCH Kidding Hills B Mira Mari
na, Helen Snyder, Newport.
Judge Baker’s selections: Al
pine (31) - GCH Stump Hollow
TS Bonjour, Joan Stump, Telford;
La Mancha (27) - GCH Kidding
Hills AB Eternal Flame, Carole
Robinson, Shippensburg; Nubian
(50) - Poet Hill Genuine Risk,
Susan Meas, New Albany; Ober
hasli (3) - Amor MTOB Ambi
ance Rosemary Sprenkle, York;
Toggenburg (15) - Rockspring
Comm Gabriele Gleam, Ann Mill-
son from nonmodified accredited
areas witih a higher incidence of
tuberculosis. The owners of the
21,000 cattle herds in New York
stand to benefit economically
from the upgrade, as many nation
al and international buyers prefer
cattle and bison from accredited
free states.
Bovine tuberculosis is caused
by Mycobacterium bovis, which
can cause disease in many animal
species, including cattle, bison,
deer and elk. Although the current
resurgence of human tuberculosis
is caused by a different bacteria
than M. bovis, humans can con
tract bovine tuberculosis by
breathing respiratory excretions
from infected animals or from
drinking unpasteurized milk from
infected animals.
Ag Department
Issues Disaster
Guidelines
ANNAPOLIS. Md. Mary
land Secretary of Agriculture
Lewis R. Riley has announced that
the Department of Agriculture has
produced a pamphlet outlining
steps all horse owners need to take
to protect their horses during the
time of a natural or man-made dis-.
aster.
“The key to protecting your
horse is to plan in advance for an
emergency. By planning ahead,
you can increase your chances of
saving your horse’s life,” Riley
said.
The pamphlet outlines specific
steps all horse owners should take
before, during and after a disaster
occurs. They include evacuation
plans, permanent horse identifica
tion, and the preparation of an
emeigency kit.
It is important to have enought
fresh water and hay on hand for
er, Telford; Recorded Grades (20)
- GCH Kidding Hills B Mira Ma
rina, Helen Snyder, Newport.
PDGA, which currently has
over 130 members, promotes
dairy goat milk as being easily di
gestible and a good substitute for
people alleigic to cow’s milk. This
year’s PDGA officers are: Presi
dent - Helen Snyder, Newport;
Vice President - Dennis Hogg,
Grove City; Secretary - Gwen
Musselman, New Enterprise; and
Treasurer - Delores Pcifcr, Hem
don.
This interim rule was effective
upon publication in the June 6
Federal Register. Written com
ments will be considered if receiv
ed before Aug. S. To comment,
send an original and three copies
referring to docket numer
94-047-1 to Chief, Regulatory
Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Room 804 Federal Build
ing, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyatts
ville, Md. 20782. Comments once
received may be reviewed at
USDA, Room 1141 South Build
ing, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C.,
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Persons wishing to re
view comments are encouraged to
call ahead on (202) 690-2817 to
facilitate entry into the comment
reading room.
48-72 hours. Maintaining good re
cords and having them with you
can help in documenting owner
ship when claiming lost horses.
“I think every horse owner will
want a copy of this emergency ac
tion pamphlet for horses. Its sim
ple step-by-step approach can help
you come up with an efficient
check list for protecting your
horse. More and more people are
taking seriously the need to plan
for any eventuality. We hope this
little brochure will help all horse
owners.” said Riley.
For more information on horse
safety during disasters or to obtain
a copy of the brochure, send a
self-addressed envelope to the
Maryland Department of Agricul
ture. Office of Food Safety and
Consumer Services, SO Harry S.
Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD
21401. (410) 841-5782.