LCI Endorses USDA
BOWLING GREEN,
Ky.—The Livestock Conserva
tion Institute (LCI) recently
adopted a resolution endorsing the
new USDA Policy on Calfhood
Vaccination for Brucellosis—a
six-point plan designed to further
the national effort to eradicate the
disease.
The LCI resolution urges the
National Brucellosis Program
diredfic to immediately begin
devflHfiktent of a jap within the
USBfip Animal andflant Health
InspoMon Service,: Veterinary
Services, to phase out the use of
Strain 19 vaccirte, within a pre
scribed time line, and support
development of alternative vac
cines which do not cause titer
problems experienced with Strain
19.
“One of the major benefits of
the new USDA Policy of Calf
hood Vaccination is that over
time, a reduction will occur in the
number of animals reacting posi
tively to the diagnostic testing
because of calfhood vaccination,”
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said Dr. Claude Barton, National
Brucellosis Program director,
USDA Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Veterinary
Services.
“As of May 31, 1995, there
were only 104 known, brucellosis
infected herds that were still under
quarantine,” Barton said. “The
decision to use calfhood vaccina
tion in most herds, especially
those with little or no risk of
becoming infected, should be
made after evaluating the situation
with the owners* veterinarian,
weighing the costs against the
benefits and assessing the real
need on a risk basis.”
“Currently, there arc approxi
mately 23 states that have rules
and regulations mandating calf
hood vaccination. We are taking a
little time and going .state by state
to research the various existing
rules and regulations that mandate
calfhood vaccination,” said Bar
ton. “We must understand the
existing rules before we can make
recommendations for change.”
Policy On Brucellosis Vaccinations
The USDA Policy t*n Calfhood
Vaccination for Brucellosis
includes the following six,key
points:
•Encourage calfhood vaccina
tion in herds and areas where there
is a high risk of exposure to
infection
•Encourage states to rescind
laws and regulations that mandate
vaccination, such as those requir
ing vaccination for importation or
sale
•Educate herd owners and vet
erinary practitioners regarding
vaccination so their decisions on
its use will reflect the advantages,
disadvantages, and appropriate
ness in the herd under
consideration
•Not encourage routine calf
hood vaccination in states and
areas that are classified as free of
brucellosis
•Eliminate federal funding for
the purchase and application of
brucella vaccine, with the excep
tion being infected or designated
high risk herds
•Emphasize the importance of
proper calfhood vaccination as
related to age, dosage, identifica
tion and reporting.
The LCI Brucellosis Commit
tee, one of the organization’s nine
active, issue-based committees,
drafted the document supporting
the USDA policy, and the LCI
Board of Directors adopted the
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resolution during the 79th Annual
Meeting.
Brucellosis Committee Chair,
Mr. Jon Johnson of the Texas
Farm Bureau, said the resolution
will further championn the eradi
cation of brucellosis nationwide.
“In order to meet die goal of being
brucellosis free by December 31,
1998, we’re going to have to iden-
National TV Commercials
Dairy Promotion Milestone
Not only does it appear that the California dairy industry has
been able to come to terms with internal forces that battled against
cooperating with a national advertising campaign via DMI, but the
CMPA is now a partner in the national effort.
As some dairy producers have chosen to not watch television,
and may not get the opportunity to view the commercials, rest
assured, they are good.
The message behind the series is widely understood there ate
times when a beverage (milk) is a necessary or strongly desired
complement to a food, so to be safe, keep the beverage on hand.
This message is conveyed entertainingly and directed to the non
dairy producer, as it should be. This series hits the consumer in the
gut and in the funny bone.
It does not pander to the negative aspects of society at large, nor
does it subjugate the dignity of the dairy industry.
Some of the commercials have been rated as some of the best in
the television industry.
If this isn’t convincing enough of the effectiveness of the com
mercials, the next time you eat a peanut butter sandwich, a rich
chocolate brownie or a batch of chocolate chip cookies, see if you
don’t think about wanting to drink milk.
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tify and eliminate titers from the
cattle herd,” Johnson said.
“A preventive direction would
be tivough vaccination of heifers
within the right time frame. Vacci
nate only heifers four to 10
months of age and use the proper
dosage,” said Johnson. "If the
USDA policy is followed, it will
help eliminate the titer problem.”
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