Turkey Industry Can Develop Program (Continued from Pag* At) by a bacteria), which can be just as deadly, especially for die very young, very old, or immunosuppressed. The Centers for Disease Control and the USDA Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service agree that 95 parent of the cases of foodbome illness occur because food is not properly handled and prepared. “At proper temperature, one bacterium can become 16 mil lion within eight hours,” said Kradel. Kradel said that HACCP can briefly be described as “Number 1, say what you will do; number 2, do what you say; and three, be able to prove it" The BMP strategy, while similar to HACCP,. can be justas effective in ensuring control “I don't think wo have an option of not developing some type of program,” said Dr. David Kradel, Industry coordlna torof the Pa. Egg Quality Assurance Program (PEQAP), left, on Thursday. Kradel spoke during a panel with Dan Benson. Rocco Enterprises. - - ■ - HI-MAG I AG LIME | HI-CAL f , Ut II ,rmt > f . Ml Cash Discount Savings on Delivery For your convenience calls received Mon.-Sat. until 9:00 pm 1-800-724-3277 Serving PA, MD, Delmarva, NJ, NY ft (U) of foodbome pathogens, except that HACCP is more record intensive. A turkey BMP would be: • Purchase healthy poults from breeder flocks monitored for Salmonella. • Have rodent control program. •Place birds in clean, well ventilated facilities. • Attend to feed quality and proper feed storage. Use well formulated and properly pcllctizcd-crumblcd feeds. • Use closed (nipples) drinking system. • Use competitive exclusion (CE) product (antibiotics) post hatch. A detailed HACCP program is similar, but more record-based: • Purchase poults that are Sal- < r* - ‘ M ' -<X Diesel Engine Service • New - Rebuilt Used Engines end Power Units • New John Deere Ind. 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Use pelleted-crumbled Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14,1M6-A27 feeds. Possibly require negative Salmonella certification and ran domly test feed for Salmonella. ■ Use closed (nipple) drinking system. Test water for coliforms and chlorinate water regularly if positive. • Use competitive exclusion (antibiotic) product The turkey industry needs some form of BMP or HACCP strategy because “it’s obviously a hot political issue.” said Kradel. Importantly, education is a key factor if the turkey industry wants to be able to survive. Already, according to Dan Benson, Rccco Enterprises, who also spoke about the implications of food safety on turkey growers, the seafood indus try has begun to work closely with USDA in developing a HACCP type program. There will never, however, be a completely sterile food supply, because of (he normal “competi tive' ' nature of the naturally occur ing bacteria. "We’ve failed to let people know about the normality of things,” said Kradel, and that there will always be chances for the presence of salmonella in the food supply. It is most important to try to control the level and make sure consumers cook the food properly and follow proper sanita tion levels at all times. A critical part of a BMP or HACCP strategy is the use of medications and antibiotics. But “I would 10-times rather see peo ple react to the management aspects of turkeys—to making the LANCASTER COUNTY MAKING A DIFFERENCE A reception and “community meet”, hosted by the committee to elect RON FORD County Commissioner. FOCUS: Farming & Farmland Tuesday, October 24 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Bird-In-Hand Family Restaurant Speakers; Dr. Donald Kraybill & Frank Ludwig Farmers, Friends and the Farming Community invited! 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Wages reviewed the various types of antibiotics available, including a description of each, the usage, dose, and effective use for a range of treatment scenarios. He also emphasized the importance of closely monitoring the treatment. There is work under way to “fast track” labels so they could be more easily read and understood. “I think there is a need or at least a reason to look at feed medi cation not only from an expense standpoint but as followup therapy it’s an excellent choice.” Other sessions at the day-long seminar included water quality/ nipple systems, poult quality, cleaning and disinfecting houses prior to placement, and poult enterids/sudden death. Cobbie Bums, Treasurer * FURNACE SITS OUTSIDE - 10'-100' from horns/ busmess/bam. * CONVENIENT - Load every 10-12 hours. Bums logs up to 16" in diameter & 30' long. Stops most log splitting. * THERMOSTAT CONTROLLED-Even heal * EASILY CONNECTS to forced Air/Hot Water System. Needs no chimney or water heater. 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