Regional FFA Members Receive National Recognition (Continued from Page D 7) Poultry Production Oceola Soil and Water Management Forest Specialty Crop Production HaMland Swine Production, Entrepreneur Milford Center Career Development Event Participant Agricultural Mechanics Bulling Green Agricultural Sales JeramesMile Dairy Union Cuv Dairy Foods Ashland Dairy Handlers Kmione High Schoo' Extemporaneous Public Sprakinf Elfin High School LaGrancc Manon Farm Business Management Convoy Floriculture Pcrrysbuff Forestry Logan Horse Medina Livestock Wcsl Union Marketing Plan Hillsdale High School Meats Evaluation and Technology Ashland Ashland High School Jcromcsvillc Nursery/Landscape Milford Parliamentary Procedure icromcsMilc Poultry Jcromcs% die Prepared Public Speaking Oxford National Chapter Award Bowling Green Bloomdalc Dob Gnadenhuitcn Official Delegate Greenville Carthage Falconer Neversink Hubbardsville American FFA Degree Boonville Bouckvillc Coblcskill Madison Medusa Munnsville Munnsvitle Munnsville National Officer Candidate Munnsville Career Development Event Participant Agricultural Issues Greenwich Agricultural Issues Medina Agricultural Mechanics Penn Yan Chester D. Hughes Extension Livestock Specialist . INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS CAUSE LOSSES Researchers have determined that intramuscular injections in cattle can cause lesions and tough spots in meat, decreasing the value of beef. Therefore, intramuscular injections should be eliminated. In recent checkoff-funded research, heifer calves were used in a study conducted by Colorado State University to evaluate intra muscular injection reactions. Each Ohio Damn M Karchcr Keith Crook* Rvan Nogglc Jeff Adams Bowling Green High School Hillsdale High School Mississinaw Valley High School Ashland High School Crestview Local High School Renta JVS Logan High School Medina County Career Center Ohio Valley Vocational High School Upper Valley Greenville South Central FFA Live Oaks High School Hillsdale High School Hillsdale High School Talawanda High School Bowling Green Elmwood Hardin Nonhem Indian Valle) New York Chmiy Bensen, President Kate Costa, Vice President Andrew Sears, Secretary Enc Goldstein, Treasurer Dale Jennings, Sentinel Leon M Atwell Laune A Bono Steven E Smith Jennifer Smith Suzanne Roggio Aaron Olmsted Wayne T Wagner JohnW Wagner John Wagner Greenwich High School Medina High School Penn Yan Academy School weaning-age calf randomly received intramuscular injections of two of eight different com pounds, one in the left top sirloin butt and one in the left outside round. The compounds examined were a saline preparation, a modified-live virus vaccine, a combination virus vaccine, a clo stridial bacterin, a vitamin ADE mixture, an aqueous antibiotic, a macrolide antibiotic, and a long lasting oxytetracycline antibiotic. Most compounds administered Washington CH New Pans Camden Oxford Versailles Amanda Anna Ansonia Blanchcster Canal Winchester Lees Creek Pembcr\<lle Milford Center Greenville Johnstown Lynchburg London Castalia Marvivillc Clayton Oak Harbor Tontogany Ml Blanchard Tiffin Vincent Wauseon Millersburg Zanesville Band Member Tecumseh Edison Chorus Member Agriscience Teacher Award Dalton Honorary American FFA Degree - Teacher Lucas f Liberty Center Honorary American FFA Degree - Other Bryan Thorns illc New York Agricultural Sales Yorkshire Dairy Cattaraugus Dairy Foods Belleville Dairy Handlers Schoharie Extemporaneous Public Speaking Medina, Medina High School Farm Business Management Sherman Forestry Hudson Falls Horse Greenville Livestock Greenville Nursery/Landscape Greenville Parliamentary Procedure Coblesktll Poultry Greenville Prepared Public Speaking Greenville caused an unacceptably high lesion incidence. Researchers identified a greater variation in tenderness among subprimals containing visible lesions, com pared to non-injected subprimals (controls) from the right side of the same animal. Moreover, inject subprimals with non-visible lesions had greater variation in tenderness compared to non injected subprimals. The intra muscular administration of all the compounds caused unacceptable tissue consequences. Animal health companies are making efforts to eliminate the intramuscular injection. New pharmaceuticals are being de veloped utilizing the subcuta neous route of administration. Producers should make every effort to perform proper injection practices and support beef quality assurance programs. Hog prices are expected to average in the mid-sSo’s per cwt in fourth-quarter 1996 through Miami Trace National Trail Preble Shawnee Talawanda Versailles Amanda Clear Creek Anna Ansonia Blanc hesicr Canal Winchester East Clinton Eastwood Fairbanks Greenville Johnstown Lynchburg-Clay Madison Plains Margaret!* Marysville Miami Valley CTC Oak Harbor Otsego Riverdalc Sentinel Tiffin Warren Wauseon West Holmes West Muskingum Danny Fmfrock Matthew Raymond Kimberly M Deal Jaime L Hathaway John J Vanderpool Dennis H Finley Robert F Sieving Duane A KniscK Star Grandparent Gladys Oonson Retired Ohio House of Representative l Paul P Mechting Pioneer High School Caneraufus High School Belleville Henderson High School Schoharie High School Sherman High School So Ad Gd Center Greenville Central High School Greenville High School Greenville High School Coblesktll Richmondville High School Greenville High School Greenville 1 County School Hog Price Forecast (Continued from Page 06) Show and Rodeo performances and met with fellow FFA mem bers from around the nation. Other highlights included the selection of top FFA members in 40 agricultural proficiency award areas, national career skill compe titions, prepared and extempor aneous public speaking contests, and a parliamentary procedure contest The American Star Farm er and American Star in Agribusi- Agriscience Teacher of the Year National Finalist Ohio Dennis Finley of Dalton has been named a national finalist in the FFA Agriscience Teacher of the Year Program. Finley, advisor of the Wayne Co. FPA Chapter, has involved his students in a variety of food processing topics such as bakery science and meat processing. The Agnscience Teacher of the Year Program is co-sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund and PCS Sales as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. American Star Farmer National Finalist Ohio Russell Zeedyk, 21, of Bryan, has been named national finalist for the 1996 FFA American Star Farmer award. Zeedyk bought 180 acres with his two brothers and sister after their father died. Today he and a partner farm 1,300 acres. He is the grandson of Gladys Donson. His advisor is Ray Woodring Ohio John H. Davis of Scio will receive the FFA VIP Citation for his exemplary service to the organization. Davis has retired as a leader in agricultural education for over 30 years. He was director of the Ohio FFA Camp and helped get the successful State fpA pounr|fl||op Mu I | National Chapter Award Hamilton Medina Band Member Pioneer Westfield Honorary American FFA Degree - Other Westfield Westfield Ellenville New York Bill Catania, 20, of Westfield, is the 1995-96 National FFA Vice President for the eastern region. During his year of service to the FFA, Catania traveled more than 100,000 miles and provided leadership to the 452,885 FFA members nationwide. He and the five other national officers met with leaders in agriculture, government, business and industry from across the United States and Japan to discuss agricultural and educational issues. Catania attended Fredonia State University where he was majoring in agricultural education. His parents are William and Toni Catania. He is a member of the Westfield FFA Chapter where his advisor is Phil Baideme. third-quarter 1997. Continuing strong exports, economic growth, increasing food service demand, and relatively low pork stocks are factors that should support prices over the next IS months. Howev er, prices may be tempered by ris- ♦ ing supplies of competing meats. Pork production declines will boost fourth-quarter 1996 and first-quarter 1997 prices above a year earlier. But increased produc tion in the second and third quar ters of 1997 will put prices at or below 1996. Production is expected to rise about'4 percent in fourth-quarter 1997, which will push hog prices below $5O per cwL Benefit Of Pre-Conditioned Calves Calves that are “pre-condi tioned” may be more valuable to the cattle feeder for several rea sons. Feeding demonstrations have shown preconditioned calves will gain 45-75 pounds in the first 30 days after weaning when fed balanced grain diets with frec- ness were named, and 1,537 mem bers received the American FFA Degree, the organization’s highest award. Top chapters based on their overall success at involving members were also recognized. In addition, the 1996-1997 national FFA officers were elected and in stalled. The National Agricultural Career Show and the National FFA Alumni Convention were held in conjunction with the FFA convention. VIP Award Humlion Central Medina Brian Zielemeslu Matthew Baideine National Officer Parent Tom Catania National'Officer Parent William Catania President Imperial Schrade Corporation Waller A Gardiner National FFA Officer choice hay or pasture. Reconditioning has added to the quality and buyer acceptance of calves sold at grouped and graded feeder calf sales. Improve feedlot performance of preconditioned calves has helped increase their demand by cattle feeders. Mor bidy and mortality are decreased in preconditioned calves, especial ly when compared to non preconditioned, comingled calves under stressful conditions. For the record, preconditioning generally includes weaning, intro duction to grain-based feeds, and vaccination of calves for respira tory and clostridial diseases. Most programs insist that the male calves be dehorned and properly healed. They may also require treatment for internal and external parasites and the use of growth promoting implants. 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