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PHIL DURST
Extension Agent
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Research out of the Uni
versity of Tennessee shows that a
case of clinical mastitis before
first service prolongs the time
before a cow gets bred.
According to the research, cows
with clinical mastitis in early lac
tation were first-serviced a hill
cycle (23 days) later than cows
which did not have mastitis.
Add to that discarding treated
milk in early lactation and reduced
milk yield from cows with masti
tis and you can see that for the
sake of breeding, milk and profit it
would be good to set a goal to
reduce mastitis within the first 90
days of milk.
Why is it then that many pro
ducers seem to have problems
with early lactation cows, the veiy
ernes that we want to keep from
getting mastids?
There are several reasons. It
would be good to consider
whether these apply to your herd.
Consider these possiblides:
A cow may freshen with the
same masdds that she has been
infected with since dry-off. To
find out if this is a problem with
your herd, check your records.
Are cows that have masdds in ear
ly lactadon the same ones that had
Average Farm
Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers
across the state to have
handy reference of com
modity input costs in
their feeding operations
for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock
feed cost data, here's
last week’s average
costs of various ingre
dients as compiled from
regional reports across
the state of
Pennsylvania.
Remember, these are
averages, so you will
need to adjust your fig
ures up or down accord
ing to your location and
the quality of your crop.
Com, No.2y 3.018
bu., 5.40 cwL
Wheat, No. 2
3.265 bu., 5.453 cwt.
Barley, No. 3
2.038 bu., 4.36 cwt
Oats. No. 2 1.678
bu., 5.235 cwt
Soybeans, No. 1
7.183 bu., 11.995 cwt
Ear Com 84.21
ion, 4.21 cwt
Alfalfa Hay
138.75 ton, 6.938 cwt
Mixed Hay—l32.oo
ton. 6.6 cwt
Timothy Hay
138.00 ton, 6.9 cwt
mastitis at the end of their previ
ous lactation? Is it in the same
quarter? Infections of Staph
aureus arc veiy difficult to cure
even if with a dry treatment
because of the nature of the bac
teria which walls itself off in the
udder and is thus protected from
the antibiotic.
Secondly, consider the calving
environment and the immediate
care at calving. The cow, as well
as the calf, is very prone to new
infections at this time. She may
be leaking, the calf may be allow
ed to suckle, the environment may
be wet and contaminated. Any of
these may be all the opening that
is needed for bacteria to invade the
teat and gain a foothold in the
cow.
Thirdly, think about the stress
that cow is under; stress on her
immune system and her ability to
fight off infections. Maybe the
same practices that have accept
able results for most of the herd
are not good enough at this time of
acute stress. Maybe you should
consider special practices for early
lactation cows if you have been
having a problem with early mas
titis. Special practices could
involve extra cleaning, extra bed
ding, barrier type teat dip, a milk
first routine or other special care
practices which may not only be
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Emergency Statewide Hearing Set To
Consider Modifying Over-Order Premium
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to the Milk Marketing
Law. 31 P.S. § 700j-101 et seq.,
that the Commonwealth of Pen
nsylvania Milk Marketing Board
(“Board”) will conduct an
emergency public hearing for all
milk marketing areas on October
10, 1997, commencing at 9:00
a.m. in Meeting Room B on the
second floor of the Farm Show
Complex, Cameron and Maclay
Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The purpose of the emergency
nearing is to receive evidence con
cerning whether the current over
order premium of $.BO per hun
dredweight, as established by
impractical for the whole herd, but
unnecessary.
Take it seriously enough to do it
right
But, before you start anything,
honestly evaluate the performance
of your herd on early lactation
mastitis. Record not only the clini
cal cases but also those which are,
by DHIA criteria, new infections.
Go back in your records and
determine the extent of the prob
lem. Write it down. Then set a
goal for the level that you believe
you can achieve within three
months or six months. Write that
down too!
Now start by taking the steps to
change the situation you have.
The payback will be tremend
ous when you reduce early lacta
tion mastitis; in milk, in breeding,
and importantly, in money.
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Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers, as
requested in petitions filed by the
Pennsylvania Department of Agri
culture, the Pennsylvania State
Grange, and the Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau.
The petitioners and the staff of
the Board arc deemed to be parties
to this hearing and to have com
plied with the following filing
requirements. Other persons who
wish to present evidence may be
included on the Board’s list of par
ties by (1) having their attorney
flic with the Board on or before
October 3, 1997, a notice of
appearance substantially in the
form prescribed by I Pa. Code §
3125 or (2) if unrepresented by
counsel, filing with tire Board on
or before October 3, 1997, notifi
cation of their desire to be
included as a party.
Evidence deemed by the Board
to be relevant to this hearing
includes but is not limited to:
1. The current average cost of
milk production in Pennsylvania
and current average daily farm
income in Pennsylvania compared
with that data for April 1977,
when the Board established the
S.BO over-order premium now in
effect
2. Prevailing {vices and asso
ciated premiums for milk in New
York, Maryland, Ohio, New
Jersey, and Virginia, along with
the cost of transporting that milk
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3. Supply-demand patterns that
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lending institutions to extend cre
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Ptesubmission of testimony and
exhibits is not required. However,
copies of written testimony and
exhibits shall be provided at the
hearing to members of the Board
and to all other parties, with at
least twenty (20) additional copies
made available in the hearing
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Parties that wish to offer in evi
dence documents on file with the
Board, public documents, or
records in other proceedings
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Board to take official notice of
facts, shall comply with, tespe
tively, I Pa. Code § 35.164,
35.165, 35.167. or 35.173.
A prehearing conference for all
parties will be held at 2:00 p.m. on
October 6, 1997, in Room 110 of
the Agriculture Building, 2301
North Cameron Street, Harris
burg, Pennsylvania.
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Board is Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Board, Room 110,
Agriculture Building, 2301
North Cameron Street, Harris
burg, PA 17110-9408.
PENNSYLVANIA MILK
MARKETING BOARD
O. Frank Garcia
Executive Secretary