BUTLER (Butler Co.) The
Northwest Keystone Junior Beef
Classic is scheduled for the
Butler Fairgrounds on Memorial
Day weekend, May 23 - 24. This
will be the 13th year for the all
breed steer and heifer show that
has drawn cattle and exhibitors
from five states.
It gives youth under 21 years
of age an opportunity to enter
competition drawn from a larger
area than usually seen at the
county fairs in which they com
pete during the summer.
Exhibitors do not have to be
4-H or FFA members to partici
pate. A friendly, helpful atmos
phere makes this the perfect
preview show for beginning
showmen.
There are already 73 steers
and 50 heifers entered in the
1998 contest and late entries
will be accepted until 8:30 a.m.
on show day. Exhibitors are
reminded that all animals must
be accompanied with proper
health charts indicating free
dom from disease and proper
vaccinations as set forth by the
regional Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Animal Industry.
The three-day Memorial Day
weekend allows Monday for rest
and recuperation, since the open
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Keystone Junior Beef Classic May 23 - 24
cattle show is scheduled on
Sunday. For the first time this
year the Pennsylvania Junior
Polled Hereford Association will
hold their spring show in con
junction with the Classic. Their
show is slated for 1 p.m.
Saturday. Following that, the
always popular Classic
Showmanship Contest will get
under way.
An educational program on
Quality Assurance will also be
offered Saturday afternoon, fol
lowed by a pizza party. Also new
for 1998 is a trade show featur
ing businesses that help sponsor
the show. Trade show exhibits
will be open both days.
Sunday brings the real
excitement when the steer and
breeding classes are judged. In
the heifer show, premiums will
be paid for all classes and tro
phies will be awarded for grand
champion, reserve champion,
and bred and owned. Registered
heifers will show by breed and
commercial classes will be held
for unregistered heifers. A prize
of $2OO will be awarded to the
supreme champion heifer of the
show.
The popular county steer
classes will again be offered for
any county (from any state) that
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has five or more preregistered
steers. County winners will win
a jackpot of $lO times the num
ber of steers shown in the class.
Clubs and co. groups coordinate
plans for the group to partici
pate, and someone from each
county wins the jackpot. So far,
seven counties have enough
entries for a county steer class.
They are Beaver, Butler,
AHI Announces Action Plan to Address Antibiotic Use
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The
Animal Health Institute, a U.S.
trade association representing
manufacturers of animal health
products, has announced an
action plan to address the com
plex issue of antibiotic use in
animals.
“AHI is committed to a multi
pronged strategy that will
simultaneously assess any pos
sible risk of antibiotic use in ani
mals and assure that these
drugs are used prudently by
those charged with the health
and well-being of animals.” said
Alexander S. Matthews, AHI
president and CEO. “We share
the concerns of the human med
ical community that overuse of
these important medicines can
lead to resistance.”
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Lawrence, Crawford, Venango,
Mercer, and Indiana. There is
also an all others division, for
those not having enough entries
for a county class. The county
champions will then compete
with the all others champion for
grand champion steer with a
prize of $250 and reserve cham
pion steer with a prize of $lOO.
AHl’s approach is based on
working in concert with govern
ment agencies, the Food and
Drug Administration and
United States Department of
Agriculture, who have oversight
for the regulation of animal
health care products and moni
tor resistance. AHl’s plan to
reduce the potential for resis
tance in humans and assure the
availability of animal antibiotics
combines several elements
including:
• An independent assessment
to examine the benefits and rel
ative risk to people of treating
animals with antibiotics.
• Development of guidelines
for the prudent use of antibiotics
in farm animals
• Support for improved sur-
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Entry forms have been
mailed to past participants. For
more information or entry
forms, contact your county
extension agent or Beth
Wingard, show secretary, (814)
782-3992, or write Northwest
Keystone Junior Beef Classic c/o
Bob Calvert, Mercer County
Extension Office, RO. Box 530,
Mercer, PA 16137.
veillance and monitoring of how
animal antibiotics are used.
Matthews stated that the
approach demonstrates that the
animal health industry shares
the concern of public health offi
cials that the inappropriate use
of antibiotics whether on the
farm, in hospitals, or by physi
cians can contribute to the
increase of antibiotic resistant
bacteria
In addition, an information
kit explaining the issue has been
developed and is composed of
the following documents
• Backgrounder on antibiotic
use in farm animals
• Fact sheets on two common
foodborne bacteria - salmonella
and Campylobacter
• Summary of research con
ducted in the past 40 years
• Fast facts and answers to
commonly asked questions
• Information on the process
of antibiotic approval
• Sample labeled indications
for antibiotics.
The kit can be obtained
through the internet at
www.ahi.org/info/general/antibi
otics.htm or send a fax request
to (703) 684-0125 to receive a
mailed copy.
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