A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1998 PDA Announces Psuedorabies (Continued from Page A 1) and all of those were expected to be released from quarantine by the end of the year. According to information pre sented to the commission, there were five breeder herds and five feeder herds in Lancaster County under quarantine. There was one feeder herd in Dauphin County. That puts Pennsylvania at Stage 111 in the program. In order to achieve the next stage, or Stage IV, the pseudorabies-free status of the state has to be maintained for 12 months with no new infections found. After officially reaching Stage IV, another disease-free 12 months is to be required in order to achieve the pseudorabies-free status of Stage V. According to a PDA press release, there are 27 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands which already have achieved Stage V in the national testing program. There arc five states in Stage IV. Since taking the job as agricul ture secretary, Hayes has been actively involved in promoting Pennsylvania agricultural com modities. He has assisted estab lished industries and businesses with expanding into global mark ets, as well as worked with groups of startup entreprenuerial ventures of promise. He also has worked with Gov. Tom Ridge and the Legislature to expand their knowledge of the state’s agricultural resources and how it figures in the state’s eco nomic foundation. This eradication program is seen as a way to enhance the value of the state’s swine herd by increas ing the ease of marketing the swine, and ultimately decreasing the cost and risk of doing business here. During the meeting, Hayes praised the wis dom of Gov. Ridge and the members of the Gen eral Assembly for mak ing the funding avail able to pursue animal disease control and eradication programs. “Heretofore, (the state has) not been very robust with the dollars for eradication of ani mal diseases,” he said. But that is changing. He said the General Assembly allocated money to fight avian influenza (which seems to be under control for the time being), and in the last budget increased the state indemnity funding from $50,000 to $250,000, specifically in anticipation of the pscudorabies eradica tion program project. Hayes said that means that the mandate from the Legislature is clear, and so is the sup port of Gov. Ridge. Hayes said that, around the world, the presence of pseudora bies in a herd or an area is one of the first pieces of information potential buyers of swine want to know. Eradication Program He said that, when he has the opportunity to promote Pennsyl vania's swine industry around the nation or abroad, instead of just saying, “Yes, this or that herd is pseudorabies free,” he would like to say, “The whole state is pseudo rabies free.” Dr. John Enck Jr., director of the state Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services since early June, is project officer for the program. The rest of the project team includes Dr. Phillip Debok, Dr. Zoann Parker, Dr. Bruce Schmucker, Dr. Graham Purchase, Dr. John Roberts, Dr. David Henz ler and USDA’s Dr. Amy Nesselrodt. The project plan for Pennsylva nia’s eradication program was developed by the project team. The plan is a spiral bound document that includes state pseudorabies regulations and the national prog ram regulations, as well as the out line of specific objectives in order to achieve goals. According to the plan’s impact statement, “Pseudorabies has been a serious clinical disease of swine in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the United States. The economic viability of the swine industry is harmed by the affliction. “Pennsylvania is surrounded by states, which are in an advanced stage of pseudorabies control. Tire lack of an aggressive control prog ram has hampered the export of pigs, especially feeder pigs, from Pennsylvania. “Additionally, certain testing requirements for movement within Pennsylvania will be eased with elimination of pseudorabies. Eradication of the disease may eventually clminate the need to vaccinate for pseudorabies, a pro cedure which has been necessary SHADE TREES for Farm & Industry Red Oak, Pin Oak, Sugar Maple, Ash, Native Red Maple, Locust & More. 2" to 4" Caliper - 13' to 16' Some “Park Grade” Trees Many Pre-Dug for Summer Planting. Large Selection of Sizes - Mostly Small Lots 95 Leisey Road I \ Denver, Lancaster County, Pa 17517 717-336-5515 LANDSCAPING ffuttr Immce pencil "We'n Here To Ser% e " “MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS” If you have high deductibles for health insurance, A Medical Savings Account will make sense! Donations to Medical Savings Accounts are tax deductible, interest bearing, and can be used towards any medical or dental bills. 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(If additional herds are discovered, this may be delayed until approximately 12 months after discovery of the last infected herd.) •Attain Stage V (free) Status ... within 12 months of attaining Stage IV Status. • Maintain current surveillance program until Pennsylvania receives “free” status. • Conduct area testing for all high-risk herds (continuous flow feed lots and herds within a 2-mile radius of previously infected herds). •Eliminate infection from new ly identiGcd infected herds within 6 months. Consideration will be given to condemnation and depo pulation within IS days if neces sary to advance to Stage IV. • Establish additional surveil lance measures as described in the National Program Standards. • Maintain Stage V Status by documenting continued com pliance with National Program Standards. After the announcement, some concerns were expressed by pro ducer representatives that the con demnation and indemnity aspect still remains an unanswered ques tion. 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