A3B-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, April 15, 2000 (Continued from Pago A 1) “Just as agriculture was the life blood of our Commonwealth’s past, it is also the key to a pros perous future. Our farmers must always be the defining charac teristic of Pennsylvania’s land scape. That’s why we start the new millennium by committing $lOO million over the next five years to preserve our Com monwealth’s precious farmland. “It’s a compelling ack nowledgement of the basic truth that our environment is not in herited from our parents, but borrowed from our children. Ag ncul turc is inescapably entwined with our environ ment.’’ Also at the board meeting, Russell Nickel was honored for his work on the farmland pres ervation board since it was cre ated in 1989. The farmland preservation program allows (he state and counties to purchase develop ment rights, referred to as ease ments, to guarantee that farms will remain as agricultural land. The funds for farmland preser vation in the “Growing Greener” program come from Gov. Ridge’s top legislative pri ority last fall when he signed into law nearly $650 million to protect open space, eliminate the maintenance backlog in state parks, clean up abandoned Use of Bulk Tank Milk Somatic Cell Count To Assess Udder Health Bhushan Jayarao, MVSc, Ph.D, MPH Extension Veterinarian Analysis of bulk tank somatic cell counts (BTSCC) along with bulk tank milk culturing for mastitis pathogens can be used effectively to monitor herd udder health status. Bulk tank somatic cell counts (BTSCC) in milk is comprise mostly of leuco cytes that enter the udder to destroy mastitis causing bacte ria and to repair damaged udder tissue. Loop Stalls Designed For Durability Finished with baked on TGIC Polyester Powder Coating Superior to Epoxy! Wide Front • Protection from rust • Chip resistant & corrosion • Smooth finish stays • Resists acid & chemicals cleaner Wide Front Loop Stalls I Versatile design offers greater cow comfort. Generous lunge space for head & neck between top & bottom of loop Loop Stall Construction Features Heavy Duty Construction with 2 steel tubing with 12 gauge (.108) wall Spray transfer method used on welds _ Added Value With Our 2 Coat Process! JtUr 1 Pive step metal preparation including iron phosphate conversion coating to enhance adhesion & prevent undercoat corrosion 2 Zinc rich epoxy powder undercoat 3 TGIC polyester powder top coat, baked at 400° to fuse coats, forming a cross link molecular bond Paul B. Zimmerman, Inc. 295 Woodcorner Rd. • Lititz, PA 17543 • 717/738-7365 1 mile West of Ephrata Hours: Call or write for additional information Mon.-Fri.: 7-5 and the name of your nearest dealer g at . 7.11 To celebrate the preservation of 101 farms in Gov. Tom the cake is cut. The latest group of 34 farms were ap- Ridge s time table of 100 days, these members of the state proved at the state perservation board meeting and local farmland preservation boards pose Just before Thursday. Photo by Everett Newswanger, editor. mines, restore watersheds, pro vide funds for recreational trails, help communities address land use, provide new and upgraded water and sewer system along with preserving farmland. All milk samples will contain some somatic cells, however their numbers increase consid erably when an mastitis causing bacteria cause inflammation, or there is injury to the udder. Injured mammary tissue and high number of somatic cells fol lowing an infection can clog the tiny milk ducts in the udder which in turn results in lowered secretion and production. Although somatic cells are always present in milk, their numbers vary significantly 101 Farms In 100 Days Last month Gov. Ridge unveiled his 2000-01 budget pro posing $135 million to fund the second year of the five-year ini tiative. These funds will come among both infected and unin fected cows. Variations in SCC are also influenced by the stage of lactation, season of the year, and individual cow response to infection. Taking into account Freedom BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster Farming from $lOO million in new money To mark the event, a large cel from the general fund and $35 ebration cake was on hand at the million in funds redirected from close of the board for the recycling and hazardous everyone present to commemo sites cleanup funds and the rate the “momentous mile landfall closure accounts. stone.” these factors, it is difficult to assess udder health in a herd from BTSCC’s with just one sample. Work done at Penn State has shown that at least 4-6 raw milk business, workshop, garage, pool, greenhouse, and more samples tested for BTSCC over a 8-12 week period to be extremely helpful in making decisions with regard to udder health status of a herd. (Turn to Page A 43)
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