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Calving Season Demonstrates White Park Cattle’s Calm, Even Temperament
Glenn Wenger, left, breeds and owns 23 cows, their calves, and four bulls of British
White Park Cattle, aided by herdsman Bill Paul. Photo by Michelle Ranch
Lancaster Farming’s 2001 Reference Guide to
Animal Health and Housing, included in this issue, fea
tures information about livestock certification, dairy
reproduction troubleshooting, news for cattle feeders,
avian influenza identification and control, foot and
mouth disease information, and other items.
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Four Sections
Poultry Council’s
Annual Fundraiser
Features Mattea
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
An evening of fellowship and
fun marks PennAg Industries
Association Poultry Council’s
annual fundraising banquet.
The “dinner theater”-type
program, Monday, April 9 at the
Hershey Lodge and Convention
Center, features entertainment
by Kathy Mattea.
Mattea combines country,
folk, pop, and gospel ideals to
craft music that “explores the
kind of love most people profess
to want: full of safety, security,
dedication, and intensity,” ac
cording to promotional materi
als from the Council.
Last year about 1,200 at
tended the dinner theater at the
Hershey Lodge and Convention
Center.
According to Jim Shirk, vice
president of the Council, about
$70,000 was raised at last year’s
event.
The money, he said, pays for
Council education programs
and legislative work for the
poultry industry.
“We have a strong poultry
health program, and we work
very closely with the state,” he
said.
Programs involve education
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Saturday, April 7, 2001
MICHELLE RANCK
Lancaster Farming Staff
MYERSTOWN (Lebanon Co.) The sight of white calves with
black noses, legs, and ears capering beside their mothers this spring
will turn the heads of more than a few passersby in Myerstown this
spring.
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One of Wenger’s favorite characteristics about the Brit
ish White Park breed is their calm, even temperament.
Lawmakers Take Proactive
Stance Against FMD, BSE
MICHELLE RANCK
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Animal disease was the
center of attention for legisla
tors, university researchers, vet
erinarians, and producers
gathered here at the capitol
building Wednesday.
The meeting also worked to
highlight the challenge that ag
riculture is facing and help pro
ducers take precautions and
learn how to respond if a disease
arrives in the U.S.
Because of England’s out
break, and the vast amount of
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media attention which has been
centered on the disease, foot and
mouth disease was the much
discussed topic of the meeting.
Legislators had a broad range of
questions for the authorities
present.
Disease symptoms include
blisters on the coronary band, in
the interdigital spaces, inside the
mouth on the tongue, lips, or
gums, on the udder and teats,
and on the snout of pigs. Exces
sive salivation and lameness are
also classic symptoms.
A suspected case should be
immediately reported. At the
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