April Conference To Examine Stray Voltage CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co.) —More than 20 researchers, educators, consultants, and investiga tors will share their knowledge and answer your questions at Stray Voltage and Dairy Farms: A Conference for Farm Advisors, Educators, Utilities, and Public Policy Advisors. The conference will dis cuss the impact, sources,, measurement, prevention, and mitigation of stray voltage on dairy and other livestock farms. It will take place April 9-11, in Camp Hill. Stray voltage is defined by the USDA as “a dif ference in voltage between two surfaces that may be contacted simultaneously by an animal,” When this occurs, the cow acts to complete the circuit and ex periences a small shock or “tingle.” Research shows that stray voltage may increase cow stress and health problems. Sometimes, however, problems at tributed to stray voltage are in fact caused by some thing else, and a multidisciplinary team is needed to identify the actual problem. The conference will begin with an overview of electricity and wiring fundamentals to ensure that Hay & Forage Equipment & Skid Loaders Tractors Simplicity ■Agpgj Lawn & Garden (^ie^ men, Good Selection of Used Equipment BHM FARM ft LAWN EQUIP. We Ship cwuuivo - ir/u%*s * fftiwa W Farts Route 934 - « MOW l*e*tfc rWI of Anneal* PA ■ —=j Hour.: Mon.-Frt, 7iSO - 5 UUol Satnrdq 7:39 to IVeou Telephone 717-887-2211 On Dairy Farms everyone has the background necessary to under stand subsequent, more technical presentations. The program will allow ample time for questions and discussion. It is sure to be a unique educational opportunity for many, including veterinarians, dairy scientists, extension educators, engineers, builders, rural electric contractors, agribusiness, utilities, public policy advisors, and milk coopera tives. Specific objectives of the conference are to: •provide an overview of the fundamentals of elec tricity, power distribution, and farm and home wiring systems, •present research accomplished since the 1991 publication Effects of Electrical Voltage/Current on Farm-Animals: How to Detect and Remedy Prob lems, the most current USDA handbook on the topic, •discuss on-farm and off-farm sources of stray voltage, the National Electric Code, measurement of stray voltage, data interpretation, and mitigation technology, (Turn to Page A4l)
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