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12 — THE BRUSSELS POST, DECEMBER 5, 1979
Better calving records
Ted Burnside of the University of Guelph
suggested there be more records made of
calving ease, and of milk production when
he spoke at the annual meeting of the
Huron County Holstein Club held at the
Belgrave W,I. hall on Wednesday.
"As we go to larger cattle, larger herds,
we have a significant number of cattle that
are stillborn that might have had a high
genetic potential," Dr. Burnside said,
adding that they would like to get the
farmer's help in gettting calving ease
recorded in the new year.
"We need to know more about reproduc-
tion on the female side. I think we've got
cattle that have a lot more milk and better
udders, than we had a decade ago," he
said adding that this was the direct result
of progeny testing programs.
Dr. Burnside also talked about milk
recording, stating he was convinced that
70-80 per cent of dairy farmers should be
recording milk production.
He said the DHAS program in Quebec,
the largest milk recording program in
Canada today, has seen a rapid increase.
He spoke about the Canadian Milk
Recording Board which has been running a
comparison between owner supplier pro-
grams and supervisor programs and he
said they have been seeing an expansion in
milk recording. Dr. Burnside said that milk
recording has a lot of benefits and he didn't
think it was emphasized enough,
"It'll enable us to do a better job of
breeding cattle," he said.
Part of the improvement in test groups is
to get a type classification, he said, He
talked about Quebec, where if farmers
agree to go on test record, they have to
agree to test young bulls on one third of
their herd.
"If you supplied young bulls on one third
of your herd, we have plenty of evidence
that this will maximize the genetic pro-
gress," he told the farmers.
Not more than six per cent of cows are
being bred to young bulls," he said.
He suggested that from now on, farmers
should arm themselves with the facts and
that it's going to take a lot more
co-operation and participation from breed-
ers to get the facts down in matter of feed
utilization, milk testing and other things.
Gordon Bell, Fieldman for the Holstein-
Friesan Association presented the
following people with High Production
certificates at the meeting: Cliff McNeil of
R.R.6, Goderich-three certificates; Allan
Wylie of Clifford - three certificates; the
John Franken Estate near Auburn-one
certificate. George Hayden of the Garde
area placed first with the Huron County
High Average and Ray Cox of Goderich
Township was ,second.
Bob Vodden of 1-Iol-Den Farms near
Clinton received the Premier Breeder and
Premier Exhibitor certificate for Huron
County.
Dennis Martin, fieldman from the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
office in Clinton presented the Honor
Certificates.
The Holstein Club also elected its 1980
executive.
They are; President Bob McNeil
Past President-Bob Vodden, First Vice-
President-Bill Gibbings, Secretary-Treas-
urer-Don Watson, and directors Dave
Marshall, Keith Johnston, Murray Howatt,
Glenn Hodgins, Murray Donaldson, Ken
Ramsey, Jim McKague, Wilbert Freeman,
Stu Steckle, Joe Van Osch, Bob Carter and
Hank Binnendyk.
Eight collisions
colli sions which caused an C. Fisher of Wingham were
estimated $12,050.00 in
property damage and
injuries to one person.
RR#2 Bluevale and Debbie
28, 1979, Neil Warwick of
On Wednesday, November Highway #4.
received minor injuries as a
result of the collision.
involved in a collision on
Highway #86, east of
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During the week
November 25-December 2,
1979, officers at Wingham
Detachement, Ontario
Provincial Police, conducted
forty investigations.
Seven charges were laid
under the Highway Traffic
Act and twelve
warnings were issued.
Five charges were laid
under the Liquor Control
Act. Seven charges were laid
under the Criminal Code.
During the week, there
were eight motor vehicle