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A16 — THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 14, 1981
Huron farm news
War on warbles
is successful
Since Ontario's war on
warbles campaign began four
years ago, the incidence of
warble infestations in beef
cattle is down to nine per
cent.
"It is encouraging to see
such a rapid decline in the
rate of infestation, but we're
not satisfied yet," says Ralph
Macartney, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food beef
cattle specialist.
The ministry's campaign to
promote warble treatment
began when meat packers
reported that 33 per cent of
the cattle coming into the
packing plants each spring
were infested with grubs.
Grubs enter the cattle after
warble flies lay eggs on the
undersides of the animals in
the summer. During the
winter the grubs migrate up
through the animal's body to
the back where they form'
cysts and eventually bore
through the hide.
"Warble infestation de-
values the beef carcass
because all of the affected
meat and fat must be trim-
med away, resulting in an
unattractive retail product."
says Mr. Macartney.
The war on warbles cam-
paign encouraged producers
to treat cattle during the fall
before the grubs caused any
damage. And, in addition to
reducing the grub infesta-
tions, the warble treatment is
showing other side benefits.
"We've found the health
and management improved
Dr. Boris Ragula,
C.C.F.P., spoke on early
detection of cancer of the
bowel at the annual meeting
of the Huron County Unit of
the Canadian Cancer Society
Tuesday evening, October 6.
The Russian-born Dr. Rag-
ula received his medical
training in Belgium, graduat-
ing in 1951. He came to
Canada in 1954 and now
practises family medicine in
London. He is medical advis-
or to the Canadian Cancer
Society, London Branch and
assistant clinical professor
with the Department of Fam-
ily Practice at the University
of Western Ontario.
Through his speech, Dr.
Ragula familiarized the aud-
ience with his experience in
the early detection of bowel
cancer by use of a simple test
of occult blood screening at
the time of yearly or general
examinations on all patients
40 years of age and over.
Dr. Ragula said a survival
rate of five years for all kinds
of cancer of the colon and
rectum is about 40 per cent
and it does not improve in
spite of extensive and mod-
ern treatment including stir-.
gery, radiotherapy and che-
motherapy.
"It appears that the only
way to fight canter at the
present time is early detect-
ion of this, disease," he
reported.
Dr. Ragula said that the
because of the warbles treat-
ments," says Mr. Macartney
"While the producers ran the
cattle through chutes for
treatment, they also vaccina-
ted."
Treating cattle for warbles
also reduced the toll of other
parasites such as lice, and
increased rates of gain. Cur-
rent information shows treat-
ed cattle gain about 10 kg (23
lb.) more over the winter than
untreated cattle. Based on
1981 beef prices, this re-
presents an additional $16
per head.
Cost of warbles treatment
ranges depending on the size
of the animal. For example, it
costs about 40 cents to treat a
180 kg (400 lb.) calf and about
80 cents to treat a 450 kg.
(1000 lb.) animal.
"Producers should treat all
growing cattle, both cattle
going into the feedlot and
beef heifers kept for breeding
purposes," says Mr. Macart-
ney. "October is the ideal
time but producers can treat
until the end of November."
Recommended products
for warble control include
Neguvon, Grubex, Co-op
Grub Killer, Rotenone and
Spotton.
Ralph Macartney,
Beef Specialist
This summer several corn
fields showed some deficien-
cy symptoms. Poor crop
rotations and poor soil
structure are part of the
problem in many cases, but I
am not going to harp on this
occurrence of bowel cancer is
frequent enough to justify
routine screening for early
diagnosis. If the doctor does
not offer such screening, the
patient should ask for it, he
said.
The screening used by Dr.
Ragula, known as hemoccult
blood testing, takes only a
few minutes and is simple
and inexpensive for the
early diagnosis of cancer of
the gastrointestinal tract.
"Most of my patients
diagnosed with this system
were asymptomatic and a
maliganancy wouldn't have
been detected for another
year or two without the
hemoccult test," he explain-
ed.
Also, because of his simple
screening method, many pat-
ients are spared other painful
tests. Only those showing
certain signes from the first
screening are subjected to
further tests, he explained.
issue. Now anyone who
suspected a zinc deficiency
can have a soil test analyzed
for this micro-
nutrient.
As of October 1st, 1981,
soil tests for zinc and also
magnesium, will be available
from the University of
Guelph. It will cost $3 for each
test.
Some special techniques
apply when soil sampling for
these micronutrients.
Micronutrient deficiencies
frequently appear in small
patches in fields. Soil
samples taken from the entire
field are unlikely to find the
problem-so sample problem
areas separately.
To avoid contamination, do
not use soil probes and pails
which are coated with galvan-
ized zinc. Plastic containers
in good condition are best.
A cheque made out to the
University of Guelph should
accompany the sample and
information sheet. A guide
for interpretation will ac-
company your soil test re-
sults.
The 23rd Annual Wheat
Producers' Meeting is going
to be held on Monday,
October 19th, 1981 at the Red
Oak Inn, Peterborough. The
meeting will commence at
9:30 a.m and will review the
1980 crop financial statement
and 1980 crop year business.
John Heard, Assistant
Agricultural Rep.
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cannot yet be eliminated.
Treatment, however, is very
effective; the disease can be
controlled in most cases and
crippling prevented. Free
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available by writing to :The
Arthritis Society, Suite 420,
920 Yonge St., Toronto, Ont.
M4W 3J7.
Bowel cancer can
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***
COLLECTING FOR ARTHRITIS SOCIETY
Brenda Richmond and Melinda Hamilton were
just two of the Brussels Leo Club members out
collecting for the Arthitis Society last Monday.
Here, they receive some money from Mrs. Mary
Joan Fisher.
GETTING READY TO COLLECT — Brussels Leos got ready to make
their annual collection for the Arthritis Society last Monday. Standing
behind the desk are Pete Exel, Davy Shaw, public health nurse Marlene
Roberton, Eric Janes and Mrs. Marie McTaggart. Mrs. Roberton and
Mrs. McTaggart gave the Leos their instructions.
(Photo by Ranney)
Steam for
Kincardine
industry
(Photo by Ranney)
An agreement that was
signed recently means a new
industrial park near Kincar-
dine will be powered by
surplus steam from the Bruce
nuclear generating station at
nearby Douglas Point.
Some formalities of the
agreement between Ontario
Hydro and Ontario Energy
Corporation remain to be
worked out, but Hydro chair-
man Hugh MaCauley says
steam for the park could be
available within two years.
The power of the steam to
be provided daily will be a
rate equivalent to using
10,000 barrels of oil.
The industrial, agricultural
aqua-agriculture park is be-
lieved to be the world's first
to use surplus steam from
power reactors as a power
source.