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,Rabies vaccine bait being
tested in ,Bruce and Grey
Rabies vac cine -baits will be
dropped from lmv-flyasg aircraft
over 12 sat ams in Grey sad
Bruce Counties during the period of
`September 24 to 30. The b.iists
be dropped from two MNR TwtR
Otter idasaft. ' lyiug from" the
Goderich ; flight pe hs along predeter-
minedo
counties.
Ministry" of %aural Resources
reseerch staff will drop to total of
180000 rabies vaccine -1)814 front
low-flying air ft over 51, test
aims scrotasonthwesterorOnta o►:
fiont the Bruce Peninsula. to Lake
Brie
The being =de to test
different . tsi and to leaven mole •
about the number of baitsneeded to
reach thelargest number•of foxes,
Rabies insouthem.0ntario is Spread.
almost entirely by foxed. .land
skunks. Results of the test ,drops
will be .used toincrease the .effec«
tiveness of the ministry's dlife.
rabies control program.
Each of the .15 -kilometre by 1$
kiloni tre test areas waschosen
because; trappers. have 'taken many
foxes in these locations in recent
years.
Because foxes ate preseant and CAA
be tra Ped, researchers will be able
to evaluate their programa 'by.
examining the, teeth .mid blood of
foxes taken byyk d,luunters and
the
trcppers.aftertest
The bade contain a substance
which aunts the teem of a foot
while the rabies vaccine in the bait
should stimulate production of a
rabies antibody in the blood of any
fox that eats Ilsethe bait.
By examining thin slices of teeth
and testing same ,of blood,
researchers will be ably to telt if a.
bait was eaten.. This CY*14411001.
however. wouldn't be possible
without assistance from local trap
pens and hunters whohave been
helping researchers for years by
submitting the carcasses of animalt:
they have taken, .,..
The baits are small cubes of beef
tallow and wax flavored with chick.
aen.soup essence Mauro the foxes,
Bach bait 'contains a small plastic
>cage . of liquid vaccine, and
cad a label which. read "Rabies:
Vaccine, 00 NOT EAT" in both
official languages. Tie is also ss,
telephoned "`number *luck Viers
' collect)'. for additional;
The vaccine is :not harmful to
hastens or other animals. The baits
for: foxes willnot be dropped close
to houses. towns. schools . or,
,playgsds.
The fox -bait` vaccina will not
reliably ;„protea other animals
againstn ales, Pei owners shohld
make Sure 'their :dog$ "'and cats
receive . rabies shots from o
veterinar'iaa once a year,
Tony Wffitenbu rg of i . 7, Lu cknow pets a.,t spy and a handshalke from a two--sptr fellow
. Lorne Alton at the Dungannon Antique Tractor halll„ 'he weather,rmally cooperated .on August
the remolding events°to be ed. (Ned Corbett photo)•
,
*crippling of our railroads
presents
Seminar for for those who
wish to excel —
sfrightfhirtg spectre Of GSA'
,fir and L� a and shot ohIdrsa, In*. Chris and Rater
Th Rory 10100 sa�� 1ri ems: Whatrlll th t'm sn? A
`rstum to the old TOY agu weurr of snailltown; hospttaNsth* i
mH.i and. Porto modicittimitment atsd uae'aies wtusn you ardttel
TO Preop 00od things happening la.Humn..,aad for prose* cointro
to our rural communities, our town', and our villages:
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