The Rural Voice, 1979-01, Page 30local feed prices to see if lower cost feed
ingredients are available."
Feeding some grain daily will help cattle
withstand winter stress, and reduce health
problems. Feeding grain will also stretch
silage supplies.
"Another alternative for Ontario beef
producers is to feed silage until it runs
out," says Mr. Macartney. "Then, they
can either buy grain corn or western grains
to finish the cattle. or sell the feeder
cattle to another feedlot for finishing.
To make the most of available feed,
producers should implant cattle with
growth promotarits. treat for warbles. and
use Rumensin.
"These management practices will
improve rate of gain by 20 per cent, and
feed efficiency by 15 per cent," says Mr.
Macartney.
Pesticide tests
are exhaustive
Before an agricultural pesticide is
registered for use in Canada exhaustive
tests are performed by the manufacturer
and the results are examined in great
detail by three federal government depart-
ments.
It takes an average of six years to
develop a new pesticide product, at a cost
of about $10 million.
The potential pesticide is tested in
greenhouses and small-scale field trials,
then shipped to test farms around the
world. Usually departments of agriculture
and .universities are involved in this
testing.
Scientists consider the planned com-
mercial use. the safety of the product to
farmers and homeowners. and how the
chemical breaks down in the environment.
Complete test results are then sent to the
federal government.
Three departments are directly involved -
Agriculture Canada. Health and WPIfare
Canada and Fisheries and Environment
Canada.
Agriculture Canada licenses the product
if it meets the requirements of the Pest
Control Products Act. Scientists in the
department must be satisfied that the
product is effective. necessary and safe for
use following package instructions.
The Health Protection Branch of Health
and Welfare Canada decides if a tolerance
should be set for residues of the product,
under the Food and Drug regulations.
The scientists find the dose level that
begins to produce an effect in test animals.
The lowest "no -effect" dose is divided by a
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