HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-09-08, Page 3Area farmers
by Tim Cumming
Farmers in a crowd of about 250
at the Seaforth Legion of Thursday
night were warned thea current
vaccination programs for BVD
(Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) may be
ineffective, For instance, calves
may be vaccinated too young. The
importance of giving the vaccines at
the right times, and to the Manufac-
turers' and veterinarians'
specifications was also stressed.
The farmers in the crowd were
urged to consult with their local
veterinarian for the best vaccination
program.
"You spend an awful lot of
money on product, get your
money's worth," said Dr. Ann
Godkin, Veterinarian with the
Health Management Program of the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food (OMAE).
Discussion ensued throtighout the
meeting about the intricacies and
merits of different vaccination
programs. The merits ofmodified
live virus or `killed' vaccine were
discussed. It was explained that the
are
warned about BVD
modified live virus vaccine is ac-
tually a small planned infection of
BVD. The 'killed' vaccine, on the
other hand is not a live virus.
Which vaccine is used depends on
the individual vaccination program.
As a precautionary measure preg-
nant animals, or those which might
come into contact with a pregnant
animal, should not be administered
with a modified live virus vaccine.
One farmer, Hagersville's Tom
Phibbs, asked if it was possible the
live virus vaccine could actually
bring about an outbreak of BVD.
"It's a modified virus, we don't
know for sure (that vaccinated
animals) animals don't shed that
virus to others," explained Dr.
Godkin. `There's very little field
data to support the safety or risks of
modified live virus."
The impact of 'a BVD outbreak
can vary between a dairy farmer or
beef farmer, she said.' In a dairy
farm the cows may be calving all
year round whereas in a short
breeding season for beef the cows
may be pregnant around the same
time.
"If you're a beef herd and BVD
comes in the month of June (pe-
rhaps) all your cows -are in the early
stage of pregnancy," she said. If the
cows contract BVD virus many
infected calves could be born.
An increase in BVD cases was
evident by the beginning of this
summer, said Dr. Ernest Sanford at
the meeting. He said there ve
been more than 30 confirmed cas
of BVD, 16 cases from different
farms, come through the veterinary
laboratory at Huron Park. He said
there is a difference from past
experience (in this area) in the
tendency to see a lot of hemor-
rhages, throughout the intestines,
heart and oesophagus for instance,
when the carcass of a BVD -infected
cow is opened.
•Government laboratories are
operating with, less resources than
in the past. Priority for diagnostic
test from sick cows or an aborted
fetus (which may take as little time
as 48 hours) goes to farms where
there are activecases of BVD.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 8, 1993 — Page 3
New recreation, coordinator
by Pat Livingston'
Gary Nicholson, of Port Albert, a
sports enthusiast, is the new
facilities manager/recreation coor-
dinator for the four municipalities
of Lucknow, Ashfield; Kinloss and
West Wawanosh. Mr. Nicholson
was awarded the one-year tender
for the service contract last week.
He was born and raised in
Seaforth and has called Port Albert
his home, where he has resided for
the past 18 years with his wife
Pauline, an RNA, and daughters
Lori 18, Connie 15 and Julie 10.
His personal interests centre
around old timers' hockey and the
slo pitch league in Lucknow, com-
petitive volleyball and old timers'
fastball in Goderich. Over the past
25 years Mr. Nicholson has been
involved in various competitive
sports, so it was a natural path for
him to apply for the position of
facilities manager.
Although the contract is for a
one-year period, he personally
hopes that the next 12 months will
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Gary Nicholson
prove satisfactory to both him and
the joint recreation committee,
enabling him to extend his contract
yearly. Mr. Nicholson said, "The
fust year, I'll just be getting my
feet wet."
He was not prepared at thistime
to make any predictions for future
new programs in Lucknow.
The contract includes all aspects
of facilities management, ball.
diamonds, physical aspects at the
pool and everything, other than the
food both, at the arena. A summary
sheet, provided to those who ap-
plied, listed in-depth the various
areas of management that fall under
the contract.
Ammulamourem
SOUTH KINLOSS
by Ruth Buchmeier
The. South Kinloss W.M.S. mut
at tl?a home of Margaret deBoer on
September 1. A group picture was
taken for the book being preparetJ
by the congregation.
President Kathy Howald opened
the meeting with a reading, All
Creatures Great and Small,• fol-
lowed by prayer and a hymn.
Marilyn Maclntyre read minutes
of the last meeting and Doris
MacKinnon gave the treasurer's
repoThe fall rally of the W.M.S. will
be held at Knox Presbyterian
Church, September 15. Two
delegates, Kathy Howald and
Elizabeth Dickie, will "attend.
An invitation was received from
the Lucknow Presbyterian W.M.S.
to attend their Thankoffering ser-
vice on October 6, 2 p.m.
Rena Forster read a poem, "A
Living Faith", and various points of
business were discussed. A group
was formed to serve refreshments
following the musical evening
which will be held at the church on
September 12, 7:30 p.m.
Twenty members answered the
roll call by giving the name of a
missionary and telling where they
work. An item was donated by
everyone for the Women's, House
of Friendship in Kincardine.
Olive Needham gave.a bible quiz
and Ainslie deBoer sang •a lovely
solo, "Jesus Loves the Little
Children". Elizabeth Dickie gave an
informative review of the Gulf
Crisis. She discussed some of the
factors leading up to this conflict,
which can hopefully be resolved,
and some of the events which have
caused it to escalate. The many
conflicts which have erupted in the
Middle -East were mentioned.
The next meeting will be hosted
by Sharon MacDougall on October
6, 7:30 p.m.
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Lottery w•n.n.ers
Last week's Ripley Lions cash
calendar lottery winners were: Paul
Coiling, RR 1, Ripley; Jim Brown,
RR 5, Owen Sound; Brian round,
Tiverton; Ripley Huron Fire
Department; Donald Paquette, Kin-
cardine; and Neil Cook, RR 1,
Cargill, all with $50. The $100
winner was Ruth Bogues of Ripley.