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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-03-21, Page 47e red iestE stn #lixa on plan has made "subatanthd progress In developing a truly tin Pin►. p • stability for participating • tate :. w�ch��,rvaulld Im roveincome xiucers, AgrladtArrif. Mhdster Eugone Whelan said. laps to estab grafi°,* c.: her revel •ting he mac a national "stahil).0ion eat 'production were C t a feder provincial .wa,: 1a kebruarj w . ilt on_.the .agreements iw iciple readied at the•: federa'-provincial 'pure, .ministersmeeting in Prince and Island in July 1983, and a subse- a.. ubse- nt meeting in Ottawa in October. "\ Bowingthe October meeting, the oasis, wi iscussed vi'th.- producer niratnotrs, and the ' revised plans were ewed at the eettng yesterday. ., ra Federal Agriculture Minister. else 2 eI`. were Ontario. Agriculture ester: eiihis Timbrell, Alberta Agricul- Minister LeRoy Fjordbotten, Quebec cultural Minister Jean Gam; and ce Edward` 'lslaand 'Agriculture Minister se Chappell.. Ministers of Agriculture anitoba, New Brunswick and Saskatch- were, represented , by Deputy Minist- The remaining provinces were repres- d by senior officials. - helan, chairman of the meeting, said, treatment - .Now and how he only way- you'll' know, if your cattle nfested with lice is to check once a h during the " winter, says Dr. Jim ey, problem wild life specialist with tchewan Agriculture's animal industry h.• ree kinds of lice infest cattle: two are ng lice on inner leg surfaces., .along the cline, near the- scrot'dm, or above the r. If you find lice on cattle's backs and your hea is severely, infested." ing lice infest the entire body, feeding urf, hair and loose scales of skin. Their ments and feeding make cattle itch, ng wear and tear on fences and shelter - as animals rub -themselves to get rid of tch. king lice are commonly known as long hort nosed cattled lice, or black or blue When they are filled„ with blood they dark bluish coloured patches on the l's bodies. ck for lice by parting the hair to see. in, or by checking on the skin surface e places: e head, around eyes, behindears sket, at the dewlap ' ck, along the sides and top line ck, about 15 centimetresp (six inches) from the top line, at three spots en shoulder and pin bones; and p, behind the pin bones and at the We Insulate HOG & POULTRY BARNS HOMES lth Rod'lt & Oh* Retardont Blown Cellulose maul*tion mson ensu. n Loclmow SD .Listed Contractor 5284113 • base of the tail. Cattle cannot be sprayed in winter unless they are kept inside until they are thoroughly dry. If left outside after srpaying, they will quickly become chilled. However, a variety. of pour on and spot on preparations are effective in controlling lice. Use fenthion, sold as Spotton or Lysoff, or any dust with carbaryl (Sevin), Coumaphos (Co-Ral), crotoxyphas, malathion, or roten- one. • Treat cattle at least twice, . although three treatments are better. Follow the sequence and interval prescribed by the manufacturer of the product being used. Three treatments, should ensure that all lice are killed as they hatch from eggs. Be careful when choosing eninsecticide. Choose a product based on the. type of herd, and any previous insecticide treatments they have received. Be sure to read the label carefully and follow all manufacturer's recommendations. This is particularly 0intportant when treating milking dairy cows, and for animals treated previously with a systemic insecti- cide in a warble grub control program. Be sure to ' Check the 'waiting period before. slaughter. For more . information on louse control, check with a 'veterinarian or agricultural t eprese ttative. YOUR LOCAL COMMODORE DEALER Granger's 1'. V AND APPLIANCE 92 South Streets Coderleh 5248925 The Farm Edit, Week of March 21, 1984 - 2'1 S , fever g to do with shipping` cattle , anything g ; 1 scall"avete n►arcan`:i ninediately. Ain accurate S ; in fever -sora+ times 'doesn't have an What we commonly call -ship -Ping fever is diagnosis is vital. Shipping fever pneumonia resembles many other diseases, such as IBR really a pneuro , a respiratory disease ` and..allergic. pneumonias, but treatment is cause by ' bacter'ianormally found in the differnt. upper respiratory tract which for reasons we A vete animencouragedthesebe examine sick animals, it* al amal's bungs," says Dr. Ab Rehrntulla Perform a post mortem on the dead ones, veterinary pathologist with Waskatchewan collect the right specimens for the laboratory Agriculture's' veterinary services. branch. for testing'and provide a conclusive diag- r `Shipping :'fever ` has beezt found in . nosis. nursing or 'weaned calves,' mature adult Watch the herd closely and identify all cattle • both "`beef and dairy, and ; even in sick animals. Remove these animals from closed heads where n►,4sudifen and:bxupt. the herd and isolate them. A reliable vaccine , for preventing. shipping 'fever has not yet changes, :til Management could be Ideal - been found, so`the best way to deal with an 'Red; Rehmtuha said. Once the organism causing shipping fever outbreak is early detection, immediate mbv�es'' into the lungs, sickness becomes isolation of affected animals, and treatment obvious in one.or fir weeks. Often the rust With broad spectrum antibiotics. Often these ti .• have to be administered intravenouslyand sign 1s a dead animal. Once the herd is checked, otn�er sick animals are found, . the treatment repreated for several days• Symptoms include animals off their feed, Improvement will ' be noticed , . quickly, but which continue to drink water, depres- within one or two days, if the disease. was identified early. However, animals not sed'aniinals with runny eyes and apses, rap- identified as sick until in the well advanced id breathing and coughing when they are are stagesprobably. die. orced to ma lever,breathe with- difficulty and : often grunting . can be .Continue treatment for as long as the heard. Sick -animals May have druid diarrhea. , veterinarian recommends. This may mean They also appear to have lost weight. treating animals by water or feed medication:. In feed lots when several ,, animals 'die for a week or 10 days' after they appear to within • a couple of = weeks' of arrival, have recovered: Discuss .Ways of pieventieg examination of the herd will 'expose many shipping fever in the figure.' This usually more sick ones.. Means reducing., stressful' events, and Farmer's suspecting shipping fiver"should probably viral vaccinations: " Bancroft appointed; f arm nu agement specialist iVe are"pleased. to "announce. that Johne ton County. He has. been in Huron County' Bancroft has . been • appointed to the since June of 1983 as the Rural Organization Agricultural : Representatives.. •Branch as Specialist (Agriculture). ' Farm Management' Specialist .,for ^ Huron He is succeeding Stan'; Paquette who County, effective >t ebruaiy ' 1 ,: 1984. recently was appointed to Brant: County as John is a. native of. Perth County where his % Agricultural Representative, John will be family operate a purebred Ygrkshire breed . working in the area of Farm Business ing herd. He isa graduate of Listowel Dist- Management with an emphasis on beef and rict. Secondary School, and Perth County 4-H swine advisory services. program and received his Bachelor' of It is expected that a 'successor for John in Science in Agriculture at O.A.C. in Animal R.O.S. (agriculture) will be appointed in the, Science in 1981. - ' near- future. He , joined the Ontario Ministry of •Don Pulley Agriculture and Food.in 1981 as an Assistant • Agricultural Rep. 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