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Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Kada Farms eharolais steer sells for $134
Total receipts • at Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Jan.
12, 2001 were 2,721 head of cattle
and 225 lambs and goats.
On Tuesday, fed steers and heifers
sold $1 to $2 higher. Cows sold on a
steady market. On Thursday, veal
sold $2 to $5 higher from last
week. Lambs sold on a fully steady
market. On Friday, all classes and
weights of stockers sold on a steady
market.
There were 596 steers on offer
selling from $105 to $112 with sales
to $134. A charolais steer consigned
by Kada Farms, Bluevale, weighing
1,270 lbs. sold to Norwich Packers
for $134 with their overall offering
of thirty-nine steers averaging 1,383
lbs. selling for an average of
$114.18. A black steer consigned by
Ann Diebold, Cargill, weighing
1,370 lbs. sold to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $130.50 with her overall
offering of fourteen steers averaging
1,416 lbs. selling for an average of
$112.90. One steer consigned by
Lyle Noble, Glencairn, weighing
1,485 lbs. sold for $117.75.
Two steers consigned by Ross
Baird, Wingham, averaging 1,527
lbs. sold for an average of $115.53
with sales to $121.75. Tw o steers
consigned by Elwin Noble,
Glencairn, averaging 1,498 lbs. sold
The Centralia Swine Research
Update will celebrate its 20th
anniversary at its Jan. 31 meeting at
the Kirkton-Woodham Community
Centre, the planning committee
announced recently.
"The Centralia Swine Research
Update was initiated at Centralia
College in order to provide current
information to the pork production
industry in Ontario," Dr. Doug Bach,
the chair of the organizing
committee, said. "By presenting
leading speakers in swine research
or industry, from Ontario or
internationally, the Centralia Swine
Research Update plays a prominent
role in information transfer in this
part of the province."
This year's feature presentation is
A new scientific tool that will help
ensure food products are free of
bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella
has been patented in Canada.
The rotary thermocycler was
developed by researchers at
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's
(AAFC) Food Research Program in
Guelph. Its uses include detecting
and counting bacteria, testing for
bacterial contaminants in water and
counting microbes in soil.
Researchers are hoping the system
will allow for cell counts of specific
bacteria to be obtained routinely in
two hours, even if other bacteria are
present in the same sample. Current
methods of counting bacteria, such
as growing and testing cultures, are
slower and not all bacteria are easy
to culture for this purpose.
The rotary thermocycler is a
specialized PCR (polymerise chain
reaction) machine that resembles a
for an average of $113.62 with sales
to $124.50.
One black steer consigned by
Perry Sereda, Crediton, weighing
1,530 lbs. sold to Norwich Packers
for $120.50 with his overall offering
of fifty-five steers averaging 1,481
lbs. selling for an average of
$113.58. Fifty-two steers consigned
by Ardlyn Farms Ltd., Newton,
averaging 1,512 lbs. sold for an
average 'of $112.12 with sales to
$130.
Twenty-one steers consigned by
Doug Shiell, Wingham, averaging
1,574 lbs. sold for an average of
$112 with sales to $119.75. Ten
steers consigned by B & T Robinson,
Ailsa Craig, averaging 1,324 lbs.
sold for an average of $111.57 with
sales to $116.25. Four steers
consigned by Fred Smith, Brussels,-
averaging 1,429 lbs. sold for an
average of $111.31 with sales to
$115.50.
There were 239 heifers on offer
selling from $105 to $112 with
sales to $125. A limousin heifer
consigned by Amos B. Weber,
Wroxeter, weighing 1415 lbs. sold to
Gary Bowen Livestock for $125
with his overall offering of three
heifers averaging 1,335 lbs. selling
for an average of $116.69. A
limousin heifer consigned by Bev
swine production in Ontario?", by
Lee Whittington, manager-
information services, Prairie Swine
Centre, Inc. Other topics on the
program include North American
Hog Pricing Systems, Alternative
Feeds for Swine, The Right Crops
for Pork Producers, Pork Marketing
Systems, Behaviour problems in
Piglets, Alternative Growth
Promoters, Swine Manure and
Pest Control, What can Embryo
Transfer Offer the Pork Producer?,
Porcine Circovirus Type 2: Links to.
Multiple Diseases and Syndromes
and more.
More information about
the conference can be obtained from
Dr. Doug Bach at
multi-disc CD player. The CD-like
filters, on which bacteria have been
trapped, are processed through
several cycles of different
temperatures and reactive
conditions. The reaction products
appear as spots on the filters. The
number of spots is recorded by an
electronic camera, which gives the
cell count.
"This machine should be of great
use in situations that require rapid
enumeration of bacteria," says Greg
Poushinsky, director of AAFC's
Food Research Program. "In most
areas, including agricultural and
microbial research, the food
industry, human and veterinary
medicine and environmental risk
analysis, there is a need for rapid and
accurate screening methods."
AAFC has filed an application for
an international patent for the rotary
thermocycler. Research into its
Hamilton, Hensall, weighing 1,215
lbs. sold to Highland Packers Ltd.
for $124 with his overall offering of
thirty-five heifers averaging 1,327
lbs. selling for an average of
$113.05.
Four heifers consigned by Gordon
Borth, Mildmay, averaging 1,370
lbs. sold for an average of $114.45
with sales to $114.75. A limousin
heifer consigned by Warren and
Marion Becker, Ayton, weighing
1,400 lbs. sold for $114.25. Eight
heifers consigned by Hugh Love,
Atwood, averaging 1,258 lbs. sold
for an average of $113.65 with sales
to $120.
Ten heifers consigned by Andy
Vanderveen, Blyth, averaging 1,192
lbs. sold for an average of $112.96
with sales to $117.75. Four heifers
consigned by Jonas Knorr, Ripley,
averaging 1,186 lbs. sold for an
average of $111.01 with sales to
$114.50.
Fourteen heifers consigned by
Mux Lea Farms, Woodstock,
averaging 1,308 lbs. sold for an
average of $110.74 with sales to
$114.50. Four heifers consigned by
Ross Balfour, Dublin, averaging
1,264 lbs. sold for an average of
$110.15 with sales to $114. Six
heifers consigned by Paul •Buttar,
Londesboro, averaging 1,323 lbs.
dbach@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca or
by visiting the CSRU web site at
http://www.csru.homestead.com
Registration is at 9 a.m. The
formal program starts at 9:55 a.m.
and adjourns at 3:30 p.m.
Registration is $35 which
includes a hot lunch and one
copy of the conference pro-
ceedings. Cheques should be
made payable to "Centralia
Swine Research Update". The
address for registration is:
Centralia Swine Research Update,
OMAFRA, Box 159, Clinton,
Ontario NOM 1LO. Phone:
(519) 482-1399, Fax: (519) 482-
5031, email: linda.dillon@omafra.
gov.on.ca
various applications is proceeding in
collaboration with other AAFC
research centres in Canada.
The Canadian Farm, an
agricultural program that airs on
CTV affiliated stations across
Canada, ran a story on the rotary
thermocycler Jan. 13 and 14.
sold for an average of $107.25 with
sales to $115.25.
There were 323 cows on offer. DI
and D2 cows sold $60 to $65 with
sales to $79.50; D3, $55 to $60; D4,
$45 to $55. Two holstein cows
consigned by DeWeerd Holsteins
Ltd., Tavistock, averaging 1,480 lbs.
sold for an average of $71.62 with
sales to $79.50. Two cows consigned
by David Bowles, Brussels,
averaging 1,390 lbs. sold for an
average of $67.16 with sales to
$72.50. One cow consigned by
Lloyd Haney, Seaforth, weighing
1,755 lbs. sold for $72.
There were 19 bulls on offer
selling froin $66 to $74 with sales to
$83.50. One hereford bull consigned
by Don Lamb, Goderich, weighing
1,605 lbs. sold for $83.50. One
simmental bull consigned by Gary
McCutcheon, Brussels, weighing
2,165 lbs. sold for $80.50.
There were 178 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $110 to $148.50;
Holstein, $95 to $100; Plain
Holstein, $75 to $90. Two veal
consigned by Melvin B. Martin,
By Michael Roy
Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Clinton
Cargill meeting room, was the first
4-H Chinchilla club meeting for the
year 2001. The 20 members
introduced themselves, then each
received a sheet to fill in. The $20
fee to join was paid.
Barb and Ray Storey, club leaders,
told the group about chinchillas and
what the club would be about. They
handed out books to the members
and a few things were completed.
Elections were held with the
following results: president, Nicole
Moore; vice-president, Allan Storey;
secretary, Tonya Drost, Corinne Bos,
Linwood, averaging 720 lbs. sold for
an average of $142.96 with sales to
$148.50. A red brockle face veal
consigned by Decroft Farms Ltd.,
Clinton, weighing 715 lbs. sold for
$142.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold to $160;
50 - 64 lbs., $150 to $190; 65 4'79
lbs., $152 to $175; 80 - 94 lbs., $153
to $155; 95 - 109 lbs., $135 to $150;
110 lbs. and over, $100 to $116.
Goats sold $25 to $175.
Sheep sold $40 to $77.
Steers, under 400 lbs., sold $85 to
$165; 400 - 499 lbs., $119 to
$178.50; 500 - 599 lbs., $131 to
$170; 600 - 699 lbs., $126 to $149;
700 - 799 lbs., $117.50 to $142; 800
- 899 lbs., $97 to $129; 900 - 999
lbs., $110 to $128; 1,000 lbs. and
over, $96.50 to $129.
Heifers, under 300 lbs., sold $91 to
$172; 300 - 399 lbs., $114 to $168;
400 - 499 lbs., $99 to $145.25; 500 -
599 lbs., $112 to $148; 600 - 699
lbs., $107.50 to $138; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$102 to $129.50; 800 - 899 lbs.,
$113.75 to $125.25; 900 lbs. and
over, $104 to $128.50.
Michael Roy; treasurer, Jordan
Reddick; press reporter, Michael
Roy; youth leaders, Tim Wilkins,
David Vanden Hoven. New
president Nicole Moore led the
group in the 4-H pledge, then the roll
call. An activity sheet was completed
for meeting one.
To end the meeting, a can of pop
was generously donated by Joel
Thomas.
The next meeting will be held at
Cargill on Feb. 3 at 10 a.m.
Members are reminded to bring
money to buy two chinchillas and
two pails each to put chinchilla
supplies in.
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