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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-09-23, Page 16Page 16 Times•Advocate, September 23, 1987 Rabies field trials for Huron, Grey counties Continued from page 15 toll-free number, 1-800-265-3003. The baits are not harmful.to pets or livestock. If a pet should eat a bait, it does not necessarily become im- munized against rabies and it should be vaccinated as usual by a veterinarian. When and where - Weather permitting, the drop dates and locations are as follows: September 21, in Huron County in (he townships of Ashfield, Ifullett, McKillop. Stanley and 'l'uckersmith, and a portion of Morris; September 22, in Huron County in the townships of Ashfield, Colborne, llowick, Morris, Turnberry, West Wawanosh and Grey: September 23, in Grey County. in the townships of Bentinck. Egremont. Glenelg and Normanby. Baits, contained in clear or green plastic bags, will be air -dropped in parts of West and East Wawanosh Townships to see if animals react -differently. What the bait looks like The bait consists of a cube 3',2. x x 1'2 cm) of beef fat, mineral oil and hardened wax. It is a khaki green col- ou,r and has an artificial chicken scent. Attached to it is a green label With the inscription: "Fox Rabies Vaccine - Do Not Disturb". Baits also contain tetracycline to mark foxes teeth as evidence that baits were eaten. Approximately 13,000 baits will con- tain vaccine fluid which is in a small dropped. plastic package that is competely in- serted into the bait. . Approximately another 21,000 baits will not contain vaccine. These will be used to determine the acceptance of the bait by foxes as shown by the presence of tetracycline in the teeth. Some baits will also be wrapped in clear or green polyethylene bags; these have a red label attached, with- ► similar explanation about the contt'nts. What happens after the bait drop In some test sites, teams of resear- chers + Natural Resources staff) will conduct a ground survey following the aircraft flight lines during the three days after the baits have been NEW MEMBERS -- The South Huron Gideons welcomed two new members into their ranks at the an- nual banquet held at Zion United Church in Crediton. From left are: Dave Woodward, president, new members Ron Heywood and Gerald McAuley, Chaplain Peter Reinsma and vice-president Edgar Cudmore. South Huron horse club With the Hayfield Fair show behind and only one horse show remain- ing, South Iluron All Breed llorse Association members are checking point standings and preparing for their final attempt to win.year end awards. Their final points will come from the Youth and Amateur -(honer Light Ilorse Show to be held at the Exeter Fair Sunday September 27 at 12:30 p.m. The top three in each class. going into the last shoe-. are as follows: Sr. Showmanship Walk/,log 11) and under Dale Marshall - 14 Melissa Marshall - 9 Cam Darling - 11 Steven Hindmarsh - 9 Carol Cameron - 8 Bill Heckman - 7 Showmanship 13 -Is Leadline 7 and under Angela Postma - 9 Melissa Martial' - 13 Lisa Story - 9 Sandy Ryan - 12 Chad McCarthty - 9 Bill Heckman - 11 Showmanship 12 and under Sr. English Pleasure Jennifer Heckman - 17 Carolyn Grenier - 10 Jenifer McNutt - 13 Carrol Cameron - 8 Cathy Zolob - 8 Janice Bullock - 8 Jr. English Equetition Open English Pleasure Jenifer McNutt -8 Dale Marashall - 12 . .Jennifer Lyens - 8 Carolyn Grenier - 9 Cathy Zolob - 5 Jennifer Lyens - 9 Open .lumping Open Western Riding Jenifer McNutt - 8 Lisa Story - 16 Janice Bullock - 8 Janice Bullock - 13 Christie Wilson - 4 Bill Storey - 6 Shawn McCarthy - 6 Costume ('lass Open Trial Shirley Bosley - 5 Jenifer McNutt - 12 Dale Marshall - 5 Lee Hope - 12 Bill Heckman - 1 Angela Post ma -9 Open Command Open Barrel Race Dale Marshall - 11 Lisa Story - 20 ('am Darling - 8 Jim Story - 9 Angela Postma - 7 Robert Cameron - 8 Open Western Pleasure Open Pole Bending ('am Darling - 11 Lisa Story - 20 Lee Hope - 10 ,Jim Story - 12 ('had !McCarthy - 7 ('arl Tyler - 10 .Jr. Western Equitation Open Texas Speed and .lrtion Lee hope - 14 Lisa Story - 18 Jennifer Heckman - 11 ('arl Tyler - 16 ('had McCarthy - 8 Jim Story - 8 Sr. Western Pleasure ()pen Keyhole ('am Darling - 17 ('arl Tyler - 15 Carol Cameron - 11) Bill Story - 10 Dalt 1larssall - 8 Jim Story - 9 High Point Games high Point English Lisa Story 65 Janice Bullock - 21 Carol 'Tyler - 45 Carolyn Grenier 19 Jim Story 29 Dale Marshall - 19 High Point Western Performance High Point Senior Lee Hope - 36 Dale Marshall - 61 ('am Darling - 28 ('am Darling - 47 Lisa Story - 27 ('arl Tyler -' 45 High Point Youth high Point Youth 12 and under Ia - 1x (,.Jenifer McNutt - 62 Lisa Story - 109 ,Jennifer lleckman - 41 Lee }lope - 46 Christie Wilson - 29 Bill Story - 43 BRANDY POINT VIC FARMS • Our breeding stock pro- vides our buyers with proven genetics from the top 3°o animals tested across Canada • Our program enables us to offer quality and health at a price that is hard to beat • We have an ongoing supply of A.1 . sired Hamp/Duroc, York and Lan- drace boars and F1 York 'Landrace gilts. 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Why MNR is involved in this research The agricultural lands of southern Ontario cover an area of 98,000 square kilometres. More rabid animals are reported in this area, than in any other province or state in North America. In 1986, a record 4,212 Ontarians were treated with rabies vaccine and serum because of exposure to rabid animals. Red foxes and striped skunks ac- count for 97 percent of rabid wildlife, and 64 percent of all animal rabies cases, in Ontario. Since 1985, MNR has conducted field trials that test ways of immuniz- ing wild animals using vaccine - carrying baits dropped by air. Many years of research preceded these recent studies. The field trials to date are not an al - tempt to control the spread of rabies in wildlife. They are strictly ex- perimental but should eventually lead to large-scale vaccinations in the wild. The 1987 bait drop program will evaluate the latest modifications to the bait/vaccine system that have been developed over the previous three years. 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