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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-01-13, Page 13' Animals branch urges vaccination for control of Newcastle disease • fi OTTAWA -- Recent outbreaks of Newcastle disease in some southwestern Ontario poultry flocks have underlined the im- portance of vaccination and other control measures. dicates that the virus strain in The warning comes from offi- these outbreaks is virulent and cers of Canada Agriculture's that many poultrymen have not Health. of Animals Branch. had their flocks vaccinated. They point out that evidence in- Newcastle disease is highly contagious to poultry but Is not a threat to human health. The •dis- ease affects the respiratory and nervous systems in poultry. Sev- erity of infection and consequent losses of birds varies with the strain of virus. Under the Animal Contagious Diseases Act, suspected out- breaks of Newcastle disease • must be reported to the nearest Health of Animals Branch veteri- narian. A report is followed by fast ac- tion by the branch. It includes an The Wingham Advance -Time;, Th u 'qday, January 13, C '-Page ..5 immediate examination of the flock, collection of specimens for submission bo the branch's Ani- mal Pathology Laboratory, and imposition of a quarantine on the farm. No down payment, no monthly payments and no carrying charges'tiII May,1972 on any Viking household appliance purchased from your catalogue before March 4,1972 Top freezer holds over 41 Ib of frozen food, lower main 'fridge' has more than 12 sq. ft. of storage, two individual 4.25 , qt. vegetable crispers, egg rack, and lots of storage room in door. Five pound capacity wash tub use,,, gal. of .water„ has two -speed two-way impelleraction, 15 -minute wash tirnerplus.30-minute .drying timer. Spin dryer has '5 -lb tub. Also has✓k ,non -clog lint filter system, safety brake. All Viking freezers are de- signed to insure total in- �ula.�ron coverage and.pre- vent warm spots. 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In addition, pOultry premises within a Bye -mile rad- ius of the quarantined 'fart are placed under surveille, But Health of Animals Branch officers point out that eradication of the disease is not likely to be achieved solely by,..quarantine and Slaughter of infected flocks. Other control measures are needed. Accordingly, °the Health of Animals Branch has been urg- ing the vaccination of poultry flocks. . There are two approved vac- cines available in Canada—B-1 strain and Lasota strain'. They are available from most veteri- nary biological firms. It is essen- tial that either one be used'only in accordance with the manufactur- er's instructions. Sanitary precautions by flock owners are important and federal veterinarians recommend the following: —restrict off -farm visitors. If it is necessary for persons to enter the poultry house, make sure they are provided with clean boots, outer clothing and a cap; —do not permit a -truck con- taining birds from other farms to enter your premises and make sure an empty truck has been cleaned and disinfected before being allowed entry; —when shipping some birds for • slaughter, 'transfer *them to crates or • trucks at a point well removed from the.,remaining birds; —market eggs only in clean containers and do not bring to the farm, crates that have been used ' elsewhere. . Tourism offers bookon ,snowmobiling TORONTO - Snowmobiling is no longer a craze but a way of life in Ontario wherein just six years its popularity h grown 30 -fold— . from about 5, vehicle owners in March 1965 160,661 last win- ter. Moreover, in a study just com- pleted " by the travel research branch of the Department of Tourism and I ormation cover- inggthe 1969-70 n; it. was indi- cated that an av age of 3.4 per- sons. per family indulged in the pastime, bringing to roughly 340,- 000 the number of devotees dur- i g'Sgt ,peri • Snowmobiling is big business now and the provincial economy - is- feeling "its explosive impact, with even greater gains predicted for this upcoming season. On the average, the Ontario - snowmobiler pays about $1,200 for his vehicle and other equip- ment. • Collectively they spend $12.7 millions on vehicle opera- tion, which includes licenses, gas, oil, repairs and.: storage. They also spend $200,00Q on park and club .entrance fees', $500,000 fo commercial accommodation, $1,100,060 for meals on snowmo- bile safaris, and $8Q0,000 on other sundry expenses, such as suitable outdoor attire. It all fits into the pattern of the Department's current aim t� make the province-a--four-season tourist destination. Since the ad- vent of snowmobiling many On- tario resort operators keep their establishments open all winter which, in turn, has created more needed winter jobs in rural areas. The 97 -page booklet which, on request, can be purchased for $3 per copy from the Department„ at 185 Bldfir St. E., or at the Ontario Government Book Store, 880 Bay St., Toronto, del, es deeply into the, Ontario snowmobiling craze. For example, of all respon- dents in the Survey, 78.5. per cent indicated snowmobiling for plea- sure was their main reason for buying a snow vehicle. Abdut 15.2 per .cent of respondents " want them for hunting, ice fishing, transportation to ski areas, snow- mobile- racing, andother recrea- tional activities. - 'Low on the snowmobile totem pole were those who buy vehicles for non -recreational purposes, such ,as transportation into for- midable areas—just 6.3 per cent. Executive business types own,' about 11 per cent of Ontario snow vehicles, nine per cent are owned by professional people. And, sur- prisingly, only four per cent of farmers in this province own a snowmobile. ' • Reflected in the study, too, are the detriments of snowmobiling. In the 1970-71 season solve 40 per- sons in Ontario were fatally in- jured in ,39 sno*vmobile mishaps. Noise is another problem. So is destruction of property. And, what is worrying Lands and Forests officials at the moment, is the snowmobile's widespread disturbance on wildlife—like chasing down deer until they drop dead from, exhaustion. 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