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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-09-05, Page 20t P I,GE 6it►--- OODEtICH .SIGNAL -STAB,, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, .1971 Only prevention cures roundworms "Parasitic pneumonia can wipe out the 'beef herd of an. inexperienced or careless far, mer," warns J.P. Lautenslager, Ontario Ministryzof Agriculture and Food veterinary services parasitologist. The disease, which is. not contagious,' is likely to affect cattle housed in dirty and un- disinfectea pig ens. Pigs, the usual hosts for, ound worms, cough up the larvae and swallow -,them again so they develop' ito large worms in the digestive tracts. In pigs, 'the disease can. be controlled effec- tively. However, when cattle swallow round worm eggs from pig manure, the larvae migrate from the small intestine and "travel directly to the lungs through the bloodstream. Allergic reactions occur in the • lungs and fluid builds up. There can be as many as 500 round worm eggs in a drop. of water'and the manure fromone pig in one day can contain several hundred thousand eggs. Since they can remain dangerous up to six years after they are mature, millions can accumulate in a pig pend "Prevention is' the only way to control the disease,", warns Dr. Lautenslager. "Treatment is only partially effective. Keep your swine on a worm-eontrbl program prescribed for them by a -veterinarian or by the provin- cial veterinary services branch.' If ,y',;ou plan to move cattle to a new peri, you should presume pigs were kept in it during the last six years even if you are not sure they 'were." Remove all old pig manure and wash,,. the pen down thoroughly. Since,cattle can picl$ up round worm eggs from pasture, do not spread the manure where they will graze. It should be placed on crop land or pasture to be plowed under for reseeding. , Spray the pen, with aF creosol .disinfectant and leave it on overnight. Then rinse off and bed the pen ,heavily with clean straw before putting cattle in.it. ,Althoughparasitic pneumonia affects• ung and mature cattle alike, animals under two years are more,likely to become infected. "They move around and nibble woodwork and manure," explains Dr. Lautenslager. Cattle begin to breathe rapidly, shallowly and with an .expiratory grunt 7 to 10.days after they /lave eaten viable round worm eggs. They refuse to eat, become listless and move reluctantly. After 10 to '13 days they start dying. "If they are not moved from 'tlie,, unclean pen and treated, the mortality rate can be up to .100 percent,'" says the parasitologist. "Even if a 'veterinarian is called ' im- mediately and begins treatment quickly, death losses may' be .high." Antihistamines, which 'are administered for parasitic pneumonia, are not totally ef- fective. - "The cattle that recover do ° p+oorly because 'of residual damage to their lungs," says Dr. Lautenslager. "Because 'they take such a long time to raise to market weight, the far- mer should decide early whether they are worth keeping. Prevention is really the only way to deal with this disease." �. Livestock stabilization demanded for farmers by month's end Walter Miller, vice-president of the National ' "Farmers' Union,; said recently the Federal government will have Eo .re vamp its, entire price stabilization program for beef, hogs, and dairy,. to maintain a .viable livestock and dairy in- dustry in Canada. Therecently announced' stabilization programs for beef and hogs do nothing to over- come the insecurity ,faced by livestock farmers.in the face of rapidly escalating costs. While .recent i.n'crease of 91 cents per wt., for industrial milk producers is about 30, per cent of what was required,, he said. .There is a great dis1ppoint- ment ambng, livestock and dairy farmers and a ` growing belief that the cabinet is not prepared to support Check wit ,agricultural minister Whelan's earlier positions, he said. There are wide spread reports of farmers and feed lot operators shutting down, or planning to shut down their operations because of the poor . • outlook for the future.and the alterna.tive, opportunities ' i al°able without the,work and risk. associated .with livestock production. The livestock industry is moving from one crisis to another and will continue to do so .unless, the federal govern- ment. establishes ' a national' meat authority and exercises, control over .pricing and marketing of livestock and meat in the interests of 'both consumers and producers, he said, Wheat board announces interim payments soon The - Ontario Wheat, 'Producers' Marketing Board is preparing for all per bushel • interim payment to be made in '-about one month on the 1973 wheat" crop sold by provincial producers, �. Under the 'new pooling system. started last year, producers received a basic initial payment of $4.531 pe bushel for grade No..s2 or beth 14 per cent • moisture wheat, wheat board chairman Fergus Young said August 20. • In December 1973, the board made an interim payment of 50. cents per bushel which brought the basic, payment to producers Up to $2.01 per bushel, ltd said. The additional $1 per bushel payment brings the total tsi • prevent winterkiU "Prevent winterkill in your legumes by not cutting' them two orithree.. weeks before and after 'their critical 'fall harvest date," 'advis'es Professor R.S.. Fulkerson, Ontario, Agricultural College forage ex- pert. The crop;specialist at your local county or•district Ontario Ministry, of Agriculture and Food office can tell you your critical date, which varies from . district..'to district within the" .province. 'If legumes, a.re'cut or grazed just before or -shortly after their critical date, many of the sugars in the plant roots will be used to produce new growth during the following few weeks. Byy that time, frost will have severely damaged, the leaves, from which the plant replenishes itself, so there can be little replacement of the. reserves that were used to promote the new growth. Win- ter weather will' kill many , of the .weakened plants and those left will yield poorly next season. "Alfalfais t to leg ume: most severely affected' b`y cutting on or near the critical date, but other grasses and legumes need time to build winter reserves, too," warns Profewsor. Fulker- son. "While your legumes are building reserves during the critical period, let your cattle graze meadows that will be plowed down this Although', yields may be. reduced next year, hay fields cut once or twice this year can also be grazed lightly .durink the fall rest period with little danger of winterkill. Do a job on your field 1. fertilize with manure ,. Better yields and improved ' soil structure are the benefits of using manure in a fertilization program for forage crops. "The nutrients in manure can be sub- stituted. easily for commercial fertilizers on grass -legumes and grass stands," says C.E. Moore, agronomist at the- Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology. , "Any kind of manure can be used on forages, provided there . isn't too much straw in it or the straw has been shredded finely to brew do in easily," he says. "Spreading 10' tons of solid eat - Ile manure on each acre of hay crop, for example, will provide an average 'of 50' pounds nitrogen, 20 pounds phosphate and 60 pounds potash per acre." - . Using manure, the forage stands build up their root reser - Yds so that the plants can withstand winter conditions. $3,01. Final payment has not been mate yet. Mr. Yofing continued that final payment cheques, which will apply to about 12.,000,000 bushels of the 1973 crop, will take one month to prepare. The interim, payment is not a final payment. It cannot be made until carry over stocks are completed in September. -These stocks were not sold ' until July for export by that time. The payment does not in- clude federal consumer subsidy, funds which are still to be paAid,a Mr. 'Young said. • • He said that the wheat board will seek' a meeting ;:with of- ficials in Ottawa soon to discuss the payments. They are also ablkto store potassium and phosphorus for fast growth next spring. Mr. 'Moore recommends that manure. be •applied no later than mid-September for' best results, since• foaages in many areas of'Ontario stop growing after this date, and the plants " cannot make use of the nutrients. , Farmers should make sure the manure is spread, as evenly as possible to ` prevent smothering areas of 'the stands. Smothering is almost sure to occur also if manure is spread on forage fields in late fall or O 4 w i titer. ' -The agronomist` advises against ..using .manure on pure legume stands. "Apply commer- .cial, yfertilizer. . By manuring alfalfa and trefoil, you'll only promote the • growth of grasses to , compete with the pure stands,".• he points opt. DID. 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