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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-10-05, Page 19TIME FOR LUNCH — The London Area convention of the Women's Institute was attended by over 350 members last week at the Sand- piper Inn in Vanastra. Some of them are shown here, serving themselves from the buffet table at noon. Staff photo Cheddar cheese is the best of them all Cheddar cheese is the number one cheese in Canada say food consultants with Agriculture Canada. They point out that last year Canadians ate nearly eight pounds of cheddar per person — that's two-thirds of all the cheese consumed! In 1976, 90 thousand tons of cheddar cheese were consumed in Canada, an increase of 1% from the year before. However, production had decreased and was slightly less leaving a gap to be filled by imported cheese. To ensure the top quality ched- dar cheese is available to the consumer, the cheese making process is carefully supervised right from, the start. Cheese fac- tories are inspected for sanita-. tion by both federal and provin- cial departments of health and agriculture. The milk used for making cheese is inspected by provincial dairy inspectors. Federal dairy inspectors and graders are responsible for grading cheese, for checking its moisture and milk fat contents and for its packaging and labell- ing. Even after it reaches the store, cheddar cheese is checked regularly by federal retail in- spectors. Canadian cheddar must meet grade standards based on flavor, texture, color, closeness and finish. Food and Drug Regulations state that cheddar Smile! If you work hard and save money, when you are old you will be able to afford the things that only a young person can enjoy. must contain at least 50% milk fat. Although the grade name does not have to be marked the package, food consultants note that practically all cheddar cheese sold in retail stores in Canada is First Grade quality. Cheddar cheese is classed and sold according to the length of time it has been held to ripen or age. This aging is usually for a period of at least 60 days, at a temperature of 2° C, with a humidity of not more than 60%. The longer the cheese is left to ripen, the stronger the flavor and the higher the price. Mild ched- dar is held for 2 to 3 months; medium cheddar is moderately aged to develop a medium flavor at about 4 to 5 months; and old cheddar is aged in storage for at least 9 months and often a year or more. Consumers will find cheddar cheese labeled "mild", "medium" or "old" with possibly the grade given. Packages of cheese show the variety, net weight, name and address of the manufacturer, packer, wholesaler or retailer, and usually a list of ingredients. Percentages of fat and moisture (by weight) are noted on all prepackaged natural cheese and process cheese sold to con- sumers. Today cheese is one of the most popular alternates for meat, providing high quality pro- tein and valuable minerals and vitamins. One and a half ounces of cheddar provides nearly half the daily amount of calcium recommended for adults. No wonder Canadians have become cheddar lovers! MANAGEMENT SEMINAR FINANCIAL. Bait area from Goderich to Bayfield October 5, 1977 Page 19 Huron working on rabies research One phase of a research program aimed at controlling the spread of rabies through wildlife populations is nearing com- pletion in Huron County this month. A team headed by two researchers from the fish and wildlife branch of the Ontario Ministry • of Natural Resources will soon be dropping 12,000 baits over a 200 square mile area bounded by Clinton, Goderich and Bayfield. The baits, com- posed of a hamburger ball in a marked plastic pouch, are to be spread by aircraft over wooded areas. So far the baits contain only tetracycline, a common an- tibiotic, but eventually they will carry an oral rabies vaccine. The tetracycline is deposited in the teeth and bones of animals eating the hamburger, where it can be spotted during examination under ultraviolet light. Dave Johnston, a research biologist, and Ian Watt, a research technician, have been working on the baiting system for the past five years, trying to develop an effective and economical system for getting the vaccine to wild animals. Mr. Johnston has spent 15 years working on the rabies problem: what animals transmit it how and at what times of_year. They have tried about 40 dif- ferent kinds of baits - including limburger, gorgonzola and roquefori cheeses, hot dogs, sausages, liver, eggs, fish oil and tripe - and have also ex- perimented with distribution patterns and times. They have found the hamburger balls to be effective, cheap and easily massproduced, using the same type of equipment as McDonald's hamburger stands, Following the baiting of an area, the researchers appeal to local trappers to bring in fox, skunk, raccoon and coyote car- casses for testing. By checking for the presence of the tetracycline, they can tell how effective the baiting has been. More than 5,000 animal car- casses have been tested during the course of the program and last year, Mr. Johnston reported, they succeeded in reaching 74 per cent of the foxes in a 64 square mile test area in the county. Huron County was chosen for this phase of the research, he said, because it has the highest density of fox trappers in Ontario. He noted the trappers' association has worked along with them in the program, doing everything from taking blood samples to check natural im- munity to rabies - found to be relatively low - to helping hand distribute baits during the early stages. Foxes are the species hardest qtWeA, i M8..M' WAY! TERM LOAN ANALYSIS This seminar proposes a set of simple tech- niques which allsmall businessmen can use when evaluating the financial health of their business and also a series of practical questions which should be answered when considering a proposal for a term loan. CASE STUDY: THE HABERDASHER COUNTER LTD. hit by rabies, with about 50 per cent of all cases, Mr. Johnston noted, versus about 15 per cent for skunks and one per cent for raccoons. Right now the fox population in the area is high and a rabies outbreak is starting, he warned, urging people to make sure their dogs are vaccinated against the disease. He said rabies seems to follow a three year cycle: the fox population is knocked way down by the disease, then grows during a number of relatively rabies -free years before another outbreak hits, Even at its peak, he added, the population of foxes now is only 20- 25 per cent of its level before rabies was introduced into the area, apparently from the Arctic, in 1958-59. The disease has been present in the Arctic for more than 100 years and it is speculated it may have been carried there by early explorers, he said. In addition to testing bait ef- fectiveness, the researchers have been investigating how the disease is spread from one area to another by monitoring the movement of foxes .through a radio -tagging program. About 25 animals in Simcoe County, near the unit's headquarters in Maple (north of Toronto), have been equipped with collars containing transmitters. The monitoring has revealed that while most young foxes remain within a five mile radius after leaving the den, five to 10 per cent will move up to 50 miles. One fox tagged near Barrie was found in this area, Mr. Johnston noted. He said a $75 reward is offered for any of these animals captured alive and also asked hunters to report any seen or shot. A hunter shooting any fox or wolf this winter can help the program by turning the carcass over to the MNR district office, he added. There is a token payment of one dollar for car- casses turned in. The baiting this fall will be the final test prior to introducing the vaccine, he said. "We're pretty well along in the research; almost ready for a field trial of the vaccine," An effective oral vaccine has been developed at Cannought Laboratories, Toronto, but still has to pass safety tests on all animals which might conceivably have access to the bait. The first field trials of the vaccine will probably be carried out on islands and then move to a test area such as Huron. Researchers will continue to monitor animals with the chemical tracer during the first period of use. Eventually the vaccine baits will be used in selected areas across southern Ontario. where rabies outbreaks are expected. A buildup in the fox population usually signals the beginning of a new disease cycle, Mr. Johnston reported. One of the ways the group monitors population levels is by doing track counts from aircraft during the winter. The idea of oral vaccine baiting originated with the World Health Organization of the United Nations, he said. Wildlife rabies, particularly in foxes and skunks, is spread all over North America and Europe, with particularly bad outbreaks occurring now in parts of Europe. Other groups in a number of countries are also working on the problem, he added, but this is the only one tackling it on a large scale. 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