The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-01-18, Page 351978 beef
calf prices
Agriculture and Food
Minister Bill Newman
has announced the
average price of beef
calves. monitored at
major stocker sales in
Ontario during Sep-
tember, October and
November was 80.42
cents per. pound support
level under the beef calf
income sta.,hilization
program. As a result,
payment will be made to
producers from the
program for 1978.
Newman said, "The
favourable beef price
situation in 1978 is in
marked contrast to the
situation over the
previous three years
when money was paid out
to producers through the
beef calf income
stabilization program."
As producers are now
rebuilding their herds
after three years of
depressed beef prices,
calf prices are expected
to remain at about the
present„ level during 1979.
Enrolment forms,
therefore, will not be
available in 1979 and
participants will be ex-
cused from registering
no -.their beef cows.
If for any reason, the
price of calves during the
monitoring period in 1979
average below a support
level of 51.5 cents per
pound all participants
who enrolled in the 1978
plan will qualify for
support payments.
The beef calf program
is in its fourth year and
will be terminated on
schedule in June 1980.
Gerald Wagner, George Cranston, Doug Tiffin, Greg Sayer and Fred Ward, part of the Co-op team to better serve you.
Lice cause problems in winter months
It's lousy time of year
for cattle and cattlemen.
Lice infestations .result in
unthrifty cattle, and cut
into cattlemen's profits.
"Lice e cause more
problems during the
winter than at any other.
_time of the year," says -
John Forsyth, Ontario
IVtinistry of,,, Agriculture
and Food beef cattle
specialist.
These irritating
parasites reduce feed
efficiency and in severe
cases can cause anemia.
A heavily infested animal
can gain 1/2 to 3/4 of a
pound less per day than a
louse -free animal.
Combined with other
winter stresses, lice can
pose a costly threat to
- cattlemen. , Unthrifty
animals suffering from
,lice infestations can
become victims of cold
--- weather, shipping fever,
arid diseases that healthy
animals are able to
- withstand:
Cattle are susceptible..
to two types. of Iice. Red
lice feed on the skin of the
animal causing itching.
They seem to prefer the
area along the animal's
back line. Blue lice suck
the blood and can live on
the animal unnoticed for
some time. They are
found primarily on the
brisket, neck, shoulders,
'and around the base of
'the tail.
"Cattlemen can control
lice, in their herds by
checking animals every
two weeks and treating
infested animals," says
Forsyth . "Many
producers teat for lice
on a routine basis to avoid
any build-up in the lice
population.'
To inspect an animal
for Iice, part the hair on
the back and examine the
area with a flashlight.
Warble control
products provide a good
start to a louse control
program, but cattle
treated for warble grubs
in the fall must not be
overlooked in a lice
control program.
A helpful and experienced office staff: Ruth Rothmeier, Linda Andrew and Dorothy
Atklnsone
Lduce control treat-
ments include back -
rubbers (mixtures of oil
and insecticide),, sprays,
dusts, and pour -on
systemic* insecticides.
Consult .factsheet 420-653,
Fly and Louse Control on
Beef Cattle, for recom-
mended products. The
factsheet is available
from local offices of the
Ontario Ministry of.
Agriculture andFbod.
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