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pazv 16 the tribune thursday march 16 1971 prestige at last for lowly pig by aa wall agricultural representative for york region york region if prestige means anything in the world of farm animals pigs are probably holding their heads higher these days than they have for a long time for one thing pork prices hit respec table levels after a long disaster period with prices around 36 dollars pork producers at last have a chance to do some catching up a second point is that the very latest in sophisticated elec tronic equipment is now being used to precisely measure a pigs real worth for breeding the method up to now hasnt been anything to brag about after all get ting a scalpel jabbed in your back and then a ruler inserted to measure the depth of fat is hardly the ultimate in scientific method the big change now is that ultrasonic equipment for measuring backfat and the loin eye area is here and available to any swine breeder in york it is fast easy and the pigs like it better our depart ment will provide this service to any purebred or com mercial breeder on request getting the right breeding stock picked makes a big difference in profits and the old eyeballing method just isnt good enough performance tests of some kind are practical and will pick out individual animals that have genetic ability to produce well and make a profit performance tests for chiry cattle are fairly well used but those for beef swine and sheep are just coming on a limited number of breeders here in york are using them in beef for example we are weighing cattle on and off test regularly to deter mine rates of gain at almira hereford farms elmlea farms bill balls gb beattys angus glen farm ellan- vanin farm and westonway farms a bull finishing the test at almira last month every parent knows the problem when its time to persuade junior to take his medicine consider then the hog producer who has even more reluctant patients this little fellow is will illustrate born in december 1970 this bull had a gain per day of exactly 3 lbs weight per day of age of 28 lbs and a vearling weight of 1004 ibs in swine the test combines growth rate and proportion of lean meat sa stouffer at stouffville for example has his herd on test and last month had a boar finishing with back fat of 84 inches weighing 200 lbs at 155 days combining for an index of 103 sinclair stevens in king township had his sheep on test last year and again just to illustrate he had a suffolk ram that had a daily gain of 61 lbs and weighed 109 lbs at 120 days these tests are all under government supervision and are a big help in picking the right stock receiving a dose of oral iron which will help to keep him in the pink photo by the ontario department of agriculture and food poultry vaccination a means of control fun machines ruppster for fur bupp mini bikes people snowmobiles repairs to all makes of tractors welding mower sharpening bill walls sales service bcrhesda 8881998 i i rife 00 m belliemla ltd i york region recent outbreaks of newcastle disease in some southwestern ontario poultry flocks have underlined the importance of vac cination ami other control measures the warning comes from officers of canada agricultures health of animals branch they point out that evidence indicates that the virus strain in these outbreaks is virulent and that many poultrymen have not had their flocks vaccinated newcastle disease is highly contagious to poultry but is not a threat to human health the disease affects the respiratory and nervous systems in poultry severity of infection and con sequent losses of birds varies with the strain of virus under the animal contagious diseases acl suspected out breaks of newcastle disease must be reported to the nearest health of animals branch veterinarian a report is followed by fast action by the branch it includes an immediate ex amination of the flock collection of specimens for sub mission to the branchs animal pathology laboratory and imposition of a quarantine on the farm the flock may be ordered slaughtered with compensation to the owner in addition poultry premises within a fivemile radius of the quarantined farm are placed under sur veillance but health of animals branch of ficers 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 urging the vaccination of poultry flocks there are two ap proved vaccines available in canada bl strain and lasota strain they are available from most veterinary biological firms it is essential that either one be used only in accordance with the manufac turers instructions sanitary precautions by flock owners are important and federal veterinarians re commend the following restrict offfarm 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 containing birds from other farms to enter your premises and make sure an empty truck has been cleaned and disin fected before being allowed entry when shipping some birds for slaughter transfer them to crates or k0vac motors datsun 1600 pickup the moreforyourmoney truck the datsun pickup moves a lot of load for a little money with a steel box measuring 6 ft long and 4 ft 8 in wide and j ton capacity the datsun pickup has a powerful 96 hp 4 cylinder overhead cam engine and heavy duty suspension that will take any punish- men you want to hand out only 2525 product of nissan i kovac motor sales ltd hwy 7 west of hwy 48 2941210 2973777 open mon thurs 99 friday 97 saturday 96 we offer you specialized service buy where service is not a thing of the past j safety hints for dead elm removal farmers removing dead and dying elm trees should take special safety precautions says farm safety specialist hal wright of the ontario department of agriculture and food he offers several hints to prevent injury or death always wear a safety hat never cut trees alone a second operator nearby will 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 ensure help should an emergency arise at the same time make sure no one is in the vicinity of falling trees watch out for widow makers dead limbs which may break off during cutting if the limbs appear likely to break off use a cable and tractor to shake them off making sure the cable is longer than the height of the tree fasten the cable as high as possible on the tree use wedges as little as possible the shock of driving them in could cause the dangerous top limbs to break off watch out for par tially concealed staples or fence wire if the tree is in a fen- cerow diseased elm wood has lost its flexibility and strength be on guard for trees that snap off prematureh during cutting 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