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Show 2jpsVVVVVVVjiV"VyjM ii S33SB 1 wC',. rrT T-m m mm 1 Q. What is Anaplasmosis? A. Anaplasmosis Is a disease of cattle caused by a protozoan parasite para-site which gains entry into the blood stream of cattle and destroys the red blood cells. The protozoa are spread by flies, ticks, and uncleanli-ness uncleanli-ness with dehorners or vaccination needles. This disease is becoming more common in certain sections of the country and emphasizes the need for proper sanitation measures. . Q. Last year I had trouble with my turkey poults and lost nearly ' half of them. They were about three days old when I fed them. Do you think they should have been fed earlier? A. Poults should be placed in the brooder and fed and watered immediately imme-diately after they are received from the hatchery. According to research conducted by the Ralston Purina Company's Research Department, for every hour that feeding was delayed, de-layed, mortality increased one-half of one per cent, and weight was one-fourth one-fourth of one per cent less at six weeks of age. Three groups of poults were fed and watered at 24, 48, and 72 hours after hatching, respectively, and the livability at six weeks of age was as follows: Age when first Livability at six fed weeks 24 hrs. 97.7 48 hrs. 90.0 72 hrs. 73.7 Q. Will hogs fed fish meal or fish oil in their ration produce pork with a fishy flavor? A. Studies made at the Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station indicate in-dicate that hog rations containing 2.5 and 10 of fish meal produced pork without a fishy flavor. However, 10 of fish meal plus 0.5 or 1.5 of fish oil in the ration resulted in fish flavored pork. The fishy flavor was more pronounced in the fresh roasts and cured bacon than in the fresh chops. Pish flavor was also more pronounced in the fat than in the lean tissue of the meat. Q. What is the incubation for peafowl pea-fowl eggs? A. The incubation period for peafowl pea-fowl eggs is 28 days. i Send your questions about livestock or poultry problems to FARM FACTS, 835 South Eighth Street, St. Louis 2, Missouri. Questions will be answered without charge, either by mail or in tiiia column, as a service of this nawspaper. |