Show mood flood 1 1 TT Tests of or p Daisy Dairy Tr k Q Nerd Herd Given liven Free at Ex Station Duch Duchesne ene County Dair Dairymen men should know the they are entitled to have blood samples from their herd tested free atthe at atHie atthe the Hie Utah Uta l Agricultural College Experiment Exper Exper- intent Station for the Bangs Bang's disease or 01 the disease the disease commonly known as con- con abortion W W. W S S. S Peatross Patros of Myton I ton writes writeR the County Agent as ns fol follows leave Have been testing herd herll for Bangs Bang's disease Second test has been heen made now without it a l reactor I intend to test every ever every ev ev- er ery 40 da lays days s 's of ra rn year car or so I believe it would be a good plan t to encourage blood testing in the County Connly From what I have heard there is quite a n lot lotof lotof of abortion this spring Rulles for the er eradication of or Bangs Bang's disease are as follows 1 All animals of breeding breedin a age e should be he blood tested every r 30 SO to 60 GO GOda da slays days f until there ar are not further father The intervals may then be increased in- in increased increased in in- creased to 90 days then six months and finally one ono year ear 2 It is important that all reactors reactors react react- ors be he promptly removed d fr from m the herd and should as US soon as be removed removed removed re re- moved from the farm either either- to be sold besold sold I for slaughter or to some breeder known to have Infection in his herd berd and who il is aware of or the reasons for disposal 3 The premises should be cleaned and disinfected after each removal of infected animals 4 IIi In In case nil un an abortion fak takes fakes s place in the clean herd berd the fetus placental membranes and contaminated litter should be be disposed of oC properly the contaminated ground disinfected and the animal isolated for 30 days dars If atthe a athe at atthe the end of this period the beast is negative negative ne ne- and discharges have ceased she site may be he safely returned to the herd 5 Infected bulls should not be us us- ed It is not good practice to use the herd bull on unknown or Infected ani and mals tunis If such does seem necessary ne nee cessar however the breeding breedin should take place place-on place on neutral ground 0 6 Additions to the herd from known clean herds may be made without without with with- out a blood test From unknown herds the he animal should be tested and isolated iso iso- latell for a period of G 0 03 da days s If the test est is again negative e at the end of this his period the animal my be placed 1 with the herd Pregnant cows coming corning from rom unknown sources should be tested tested test test- ed d then held in isolation until two two weeks after calving at which time the they hey may be added addell to the herd provided provided pro pro- vided Sided the test is again negative 7 Cattle Cantle removed from the prem prem- premises premises other other oth oth- ses for exhibition purposes or any uny should be housed in quarters er r purposes only h by non-infected non animals ani ani- ers occupied the car car- or truck l mals nals If shipped hipped and disinfected and must lust be he cleaned public stockyards avoided s. s it is imperative that the animals do not come in contact with ith animals from frown unknown herds while being driven driven yen y- y en to pasture or by hy i reaching caching across pasture fences Neither should the animals animals an- an be lIe driven over oyer the road roach trails which are also co common hl loll for other cattle caute further information desiring irin Anyone Anone concerning this tills Yer very costly costly- costly disease ease should write writhe the County Agent enl at Duchesne Du- Du chesne Utah |