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Show Newcastle Is Stuff To Stay Away From No experience is by far the best experience with the Newcastle New-castle disease, according to Russell Rus-sell R. Keetch, County Agricultural Agricul-tural Agent. Growers who have not yet had trouble will be wise to go to considerable pains to keep it off the premises. Block off as completely com-pletely as possible every channel by which the virus can get to a heathy flock. Experience has shown that the disease can be spread both directly and indirectly. indir-ectly. The virus is long-lived and durable. Some channels to watch are: (1) Vistors and buyers: The virus can be carried on shoes clothing, crates and trucks. Keep vistors out, and tell the poultry poul-try husksters to stnn in th" mail Carry out birds and eggs and sell them from the yard. (2) Shipment of exposed birds should be avoided. (3) Require dealers to sell feed in new bags or show that they are re-using old bags only after thorough steam sterilization. (4) Crates returned from market mar-ket should be thoroughly sterilized steril-ized before they are allowed on the premises. (5) Poison rats, and keep cats and dogs out of yards and feed rooms. They may act as mechan ical carriers of the disease. (6) New stock should be added only after a quarant period of several weeks to insure that they are free from disease. (7) Fairs, shows, and laying contests are hazards. It is very-unwise very-unwise to return these birds to the farm. They should always be sold for slaughter (8) Buy chicks only from hatcheries hat-cheries (preferably local) that apply rigid sanitary control Some cases of Newcastle Disease in Utah have been traced to ship ments of started chicks from out of state hatcheries according to W. R. Jenkins Utah State Agricultural Agri-cultural College Extension poul tryman. (9) Attend strictly to prompt Disposal Pit are available -ii USAC. These precautions have always been in the line of good poultry management. The presence of Newcastle disease makes them far more important than ever before. |