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Show Ills Ccynfy Agents Fieprt Duchesne County Farm News By Robert Murdock and Lloyd Smith BRUCELLOSIS ERADICATION The familiar saying "Opportunity knocks but once" may or may not always hold true. We do know, however, that when opportunity does knock those who take advantage ad-vantage of it are well paid for their efforts. The opportunity of Brucellosis Eradication is now knocking at our door. We have Mr. Brucella on the run and can completly eradicate eradi-cate him from our livestock if everyone will cooperate iii the plan best suited to his herd. Thet plan of operation is to continue con-tinue our well-known ring test of all commercial dairy cows, with blood testing of all herds suspicious to the milk ring test and family cows. All female dairy calves are to be vaccinated from 4 through 8 months of age, preferably around 5 to 6 months of age. A large number of our range herd owners have ben carrying on a calfhood vaccination program for the past several years, and are now in a position where most of their family animals have been vaccinated. Vaccination is in most animals, good for the life of the animal. The vaccination program is to continue and all range heifer calves of the beef herds 4 to 12 months of age should be vaccinated vaccinat-ed (preferably 6 to 8 months of age). The next move is to test these range catle, to determine the exact status of infection. Where all herd owners test their herd in a given area, it is permissible to test only 20 of each herd. However, if there is evidence of infection in the 20, it will be necessary to test the entire herd, as well as contact herds. At the present time, we have two counties certified as modified brucellosis-free areas, and have several more nearly ready for certification. Effective January 1, 1957, a Federal Regulation will result in restrictions on the marketing of catle if, cattle do not come from Certified Brucellosis-free areas. The opportunity is here. We have the funds 'and the know-how to eradicate the disease. Let's all cooperate and stamp out brucellosis. brucel-losis. , |
