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Show By Roberl S. Murdock County Agricultural Agent 1. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is a saying that can be applied in many ways and especially to the prevention and control of mastitis in dairy cattle. The organisms that are associated as-sociated with mastitis are always al-ways in the udder but infection does not occur unless the udder tissues have been injured, the agent says. The most effective method of .preventing mastitis is to prevent udder injury. Some cases of injury to the udder are: 1. Improper milking. 2. Running of cattle. 3. Obstructions over which the cow must walk. 4. Lying on damp cold ground. 5. Cold winds. 6. Making cows nervous. Prevent as much mastitis as possible by: (1) providing ample bedding in a barn or open shed that is draft-free, (2) remove from cow yard all sticks and obstructions that might accident-ly accident-ly damage the udder, (3) milk cows so as to prevent damage to the udder, and (4) use sanitary sani-tary precautions milk the infected cows last sterilize teat cups after milking infected cows. 2. Cattle lice are infesting a large number of beef and dairy cattle in Duchesne County, Coun-ty, and will continue to be more abundant and harmful as winter progresses. Blood sucking suck-ing lice, when abundant, cause anemia. This is a lack of a good blood supply in the infested animals. Efficient cattle lice control can prevent this weakened weak-ened condition of the cattle, its much cheaper to eradicate thes insects than feed them. Benzene hexachloride, DDT. chlordane, lindane or laxaphene are useful for dipping or spraying spray-ing beef caltle io conirol lice. However, Lindane, melhoxych-lor melhoxych-lor and rolenone are the only insecticides recommended for cattle lice control on cattle being be-ing milked. For cattle lice control recommendations, recom-mendations, including' information informa-tion on dosages, Extension Cir-cuhir Cir-cuhir 184, "Cattle Lice Control," is available without cost at the County Extension Office. Better come into the Extension Office and get a copy and take care of your cattle. You can avoid winter losses of milk production produc-tion and growth by prompt and effective control. Meetings to Attend: 4-H County Achievement, 2 p.m., Roosevelt stake house, Nov. 28. Moon Lake Artificial Dairy Breeders Association, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2:00 p.m., Mt. Emmons. East Duchesne Artificial Dairy Breeders Association annual an-nual meeting, Dec. 2. |