Milkers and Milking Practices Emphasize Cleanliness
A prominent dairyman urges stringent milking hygiene from stable to milk room. Key points include cleaning udders, clipping hairs, spotless utensils, clean milker attire, and discarding first milk streams to reduce bacteria. Proper feeding for cows and avoidance of musty feed protect milk quality.
Feeding Lambs In Lambing Pens After April Drops
For the Shepherd Lambs dropped in April should entgrain in an enclosure where ewes cannot enter. A mixture of crushed oats ground wheat or wheat bran and oilmeal works well. Some carp may be added with a little water to hasten fattening. Do not sell a half fat lamb and do not let ewes run down from lack of grain beyond pasture.
Preventing Hog Cholera Bulletin Outlines Care
A government experiment station sues the following bulletin on hog cholera. It lays out proper methods of feeding and care to prevent the disease and promote healthy swine production. The document emphasizes sanitation, vaccination strategies, and herd management as key controls.
Disease Prevention in Hog Herds and Farm Hygiene Practices
Guidance on keeping hog herds healthy through clean water and feeding, proper housing and drainage, quarantine of new stock, use of disinfectants like lime and chloride of lime, and strict entry hygiene. Emphasizes cleanliness, fenced quarantine yards, and extended incubation period precautions to prevent bog cholera and disease spread.
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