Secretary Benson Warns Against Hog Over Expansion
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson says pig production likely to grow little in the near term and urges farmers to stick to fall crop plans. The June Pig Crop Report shows a 1 percent rise for the fall crop, with favorable price prospects through summer 1958. He cites meat-type hog trends and warns that over expansion harms prices and incomes.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
New Zealand Plans to Sell Lactalbumen to US Firm
The New Zealand Dairy Products Marketing Commission says NZ will supply a US firm with a new dairy product lactalbumen Ij, a high protein semi pharmaceutical food processed from casein or cheese whey. Upon finalizing, NZ will ship 300 to 500 long tons annually for three years.
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New Zealand Dairy Products Marketing Commission
New Zealand
Foreign Agricultural Service
Brucellosis Losses in Cattle Drop Sharply
The American Veterinary Medical Association reports annual brucellosis losses in cattle fell from 50 million dollars in 1954 to 24 million dollars in 1956, indicating significant disease control progress.
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Amercan Veterinary Medical Association
Leptospirosis Testing Distinguishes Abortions Says AVMA
Laboratory tests are essential to differentiate a leptospirosis infection from other abortion causing diseases, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. The AVMA stresses accurate diagnosis to guide treatment and control.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition Authorized at Farm Show
Harrisburg officials announced a first annual Pennsylvania Livestock Exposition to be held November 12 to 16 in the Farm Show Building. The event will open to international entries with 800 sheep in main pens and more than 1,000 beef cattle and fat steers across the complex, aided by a $50,000 state appropriation toward prizes near $70,000.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission
W L Henning
Henning
Pennsylvania
Quieting Drugs Fail To Help Steers Gain
An Iowa State College feeding trial in Ames shows that quieting agents such as thiouracil and thiourea do not improve feed efficiency in cattle. Stilbestrol was used to boost appetite but liveweight gains fell slightly and feed cost rose with thiouracil or thyroxin, or both.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Wise
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