Feeder Space for Turkeys Should Be at Least Two Inches
A report on two feeding tests by Ralston Purina and Berea College shows growing turkeys need at least two inches of feeder space per bird for best results. Tests with Broad Breasted Bronze toms and hens indicate increased weight at market with more space, though feed efficiency varied by conditions.
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Ralston Purina Company
Purina
Mussouri
Berea College
Im Kentucky
Berea
College
Market Tare
Broiler Chick Placements Still Up But Show Signs of Decline
Broiler chick placements reached 998000, up 75000 from last week and 12 percent above the year ago period, per the state Crop Reporting Service. Outshipments 252000, in shipments 115000. eggs set 1575000, up 3 percent from last week and 17 percent from 1957. Placements in 22 key states 24 percent above last year, 2 percent above last week. egg settings 25 percent above last year, 1 percent above last week. The growth rate appears to be leveling off for the first time this season.
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State
Hog Cholera Vaccination Rate Falls Across U S Pigs
The USDA reports a decline in hog cholera vaccinations with downtrend feared to reduce vaccine supply amid possible outbreaks. Officials note no current rise in disease but fewer vaccinations raise outbreak risk. From 1952 to 1957 vaccination fell from about 50 percent to just under 40 percent of the pig crop.
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US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Delmarvians to Stage Barbecue School at Denton
Poultrymen from Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware and New Jersey will attend a barbecue school at Denton High School Grounds Maryland June 26. The program by NEPPCO and PENB with the University of Maryland Extension Service covers pit construction sauces cooking ducks turkeys and chickens for events and festivals.
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PMS
Tere Aftake
Denton
Trenton
Del-Mar-Va
Delmarva
New York
The
University of Maryland Extension Service
Mississippi
Neppco
Rutgers Place
New Jersey
Hog cholera serum rule requires 40 percent supply by May 1
The USDA marketing agreement mandates commercial serum producers stock at least 40 percent of the prior year’s sales by May 1. Hog cholera, a viral swine disease first reported 125 years ago, remains widespread with no cure, though vaccines help. The Midwest and South see the most outbreaks as vaccination season peaks in spring and fall.
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United States
Midwest
South
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