Harmless Blackhead Strain Helps Pinpoint Turkeys Parasite Timing
Basic studies identify how Histomonas meleagridis travels with cecal worm eggs and infects turkeys and chickens. Research at Beltsville shows a non pathogenic strain is larger with more flagella and aids timing of medication to target the parasite lifecycle and reduce losses.
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USDA
ARS
Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Everett Lund
Rancher Relocates 72 Western Ewes to Lancaster County
Robert Harnish of Conestoga buys seventy two Western ewes from the Sand Hills of Nebraska to build a commercial herd in Lancaster County. He already operates a Shropshire flock and plans to integrate the new stock with the existing flocks.
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Sand Hills
Nebraska
Lancaster County
Robert Harnish
Controlling cecal worm and histomonad in turkeys
Research by Lund tests timing of worm egg infection to disable histomonads before they enter the cecal worm. Current drugs only slow disease. full elimination requires years and precise dosing. Immunization basics emerge alongside notes on botulism risk from carcasses.
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Lund
Yeastlike Fungus Seen In Dog Lung Infections
A prolonged dry whistling cough growing worse may signal a dog has a lung infection caused by a yeastlike fungus, an infection that can also affect humans per the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
Weatherwise course offered by Penn State Farm Study
Penn State offers an eight lesson correspondence course on weather at no charge for Pennsylvania residents. Write to Farm Study Courses University Park Pa for the first lesson.
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Penn State
Pennsylvania
University Park
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