Protection of feeder hogs vaccination program
The U S department of agriculture describes a vaccination system for hog cholera used at stock yard centers to protect the swine industry while allowing shipment of stockers and feeders. It notes immunization timing, disease indicators, and rules restricting vaccination for exposed or symptomatic hogs and interstate shipments.
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Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Necessary feed for stock guidance from agriculture department
The Agriculture Department urges reseeding former pasture lands now used for grain to grass to restore livestock carrying capacity. It stresses diversified farming, seed treatment to prevent plant diseases, and careful harvest and storage of fruits and vegetables to reduce losses.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Live stock care notes on training, farrowing rails, and lamb feeding
Start training the colt early. A farrowing rail in the pen protects young pigs. Pigs die if allowed to nurse after weaning. Old milk is poisonous. Lambs about three weeks old should be fed four times daily, half a pint of milk at each feed.
West Virginia livestock gains from USDA state program
County agents report last year the West Virginia program to boost food production led to 13 722 pigs from additional sows and 16 446 cows bred to registered sires. Silage fed to 7 520 cattle cut costs by 37 600. Ewes bred to registered sires and parasite control saved countless lambs and sheep valued over 21 000.
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Rexerts
West Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Hog and cattle farming tips from a bygone era
A reflection on livestock practices notes hog feeders prefer hand feeding during weaning and urges more beef cattle production to sustain beef supply. It observes high pig losses between farrowing and weaning and mentions oats fed to sows and cows kept in barns that should be culled.
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