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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1948
Page
6
Bureau of animal industry tests show growth retardation in eight eight week old pigs after infecting four with roundworm eggs. Pigs with higher worm counts gained far less than controls, with one pig harboring 109 worms weighing 8.7 pounds less than start, while another with 39 worms gained only 48 percent of its control.
The U S department of agriculture expands meat freezing studies under the research and marketing act. It will survey current freezing and curing methods, compare samples for quality and nutritive value, then seek improvements. The Bureau of Animal Industry will test extreme conditions, even freezing meat to 100 degrees below zero if needed.
Production of high quality cream will pay dividends to the dairymen. Suggestions include protecting separators from rust, rinsing with chlorine solution, washing with powder after separation, cooling cream promptly, separating milk after straining, and storing and handling cream and cans properly to maintain quality.
Several ailments of sheep including nodular disease stomach worm disease and black scours are caused by worms. Main attack by successful sheep men is directed against development or reproduction of the offending worms. While most eggs and young worms are destroyed in winter, sheep must be treated to prevent entry of worms into the intestinal tract.
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