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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1978 Page 9 iteclin lonsfe e. Hin it ofe whal Kialti]! tie lj Velii if tht| ho\V|; II lance i vas Ik npslin erewi Exportation losses lower Cattle death toll cut The high death toll which claims about half of the cattle exported from the United States to Central and South America can now be greatly reduced with a new pre immunization procedure developed at the Institute of Tropical Veteri nary Medicine in the battle against Texas tick fever and anaplasmosis. “We have seen death losses run ning 40 percent or higher and in countries where these diseases are prevalent reduced to as few as one or two percent, explained Dr. Gil- bertoS. Trevino, director of the In stitute located on Texas A&M Uni versity campus. The concept is the injection of virulent organisms of tick fever or anaplasmosis, or both, into beef or dairy cattle about three weeks be fore shipment from the United States. These animals develop a mild case of the disease, or diseases, and after reaching their destination where the diseases are prevalent, a challenge by a vector is unsuc cessful. “This same procedure for im munization is not applicable to cat tle which remain in the United States, Dr. Trevino assured, “be cause pre-immunization makes these cattle carriers of the diseases. Dr. Trevino, a former veterinar ian with the U.S. Army, said that Mexico is teeming with the dis eases. Although Texas generally eradi- | cated tick fever, ticks are rearing their ugly heads to cause another threat of fever. The fever threatened to put the cattle industry out of business some 40 or 50 years ago. It was brought under control through mandatory dipping that triggered much strife between cat tlemen and health officials, includ ing dynamiting of some dipping vats. Anaplasmosis is transmitted by ticks and other biting arthropods and aggressive blood-sucker type flies. Both diseases are caused by (single cell) protozoa which get into the bloodstream and destroy blood cells. Til guarantee that 40 or 50 out of every shipment of 100 animals will die from babesiosis or anaplasmosis after they reach their destination in Central or South America, if the animals are not protected,’ said Trevino. “If a buyer pays, say $1,000 per animal, and breeding bulls are generally much higher, this means that he would lose $40,000 to $50,000 before getting a pound of beef or a gallon of milk for his investment. Dr. Trevino said that the pre immunization costs $50 per animal, meaning an addition of $5,000, but would reduce losses to one or maybe two animals, or $1,050 or $2,100 on a $105,000 pre immunized investment. Texas cattlemen sold in excess of one-third of the 25,978 cattle which moved through the state’s export facilities in 1977, according to Dr. H.Q. Sibley, executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commis sion. Total livestock sales, including horses and other animals, was $50,466 during 1977. Dr. Trevino cited the case of dairymen in Colombia who had 500 head pre-immunized with no deaths reported. To prepare for immunization Dr. Trevino and his stalf remove the sp leen from a calf under anesthesia. After the calf recovers, virulent or ganisms of babesiosis or anaplas mosis are injected into the jugular vein. The animal is observed closely for packed-cell volume, body tempera ture and parasitemia. When the lat ter peaks at 18 to 21 days, blood is harvested for laboratory preparation and infection into animals to be ex ported. Dr. Trevino said that shipments of animals should be concentrated before and after the injections in specific tick-free facilities, such as the one in Houston. “About four weeks is required from injection for the animal to de velop enough antibodies to give pro tection when arriving in a country where these diseases are preva lent,’’ said Trevino. “These are in jections for either or both the dis eases.’’ Institute veterinarians will travel to any location where the pre immunization is to be administered to cattle. Dr. Trevino said that many years will be required for development and training of people in private enterprise to apply this system of immunization, thereby reducing costs. Currently it is economically wise to pay $50 per head for the pre-immunization. rossrol ,f SoviJ Anotll vieth'l men’sJl 1 unsul < gangs 1 “you cat SUf in jt of til the state he ruinate it v ho ha' 1 on p<*' e s whiff as uni .0 n parts unties l! og i n d u: , various ’rising 811 ' . allo"i |i; « , !?i olfse*. e air Dr. Gilbert S. Trevino and his staff at the Institute of Tropical Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University have developed a pre-immunization for Texas fever tick and anaplasmosis. This method will bring cattle death toll losses down to one or two percent in the United State’s exportation to Central and South American countries, Trevino says. tjcize tk o-gr 0 ' 3 direcl'; nduslrir ;j rnniif r j r eme!> l: rinreaso 8 4 to ^ he Ef' stio are i"' facility is a n# ho < Iio pr 0 ' 3Spi ,e Now You Know United Press International Clarence Darrow had only one year of formal law education. 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