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MB. EARL COMBS
On September 10th he had first herd test for Bang’s disease resulting in finding the answer quickly.-Out of !9fi Hta4 tested 43 reactors were found. A heavy loss what ‘could be done? In shqrt order Mr. Combs decided he must "Test unfit I get the herd cleajn, vaccinate all replacement heifrtrs£ purchased or raised, and buy nothing hut calfhood vaccinated, 'tested and clean females.” !
What did this outbreak cost? Mr. Combs replied, “That & a difficult question. I do know we lost a total of 53 head including! 3 bulls. Ordinarily the vet starts testing around 8:30 in the morning and we get through around 4:30 in the afternoon. The labor bill has been about $40.00 a day. We had to start working the cows in near the pens long before the vet arrived and couldn’t let the herds* get mixed up in shifting them back to pasture. There have been ten complete herd tests in all. «iust finished the last April 23jrd bleeding 210 head After tonight
I can sleep better. Back in
l ’56 I had seven complete herd Vests inside of 18 months time. About the time we’d get |to thinkUqj we had the herd clean another reactor would turn up. Even sold 12 to 14 ‘suspects” jat a sacrifice; We had a clean test m Tune of ’56 and another clean test
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