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Antibiotic Residues in Milk? No! Here are the facts:
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All commercially sold milk is tested for the presence of antibiotic residues before it is allowed to be pasteurized for human consumption. In the USA, there are nearly 4 million antibiotic residue tests done annually on milk (3,958,455 in 2009) to insure that antibiotic residues are kept out of the food supply. Over 45,000 of those tests were performed on pasteurized dairy products before they were placed into distribution. Of those tests, 0 tested positive for antibiotic residues. This shouldn't be too surprising because these tests are re-tests of the same milk over again. The checks and balances of our safety system are reiterated multiple times before dairy products are set on the grocery store shelves. Yes, we do rarely have a raw milk sample test positive (0.026% in 2009), but any positive load of milk never enters the food supply, the offending dairy farmer has to pay for the dumped milk, and in addition, the farmer also has to undergo a residue avoidance session with his/her veterinarian. This is a tremendous incentive for dairy farmers to keep antibiotic residues OUT of the milk supply! Source: FDA Data.
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2011 IPDP Board
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IPDP Executive Board
Executive Director
Doug Leman
317-695-8228
President
LuAnn Troxel
Hanna
219-508-3433
Vice President
Ron Fuhrmann
Hoagland
260-438-4940
Secretary
Kelly Heckaman
Kosciusko
574-527-3445
Treasurer
Mike Schutz
765- 494-9478
Dave Forgey
Logansport
574-652-2461
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Board Members
Joe Hibshman
Syracuse
Sarah Wagler
Morgantown
Ben Rothert
Seymour
Henk Sevenhuysen
Goodland
Steve Obert Fort Branch Brian Huber St. Paul Industry Liz Kelsay ICMC/ISA J.J. Degan
Cargill Animal Nutrition
Dr. Ken McGuffey
McGuffey Dairy Consulting Todd Janzen, JD PSRB, LLP Tamilee Nennich Ph.D.
Purdue University
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RESOURCE CENTER
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"WORKING TOGETHER FROM FARM TO FRIDGE"
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NMPF Resource Manual
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the newly revised milk & dairy beef drug residue prevention manual by clicking the photo above.
Check out the resources available to you on the Purdue University Dairy Extension site. Topics on nutrition, business
management, animal health and many more topics related to our dairy industry and animal care.
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We appreciate our industry supporters. They make it possible for IPDP to support the dairy industry in many ways. If your organization would like to be a corporate sponsor of IPDP, download an information sheet here.
Individual membership in IPDP is $20. Encourage your dairy farming friends to join IPDP! Also, anyone who is not a dairy producer but would still like to support IPDP can join as an associate member. Download a membership/associate brochure here.
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Greetings!
Welcome to another e-update. I hope you find the information it contains both thought provoking and useful. We especially want to welcome our new members. Thanks for your support and welcome aboard! We all remember the saying from our childhood, "April showers bring May flowers!" I think it is unanimous that we have had plenty of showers and even very severe storms in some areas this past April. Everyone is anxious to get going, whether it is hauling, tilling, planting, and soon making hay. As the days get longer and the nights get shorter remember not to shortcut safety, as J.J. reminded us last issue. It can change your life forever! I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of our sponsors; they have the foresight to take this opportunity to invest in your future, the future of Indiana's dairy industry! Please take time to check out each of their websites, contact them with questions or needs, support their organizations, purchase their products and be sure to thank them when you see them. They make up the foundation that we are building on, and we couldn't meet our goals without them. Thanks to those of you who have contacted me with thoughts, ideas, or concerns. We take them all very seriously and we welcome them. Call me anytime at (317) 695-8228 or by e-mail at dougleman@IndianaDairy.org. God Bless! Doug Leman
IPDP Executive Director
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Undercover Video Prompts Discussion on Proper Euthanasia in Dairy
by Dr. Jon Townsend, Purdue University
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 Mercy For Animals, an animal rights group based in Chicago, IL recently released an undercover video filmed at E6 Cattle Company in Hart, Texas. The video shows the treatment of dairy calves at the facility and can be easily found with a simple Google search. While we may all strongly disagree with the extreme animal rightist/vegan agenda of Mercy For Animals, we cannot turn our heads from the abhorrent treatment of calves documented in the video. To put it bluntly, I found it sickening and infuriating. There is no place in the dairy industry for this kind of treatment of animals, no matter what the justification. As members of the dairy industry we must always consider the welfare of our animals and hold the entire industry to the high standards we expect. The treatment of the calves depicted in the video has been condemned by both the American Association of Bovine Practitioners ( AABP) and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
In watching the video a few thoughts became immediately clear to me. First, it was obvious that there was a total lack of understanding of acceptable euthanasia techniques at this facility. Both the AVMA and AABP have produced guidelines for acceptable methods of euthanasia:
AVMA Euthanasia Policy
AABP Euthanasia Policy
It is not ethical to withhold treatment from ill animals. If there is no desire by a farm to continue treatment of a sick animal, the only ethical decision is to euthanize that animal. It is against what we hold ethically acceptable to allow an animal to suffer and slowly die, purely for financial reasons. Euthanasia exists to help in these situations and should be used when necessary. Read Dr. Townsend's complete article here. | |
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Long Awaited CFO/CAFO Draft is Released by IDEM
The new draft versions of the Indiana CFO and CAFO rules have been released. The next step for these rules is preliminary adoption, which will occur with a passing vote at the upcoming Water Pollution Control Board meeting. This meeting is tentatively set for1:30 p.m. in the Indiana Government Center South, Conference Room A on Wednesday, May 11. This is a public hearing and participants will be allowed to make comments about the current draft of the rules.
Some of the items in the rules that are likely to have the greatest impact on Confined Feeding Operations are:
-All CFO's will be required to have 180 days of manure storage.
-No manure application will be allowed on frozen or snow-covered ground (except in emergency situations)
-No manure application will be allowed on soils with greater than 400 ppm phosphorus from the implementation of the rule, on soils greater than 300 ppm after 4 years, and on soils greater than 200 ppm after 6 years for existing CFOs.
Please contact
Dr. Tamilee Nennich
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Andy Tauer
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News Details:
400,000 Cell Count Proposal Moves Forward
May 2, 2011 By: Jim Dickrell, Dairy Today Editor The National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) is moving forward with a National Milk Producer Federation proposal to lower somatic cell count limits to 400,000 by January 1, 2014. NCIMS is meeting in Baltimore this week. The meeting wraps up on Wednesday when the final votes will be taken. The current SCC limit is 750,000 cells/ml. Under the NMPF proposal, the levels would be stepped down to 600,000 cells/ml by Jan. 1, 2012; 500,000 cells/ml by Jan. 1, 2013 and then to 400,000 by January 1, 2014. If the 400,000 cell/ml standard were in place today, 14% of U.S. dairy herds would not be compliance. Read more.
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Online Animal Care Training Opportunity
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Animal Care Training features streaming multimedia modules in English and Spanish.
The Dairy Animal Care and Quality Assurance - Animal Health package is meant to assist dairy producers in implementing good animal heath practices on their dairy operation. This is accomplished through focusing on the animal heath specific modules of the Dairy Animal Care and Quality Assurance - Comprehensive package. DAQCA training equips dairy producers with the tools needed to practice quality animal care and food production. Click here to view the online training modules and register.
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Cost of Cutting Down Food Miles
Feedstuffs Foodlink April 26, 2011
As food suppliers attempt to meet the growing demand for local products, a new study finds it's not always economically or environmentally viable for multi-product industries to focus heavily on local sales.
"The dairy sector is an excellent example for examining the economic consequences of increased localization of food supply chains," said Miguel Gomez, Cornell University professor of applied economics and management, and co-lead author of "Cost of Localizing a Mutli-Product Food Supply Chain: Dairy in the United States," which appears in the April 2011 edition of the journal Food Policy.
The study developed an economic model for the U.S. dairy industry that examined assembly, interplant transportation, processing and distribution for all dairy products, including milk, yogurt, cheese and butter.
Read the full article here.
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IPDP Industry Updates
IPDP held a regular board meeting on April 26th. There was very interesting discussion with Indiana State Board of Animal Health dairy division director, Terry Philibeck regarding the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance resolutions being considered at the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) conference in Baltimore. Read the industry updates presented to IPDP from BOAH, ISDA, Creamery License Division, MPSI, and IBCA here.
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Bronze Level
 IPDP is now offering a bronze level of sponsorship for $500. We sincerely appreciate any level of sponsorship for IPDP. Please click here to download a bronze sponsorship brochure. To view all corporate sponsorship levels, click here. |
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Upcoming Events
2011
MAYMay 21, Indiana State 4-H and FFA Dairy Judging Contest, Purdue University. Contact: Carl Broady (765-494-8435).JUNEJune 8-10, Purdue 4-H Animal Sciences Workshop for Youth, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Hands-on workshop for 4-H dairy project members featuring basic dairy management skills and up-to-date technology. Contact: Colleen Brady (765-494-8433) or Mike Schutz (765-494-9478).June 12-15 American Forage & Grassland Council Conference at French Lick Springs Hotel & Conference Center, French Lick, Indiana June 16 IPDP Regular Board Meeting, MPSI Office 10 AM - 2 PM June 18 Brunch on the Farm, Norbert Dairy Farm, Bremen, Indiana, for info, contact Indiana Dairy Council at 317-842-3065. June 28-29 79th Annual Indiana Farm Management tour Daviess, Knox and Sullivan Counties AUGUSTAugust 2-3, Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange, Northeastern, IN;Event designed to bring dairy producers and industry professionals together to learn more about the many facets of the dairy industry. Contact: Tamilee Nennich (765-494-4823) or Mike Schutz (765-494-9478).August 5-22, Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, INAugust 13, Indiana 4-H Young Dairy Producer Contest and 4-H Junior Dairy Skillathon
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Indiana Legislature Wraps up Session:
Contacting Your Indiana Legislator
A lot of last-minute furry saw the legislative session come to a close. The budget was passed, satellite lagoons will be regulated by IDEM, and there's lots more. Visit the Indiana Farm Bureau website to read their public policy updates. Click here to get information on current committee meetings, legislation, and contact information of our Indiana State legislative public servants. Indiana's legislators listen to their constituents. Let yourself be heard on issues that are important to you. You can write to your Senator or Representative at the Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, or you can call House members at 317-232-9600 and Senators at 317-232-9400. |
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