Page M12 October. 10, 1990. This Week FUTURE SHAPE Shooting up the herd easier with bio-bullet hose nostalgic cow- boy songs about rounding up cattle may fade away. A new product called Ballisti- Vet that makes it easier to control the herd is about to hit the range. During the past 200 years, when raising cattle helped the American and Canadian west prosper, the annual roundup of free-ranging cattle was a big event, both socially and finan- cially. On such traditions were legend and social status erected. Another foundation is about to crumble. Part of most roundups is the * We custom match our cleaning remove dulling soil. Sora & 1 CHAIR SPECIAL 69 8s. #109 process to individual fabrics to safely %* Fabric will look brighter and fresher. counting of new calfs and brand- ing them for later identification. It is also a time, especially in these days of more modern veterinary medicine, to innocu- late against diseases and intes- tinal parasites which cause havoc with herds if not promptly and adequately treated. Up to now that was all done by herd- ing the cattle into corrals, catch- ing and tying them up while branding irons marked and “horse needles” injected the re- quired vaccines into bovine flanks. It was hard, long, dusty and sometimes dangerous physical work that cost lots of time and money. Today, there’s a new way — Call by Saturday, October 13 and we'll FibreGuard 1 room of carpeting, a $24 value, at no charge with your order! Oktoberfest Cleaning Special See our professionally cleaned difference in all your carpets, plus receive a hall bonus. traffic areas. Monday - Friday 9-5 - Saturday 9-4 Victoria 385-2434 Vancouver 430-2535 Be sure to ask about our fabric protector to keep what we clean lasting longer. Combined living/dining areas regarded as two rooms. 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These clips fit into a sophisticated airgun-like device that allows vaccination via these implants when shot from dis- tances of two to 20 metres. Even in westernized countries, administering biologicals and pharmaceuticals to animals meant needles and syringes. Now these single-dose implants penetrate cattle flanks or shoulders quickly, lodging one * DeIomorow By FRANK OGDEN to three centimetres in the muscle. Almost immediately, the dose is incorporated into body fluids. The whole bullet completely dissolves within 10 hours, leaving no lasting tissue damage. The stress of roundup, containment and close physical restraint is no longer necessary. Cross contamination between animals, syringe or needle is eliminated. Animals are innocu- lated at a time best for them, not only during roundup. Up to 600 animals an hour can be vaccinated. That’s five times faster than with conventional methods. Calves can be treated while still milking and older cat- tle while at the feedlot or on the range. Proponents claim processing time is at least two- thirds less than with older methods and the cattle lose less weight than when wrestled to the ground for treatment. Wildlife can also benefit sub- stantially from such treatment. In wild animal habitats a veterinarian has an even more difficult task. The only way to properly innoculate them is by rendering them unconscious with a tranquilizer dart-gun, then tying them up while the needle and sryinge technique is administered. Long-range delivery of the actual vaccine it- self used to be a dream. Now it’s reality. Back in 1979, tests were conducted on bighorn sheep at the New Mexico White Sands proving grounds to stop a mange epidemic. In 1983, elk wintering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming were vaccinated with Strain-19 Brucella as part of a program to stop the spread of disease within # the herd and to neighboring ranches. In South Africa’s Kruger Na- tional Park, the BallistiVet sys- tem was credited with providing a major breakthrough in control of epidemics within the park. Initially in 1986, 200 roan an- telope threatened with extincag> Be tion from anthrax were vaccinated. Park officials con- tinue to use this method, some- times treating up to 1,500 animals a day, a vast improve- ment over the handful that could be treated using previous methods. From alist ofanimal diseases provided by Wildlife Specialities, the per dose cost runs from 47 to 51 cents U.S. The entire air-delivery system ranges from $600-825 U.S., depending on system sophistica- tion. With 125 million beef cattle in North America to vaccinate, only the farmers need to be in- jected — with the message. More information: Donald Sturtevant, President, Wildlife Specialities Inc., 4334 Center- ville Road, White Bear Lake, MN 55127-9989. Phone: 612/426-8996. TO LIFE having a professional make-up atmosphere. 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