Thermostable marker
The MarKing marker is a screw-type paint stick stable in all temperatures. It works as easily in freezing temperatures as it does in extreme heat.
One stick will mark approximately 50 animals. It’s available in seven standard colors and two fluorescent colors.
Contact: DIVASA USA, 8900 SW 107th Ave., Suite 205, Miami, Fla., 33176; tel. 305-273-0643; fax. 305-273-0423.
Analyze before you fertilize
A Guelph, Ont. company is offering two-day turnaround on manure analysis. Nutrient Resource Management Inc. gives detailed instructions for taking accurate samples of liquid or solid manure, sample containers and prepaid priority shipping materials.
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Results will be returned within two days from the day they arrive in the lab, or they can be faxed. Manure samples are analyzed in a certified agricultural lab, using standard test procedures.
Contact: Ron MacDonald, Nutrient Resource Management, Inc., 14 University Ave. West, Guelph, Ont., N1G 1N1; tel./fax 519-836-9727.
Under a hog’s skin
LifeQuest, a computer software program from American Cyanamid Company, takes pork producers on a simulated tour inside a pig, where salmonella contamination begins.
The interactive program helps producers learn about salmonella and computes how much money can be saved from controlling the disease.
Producers who try out the program and report their results will receive a premium from Cyanamid.
To request a free LifeQuest diskette, contact Clark Consulting International Ltd., 14N921 Lac du Beatrice, West Dundee, Ill., 60118-3115; tel. 708-836-5100; fax 708-836-5140.
Improved rodent bait
Encapsulated warfarin baits called CROAK are now available, in time for the fall infestation of rodents.
Through a patented process, the warfarin bait’s active compound is now encapsulated.
The Cov-R-Tox process coats the active warfarin to makes any taste or aroma undetectable to a rodent.
Using encapsulated warfarin and highly edible feed grade cereals makes for effective rodent control. CROAK rodenticide is labeled for domestic use.
It is available in pellets in 450-g boxes or in 450-g bars that can be broken into pieces.
Contact: United Agri-Products, 829-26th St. N.E. Calgary, Alta., T2A 2M4; tel. 1-800-561-5444.
