silent farm

Chapter 217

Water is a very important resource for Silent Farm.But this water is not ordinary water, but the water that Li Sheng made from the space.

The pasture of the former space lake made the pasture of the farm an industry with great output value.And Li Sheng now wants to get another kind of water that may be more special to the farm.

He came to the space again, still appearing in that stream.

The flow that can be seen in this creek is not large, because there are a lot of pebbles on both sides of the creek, and a lot of water flows through the gaps between the pebbles hidden.

Using water control, he removed all the pebbles somewhere downstream of the creek, forming a pool with a depth of more than one meter and an area of ​​more than 200 square meters.With this water pool, there is a stable water source output point in the space.He did the butt at this waterhole and outside the farm.

He temporarily set up the connection point port outside the farm in the yard of the villa.The water output from this water outlet is not large, and it looks like a small spring.But the water that came out was enough for his experiment.

Again he planted two roses and two mulberries.This time he cleaned the roots of both plants.One uses ordinary soil and the other uses black soil from arable land.

If he can't survive, he can only give up.He can't find dirt in space.The dirt in that creek was hard to find.Even if he is looking for it, he may not be able to find much, and he will not be able to form an industry at all.

"Boss, are you free?" Zhang Feng called, and he seemed relieved after the call was connected.

During this period of time, Li Sheng's phone was often disconnected during the day, so he could only call him at night if he had something to do.

Li Sheng asked him what's the matter.Zhang Feng said: "A small number of cows in the No. [-] cattle pen had diarrhea symptoms. Huang Bin diagnosed it and judged it to be acute infectious bovine enteritis. He suggested that those cattle with symptoms should be isolated and treated, and the No. [-] cattle pen should be disinfected at the same time. "

Huang Bin was the veterinarian recruited during the National Day of China last year. He came to work on the farm not long after the Chinese New Year.But now he can only act as an invisible veterinarian on the farm, and he is also in the probationary period.

Li Sheng was surprised at first. This was the first time cattle disease appeared on the farm, and it was contagious.But after thinking about it, now that the cattle pens are enclosed, the grazing density is much higher than before, and it is normal for some cattle to get sick.He said: "Just do what Huang Bin said. I'll go over and have a look."

He hung up the phone, changed into a suit of clothes, dragged the helicopter out and flew directly to the No. [-] cattle pen.

His plane found an open space to land near the No. [-] cattle pen station.Zhang Feng was already in the No. [-] cattle pen, and was waiting below when he saw the plane coming.

Li Sheng turned off the engine of the plane before jumping off the plane, and asked Zhang Feng who came over, "How is the situation?"

Zhang Feng frowned and said, "Huang Bin said it was a relatively contagious bacterial enteritis. Fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise the current situation may have been out of control. But the current situation is not optimistic. How many people are infected in the group?"

Li Sheng frowned when he heard this, and asked, "Where's Huang Bin?"

"He was in the isolation barn giving medicine to sick cows."

"Let's go and see."

Zhang Feng took Li Sheng to an independent cowshed.These cowsheds are not big, and they are mainly built to cope with the production of cows.Each one is not big and can only accommodate twenty or thirty cows, but there are more than 20 of them.That is to say, hundreds of cows can be kept in the cowshed at the same time.Huang Bin chose one of the most marginal ones as an isolated cowshed, and five sick cows that had been found were locked in it.

The two came to the cowshed, where a man in a white coat and a mask was observing the sick cows.Seeing Li Sheng and the others coming in, Huang Bin greeted him, brought two masks and said, "Boss, Manager Zhang. For safety's sake, put on the mask first."

Li Sheng took the mask and put it on before asking him, "How is the situation now?"

"The medicine has been used, and the sick cow has been registered. The condition of the sick cow has basically stabilized and started to eat. The diarrhea has not worsened." Huang Bin led the two to the place where the sick cow was kept.

Every sick cow is locked up separately, and there is loose cow dung in the cow pen.But Li Sheng found that the five cows were all half-grown.Then he asked Huang Bin, "Is this calf susceptible to bovine enteritis?"

Huang Bin shook his head: "It's not sure yet. But I'm also worried. From the breeding records, apart from being vaccinated, the cattle on the farm have almost never used any medicine. It can be seen that the resistance of the cattle is still very strong. The environment in the cattle pen is relatively good. If it is another cattle farm, if such a disease occurs, it will be out of control now."

Li Sheng nodded. It is certain that the cattle on the farm are more resistant to diseases than other farmed cattle.At least they eat grass, not corn.

He asked again: "After taking the medicine now, how is the effect?"

"Because it was more urgent, I used broad-spectrum antibacterial oral drugs for livestock, but it seems that the situation is fine now. At least the condition of the cattle has been alleviated."

Li Sheng saw that the sick cow still pulled out a little bit from time to time, but at least it was not so thin.He nodded and said, "You handled these sick cows very well. How about the prevention in the cattle pen?"

"I have asked the workers to dispose of the feces of those sick cows, and will disinfect the grass near the excrement in a small area. My opinion is that it is best to disinfect the entire cattle pen and all the cattle." He said to Zhang Feng nodded before continuing. "However, Manager Zhang said that the boss attaches great importance to the protection of grasslands and needs to ask you for instructions."

Li Sheng was really worried that large-scale disinfection would pollute the pasture on the entire farm. He asked, "What kind of disinfectant are you going to use? During the disinfection process, what will happen to the cattle raised here?" All cattle eat grass. Disinfection, can cows eat grass right away?
Huang Bin was also speechless.If the herd is released, it is likely to pollute the pastures outside.The cattle cannot be let out, but the cattle on the farm are all set out. Disinfection will inevitably cause damage to the pasture, or at least make the cattle unwilling to eat the pasture that is being disinfected.He didn't know how to solve this contradiction.

However, he still expressed his opinion: "The most economical and most appropriate way to disinfect a large area is to use quicklime. However, quicklime will cause great changes to the soil and cause serious damage to pastures." As for the use of pesticides He didn't say the method, because he knew that Li Sheng was very resistant to the use of pesticides.And after using pesticides, the cattle can only go hungry.

Li Sheng still remembers this junior high school chemistry knowledge when quicklime meets water and generates heat.If quicklime had been used, the roots of the grass inside the pen might still be alive, but the blades of grass on the ground would definitely die.Moreover, the acidity of the soil will change drastically after the quicklime reacts, and he doesn't know whether the grass root system in the cattle pen will be affected.

He hesitated for a while and said: "Observe for a day first. If the disease starts to spread, use the method you said."

Huang Bin nodded.However, he glanced at the sick cow and said: "The cow on the farm is sick. Should I notify the relevant department? If not, our farm does not have a qualified veterinarian, and we cannot record the treatment prescription."

Li Sheng thought for a while and said, "What's the difference between reporting and not reporting?"

"If you don't report, as long as the disease is under control, the workers will not tell the public. Everything will be fine. I'm afraid that the disease will spread very badly. Even if you want to hide it, you can't hide it." Huang Bin thought for a while, and truthfully stated his thoughts speak out. "If it is notified. It is likely to be required to disinfect all cattle pens. It may even be required to destroy sick cattle."

When Li Sheng heard this, he immediately decided to say: "Then observe for two days first. Let the workers pay more attention to whether there are new diseased cattle." He turned to Zhang Feng and said. "Old Zhang, you ask other cattle pens to transfer some workers over. The other cattle pens will have to work harder for the time being."

He was compelled to do so.He felt that after the report was made, he might be asked to exterminate the sick cows, and to disinfect all the cattle pens and even all the pastures.Fortunately, there are enough cowsheds on the farm to feed hay.But the problem is that there are almost no cowsheds on the farm.

If it is to be disinfected, these cattle are put outside, which may infect the pasture outside the cattle pen.That is a contradiction that the farm simply cannot resolve.

That's not his unfounded worry. He has a bad relationship with the animal epidemic prevention structure in Pará State.But last time they made a big fool of themselves.Even if it's not a zoonotic disease, there are many ways for the other party to embarrass a farm.Among other things, just asking that the cattle not be sold until the disease is confirmed to be eradicated makes him uncomfortable enough.

He finally said to Zhang Feng: "This matter must be kept secret. Don't tell anyone about the illness, and the workers don't need to know too much."He suspects that there is an inner ghost in the farm, but Zhang Dingbian has never been able to find this inner ghost.Although it was just a suspicion, he felt that he should be more careful.

Zhang Feng also knew that Silent Farm was in the limelight, and any little thing would attract people's attention.

Li Sheng proposed to go to the cattle pen to see the situation.

The three walked out of the bullpen. Li Sheng took off his mask and asked Huang Bin as he walked, "How are you preparing for the licensed doctor exam?"

Huang Bin also took off his mask, and replied: "My domestic education and work experience have been recognized by the assessment agency here, and I have signed up for the exam in a month's time."

"How sure are you?"

"There is no problem in practical operation. I am reading books for the theory test. I recently practiced oral dialogue with my colleagues, and there are not too many oral defense problems."

Li Sheng nodded and said, "Try to pass the exam once. You can see that we are short of a veterinarian."

If there is a veterinarian, if any disease occurs in the farm animals, they can prescribe medicines and treat them, and they can formulate treatment plans for some non-epidemic diseases instead of letting them be slaughtered.

"I will try my best." Huang Bin is quite satisfied with the work here.

Although it is a trial period now, it is equivalent to [-] RMB per month, which is higher than domestic practicing veterinarians.Other than missing my family a bit, everything is fine here.If he has obtained the practicing certificate, he can get nearly [-] RMB per month, including room and board. If this kind of treatment is in China, he does not know how long it will take to get it.

(End of this chapter)