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Eric Abell <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 2 Mar 1996 18:18:37 GMT
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>There is an article regarding Terramycin use in Extender Patties in the
>American Bee Journal, Vol.134, No.4, April 1994, pp259-261.  In it is listed
>the following:
>
 
Thanks for the reply.  However, I do not understant the heading of the first
column.  Can you please expand a little?
 
 
>No. 6.4 oz              Lbs Vegetable           Lbs Powdered
>Colonies treated
>Packets TSP             Shortening              Sugar                   1 lb
>patty/colony
>____________________________________________________________________________
>__________________
>
>1                       4.6                     9.1                     14
>
>2                       9.1                     8.2                     28
>
>3                       13.7                    27.4                    42
>
>4                       18.2                    36.5                    56
>
>5                       22.8                    45.6                    70
>
>
>
>They also mention that the original idea of extender patties comes from work
>by Dr. Bill Wilson and colleagues entitled "Antibiotic Treatments That Last
>Longer," American Bee Journal, September, 1970, pp. 348-351.44
>The recipe in this article thought to be best was: 1/3 ob Crisco(R), 2/3 ob
>granulated sugar, two (2) tablespoons of TSP or TM-25, yielding two patties.
>Later Dr. Wilson found that a patty half as large was satisfactory and would
>last six weeks.
>
>Hope this info is of some use.
>
>
Eric Abell
Gibbons, Alberta Canada
(403) 998 3143
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