—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday. November 9,1968
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Universities
On Poultry
Resoni'ch directors from the
Universities of Maryland and
Delawaie reported progress in
nearly 50 research projects in
volving broilers, when univer
sity men met with Delmarva
poultrymen recently in Easton
The meeting was called at
the suggestion of Mr. Tom
Whittington, president of Del
marva Poultry Industry, Inc
(DPI) and arrangements were
made by Mr. Frank Gordy,
DPI secretary.
From the University of Dela
ware, Dr W J. Benton, head of
the Animal Science Depart
ment, reported that one of their
most exciting experiments was
ai,med at finding wavs to sepa
rate broilers from their litter.
At present they are raising the
birds in cages, but “we believe
there may be better methods,
and we are looking at some of
them” he said -He leported on
12 protects that are underway
or in the planning .stage
Delaware’s Dean of Agricul
ture, William McDaniel said he
believes that univeisity re
search must change to keep
pace with the times as poultry.
production changes from the I
160 acre fai m producers to the j
“Rockefeller-Standaid Oil type
of operation ”
Dr Frank Bentz, vice presi
dent for agricultural affairs at
the University of Maryland
gave an overview of agriculture
at the University
He called attention to the
$92.% million that the broiler
industry contributes' to the
state’s economy each vear “This
is about 28 pei cent of the total
cash faun receipts and is a size-
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able nation of the estimated
$l2 billion contributed to the
state’s economy by the total
agribusiness industry,” he said.
He outlined a detailed studv
of Maryland agriculture now
underway at the University.
The studv will consider the
present status, problems and po
tentials of all phases of the in
dustry “When completed early
next year, it will provide the
basis for a ten year plan for
agriculture at the University,”
he said.
Dr I. C. Ilaut, director of the
University of Maryland Agricul
tural Experiment Station, re
potted that 34 projects in “poul
try and poultry science” are cur
rently underway at the Univer
sity He congratulated the poul
try industry representatives for
the fine cooperation they are
extending to the institution
“We are having more coopera
tion than ever before more
sharing of ideas.”
To identify «nme of the r*™-
gress, he pointed out that 55
publications reporting on pout
Co.
try experiments have been pro
duced by the University since
the 1963 annual report of the
Experiment Station.
Dr. Clyne Shaffner, head of
the University’s Poultry Science
Deoartment, reported that: In
addition to a large number of
nutrition studies, researchers in
his department arc working on
breeding lines of poultry that
mav be resistant to one*or sev
eral diseases plaguing the in
dustry: chickens that will use
proteins more efficiently; hand
ling methods to prevent bruis
ing on dressed broilers; process
ing methods to protect dresse'd
poultry quality, and many other
investigations on management,
breeding and feeding.
Dr. R L. Green, head of the
AgncuHural Engineering De
partment. reported on the ini
t'al studies under way at the
University’s new Experimental
b’oiler facility at the Salisbury
substation He said the work
(here is in initial stages, but the
facilities promise some excel-
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Experiments on new varieties
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tis head of the department. In
formation gathered from this
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derly production and market
ing of broilers on the Delmarva
peninsula.
Poultry industry representa
tives suggested several possible
fields where they felt university
research would be beneficial.
Dr. Donald Davis of Caroline
Farms said he believes the time
has come to offer indemnities,
if necessary, to eradicate laring
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birds.
Another labpr problem .could
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it some of the bruising problem
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suggested that more work
should be done on developing
new poultry products such
as a “pre-cooked poultry roll.”
Both industry representatives
and university officials express
ed a desire to get together again
perhaps on a twice yearly
basis to discuss mutual prob
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