-Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 4. 1970
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Animal
Approximately 1.200 recog
nized authorities in animal
breeding, feeding, and man
agement from the United States
and a number of foreign conn
tues will convene at Pennsyl
vania State Univeisity. Univer
sity Park, August 1-5 foi the
62nd annual meeting of the
American Society of Animal
Science.
Highlights of the five-day
conference will include the pi e
sentation of 400 technical pap
ers, society committee meet-
Dow Scientists Seek
To Control Lake Algae
The Dow Chemical Company the ecological balance of a lake
has been awaided a research or pond and the giawth of desu
and development contract by the able Ssh often occuis
Federal Water Pollution Con Th{? j k also sllffer aesth .
tiol Administration to deielop a . , because of the ororiuc
•way to help maintain the balance tlo-Ti p!'
» , . j/si. i f it lion of floating algal scums Rg
of vegetative and fish life in lak- cieational va u ies dimmish and
e ’ water supplies fiom such lakes
undergoing rapid eutrophication
often have undesirable lasts 01
odors and requite costly treat
ment
The contract, valued at $64,883,
is for a peiiod of one yeai The
objective is to initiate (he le
search and development of a se
lective algaecide to control nui
sance algae icsulting from eutia
phication of lakes
Dow scientists hope to develop
a chemical mateual which will
safely control the giowth of blue
green algae economically and
which will have no undesirable
impact on other life in the aqua
tic environment.
As a lake ages, it undergoes
changes Run-off from the water
shed contributes nutrients which
increase vegetation growing in
lakes Eventually, the vegetation
growth can fill the lake Such
dense algal growth will upset
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Science
ings. special activities for wo
men and children, and the an
nual awaids banquet
Heading the 1970 meeting arc
A. M Pearson of Michigan State
University, society president: D.
E. Becker of the University of
Illinois, vice president: and G.
P. Fofgieen of the Imperial
Valley Field Station, California,
secretaiy treasurer. Thomas B.
King, head of the Penn State
Depaitment of Animal Science,
is seivmg as cooidinator of
confeience activities.
Blue green algae aie a matter
of wide concern because they of
ten are toxic to livestock In ad
dition theie are many lepoits
that such algae kill fish.
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"Registration for the general
sessions will be held August 1
nnd 2 with formal activities
stinting at 8 a m on August 3."
Dr. King said. "The conference
will conclude following the pic
sentation of technical papers on
August 5 "
The program for women in
cludes a presentation on Penn
sylvania Dutch folk lore, a visit
to a major furniture manufac
turing plant and antique stoic:
and a tour of the famous Bor.l
Mansion and Museum
For the children, plans call
for a hike to the top of Mt.
Nittany, local landmark, a trip
to the Stone Valley Recreation
Area, swimming; boating; and
dancing
Eight of the nation’s out
standing animal scientists will
be honoied at the annual
awards banquet August 4 Re
cipients of awards are selected
by then fellow scientists
Eight other scientists will re
ceive the title of Fellow fiom
AS AS. which annually recog
nizes distinguished sen ice ovei
a period of 25 or more yeais
and confers the title and life
time membership on them
Two major symposia will be
held in conjunction with the an
nual meeting this year On July
31, international scientists will
paiticipte in a Sex Ratio Con
ti ol Symposium, the first of its
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Meets Aug. 1-5
kind to be held Following the conducted for the symposia and
general sessions, on August 6- gencial society sessions. Dr.
7. another symposium will ex- King explains. Additional fnf.
plore the Control of Melabo- formation for non-society mem*
llsm This event will comme- should be directed to the
morale acquisition of the new Agricultural Conference Coo»
Animal Industries Building ie- KolUr Rlli „ii„ rt
ccntly constructed on the Penn dinator ’ 410 Keller Building,
State campus Pennsylvania Slate University,
Separate registrations will be University Park. Pa. 16802
FFA, 4-H Invited
To Judge Cattle
Dairy cattle judging teams
from local 4 H clubs and Future
Fatmers of Amenca chapters
have been invited to participate
in the annual Dairv Cattle Judg
ing Contest to be held May 2 at
Pennsylvania Stale University
The event is sponsored by the
Penn State Danj Science Club
and is pait of the 45th annual
Dauj Exposition at University
Paik
John B Morrow, of Tyrone,
contest chairman and a junior at
Penn State, said there will he 10
classes of cattle including two of
each of the five majoi dairy
bleeds All contestants, except
those in the amateui division,
will give two sets of oial rea
sons
“This will be an excellent op*
portumty for 4-H and FFA mem*
beis to gam valuable expeuenca
m judging dany cattle,” Monow
suggests
Trophies and other prizes will
be awarded to the top teams and
top individuals Pnzes will be
picsented at the Exposition
awaids banquet at 645 pm on
May 9 in the Hetzel Union Build
ing on the campus
Events of the Dairy Exposition
begin on Apul 27 and continue
through May 9 In addition to
the cattle judging, there will be
dairy products judging, a dairy
pi incess contest, ice cream sculp
tunng, and fitting and showing.
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