Feedlots: They're Finally
Taking Hold In Australia
Enthusiasm for beef cattle
feedlots is still running high in
Australia, despite a drought that
hit that country’s grain crop last
year. The reason: Though rank
and-file Australians had in
dicated a preference for meat
with less fat the more flavor,
representatives of the Australian
Meat Exporters’ Federation
found, during a 1970 trip to
Europe, that Australian meat
had a reputation for being too
tough to sell in European
markets as table beef. And, more
recently, Japan’s interest in
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finding a dependable source of
foreign beef.
While feedlotting in Australia is
still small, compared to the U. S.,
it has made astonishing head
way, considering that just a few
years ago Australia had neither
feedlots nor much serious in
terest in establishing them.
Today, there are 10 lots in the
State of Victoria with a capacity
of 500 animals per lot. Queenland
also has about 10 lots the same
size, while New South Wales has
25 lots with 500 head capacities
Some advantages; Feedlots
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New Pork Import Regulations
specified in the regulation, the cur \ ed and *J ed for not . less . than
imports pose no threat of hog 45 da y s ln the Processing plant
cholera to the U. S. swine in- ° fflCialS T®
dustry, officials emphasized. ‘haUhe processing plant
These are the conditions that shl P p,n . g t th t ? aad p ° rk
must be met- products to the United States has
-The pork used must be from a f ouad the container seals un
hog cholera-free country and broken upon arrival from the hog
must be transported to the cholera-free country, and that the
processing plant in the hog plant does not receive or process
cholera-infected country in live swine and-or pork or pork
containers sealed by the national products from hog cholera
veterinary authorities of the hog in^fnu?o S S UrC . . ,
cholera-free country. Seals on APHIS has designated as hog
each container must be serially cholera-free the following
numbered countries: Australia, Canada,
-A meat inspection certificate Denmark, Great Britain
listing these seal numbers must Scotland,Wales, and
accompany the shipment ke Isle of Man), Iceland, Nor
-The pork must have been he ™ Ireland, Republic of
Ireland, and New Zealand
Under a regulation change
announced recently, the U. S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) will permit imports of
pork and pork products
originating in hog cholera-free
countries but processed in hog
cholera-infected countries,
provided certain precautions are
observed.
Officials of USDA’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) said the new regulation,
which became effective June 11,
will ensure that a safe supply of
certain types of dried and cured
pork products will continue to be
available to the U. S. consumer.
They pointed out, for instance,
that approximately 800,000
pounds of salami from West
Germany alone would be cut off
without this change in
regulations.
By following the handling and
transportation procedures
provided grain farmers with
weather-damaged over-quota
wheat. Feedlots also provided
more constant profits for
operators Some drawbacks:
Lack of management and
nutrition experience among
many new feedlot operators.
And', lack of uniformity in foreign
demand
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S Department of Agriculture
(USDA) describes the care and
culture of thornless blackberries.
For years, home gardeners
hesitated to grow blackberries in
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annoying thorns. USDA’s
Agricultural Research Service
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varieties - Smoothstem and
Thornfree.
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The new publication, by ARS
plant geneticists, describes
planting, training, pruning,
cultivation and harvesting
thornless blackberries. Eight
thornless varieties are also
described.
Single copies ot “Thornless
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