Sheep Industry To Increase Production
“ The American Sheep
Industry la in a position to
help alleviate the current
food and fiber shortage by
providing more quality lamb
and wool products without
placing additional drains on
our nation’s resources,"
according to Howard
Derrick, President of the
American Sheep Producers
Council, Inc. (ASPC), in his
address to the semi-annual
meeting of the ASPC Board
of Directors, Friday, Oc
tober 18th at Denver’s
Airport Hilton Inn.
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originally been canceled due
to a lack of funding was
rescheduled in order to -
inform Directors of the
Council’s many recent
changes. The annual
delegates meeting is slated
for March 13-14, with the
directors voting to pay the
travel of delegates for that
meeting in Denver.
Derrick’s opening
statements to the directors
emphasized the sheep in
dustry's involvement in the
world’s race for food. “You
supply, not only one of the
best foods for human con
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sumption, but you produce
an animal that gives to this
nation two excellent
products, and does it in the
most efficient manner."
In his report to the Board
of Directors, Richard D.
Biglin, Executive Director of
the ASPC, offered ASPC
staff assistance in providing
information and materials to
producers. "Things will not
be done just to please the
producers, but to do the best
Job for their products.”
Biglin also added, "Actions
are needed and we promise
management by results.”
The chairman of the
Council’s Lamb Advisory
Committee, .C.W. Monier
reported that the committee
had requested the staff to
investigate the possibilities
for product development of
deboned lamb and mutton.
This followed a recent an
nouncement concerning
future approval for the use of
deboned red meat in
domestic consumption, a
process whereby bone and
lean are mechanically
separated, and the lean is
structured into high quality
protein products.
Monier continued with a
recommendation to be
presented to the National
Lamb Feeders Association
and the National Wood
Growers Association to
explore the possibility of a
cooperative effort for
producers to own a
slaughtering and processing
plant for deboned lamb and
mutton products.
The Lamb Committee also
authorized a pilot project to
evaluate consumer and
trade acceptance of a newly
developed "Lamb Mark” for
Genuine American Lamb.
The Lamb Mark would be
used in advertising, mer
chandising and as stickers
on domestic lamb products.
The committee recom
mended that ASPC staff look
into the possibility of a
Bicentennial promotional
program with the
cooperation of allied food
and fiber industries.
In addition, Monier ap
pointed a sub-committee
composed of Paul Muegge,
Chris Jouflas and John
Cargile to explore the
possibility of developing a
more complete lamb market
information service. It was
decided that the current
ASPC market news service
would remain unchanged
until the sub-committee
presents its findings.
The Wool Advisory
Committee report was given
by its chairman Bill
Taliaferro. He relayed the
Wool Committee proposal to
delay any formal actions on
wool programs until after
the referendum.
Taliaferro also reported
that the Wool Committee had
reviewed the Make It
Yourself With Wool program
and had worked out a
favorable plan for this year’s
contest. It was also
recommended that the
Brucellosis
Information
The number of cattle herds
infected with brucellosis is
increasing, warns the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
sAnimal and Plant Health
Inspection Service. Buy only
from herds known to be
clean!
Cattle owners planning to
pursue a brucellosis vac
cination program should
have heifers vaccinated as
soon as possible after three
months of age • preferably in
the. three to six months age
range, advises the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service. This will
provide adequate protection
and will almost completely
eliminate the problem of
vaccine interference with
blood tests.
Always consult a
veterinarian whenever a cow
has an abortion or still birth,
to find out if brucellosis is the
cause, advises the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
There is no cure for
brucellosis in cattle, ac
cording to the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture’s
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
Repeated attempts to
develop a cure have failed.
Occasionally, animals
recover spontaneously after
a long period of time. But
more commonly, only the
symptoms disappear and the
animals remain diseased,
and thus become dangerous
sources of infection for other
animals.
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American Wool Council
would not be held to the wool
mark or woolblend mark for
promotional work and that
more emphasis be given to
the end products of medium
grade domestic wools. The
topic of the Bicentennial
program possibilities was
approved contingent upon
passage of the upcoming
referendum.
During the Friday lun
cheon, a special report was
given by Dr. James Parker,
from the Texas Tech Textile
Research Center in Lubbock,
Texas. He reviewed
research projects on natural
fibers and displayed fabric
samples developed by the
Center.
The afternoon session
included the 1975-76 budget
proposal, which will be
finally approved in the an
nual meeting in March since
only an estimate can be
made of income from in
centive payments an
ticipated next year.
The Sheep Industry
Development Program
(SID) was reported by its
charhnan, Ralph Grimshaw.
He said the Sheepman’s
Production Handbook has
been up-dated and a new
chapter on lamb marketing
will be added. Grimshaw
said a proposed symposium
on Breeding Sheep for Profit
will be held In Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, July 31-
August 1,1975.
Grimshaw also discussed a
proposed project for market
information development.
Grimshaw was re-elected
chairman of the board of
trustees of SID with George
Hislop as vice chairman and
Dwight Holaway as
Secretary. Richard Biglin
was elected president of SID
while Johnny Thompson was
.elected vice president and
secretary-treasurer.
There was also the ap
pointment of a nominating
committee which now in
cludes: Bill Balden, region I;
Richard Roe, region II;
Aimer Earwood, region III;
Chris Jouflas, region IV; and
Ray Staley, from region V.
Mr. Jouflas was appointed
chairman of the 1975
nominating committee.
In conclusion, Mr. Derrick
commented on the ef
fectiveness of the ASPC. “No
livestock industry has had to
face ttie problems we have
had: imports, synthetics,
labor, public lands and
predators. Without the ef
forts of the ASPC to promote
the industry’s products I
believe the industry would be
in a far sorrier state than
exists today.’’
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