Dairy heifer abnormality publication available
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Genital abnormalities for 10
to 20 per cent of the failui es
of dairy heifers to conceive
after four or more
breedings, according to
experiments at The Penn
sylvania State University.
The findings of Dr. Tsuneo
Y Tanabe and Dr. John 0.
Almquist, dairy
physiologists at Penn State,
are supported by studies
among other scientists.
These studies of subfertile
dairy heifers are published
in “Gross Genital Ab
normalities in Dairy
Heifers,” a bulletin that has
gained an international
reputation for thoroughness
of subject matter and high
quality of color illustrations.
The bulletin features 24
color plates showing various
genital abnormalities.
Cooperating on the project at
Penn State were the
departments of - dairy
science, bacteriology, and
veterinary science.
Since it was published in
1967, requests for “Gross
Genital Abnormalities”
have come to Penn State
from many parts of the
world It summarized the
incidence, type, and seventy
of gross abnormalities of the
reproductive system among
the 180 subfertile dairy
heifers which has failed to
conceive upon repeated
breedings. The heifers ap-
Japanese student
She admits though, that
“while I really like the farm,
I don’t like to work!”
Masayo says her father was
dismayed when he heard
that comment.
“We are not allowed to
drive a car here; they will
send us back immediately if
we do,” notes Masayo, who
did leam to drive the farm
tractor during her stay.
Another annual farm chore
that fascinated her was the
“butchering.”
Food is another major
cultural adjustment faced by
the exchangees, but Masayo
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16,1979—131
peared essentially normal University.
upon clinical examination.
The publication is State findings, “Gross
available for $3 plus 18 cents Genital Abnormalities in
state sales tax from Box Dairy Heifers” reviews most
6000, The Pennsylvania State of the research reports
University, University Park, dealing with reproductive
PA 16802. Make checks or abnormalities in dairy cattle
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found little problem there
and indicates that she likes
just about everything.
“Except root beer - it
tastes like medicine!” she
says, wrinkling her nose.
“Beefsteak,” on the other
hand, was a winning favorite
food, with Masayo adding
that it is rare in Japan to
have meat served by itself.
Usually meats arrive at the
table as an ingredient in a
dish including vegetables
and rice is a diet mainstay.
Foods are generally more
salty and spicy, compared to
the American sweet tooth
complex, which Masayo
suspects she may miss for
awhile.
“I gained ten pounds,” the
petite young lady confides.
But some things are
common to both countries,
blue jeans, for instance, and
fast food chains like Ginos
and McDonalds. The burgers
m Japan, though, have a
different taste, recalls
Masayo, who speculates
that, in her oriental country,
pork may be a portion of the
mixture of the franchises’
ground meat.
The Detter family is
deeply involved in 4-H ac
tivities, with Ailean p leader,
Susan a national breads
category winner and David
enrolled in a variety of
projects. Masayo attended 4-
H events and took part in a
variety of school and
community programs. A
guitarist, she has also sung
with the “Hosanna Gospel
Singers.”
Remembering one 4-H
event sets the family to
laughing. The day after
Masayo’s arrival last July,
she and Susan were to leave
for Penn State with a
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In addition to the Penn
busload of county 4-H’ers to
attend State Days. Japanese
customarily remove their
shoes outside of the home;
and Ailean feared that
Masayo, who had left the
house shoeless to catch the 4-
H bus, planned to go to the
University in bare feet.
Though language com
munication was still a real
barrier that first day, the
shoe problem was solved and
Masayo boarded the bus
completely shod.
While she did study
English for five years, ac
tually speaking and un
derstanding it for the first
few months was the most
difficult problem Masayo
encountered.
“I still don’t understand
some words,” Masayo
worries.
“Very few! ” interjects her
American mother.
A cultural exchange has
been growing between the
two families from opposite
sides of the world and boxes
of typical “goods” have been
shipped and shared.
Masayo’s mother has made
lovely kimonos for all the
Betters, while Ailean, an
accomplished artist, has
sent paintings to the
Japanese family.
The Detters are en
thusiastic travelers and
arranged that Masayo’s stay
would include visits to
Maine, the New England
states, Ohio, Virginia and
Florida. Future travel plans
include a chance for the
American and Japanese
families to get acquainted
face-to-face, with
arrangements for a visit
with Masayo’s parents
scheduled sometime in the
future.