‘B2 American Cattlemen’s conference coming KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Plans aie being finalized for the 1982 American Cattlemen’s Con ference, slated for May 19-20 in Stillwater, Okla. Industry-wide interest is growing for the event, co-sponsored by Oklahoma State Umversity and the American Polled Hereford Association. Working on the theme “Good Moves—Now and Beyond,” con ference participants will take an m-depth look at the past, present and future of the beef cattle in dustry. All angles of the business— from cow-calf man to consumer will be studied, along with the role of Polled Herefords in commercial Blood sampling not feed. They shouldn’t be fed before they’re taking water. A day without feed won’t hurt them. In fact, a chicken can go as long as 40 days without feed.” A problem m the modern henhouse, in fact, is the same problem that afflicts two-legged Americans of the human species. Obesity. Overfed chickens don’t produce any more eggs, but they do consume much more expensive feed than they should, Dr. Marsh said. He emphasized the need to limit stress, the importance of a clean and comfortable environment and urged constant vigilance of each flock’s health. In an average flock, very few chickens will lay an egg a day during their 12-month stay m the henhouse, Dr. Marsh said after the meeting. A good average is 260 eggs, or a little better than two eggs every three days. “Even this is a remarkable feat,” he said, “considering the bird that is the ancestor for all modem chickens, the jungle fowl, or Gallus gallus to give its scien tific name. Gallus gallus lays just about eight eggs a year and all at the same time. 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Live animals and carcass cross sections will be studied, as well as the types of brood cows that produced these steers. (Continued from Page A 23) “Poultry scientists have modified the chicken, and made it everything we need it to be. A marvelously efficient food producer. Our geneticists will never run out of things to do, but I think we are dose to the physical limits of what a chicken can produce. “The chicken has only one ovary and one oviduct. So there’s been some speculation about what would happen if we were to breed a strain of birds with two ovaries and two oviducts. Could we get them to produce two eggs a day? “Probably not. There’s a lot more to egg production than ovaries and oviducts. We have found some chickens with two sets of these organs, but they haven’t produced any more eggs. The chicken’s brain, her liver, her pancreas her entire endocrine system, in fact gets into the act. And these are they systems that limit egg production. “Sdentists are woriung on more efficient strains of birds, but the real secret to better egg production isn’t in the hands of laboratory scientists right now. It’s in the hands of fanners, the people who own and manage the henhouses.’’ SUPER SHARP USED TRACTORS Evergreen Tractor Co. 30 EVERGREEN RD., LEBANON, PA 17042 PHONE (717) 272-4641 Weights, Rear Weights, Three Point w/Quick Coupler, PTO, Roll-Guard *17,350.00 10,750.00 . 4,350.00 . 2,185.00 . 5,850.00 . 1,050.00 1,925.00 Panel discussions will be headed by a powerful line up of experts and will cover timely topics such as reproductive efficiency, tools for genetic improvement and a food panel that will look at the beef industry from producer, packer, retail and consumer perspectives. Discussion, questions and input from conference participants will bo t ' ,V 'P Dane! LOUISVILLE, Ky - Nearly 300 members of the National Mastitis Council took part m a very strong annual meeting program in Louisville, Kentucky during February. Virginia Poly Technical Institue and State University and the University of Wisconsin presented convincing data which demon strated that milk production is greatly influenced by an increase in somatic cell counts even at very low levels. Ohio Agricultural research and development center discussed lactoferrm and other materials in the udder which protect the dry udder from infection. It was pointed out that the bovine mammary gland is more suc ceptable to new intramammary infections both at the beginning and near the end of the dry period. At these two times, the gland is undergoing functional change and fluid is accumulated in the gland and the absence of regular milk removal suggests that bacteria can colonize more easily in the canal of the teat. Dry cow therapy can provide adequate control of new infections during the early dry period but there is a need for a method of control during the tune just prior to calving. Antibiotics, a bane or blessing Fordg KfiCfSi Ford9N 1,95«5D 1,750.00 ♦ JOHN DEERE-AUIS-FORD ♦ ♦ Suitcase Weight SPECIALS * ♦ Truck load prices on John Deere i I batteries are still in effect. ♦ sessions, and plenty of tune has been allotted for questions and answers. Fresh, m-depth data and per tinent, current research results will highlight the schedule of events to present a highly meaningful program. “We’ll be taking a com prehensive look at where Polled Herefords fit into the overall beef NMC reviews udder health experts around U.S. from was the subject of symposium on antibiotics. John Spaulding of the United States Department of Agriculture spoke on the total residue avoidance program. With the aid of a task force, he hopes to develop a basic management guide that mcludes not only good management practices but also identifies areas where residue still enters the system. The University of Nebraska shared details of their successful on-the-farm mastitis program which has been underway since 1979. This extremely successful program has now reached 3,500 people in 81 locations around the state of Nebraska and dairymen are now calling the extension for assistance and development of a strong mastitis program on the furn GETTYSBURG - Penn State’s Lester will be the featured speaker' at the Adams County Beef Producers’ meeting. He will be discussing trends m beef production for the 1900 s. JOHN DEERE 4430 Quad-Ranee, Air, AM-FM, Tape, 20.0x34 Tires, Dual Remote *20,750.00 AUTHORIZED SPERRY =£= INEW HOLLAND PARTS and SERVICE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,19»2—A25 Adams beef meeting Tuesday May 19-20 industry,” said APHA President T.D. “Dusty” Rich. “We’ll look back at where we’ve been, analyze where we are, project where we’re moving and deter mine bow to get there.” For more information on the 1962 American Cattlemen’s Con ference, contact the American Polled Hereford Association, 4700 E. 63rd St., Kansas City, Mo. 64130. 816333-7731. Chosen to serve as president of the National Mastitis Council for the coming year is the University of Wisconsin Extension Dairyman, Allan Bringe. Long involved in Wisconsin’s mastitis programs, Bnnge succeeds Robert Dawson, Babson Brothers of Oak Brook, Illinois, who served as president during 1961. Elected to vice president is Arlan Schwinke of Morrison, Missouri, a dairyman who also serves as treasurer of Mid-Amenca Dairymen, Inc. The summer meeting of the National Mastitis Council will be held on Thursday, August 26, 1962 at the Gult House in Louisville, Kentucky and the 1983 annual meeting will be held on February 21-24,1983 at the Executive West in Louisville, Kentucky. The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Adams County Extension Office located along Route 30, two miles west of Gettysburg.
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