DB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1983
Cobb opens quality lab
CONCORD, Mass.—Cobb, Inc., a
leader in the poultry industry,
recently opened a new Quality
Assurance Laboratory near its
international headquarters in
Concord, Mass.
The new lab is now located
within a 40-mile radius of the
firm’s production flocks. The
primary purpose of the lab is to
maintain the health of the Cobb’s
pedigree lines in order to ensure a
quality product for its customers.
The Cobb lab was previously based
in Milton, N.H.
“Moving the lab to a more
central location has increased our
efficiency, improved com
munication between management
and research personnel, and
enhanced our disease surveillance
and quality control programs,”
states Del Meyer, D.V.M., the lab’s
quality control and technical
services manager.
Located in a newly remodeled
building, the streamlined lab
3 Pa, bulls
DE FOREST, Wisc.-Three
Pennsylvania Holstein bulls have
been selected by American
Breeders Service to enter their
Progeny Testing Program.
The bulls include Junge Glendell
lochief, bred by Junge Farms,
New Tripoli; and two bulls from
Walebe Farms, Inc., Collegeville-
Star-Bright-Vu Valiant Drew-ET
and Povertv-Hollow Politician-ET.
Junge Glendell lochief is the
result of a specially planned
mating between the highly
regarded Glendell Arlinda Chief,
+5247, +2.030M and +6IBF and
Junge Elevation lone. His dam has
production records to 27,520 lbs. of
milk; with a Cow Index of
+1.531M. She is classified VG-87
and is sired by Round Oak Rag
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contains the latest research
equipment and is staffed by Dr.
Meyer; Dr. Hernando Botero,
Northeast quality control
manager; Mildred Bergeron,
bacteriologist; and Odette
Newsome, microbiologist.
Dr. Meyer directs and coor
dinates all quality control,
technical service functions and lab
activities for Cobb on a worldwide
basis. Dr. Botero is responsible for
poultry health testing procedures
at Cobb’s Quality Assurance
Laboratory, monitors and farm’s
flock sanitation and vaccination
procedures and conducts practical
poultry disease-related research.
Lab coordinator Bergeron
handles daily lab activities, and
performs and analyzes tests
designed to maintain the disease
free status of Cobb’s production
flocks. Lab research assistant
Newsome is responsible for much
of the virological testing and works
closely with Bergeron.
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Apple Elevation.
Star-Bright-Vu Valiant Drew-ET
is the result of a specially planned
mating between the highly
regarded S-W-D Valiant, +|222,
+I.BOIM and +S6BF and Sully
Fobes Bootmaker Dot. His dam
has production records to 34,910
lbs. of milk, with a Cow Index of
+72IM. She is classified EX-97 and
is sired by Paclamar Bootmaker.
Poverty-Hollow Politician-ET is
the- result of a specially planned
mating between the highly
regarded Sweet-Haven Tradition,
+1282, +2.412M and +66BF and
Balls Net Pollyboots. His dam has
production records to 29,119 lbs. of
milk, with a Cow Index of +
2,409 M. She is classified EX-90 and
is sired bjl Paclamar Bootmaker.
ITHACA, N.Y. - “Report
cards” have been issued for the 80
registered bulls at the conclusion
of the first 28-day weigh period of
the New York Bull Test. The
overall average daily gain for the
80 bulls for the “first marking
period” was 3.28 pounds.
The 33 Angus bulls led the test
group with an overall average
daily gain of 3.55 pounds. Close
behind were three Shorthorn bulls
with an average daily gain of 3.51
pounds. The eleven Simmental
bulls had an average daily gain of
3.10 pounds. The average daily
gain for the nine Charolais bulls
FARM SHOW-The bay com
petition at the 1983 Farm Show
resulted in blue ribbons for two
Lycoming County Dairy farms.
Lester and Jan Paulbamus,
Cogan Station, and Chris and Mark
Metzger, Linden Hills Farm,
Linden, won blue ribbons in three
classes of hay partially field-cured
plus hay preservative. Paulbamus’
sample of first cutting alfalfa and
Metzger’s samples of later cutting
alfalfa and mixed hay consisting of
more than 50% legumes, were all
treated with Aroma-Pep Forage
Conditioner and Flavorizer.
HUGHSON, Cal.—Albert J.
Shulusky 111, a five-year veteran of
the Carnation Genetics marketing
team, has been picked as the
company’s new director of
marketing.
Shulusky, who took office Jan. 1,
had been a district sales-manager
with the company since 1977. He
has served a territory that includes
southwestern New York,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Maine and New
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N. Y. bulls get first “grades ”
Hay winners use Aroma-Pep
Carnation Genetics names Shulusky
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It takes a lot of money to run a
farm, but for a limited time the
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Right now, loans to purchase
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and the eighteen Polled Hereford
bulls was 3.07 pounds. The average
daily gain for the three Red Angus
bulls was 2.97 pounds and for the
one Salers bull, 1.96 pounds. A
Simmental bull enrolled by Linden
Farms of LaGrangeviQe leads the
bulls on test with an average daily
gain of 5.19 pounds for the first 28-
day period.
The 1982-83 Bull Test program is
jointly sponsored by the New York
Beef Cattlemen’s Association,
Cooperative Extension, the State
Department of Agriculture and
Markets and the animal science
Aroma-Pep, a product of BOMA
Enterprises, Inc., Williamsport,
allowed the hay to be baled and
stored at a higher moisture level
without mold' and spoilage. In
addition, a high nutrient value was
maintained and increased
palitability resulted from the
Aroma-Pep applications.
Aroma-Pep is recommended
also as a silage and haylage
conditioner as well as a flavorizer
for grain feeds. As a silage
treatment, Aroma-Pep keeps
silage from fermentation, assists
in holding the natural sweetness,
and gives silage flavor appeal.
Hampshire.
Shulusky grew up on his grand
father’s Prospect Hill Dairy, a
1,000 acre Holstein operation in
Waterford, N.Y. His father
operated the farm’s Suncrest
Dairy creamery and bottling
company.
Presently Shulusky makes his
home at his Windwian Farm near
Bainbridge, N.Y. where they have
raised Holstein dairy
replacements, since 1971.
department at Cornell University.
The 140-day performance testing
program Is conducted under
uniform, unbiased conditions at
Cornell’s Livestock Teaching and
Research Center at Harford.
The performance testing
program is designed to measure
the genetic merit of potential herd
sires and identifies those bulls that
are genetically superior in the
efficient production of red meat.
Those bulls who meet certification
standards at the conclusion of the
test will be offered at the Bull Test
Sale May 6 at Ithaca.
Cimarron alfalfa
BALTIMORE—ScarIett Com
pany, the international seed
distribution company
headquartered in Baltimore, M<L,
has recently been awarded the
distributorship for Cimarron
Alfalfa.
Developed by the Great Plains
Research Company, Cimarron is a
broad-based synthetic alfalfa
variety noted for its early and
rapid spring growth, extra
leafiness and resistance to disease
and insects. It is also charac
terized by its long-living strands
and by reduced weed competition.
In extensive tests against 156
other alfalfa varieties from 26
states, Cimarron produced a 4.5%
greater yield, as documented by
both universities and agricultural
extension agencies. Equally im
portant, it adapts well to the soils
and climates of the Southern Great
Plains, Upper South, Central, and
Eastern regions of .the United
States.
Cimarron Alfalfa is widely
available from Scarlett Company
and its dealers throughout the tri
state area.
Stop in and talk to a Loan
Officer. But hurry, this offer won’t
last. Offer expires Feb. 28,1983.
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