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NEWARK, DEL. - Jack
Kosenberger, chairperson of the
University of Delaware’s depart
ment of animal science and
agricultural biochemistry, is
trying to characterize a group of
viruses that cause arthritis in
chickens. Affected birds are often
crippled, resulting in loss of
quality and reduced marketability.
The disease also retards growth,
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Poultry research could aid arthritis sufferers
since affected birds eat without
gaining weight. As a result,
growers suffer severe economic
losses. Rosenberger is studying the
virus group in order to develop an
effective vaccine.
University of Michigan Medical
School biochemist/physician
Thomas Schnitzer is interested in
the same poultry virus group for
another reason. He believes its
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behavior could provide a better
understanding a human arthritis,
his medical specialty.
The USDA competitive grants
program has awarded $lOO,OOO to
Rosenberger and Schnitzer to
cooperate on the study of this
group of viruses. The Delaware
Agricultural Experiment Station
has hired molecular biologist Dr.
Vera Gouvea, former graduate
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student of Schmtzer, to assist with
the project for a year.
Rosenberger and Gouvea isolate
virus pathogens from diseased
birds, inoculate healthy birds, and
study the effects. Their results are
shared with Schnitzer who
provides information on the
structure and characteristics of
the genetic material found in the
virus group, in an attempt to
identify the genes responsible for
the disease-producing effects.
Swine facilities handbook offered
A new handbook which can help
pork producers design their
facilities to operate more ef
ficiently is available from the
Midwest Plan Service (MWPS).
The Swine Housing and
Equipment Handbook, MWPS-8, is
a completely revised fourth edition
written by agricultural engineers
from the North Central Region. It
summarizes current agricultural
engineering recommendations for
swine building design, operation,
and equipment.
MWPS-8 discusses building
design factors (temperature,
sanitation, floor surfaces, etc.),
building types, and facility sizing
for farrowing, nursery, growing
and finishing, and gestation and
breeding buildings.
This edition has a greatly ex
panded environmental control
section, with chapters on
mechanical and natural ven
tilation, manure pit ventilation,
cooling systems (including zone
cooling), and insulation.
Solid and liquid manure handling
are covered in the manure
management section, along with a
discussion of slotted floors.
The handbook has new chapters
on site selection, scheduling, swine
handling, combining buildings,
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According to Donald F. Crossan,
director of the Delaware
Agricultural Experiment Station,
Hosenberger’s research could
have great implications for the
poultry industry and the public at
large. Even at times of
agricultural surplus and low
commodity prices, he says, con
tinuing research is crucial to
improve efficiency and add to the
storehouse of human un
derstanding.
remodeling existing buildings, and
utilities. Another new chapter on
grain-feed centers covers grain
storage, feed processing, and
delivering rations. The equipment
section has 29 pages of fencing,
windbreaks, handling equipment,
stalls, chutes, feeders, waterers,
and sunshades.
The 112-page Swine Housing and
Equipment Handbook, MWPS-8,
costs $5.00 and is available from
the Midwest Plan Service, 122
Davidson Hall, ISU, Ames, IA
50011. Swne budding plans for
farrowing, finishing, breeding, and
gestation buildings are also
available from MWPS. Ask for the
free 1982-83 MWPS catalog for a
complete swine plans list.