Fanainf, Saturday, February 25,1984
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Allen
Peterson of Jamestown was
elected president of the New York
Beef Cattlemen’s Association at
the recent annual meeting at
Syracuse. He succeeds William
Cisco of Lindley who completed
two years as head of the state-wide
organization.
Peter Nixon of Westfield was
elected vice president and Jeanne
White of Auburn, secretary.
Margaret Mecklar of Frankfort
was re-elected treasurer.
Peterson has a herd of registered
Polled Herefords and a small
feedlot. He also operates a road
side market with a full line of farm
raised produce and also has a
greenhouse to supply this market.
He is a member of the Chautauqua
County Fair Board, 4-H beef
program committee, Farm
Bureau, New York Hereford
Association, and Empire Polled
Hereford Association.
Nixon has a herd of 65 registered
Angus and raises 110 acres of
grapes. He is vice president of the
family owned Chautauqua Erie
Telephqne Corp. He is also im
mediate past president of the
Westfield Rotary Club, chairman
of the Cornell Livestock Industry
Advisory Council and president of
the New York Angus Association.
Mrs. White is vice president of
the New York Simmental
Association, a 4-H leader, and 4-H
livestock superintendent at the
New York State Fair. She and her
husband Ken have a herd of
Simmentals and he is cattle
manager for Sunrise Farms,
Auburn. Their daughter Michelle
is a Rotary Exchange student in
New Zealand.
More than 200 persons attended
the annual meeting which was
highlighted by an address by
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NY cattlemen's association
Commissioner of Agriculture
Joseph Gerace who emphasized
the potential for a larger beef
cattle industry in the state.
The 1984-85 Membership
Directory compiled by executive
secretary Robert Good of Perry
was introduced. The Southwestern
Division of the Cattlemen’s
Association was presented a check
for $250 for winning the 1983
membership contest. Clyde Hot
chkiss of Falconer was given
recognition for his individual
membership sales. Fran Crowley
of Painted Post was the winner of
the 1983 fund raising project.
Richard Hughes of Mannsville
was named winner of the_ banner
for consigning the best*pen of
feeder calves to any of the
Association sponsored 1983 feeder
sales. His pen of Angus calves
were consigned to the Western
Division sale at Caledonia. Elton
Carlson of Wyoming was the
contender for this coveted award.
Marshall Farms of Port Byron
was given a plaque for having the
highest indexing British breed bull
on the 1983 New York Bull Test
and Schmidt Farms of Maryland a
plaque for having the highest in
dexing Continental breed bull on
the test. Phil Taylor of Lawtons
was recognized for his years of
service as chairman of the Bull
Test committee.
Kathy Harris of the State
Department of Ag and Markets
reported the department is
working to develop an export
market for New York State beef
cattle. Producers are urged to
contact her if they are interested in
this market alternative.
During the Council meeting of
the Association, officer!* approved
the proposal presented by Dr. Dan
Fox of Cornell requesting Peter
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Comerford of the State Depart
ment of Ag and Markets work full
time in the area of beef cattle
marketing. The proposal which
will be presented to Commissioner
Gerace would have Comerford
working with individuals, with
cattle associations, and with
market organizations to develop
and improve marketing.
Until action on this proposal is
implemented the New York Beef
Cattlemen’s Association Market
Exchange will be operated by the
executive secretary. Requests for
information from buyers or for
Equine glycogen loading
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Most
long distance runners know that
carbohydrate loading can increase
their stores of body glycogen and,
in turn, increase their endurance
when the day of the big marathon
rolls around.
Does the same principle hold
true for endurance thoroughbred
race horses?
Apparently not, according to
Michael J. Glade, an assistant
professor for the University of
Maryland Agricultural Ex
periment Station (UMAES).
While some human runners have
shown as much as a 37% increase
in anaerobic performance after
glycogen loading, race horses feel
a different effect, says Glade, an
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“A depletion phase followed by a
glycogen loading phase increases
the horse’s intramuscular
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‘‘But no one has been able to
demonstrate that the glycogen
increase translates into im
provements in the horse’s racing
performance.”
Glycogen loading for horses also
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elects officers
listings of available cattle are to be
made with Robert Good of Perry.
Cattlemen heard a report from
Jean Shwartz of Earlville,
legislative chairman that the
Council of Agricultural
Organizations has approved a beef
check-off proposal to support
research and promotion. The
Cattlemen’s Council voted to
establish a committee to work on
development of this check-off.
Each Division within the Council
has been asked to name a member
to this committee.
has its drawbacks, adds Glade. depletion.
High concentrations of glycogen ‘lt primes fatty acid
in the muscle tissue increases metabolism and could result in a
cellular water retention which, glycogen-sparing effect,” says
ironically, can lead to dehydration. Glade.
It also is possible, says Glade, -wj 1 #
for trainers to overestimate the JtjOfll* SOICOfIOTI
condition of an animal after it has
glycogen loaded, which can lead to ' (Continued from Page D 2)
injuries. How do you put a price on a
Finally, while there is some boar? “It’s difficult if you base
dispute among veterinarians about P nce j 0 ?] 18 a * one ’ Kephart
this point, horses that glycogen p^ 8 ; y° u compare your
load run the risk of triggering herd s performance to that of the
azoturia a condition in which the replacement boar, you can at least
muscles cramp severely when the estimate whether or not he s going
horse first returns to a hard to pay his way.
workout. “For example, if a boar sired
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Glade, in horses whose muscle conversion than your herd
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to store a (id metabolize glucose pounds of feed per hog. At this
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What’s the ideal pre-race diet for y ear > you’d save more than 6 tons
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Glade, whose research specialty ®°> (be next time you go boar
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bridge awarded 57 door prizes. A
trade show with 12 exhibitors was
held in conjunction with the two
day annual meeting. Exhibitors
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