to Steak-Yielding Tractor Catches on WASHINGTOHN - The water buffalo, an animal long associated witH Asia and other remote parts of the world, is doing well in the United States. The 162 buffaloes imported since 1978 have increased in 325, and scientists at the University of Florida’s Center for Tropical Agriculture are undertaking research that, if successful, would sharply increase their numbers. That’s good news to water buffalo enthusiasts. The unin formed may be intimidated by the animal’s great bulk and sweptback horns, but its admirers contend that the water buffalo loves small children, herds as docilely as sheep, is as loyal as a dog, and loves to wallow in the mud like a playful pig. Tasty as Beef Tastings by beef experts in the United States have confirmed what has been known in countries such as the Philippines and Australia for a long time. The flavor of water buffalo steaks equals and sometimes surpasses meat from ordinary cattle. Few extol the animal’s virtues more than Wiland S. Gripe, an assistant dean of veterinary medicine at the University of Florida. Gripe helped bring the I . LAVENDER 2. REP 3 . Ybuow 4. BLUE 5. BROWN RAINBOU): IT IS AN ARC of prismatic colors ap. FEARING/U7NENBAVENS OPPO9TE TUB SON PUB TO TAB RE FLECTION OF TUB SOUS RAYS IN PROPS OF RAIN, RAINBOUiS EXHIBIT TAB FULL SPBCTRUM OF COLORS FROM REP7O VIO LS T. OFTENTIMES DOUBLE RAINBOUJS (U/CL APPEAR /NTHBSRi WEN CONDI TIONS ARE Justright in the U.S. first herd of commercial water buffalo to the United States. “I envision water buffaloes complementing rather than competing with domestic cattle,” says Cripe. “Their real advantage is the ability to flourish in marginal lands such as swampy or semi-arid areas where cattle would have a hard time finding enough forage.” Small herds of water buffalo are thriving in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, where A.P. “Tony” Leonards, a private owner, is trying to improve the animals’ genetic qualities through careful selective breeding. Despite the promising start, it’s unlikely that water buffaloes will ever become widespread in the United States, unless the University of Florida work is successful. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cut off imports of foreign cattle and water buf faloes to protect domestic herds against hoof and mouth and other diseases. Cattle as Surrogate Mothers The Florida researchers hope to increase domestic herds by im planting water buffalo embryos in surrogate mothers from domestic (Turn to Page B 12) ORANGE GREEN LT BROWN LT BLUE LT GREEN THERE ARE TEN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO PICTURES BELOW. CRN VOOF/ND THE//) ? 0 o (A • 7HIVNO S37XO3Xd(O! 3>tOW<sN/evO Cb 7/ <o.9oaCB sjJNVdSbog no JdnoU vt/j -onixoc 5.13H)(9 S3X&73MONS 30 H39U/r)N(S 3}/VOS S 7&/. SO7/<S (£ ’±<3oo SAOfJNO S/VOI/ng( C Wf/IVMO/v Find the Differences o 0 o o
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