ram boost he ( rrisbiirg to Jordan stated. For shipment to Jordan, the heifers had to meet tuberculosis and brucellosis requirements, similar to the requirements of our country. Some of the donated animals did not pass Rossow’s examination. Either physical ailments, such as lameness or ringworm, or an incomplete brucellosis test caused the flight reservations for a few animals to be cancelled. r its even An incomplete brucellosis test, Rossow explained, “does not mean there is a problem with the heifer. The titer, or antibiotic response, of an animal is not compatible with the requirements.” “They just happen to have a stronger reaction,” Rossow commented. Grounded donations will be used in domestic projects which account frr 25 ' -°nt of HPF' itivitie nals leral imal :alth s of ■erly specially built forklift. This forklift weighed the heifer filled crates to insure the plane was not overloaded; it capable of handling 95,000 pounds. oy TIER YOUR ESS S-BUILDINGS r INGS ON PMENT 'Wfr tn Agri-Builder Van Ft TRI-STATE marine DIST. INC. PO Box 121 Deale, MD 20751 PH 301-867-1447 :tion ;nteri Holly Ro i, NJO« •386 I6t O.A. NEWTON & SON FOUR COUNTIES H.R. WEAVER CO., INC. CONTRACTOR, INC. CONSTRUCTION PO Box 397 RD, Box 816 RD 3, Box 403 Bndgeville, DE 19933 Coal port, PA 16627 Annville, PA 17003 PH 302-337-8211 PH 814-672-5751 PH 717-838-3753 Dieterly explained. “We have projects in Maine that are begging for good animals like these,” Dieterly said. Unfortunately, in the case of the DTP heifers that were cut, they will be slaughtered in 13 days in accordance with the regs of the buyout program. Farmers in the buyout program have offered whole herds to HPI, however they cannot accept these donations since they usually export only bred heifers. “Our requests are mainly for bred heifers,” Laurie Rodgers, assistant director of HPl’s Mid-Atlantic Regional office, explained. There are several reasons that bred heifers are the age of choice for export. One is that many countries don’t have facilities to breed animals; and bred heifers actually offer them improved genetics for two GRAIN BINS * GRAIN LEGS ' DRYERS ’ FANS HEATERS, SCALES ■■■■■■-■---■■■■-I I BUTLER MFC. CO. ■ g Attn P E Hess %J3UTLERJ> g gP O Box 337 Oxford PA 19363 _ PHIC BUILDERS W.R. MOODY, BINTRIM BUILDERS I m interested m more mtormation on Butler products 435 King street CONTRACTOR 204 Hoover Road "n Buildings □ Grain Bins □ Feed Bins f Pottstowrr, PA 19464 113 Walnut Lane Newcastle, PA 16101 im Grain Lee« n n™Lrs H Qrafoc ■ PH 215-323-4070 West Newton, PA 15089 PH 412-924-2698 g U Uram Le B s U Dr Yers □ Scales PH 412-872-6804 J Name J SPECIAL PRICES MAY JUNE generations. Also, the long flight, 18 hours in this case, would be too stressful tor milking cows, Rodgers said. Jordan requested Holsteins, but HPI will also accept Jersey and Brown Swiss heifers, with the genetic ability to produce over 15,000 pounds of milk. “The pedigrees on these animals is amazing, even more impressive is' who they are bred to,” Rodgers stated, commenting on the ex cellent quality of animals that were donated. Tuesday things were set into motion at 7:30 a.m. when the animals were hauled from the bam to the airport. Here they were moved into 17 freight crates and loaded into a DC-8 cargo plane. At 1:30 p.m. the Air Canada plane taxied down the runway enroute to Jordan. Following refueling stops in Newfoundland and Paris, they touched down in Jordan at 6:30, Jordanian time. The heifers reportedly survived this trip very well with only a few being down upon their arrival, and they were revived shortly afterwards. Jordanian recipients of these heifers have been preparing for their projects by learning the proper care and feeding of the animals. These animals will be acclimated by either imported feed, similar to what they may have been fed in the states, or good quality hay. Future shipment areas include Mexico, and possibly Egypt, Bolivia and Haiti. They are still accepting DTP animals that meet the requirements. Poland has also expressed interest in receiving animals, upwards to 1,000 head. that was n ! m- imhh Shipment to Poland hinges on the added. Polish government providing the The motto of HPI is “Solving the shipping arrangements. Domestic problem of hunger one farmer at a trucking costs are covered by tax time.” Tuesday however it looked deductible donations. Dieterlv like one plane load at a time. This waiting CLIFFORD E. BOLLINGER ASSOCIATES RD4, Box 197 Denver, PA 17517 PH 215-267-6046 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24,1986-A2l heifer freight nervously steps off the truck and into the crate. g Address ( Count I City ® Phone COMPLETE LINE OF FEED BINS IN STOCK State.