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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.
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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
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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
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18 hours in this case, would be too
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Jordan requested Holsteins, but
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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.
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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.
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