DMancastar Farming Saturday, July 9, 1988
Winners Named For Junior National
MANHATTAN, KS The
13th Junior National Charolais
Heifer Show was held on June 20
in Manhattan, Kan. American-
International Junior Charolais
Association (AUCA) members
from across the United States exhi
-1 bited 94 head of registered
Charolais.
Dr. R. Jerry Lipsey of Columbi
a, Mo., was the judge for the show,
and he chose an entry from Michi
gan as the grand champion female.
WC Penny 6217, exhibited by
Christine Simmons of William
ston, won the prestigious title. This
October 1986 daughter of WH
Rambo had a show day weight of
1,530 pounds and measured 59.25
inches at the hip. The heifer posted
LIGHT FOR BROILERS
Incandescent bulbs of 24 hour
duration serve as the light source
for most broilers. The advent and
increased availability of energy
efficient light sources has given
the broiler producer alternatives to
the incandescent bulb. However,
these new light sources emit differ
ent wavelengths of light than the
incandescent bulb.
A research article in the January
1988 issue of the Journal of Poul-
Tabl* 1. Light sourcaa and Intanaitlas
utad In tha study.
Light Sourea
Incandescent
Warm white fluorescent
Daylight fluorescent
PL-5 fluorescent
High pressure sodium
Low pressure sodium
The average light intensity from
each source was adjusted to pro
vide approximately 5 lux (one half
footcandle). T|ie light intensity
from the incandescent bulbs was
adjusted by rheostats and the inten
sity from the other sources was
controlled by mounting location
and baffles. The warm white and
daylight fluorescent bulbs were the
conventional long tube type bulbs.
The PL-5 fluorescent bulb was the
type with the ballast that screwed
directly into an incandescent
socket
Equal numbers of male and
Table 2. Avaraga 46 day broilar parformanca
Light
Source
WWF
DLF
PLF
HPS
LPS
Although there were numerical
differences among treatments in
average body weight and mortali
ty, these differences were not sta
tistically significant. The feed con
version for the HPS treatment was
statistically superior to that of tlfc
PLF and LPS treatrilbnts. No other
differences were found in feed
a 2.46-pound weight per day of
age.
The reserve grand champion
slot was filled by a heifer led out by
Kyle Schill of Donie, Texas. KDS
Avy’s Toot is a November 1986
daughter of Silver Creek High-
Rise. Her show day weight was
1,550 pounds and her hip height
was 59.25 inches. Schill also
claimed the champion bred and
owned tide with this heifer. Toot
had a 2.69-pound weight per day
of age.
Mark Hecht of Paynesvillc,
Minn., captured the reserve
champion bred and owned title
with Double-H Polled Pizzazz.
This March 7, 1987, daughter of
BR-MF Krugerrand T 752 weighed
Broiler and
Turkey Talk
by
Forest Muir
Associate Professor of Poultry Science
Penn State University
try Science* compared the growth
performance of broilers exposed to
light from several presently avail
able light sources. Light sources
evaluated included incandescent
(IN), warm white fluorescent
(WWF), daylight fluorescent
(DLF), PL-5 fluorescent (PLF),
high pressure sodium (HPS) and
low pressure sodium (LPS). The 1
light sources and light intensities
used in the study are presented in
Table 1.
Wattage Intansity (Lux)
25 6 0
20 5 3
20 4 0
5 39
35 6 6
35 5 5
female broiler chicks were placed
in floor pens and provided with
continuous light for the first 2
days. Thereafter, 23 hours of light
and 1 hour of dark per day were
provided. The various light source
treatment groups were separated
by black tar paper partitions and
light-tight doorways. The broilers
were reared on a typical starter,
developer and finisher feed
program.
The 46 day body weight, mor
tality and feed conversion for the
broilers exposed to the various
light sources are presented in
Table 2.
Body
art (Iba)
4.06
4.66
4.78
4.60
4.63
4.72
Mortality
conversion values. The results of
this research demonstrated that the
more energy-efficient light sour
ces could replace incandescent
light without adverse effects on
broiler performance.
* Reference: Zimmerman, N.G., 1988.
Broiler performance when reared under
varioui light rourcei. Poultry Sci.
67:43-51.
1,220 pounds on show day, mea
sured 56.2 S inches at the hip and
gained a weight per day of age of
2.60 pounds.
The nine class-winning heifers
were exhibited by AUCA mem
bers from seven states. The winter
heifer calf class winner was AMC
Dempsey’s Reba exhibited by
Andrea Clemons of Sparta, Tenn.
WC Lady Bobbi 7173 P ET exhi
bited by Simmons was the senior
heifer calf class winner. The late
summer yearling heifer class win
ner was AS Maxine 7327 exhibited
by Laurie Smith of Freeport, Ohio.
Silver Creek Bonnie. 66W exhi
bited by Brian Bonneson of Oma
ha, Ark., won the summer yearling
heifer class.
The spring yearling heifer class
was won by JK Miss Kacey exhi
bited by Mark Kelley of Mabank,
Texas. Double-H Starburst Pld,
exhibited by Dale Hccht of
Paynesvillc, Minn., was the junior
yearling heifer class winner. The
senior yearling heifer class was
won by WC Penny 6217 exhibited
by Simmons. SCC Madonna 530
and her calf, SCC Skye 830, exhi
bited by Sharia Adams of Madi
sonville, Texas, were the winners
of the cow/calf class. The bred and
owned heifer class was won by
KDS Avy’s Tool exhibited by
Schill.
Tough competition marked this
year’s showmanship contests. In
the senior division, Kristi Carver
of Dallas, Texas, was named
champion showman, and Richard
Ewing of Fordland, Mo., was cho
sen as reserve champion. In the
junior division, Jason Cave of
Celina, Texas, claimed the champ
ion showman title and Dan Kelley
of Mabank, Texas, was named the
reserve champion.
Five special awards were given
at the Junior National. A Texas
group captured first place in the
DES MOINES, IA The 100
percent pork producers’ checkoff
will provide $350,000 in seed
money during the coming year for
vital research projects aimed at
prevention and treatment of hog
diseases as well as improving the
pork that consumers buy.
Each year a committee of pork
producers and researchers selected
from across the nation take a look
at priorities for funding as deter
mined through polling of a random
sample of producers and through
the discussions of a producer poli
cy development group. Project
proposals submitted by the
nation’s leading researchers are
judged by the special committee
on their feasibility, their scientific
merit, and how they fit into the
priorities established by pork
producers.
Since 1971, when the program
started, more than $2.5 million in
producer checkoff funds have been
invested in approximately 350
separate research projects. In most
cases, producer funding is
enhanced by additional funding
from other sources, so that the total
impact is much greater than the ini
tial production grant
In 1988-89,28 separate research
projects will receive seed money
from producer checkoff funds,
according to Dr. David Meeker,
director of research and education
for the National Pork Producers
Council. The projects range from
“The Role of PRV in Enhancing
Susceptibility to Respiratory Dis-
Food
Conversion
1.89
1 89
1 88
1 90
1 87
1 91
Pork Checkoff To Provide $350,000
In Research Funding
Charolais Hei
liamston,
The . gi ipt
Toot, a November heifer owned by Kyle Schlll of Donie,
Texas.
state group of three heifers com
petition. For the third year in a row
the best state display honor was
awarded to the Minnesota Junior
Charolais Association. Bart Kays
er of Bidwell, Ohio, was selected
as Junior Herdsman of the Year.
The state exhibiting the greatest
number of heifers was awarded to
Texas, and Paul Miller of Spring
Grove, Pa., was given the honor
eases in Growing and Finishing
Pigs,” to “Improving the Nutri
tional Value of Poric through Lipid
Metabolism Innovations” and “A,
Evaluation of Gestation Housing
Systems, Animal Care and Envir
onmental Management.”
Goat Field Day Announced
M ANHEIM (Lancaster) The
Dutch Country Goat Field Day
will be held Saturday, July 9 from
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. near Manheim.
The public is invited.
It will be held at Jacob Fisher’s
Windy Hill Goat Dairy, located
southeast of Manheim on Bucknoll
Road, about 1 mile east of Route
72.
Injecting Vaccines In Eggs
The development of an in-ovo
vaccine which might be used with
an automated egg injection system
is the object of what is believed to
be the first federal-private agree
ment reached by the United States
Department of Agriculture under
the 1986 Technology Transfer
Act.
In July 1987. the USDA and
Embrex, Inc., began collaborative
research to combine the USDA’s
coccidiosis vaccine technology
with the privately-held biotechnol
ogy company’s egg injection sys
tem which is designed to vaccinate
chickens before they hatch.
'er Show
lampion of the show.
for traveling the greatest distance
to participate.
This year’s show was dedicated
to W. Logan Dickerson, owner of
Royal Charolais Co. in Greens
burg, Pa. Dickerson was chosen as
the show honoree not only because
he enthusiastically promotes the
Charolais breed but also the
AUCA.
Dr. Meeker said, “The funding
of needed research is one of the
most important ways producer
checkoff funds can be spent
because it can lead to more effi
cient production methods and
leaner, more nutritious pork for the
consumer.”
Lynn Sammons of the Willow
Creek Veterinary Clinic in Lees
port will present information on
the “Summer Care of Goats.”
Other information and handouts
will also be available. Creutzburg
Supply will have an exhibit on goat
products. Visitors will also have an
opportunity to tour Windy Hill
Goat Dairy.
“Although it is too early for any
definitive results, early indications
are encouraging,” said Dr. Michael
Ruff, research leader at USDA’s
Beltsville research center.-
Embrex, located at Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, is
developing a high-speed auto
mated egg injection system for in
ovo administration of vaccines,
growth stimulants and other
health-related products. The com
pany says several related products
for use in adult birds are also under
development.
Reprinted from the May 1988
“Egg Industry.”