C2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2, 1995 IS BIGGER BETTER? Roland M. Leach, Jr. Professor Of Poultry Science Recently, Jeremy Rifkin was on the Penn State Campus to deliver a lecture on “The Decline of the Global Economy,” That is not the topic of this arti cle but rather one of Mr. Rifkin’s previous causes the use of biotechnology in agriculture. His primary goal was to prevent the use of biotechnology-derived products such as the use of BST to enhance milk production in dairy cows. A similar theme will be dis cussed at the conference sponsored by the Agricultural Directorate of the European Commission. The intent of this conference is to review the use of growth promoting substances in animal husbandly. The above conference will deal N«w Shape The difference le the shape of the feeder’s trough (at right). ULTRAFLO ll's higher trough Up reduces feed waste by keeping it in the trough and not on the floor or in the pit. 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Improved nutrition accounted for an increase of 18 percent in per formance. On the other hand, genetic selection resulted in birds that grew three and one-half times faster than those of 35 years ago. This emphasizes the fact that the poultry industry has been able to make great strides in improving performance through genetic selection. One of the reasons that The Right Choice in broiler feeders Feed broilers and pullets your way! As the world leader In poultry feeding systems, Chore-Time offers you the best choices In feeders. You will love what our newest feeders —the Model C 2™ and Model H2™—do for you. Features Include (1) labor-saving Patented Feed Windows that open to let chicks eat from day one—without additional feed on paper or “lids”, (2) feed-saving features like easy feed adjustment settings, and (3) cost-saving all plastic designs with Chore-Time Warranty. 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Further, the downside of the progress attained by genetic selec tion has been the increase in the incidence of metabolic disorders associated with rapid growth rate. For example, in the North Car olina study, the “old fashioned” chicken had an incidence of tibial dyschondroplasia of 1.2 percent'. This is in contrast to 49 percent incidence of the “modem” chicken fed modem diets. Half of this increase in tibial dyschondroplasia could be attributed to the “improved” nutrition associated with modem broiler feed. CHORE-TIME EQUIPMENT Milford, Indiana Milford, Indiana A Decatur, Alabama FEDERALSBURO, MO. MS UNIVERSITY AVE. (Formerly Long Lumbor) 1-800-735-6361 STORE HOURS: 7:30 A.M.-4:M P.M. Monday-Fridiy SAT. • A.M.-11 A.M. The above observation brings me to the final point of this discus sion. Although the poultry indus try does not rely on drugs and hor mones to enhance performance, it is beginning to be attacked for the success of its genetic selection programs. 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