International Markets Focus Of Agribusiness Education Program UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre international agriculture. Goddard Professor of Forestry and Co.) Navigating the shifting ‘•This year, we’re delving into Environmental Resource Conser landscape of international agricul- global agricultural issues and pay- vation in Penn State’s School of ture will be a theme of the second jng more attention to things like Forest Resources, annual Penn State Agribusiness distribution cycles and logistics, “Our contributing faculty are Executive Program, May 16-21 at and the difficulty of moving food another strength of the program,” the University Park campus. through the food chain,” he said. Zoumas said. “They bring knowl- The week-long intensive man- “A company’s distribution chain edge of cutting-edge, successful agement seminar, sponsored by and logistics are big issues for techniques that you won’t find in Penn State’s College of Agricul- agribusiness systems. There’s also any textbook.” tural Sciences and Smeal College som e confusion surrounding for- Tuition for the 1999 program is of Business Administration, is in- e jgn trade and other regulatory is- $3,900, which includes the cost of tended for upper-level executives sues ” instruction, program materials, and managers in forward-thinking yjj e program uses the Penn textbooks, private room accom agribusiness companies. While Executive Program's sue- modations at the Nittany Lion Inn, continuing its instruction in the “team” approach, combin- airport limousine service, all latest business trends, the program . feedbac k and contributions meals, and use of most Penn State also will zero in on growth areas tr( f_ ... exercise and recreation facilities, within the field, according to con- P £ For more information on the ference coordinated Barry Zou- , . f . , ? n . 111 se ' program or content, contact Jim mas. Penn State’s Alan R. Ware- MeSoher at (800) 311-6364 or hime Professor of Agribusiness. nfmrT write t 0 enn State Executive ‘The program integrates mod- h In addition the small class Pro Brams > 11,(5 Smeal Colle g® of cm business concepts into the Business Administration. The agricultural arena ways specific to [ftarn - ® Pennsylvania State University, this particular industry,” he said. p fa . lllt „ •„ ... 310 Business Administration “We offer instruction in classic b res^cted peters. f ui ‘ din 8’ Pa * k - ff PA busmess principles while applying Gary Costley" chief executive of- 16J02-3003; or Debra Shoffer he newer, technology-driven fic J of InU f mational Multifoods Ellis. Conference and Short techniques in an agribusiness con- c ti Nina Fedoroff> penn Course Office. 306 Agriculture n •„ . • State’s Willaman Professor of Administration Buildmg Umver- The seminar will cover topics Life Sdences directQr Qf Slty Park. PA 16802-2601. Ir such as developmg market oppor- Life Sciences consortium and formation on the program alsc tunnies and busmess strategy, fin- BiotechnoloEV Center . xim fial can be found on the Work ancial analysis enhancing opera- Wide Web at toons, and supply chain effective- Agricultural Service for the u .edu (click on “conferences”} ness with extra attention. ot - Agriculture; and or http://www.smeal.psu.edu/ps Zoumas said to the growth area of Glotfelty £ Mauri ’ c K e p. | CONESTOGA VALLEY ENTERPRISES] - II . : " -—Til JOHN THOMPSON golf course design Development Call Toll Free day and evening gjo/933-099 I 1-800-724-3277 _|| HI |p j jjsl Thanks and Congratulations to ... 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Eastridge said if calves are to get off to a good start, they must have the necessary colostrum, properly formulated and fed milk replacer, vaccinations, and a clean environment in which to grow. “It's important that the grain fed to these calves is palatable, highly digestible, and that it pos sesses characteristics that stimu late rumen development, enhance rumen volatile fatty acid produc tion, and minimize bloat,” he said. Eastridge and colleagues from Land O’Lakes (formerly Country mark Cooperative, Inc.), Indiana polis, have investigated the per formance of calves fed different calf starters. In one dial, a commercial calf starter was compared to a special ly formulated calf starter with higher neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content. The source of the additional NDF was from highly digestible byproducts. In the second trial, a flavor ad ditive was included in a commer cial calf starter to determine if the flavoring increased grain con sumption by calves. In the first study, a group of calves were fed one of two calf starters from the time they were three days old until they reached about 300 pounds. The two calf starters varied in the level of fiber Give Vs A Call! *We would be pleased to show some of our completed facilities Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 1, 1999-A33 they contained 20.6 percent versus 36.3 percent NDF. All of the calves were fed colostrum for three days, and then milk rcplacer was fed at 10 percent of body weight until the calves began to consume 1.5 pounds of grain per day. Water was available free choice throughout the trial. In the second study, a new group of calves was fed one of two calf starters with or without maple flavoring. These calves entered the study at birth and began re ceiving the feed and water free choice at about three days of age. Milk replacer was fed at 10 per cent of body weight at birth. The calves were weaned when starter intake was at least 1.5 pounds per day for two consecutive days. Eastridge found that grain in take during the first 49 days after birth was 2.04 and 2.21 pounds per day for the calves fed the con trol and high-fiber calf starters, re spectively. The average daily gain for these calves was 1.07 and 1.31 pounds per day. The grain intake for calves in the second trial was slightly high er (averaging 2.26 ppd) and no benefit was observed from using the maple flavoring. After analyzing the calves’ average daily gain (ADG) and dai ly grain consumption, the scient ists found that calf starters design ed as total rations are very suc cessful at achieving optimum growth by weaning age. A total ra tion calf starter is a complete mix ture meaning no hay is needed in addition to the feed. It’s important that the calf start er tastes good to the calves. With out good palatability, the calves won’t be inclined to consume the amounts they need to perform. Flavoring products may be benefi cial, but only if the calf starter has poor palatability to begin with.
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