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R{ COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE NE\AI MEXICO STATE I'. S. DEPARTMENT OF UNIVENSI AGRICULTURE ----.^ ,F -/-al i+ - --- - J #? .l{6 x301.99 r?8 h :s W€W*@WEM Las Cruc€s , New l{exico 88001 Volume L4, Number 8 August 31, L973 Mission Accomplished in ParaguaY At 8:00 A.M. on the morning of August 17, I arrived at the Kennedy Inter-national Airport in New York after about a 13 hour flight fron Asuncion with stops in La Paz, Bolivia and Lime, Peru. Arrival- in New l"lexico was the evening of iugust 22 after a short visit rsith my nother in New Jersey. The transition from winter to sunner qras not as bad as I expected. I'Ie had had a few warm days just prior to my depart.ure which was PostPoned a week at the request of Dean Ruiz of the Facultad de AgronomLa y Veterinaria' I can report that the laboratory for poultry diseases, although delayed the first month after my arrivalr'has been set up and is- functioning. The last week of ny stay Dr. Revllli and I were able to make some bacterial cultures whlch started the first research project in poul-try diseases in that country' He w111 be culturing rectal swabs for salmonellae with the object of determining the incidence of pnilor.rr among the poul-try flocks. Once this is determined they can establ-ish a pullorum testing program simiLar to our program in the United States. They lnust denonstrate the presence of the disease befdrre formal action can be taken to set uP a pullorun control Program. In addition, Dr' RevilLi will be doing diagnostic work for the poultrymen. Thus, the first laboratory for the study of poultry diseases is now functioning in' Paraguay' This nas aecomplished through the cooperation of the New Mexico State University MLssion working with the AID Program in that country' -- In addition to the dLsease laboratory, several other things ltere accomP-Lished. A light program for the country was developed whJ-ch should appear in the locaL Pouitry-Journal-, "Avieultura Paraguaya". Thelr dayLight cycle runs from about LO Llz hours in the winter to l-3 L/2 hours in the suulmer' .However, ;i;;;; i. "totr.r-i"-tfr. ri"a"r because of very dark, overcast rnornings and evenings which have a detrimental effect on egg production. Considerable tine lilas sPent reviewing and making suggestions for a Broiler Production Proposat wfrfcn was being developed by a Farurerst toan Orgatization with the help of the US-AID PrograD. Unfortunately, technically trained people are lackin! for poultry in Paraguay. Thus, poultrymen have a difficult time getting assLstance. During farn visits, many complaints ltere heard regarding the quality of feed. Some were Justified as bad weather interferes with the normal trans-portation of feed ingredients - Particularly soybean meal; This means that a l-ocal coconut neaL rnay be used. This meal is poor as its amino aci*d bal-ance ls not satisfactory for ioultry. Through the cooperation of Dr. C' E; Ilaines' our Anima} Nutritionist with the NMSU-USAID progran, and a delightful senorita'
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Title | Feather-Gram |
Series Designation | Feather-Gram, August 31, 1973, Vol. 14, No. 8 |
Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
Date Original | 1973-08-31 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Digital Identifier | UAAPfg19730831.pdf |
Source | J87.N6 X301.99 F28 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Page Description
Title | Page 1 |
Series Designation | Feather-Gram, August 31, 1973, Vol. 14, No. 8 |
Subject | egg production (NAL); eggs; eggs (NAL); Poultry industry--New Mexico; Eggs--New Mexico--Production; |
Creator | Francis, D. W. (David W.); |
Date Original | 1973-08-31 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Is Part Of | Feather-Gram |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
OCR | R{ COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE NE\AI MEXICO STATE I'. S. DEPARTMENT OF UNIVENSI AGRICULTURE ----.^ ,F -/-al i+ - --- - J #? .l{6 x301.99 r?8 h :s W€W*@WEM Las Cruc€s , New l{exico 88001 Volume L4, Number 8 August 31, L973 Mission Accomplished in ParaguaY At 8:00 A.M. on the morning of August 17, I arrived at the Kennedy Inter-national Airport in New York after about a 13 hour flight fron Asuncion with stops in La Paz, Bolivia and Lime, Peru. Arrival- in New l"lexico was the evening of iugust 22 after a short visit rsith my nother in New Jersey. The transition from winter to sunner qras not as bad as I expected. I'Ie had had a few warm days just prior to my depart.ure which was PostPoned a week at the request of Dean Ruiz of the Facultad de AgronomLa y Veterinaria' I can report that the laboratory for poultry diseases, although delayed the first month after my arrivalr'has been set up and is- functioning. The last week of ny stay Dr. Revllli and I were able to make some bacterial cultures whlch started the first research project in poul-try diseases in that country' He w111 be culturing rectal swabs for salmonellae with the object of determining the incidence of pnilor.rr among the poul-try flocks. Once this is determined they can establ-ish a pullorum testing program simiLar to our program in the United States. They lnust denonstrate the presence of the disease befdrre formal action can be taken to set uP a pullorun control Program. In addition, Dr' RevilLi will be doing diagnostic work for the poultrymen. Thus, the first laboratory for the study of poultry diseases is now functioning in' Paraguay' This nas aecomplished through the cooperation of the New Mexico State University MLssion working with the AID Program in that country' -- In addition to the dLsease laboratory, several other things ltere accomP-Lished. A light program for the country was developed whJ-ch should appear in the locaL Pouitry-Journal-, "Avieultura Paraguaya". Thelr dayLight cycle runs from about LO Llz hours in the winter to l-3 L/2 hours in the suulmer' .However, ;i;;;; i. "totr.r-i"-tfr. ri"a"r because of very dark, overcast rnornings and evenings which have a detrimental effect on egg production. Considerable tine lilas sPent reviewing and making suggestions for a Broiler Production Proposat wfrfcn was being developed by a Farurerst toan Orgatization with the help of the US-AID PrograD. Unfortunately, technically trained people are lackin! for poultry in Paraguay. Thus, poultrymen have a difficult time getting assLstance. During farn visits, many complaints ltere heard regarding the quality of feed. Some were Justified as bad weather interferes with the normal trans-portation of feed ingredients - Particularly soybean meal; This means that a l-ocal coconut neaL rnay be used. This meal is poor as its amino aci*d bal-ance ls not satisfactory for ioultry. Through the cooperation of Dr. C' E; Ilaines' our Anima} Nutritionist with the NMSU-USAID progran, and a delightful senorita' |