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Thurkda). April 22.1982
The story of the beefalo: it
By TERRI BLACKWELL
Red and Black dull Mrilcr
How would you like to walk into a grocery
store, stroll over to the meat counter, pick out a
thick, juicy steak, head for the check-out counter
and pay up to 40 percent less for it than usual?
According to claims by members of the
American Beefalo Association, this could be the
trend of the future But scientists in the Universi
ty's animal-science department say those claims
paint a false picture
The breed of cattle called beefalo has been
defined by the ABA as “an animal containing
three-eights American Bison and five-eighths
domestic cow .”
The ABA claims some astonishing statistics
for the new breed On a grass diet, beefalo can
reach weights of up to 1,000 pounds by the ages of
12 to 14 months, yet are leaner than most cattle,
it is claimed
But, "If the beef cattle were fed with grass,
naturally they would be leaner, too," said Robert
l-owery, a University animal science professor
Beef cattle are normally fed on grain, which
slows their growth.
According to a 1978 U S. Department of
Agriculture report, beefalo ground meet is listed
as being 2227 percent protein and regular
ground meat as being 17 9 percent protein.
Beefalo meat is also lower in cholesterol and
calories, said Suzy Barnett, editor fo the ABA's
"Beefalo Nickel" publication
Another advantage of the beefalo is its adap
tability to extreme weather conditions. Barnett
said The number of beefalo is increasing each
year, she said
Joe Barnett. Suzy s husband and president of
the ABA, said, “We've been able to capture the
genetics of the bison The bison has been around
for thousands of years without man "
If the ABA’s claims are true, then why aren’t
we eating beefalo meat already? Part of the
reason is that almost all male beefalo are sterile,
according to Larry Benyshek, an animal science
assistant professor
In addition, when the rare nonsterile beefalo is
crossed with a regular cow, the offspring will be
only about three-sixteenths American buffalo,
and cannot be considered a beefalo, Benyshek
said
"If the beefalo was as exceptional as those peo
ple say it is, it would have caught on like wildfire,
and that's the bottom line,” Benyshek said
He added, “I don't believe the claims are as
good as they say they are. If they are true, that’s
a fantastic animal ”
The University is willing to test the authentici
ty of the ABA's claims, Lowrey said, if the
beefalo producers will provide the animals for
the tests
“There are not that many around and you need
a lot of animals to test,” he said. "If some
breeders want to give us some animals to test,
we'd be glad to look at them '
Lowery estimates the University would need
15 to 20 young animals to have a large enough
control group The University would control the
animals' feeding and monitor their growth, he
said.
There are approximately 2,500 active beefalo
producers in the United States The cattle are
raised in 44 states and in Canada. Mexico. Africa
and parts of Asia, Suzy Barnett said.
Suzy Barnett estimates the number of beefalo
could increase enough to sell on the market
Most beefalo now being sold to consumers are
marketed locally by the producers
She admits, though, that marketing the breed
has not been problem-free In the early 1970s,
several beef producers tried to market regular
cattle as beefalo, fetching high prices from their
unsuspecting customers The producers were
able to fool the buyers because beefalo do not
always have obvious buffalo characteristics
It is possible to genetically test a beefalo to
confirm its heritage, the ABA said, but ihe
animal must be slaughtered to do so.
’s not just bull
The difference is more than skin-deep
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Four more indicted on drug charge
By SUSAN I.ACCETTI
Red and Blark Stall Writer
The Athens-Clarke County
Clerk’s office released the
names of four area residents
Wednesday indicted on drug
charges.
University students Lee
Lawson, 26, of Sunset Drive;
Cindy Lawson, of Sunset
Drive; and Edmund Maron.
19, of Creswell Hall were in
dicted by a grand jury Tues
day They will be arraigned
in Athens-Clarke County
Superior Court April 27, said
an official at the district at
torney’s office.
Athens resident Terry
Decker, 22, of Easy Street,
was also indicted Tuesday,
and will also appear in court
April 27
In conjunction with the
Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation, police in Clarke,
Barrow and Jackson coun
ties arrested 59 people on
drug charges after a six-
month undercover investiga
tion in February. Among
those arrested, four were
University students.
Lee Lawson is charged
with selling one gram of co-
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second charge stems from
an incident that occurred
Aug. 14, 1981, in which he
alledgedly sold V< ounce of
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Maron is charged with
selling 4.2 grams of mari
juana in September, 1981 and
27.5 grams of marijuana in
November. Merriman
testified that the alleged sale
was made in Creswell Hall.
Charlotte Morton, student
affairs counselor at the of
fice of Judicial programs,
said she had just began pro
cessing the case.
The grand jury found suffi
cient evidence March 31 to
recommend Fletcher
Barnes, 26, of Kennedy Cir
cle; Kim Sherdan, 25, of
Bogart; and Jim Wareham
Jr , 24, of Winder, be tried on
charges of selling mari
juana.
Charges were dismissed
against Mike Mann, 20, of
Hilton Head, S.C., by the
grand jury Tuesday. Mann
was charged with selling
marijuana.
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
Summer Quarter 1982
A limited amount of aid is available for
Summer Quarter 1982.
If you receive National Direct Student Loan,
College Work-Study, Supplemental Educa
tional Opportunity Grant, Regents Scholar
ship, or Health Professions Loan in academic
year 1981-1982, you may apply for summer aid.
If you received less than three quarters of
Basic (Pell) Grant for 1981-82, You may be
eligible to receive Basic (Pell) Grant , Sum
mer Quarter 1982.
You must apply in person at the Office of
Student Financial Aid, 220 Academic Building,
May 4,5, or 6 1982, between the hours of 8:00
a m. and 4:00 p.m. Required documentation
must be on file. Awards will be made as long
as funds are available.
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