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-FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1985
Naked-necked chickens better at keeping cool
Too much heat kills chickens. And
over the past few record-hot sum
mers, heat has killed hundreds of
thousands of chick and shriveled
profits for producers of the state’s
number-one commodity— broilers.
When a heat wave moves in, pro
ducers do the best they can with what
they’ve got fans, misters and abun
dant supplies of water to quench
parched chickens. But another kind
of help may be on the horizon.
Poultry science researchers at the
University of Georgia are studying
ways to increase a bird’s tolerance to
heat through genetic selection.
They’re hoping to produce a hardy
chicken that can withstand the hot
temperatures and crowded condi
tions that chickens must endure.
“The larger the bird, the less resis
tant it is to heat,” says Kenneth
Washburn, UGA poultry scientist.
Wildlife
belongs
to all of us
People are different. That is one of
the things that make conservation
work so interesting.
For instance, wildlife values are
the most important returns some
folks want from their land. Others
have little interest in wildlife.
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Soil Conservation
With us conservationists, all natu
ral resources are important, and we
encourage land managers to accom
modate all of them. Forsyth County is
indeed fortunante to have some so
many species of wildlife because of
our abundance of different plants,
most of which have value for at least
one form of wildlife. This gives us an
opportunity to select plants that will
solve a resource problem such as
erosion and benefit wildlife, too.
Many conservation practices, espe
cially woodland practices, used pri
marily for other purposes may also
improve native plant stands impor
tant to wildlife.
Homeowners, particularly those in
town often have even more interest in
wildlife than do the owners of large
tracts. They tend to appreciate and
support the non game species, espe
cially birds.
In fact, most of us put out food for
our feathered friends during the win
ter, providing entertainment for us
and helping them survive the cold
weather.
Wildlife is one resource that clearly
belongs to everybody. Good conser
vationists do what they can to im
prove habitat for our wildlife.
Establishing special plants is a fine
way to help.
Berry College
names local girl
as student editor
Cumming native Beth Meador has
been named editor of the Campus
Carrier, the student newspaper at
Berry College.
Beth is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. P.W. Meador and began her
work with the Carrier last fall as a
staff writer. Later that year, she was
promoted to feature editor.
Some changes Beth plans to make
in the newspaper include expanding
the editorial section, instituting a new
column on religion and encouraging
faculty and staff to submit columns
on topics of their specialities.
She hopes the newspaper will be
able to cover the campus more thor
oughly and is able to* stay on top of the
news.
“I want the Carrier to be more than
just a vehicle for the cartoons,” she;
commented.
Beth is a senior at Berry this year
and has a double major in English
and computer science and a minor in
chemistry.
The Carrier has a weekly circula
tion between 1,800 and 2,200 and a
staff of 25.
8 from Cumming
earn UGA diplomas
Eight University of Georgia stu
dents from Cumming have completed
requirements for degrees which
makes them eligible to participate in
the university's annual commence
ment exercises to be held in June,
1986.
These students received their de
grees at the end of the summer quar
ter.
They are Darrell Wayne Bennett,
bachelor of science education de
gree; Mitchelle Brett Callaway, mas
ter of science degree; Nancy Huff
Chain, specialist in education; Mitch
ell Alle! Collins’ doctor of education;
Randy Edward Cox, bachelor of sci
ence in pharmacy degree; David
Edwin Gamer, bachelor of arts in
journalism; Richard Louis Grodon,
bachelor of arts in journalism; and
Glenn Edward, Mashbura. bachelor of
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“And of course, the industry wants
the largest bird it can get because it
productes the most meat. The two
factors work against each other —it’s
kind of a Catch 22 for producers,” he
said.
Washburn has succeeded at breed
ing a more heat-resistant bird, but
not without producing a drop in body
weight a side effect that’s unaccep
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table to producers. So he’s looking at
other characteristics, like fewer
feathers, that might help achicken to
laugh in the face of heat.
“We’re evaluating birds that have
up to 30 percent fewer feathers. This
helps them dissipate body heat, but
still leave enough feathers to protect
the skin and meat underneath,” he
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Washburn’s also studying a bird
without neck feathers. He calls it a
naked-necked chicken. A strange
looking bird perhaps, but one that’s
efficient as dissipating body heat.
Also under scrutiny is the possibil
ity of controlling the bird’s body
metabolism rate through genetic se
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crease heat resistance without alter
ing body weight.
There are many possibilities,
according to Washburn. But until
researchers can breed a heat resis
tant bird that meets all other de
mands of producers, processors, and
consumers, all growers can do is use
management practices that keep
their losses to a minimum.
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