Wednesday, May 18, 1983AThe Battalion/Page 3
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teer symposium to study
roduction and evaluation
by Dayna Boren
Battalion Reporter
What’s the difference be-
~ en a show steer and a feedlot
Ir? What are the differences
jetween various crossbreeds?
How fat can a steer be before he
s considered too fat?
^Questions such as these are
imong the many that will be
jmswered during the Steer Eva-
uation and Production Sympo-
>ium sponsored by the Texas
A&M College of Agriculture.
The symposium — the first of
|i kind here — will begin at 9
i.m., Friday. Breeders from
Ross the United States are ex
pected to attend.
K The symposium differs from
a show in that there will not be
■y judging or awarding. The
rojective of the symposium is to
tliscuss the latest information on
breeding, slaughtering, groom
ing, judging and other aspects of
steer production. The sympo
sium is a learning clinic con
ducted by some of the top breed
ers in the United States.
The symposium is built
around 46 steers donated to the
University last fall by individual
breeders from across America.
Over 15 breeds are represented.
Some of the 46 steers were hal-
terbroken and treated as show
calves while the rest were treated
as feedlot steers.
The difference between show
and feedlot steers is the amount
the steer has been handled.
Show calves have regulated
feed, are regularly groomed and
are given special attention.
Feedlot steers are turned out to
pasture with other cattle and are
fed a different type of feed than
ew Faculty Senate
esponsible for own
says speaker
^ 0 by Scott Griffin
| ' Battalion Staff
v The speaker of the newly
fijined Faculty Senate said
Tut sday that the Senate’s func-
ion is to ensure that the faculty
'P*•Responsible for its own wel-
t it in ^-e.
made r ,j 0 h n J. McDermott, who
elected speaker of the Sen-
last Wednesday, said, “Our
isions will be concerning fa-
ty welfare — everything from
nical insurance to parking to
jents’ procedures.”
cDermott also said that the
Ity is responsible for acade-
progress. Besides helping
teachers, the group also will
ive a positive effect on the stu-
nts.
|‘A faculty which is more con-
comnitJd ent of its own position will
mstanfl '
[ach better,” McDermott said,
e have no intention of creat-
an unadversarial relation-
up with the students or the
inistration.”
Mass.'pMcDermott said his main
Is for the group are:
The Senate will assume the
hail xmsibilities of the Academic
utstanding junior
named at banquet
d fo
ncc"
s ieiP The outstanding junior at
oulc |xas A&M was named at the
Tie to nnual Phi Kappa Phi banquet.
Wricia Pinkerton Coleman, an
ducation major from Long-
a ew, was selected for the honor.
• Jl Coleman, chosen from 10
V Udents selected as the out-
mar*
Michael Shipley,
engineering major
landing juniors from each col-
ege in the University, was
warded a $750 scholarship at
the annual Phi Kappa Phi ban-
' jRet. Coleman has a 3.8 grade
ectd point average an( j j s specializing
Jew in secondary math education,
id hei Outstandingjunior award re-
soijnpients for the individual col-
•ortflleges are: Agriculture — Elaine
or( jf Kathryn Brown, a biochemistry
major from Amarillo; Architec-
,, ture — Joslin G. Stewart, an en-
" vironmehtal design major from
re ' c Houston; Business Administra
tion — Vincent Lee Kasch, an
ing. accounting major from Freder
icksburg; Engineering —
an electrical
from Gar
land; Geosciences — Lisa V.
Block, a geophysics major from
Sugarland; Liberal Arts —
Martha Copp, a sociology major
from College Station; Science —
Robert Wesley Fowler, a biology
major from Irving; Veterinary
Medicine — Kay E. Kern, a
biomedical science major from
Dallas; Texas A&M at Galveston
— James B. Herrington, a
marine biology major from
Mantua, Ohio.
riant sciences staff
ember dead at 66
A staff member of the Depart
ment of Plant Sciences at Texas
A&M, Dr. Harry W. Schroeder,
died last Tuesday. He was 66.
) word'I Schroeder was a retired re-
re N search leader in the United
letters E ’
ptes Department of Agricul-
ie unt'B He served in the army from
ome,a 1939-1949 in the Army National
asle» ! {Juard, the Army Air Corps and
’’•Ml Arm y Ai r Force.
“ I After retiring from the army,
ptchroeder attended the Univer
sity of Minnesota where he
sdan btained a B.S., M.S. and a PhD.
plant pathology.
Schroeder was a research
sunn
period
13#
:ing
jsivel' :
ere#'
jrhett*
(ion.
leader for several international
programs including the Straw
berry Program in Mexico in
1956 where he diagnosed the
cause of the decline in strawber
ry plantings in the Bafio region.
Strawberries are the most im
portant cash and export crop of
that region. He recommended
control measures to correct the
problem. He also led programs
in Pakistan, Spain, Japan, Israel
and India.
Schroeder published more
than 300 scientific bulletins and
was the recipient of several hon
ors and awards including Who’s
Who in Science in 1968.
Now you know
United Press International
You may have a compass in
our nose.
While examining tissues
rom corpses, British biologists
t the University of Manchester
iscovered deposits of iron in
tie lining of human noses. Simi-
r deposits of magnetic material
have been found in body parts
of several animals, including
bees and dolphins.
It has been theorized that this
material, acting like a compass,
aids navigation by helping the
animal detect direction relative
to Earth’s magnetic field.
those being groomed for show.
Feedlot steers also have not been
handled as much as the show
steers and have not been given
special treatment.
Since last October, the steers
have been measured once a
month to determine the average
weight gain per day, feed effi
ciency, hip height, shoulder
height, length of top, heart girth
and length of cannon — leg.
The symposium will feature
discussions on show steers ver
sus feedlot steers, rules and reg
ulations regarding the 1984 ma
jor livestock shows, live demon
strations on clipping, weight
changing and show ring classifi
cation and the evaluation of
feeder cattle.
Panels will discuss topics such
as the evaluation of feeder cat
tle, the evaluation of slaughter
cattle and the evaluation of
breeding cattle.
During the symposium, some
of the cattle will be slaughtered
to obtain carcass data for
teaching purposes.
A few of the cattle will be
frozen in a standing position
and will be displayed at the
Animal Sciences Pavillion dur
ing the symposium.
gan, who will discuss the ideal
steer at the concluding session of
the symposium.
The original idea for the sym
posium came from a similar
event at Oklahoma State Uni
versity last year. Several repre
sentatives from Texas A&M
attended the event.
Frank Litterst, lecturer and
researcher for the Animal Scien
ce Department, said the sympo
sium is designed as an educa
tional project for Texas 4-H and
FFA youth, cattle breeders and
feeders, and others with an in
terest in genetic differences and
breeding techniques.
Keynote speaker will be Dr.
Harlan D. Ritchie, extension
beef cattle specialist in Michi-
“This event will draw nation
al attention,” said Litterst, “as we
focus on the type of beef cattle
steer that needs to be produced
in the interest of the breeder,
feeder, operator, packer as well
as in the show ring.”
The symposium is sponsored
by several departments at Texas
A&M — the Agricultural Exten
sion Service, Agricultural Ex
periment Station and the De
partment of Animal Science.
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and regulations, and tenure and
promotion procedures. McDer
mott has been given the author
ity to select a transition commit
tee to coordinate the transfer of
power and responsibility from
the Academic Council to the
Senate.
•The Senate will arrrange the
proper procedures for its major
committees. One of the first
committees selected was a
bylaws committee: The commit
tee members are: Keith Arnold,
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