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The nearly stationary front from Ohio to Texas will produce overcast skies with showers and thunderstorms, some of which should produce locally heavy rainfall from northeast Texas into southern Illinois. Forecast: Today. Overcast and mild with intermittent showers and thunderstorms. There will be a 90 percent chance of rain with a high temperature of 76 degrees and southerly winds of 12 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Tonight Overcast and continued mild with a 60 percent chance of rain. The low temperature will be 63 degrees with south winds at 8 to 12 mph. Turkey Day. Mostly cloudy, mild and a 30 percent chance of rain with winds easterly at 10 to 15 mph and a high temperature of 73 degrees. Weather Fact Weather for the Aggie vs. UT game will be mostly cloudy and mild with a threat of lingering showers. Expect 64 degrees at kickoff and 58 degrees by the end of the fourth quarter. These temperatures, combined with the easterly wind of 10 to 15 mph and a chance of showers, may make a light jacket or raincoat advisable for the game. Prepared by: Charlie Brenton Staff Meteorologist A&M Department of Meteorology |ent," as jmpares ine that ays beer “Vince its his it ucas sa; nything Palasot icompli: tey may Palasoi ent— r limits hr ived at 1 Hass 3 A niversit tost of t! In hig uarterb xnball t le base! ie all-di uted “1 lost f classr After A&M researchers try to manipulate ovulation of cattle implish iat thoi hool ai lymore “Whei )orts ai ero,” f )wn an ical pa] fling bai It is tf ount, h “It’s r By Susan C. Akin Reporter If research done in the animal sci ence department is successful, gene manipulation in cattle will be as com monplace as feeding cattle, a profes sor in the department said. “We’re trying to manipulate genes to manipulate processes critical for the ovulation of cattle,” Dr. Paul G. Harms, professor of physiology of reproduction, said. Complete control of the ovulation of cattle would increase the effi ciency and production of cattle, Harms said, which would ultimately benefit the consumer by making cattle less costly to produce and drive down the price of beef. In 1980, Harms published re search findings that recognized im portant hormonal patterns influenc ing a cow’s ovulation. The next step, he said, is to con trol the rate and frequency of ovula tion by manipulating these patterns with extra genetic material. The focus of his research involves the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, which are located in the lower part of the cow’s brain. The hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland with GnRH, gonado tropin-releasing hormone. From there, the pituitary gland controls ovulation with LH, luteinizing hor mone, and FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone. These glands work together to stimulate ovulation. The manipula tion of these hormones can result in an increased rate of ovulation and facilitate ovulation in animals that aren’t ovulating, he said. “If we could have all our cows ovulate at a precise time, we coiil K past artificially inseminate them success Vhen fully,” Harms said. “Instead of wail leyten for the cow to be ready, it is tnorf cation At 5- efficient to have the cow ready whet veral we are. Metic “We are very close to successful itdeci manipulation of these ovulatory hot mones. By using extra geneti material, we can manipulate not on! ovulation, but also growth rate ant animal behavior.” Harms said additional copies particular gene, the one that help control ovulation, for example, at be injected into the cow at the cow lectric embryo stage. When the cow mi^cy oi tures, this extra genetic material creases ovulation, making it oca lom v Palasc 0< AUS' exas f J d Tu topic more frequently and regularly “Reproduction is one of the moS “I th production-limiting traits,” he saii ehensi “Fattening a cow is easier than get as vio ting it to reproduce.” Texas is the largest cattle-prodm ing state in the country, and the el feet of increased cattle reproductit^^B could be beneficial to the econom' Dr. Don Farris, an agricultural eti nomics professor, said. “In 1986, beef production counted for 43 percent of the v of all Texas agricultural products Farris said. “The total market of Texas beef production was $4 billion in 1986. It will probably’ over $5 billion next year.” Harms also said A&M’s ovulati® research is important because oftl 1 economic importance of beef 1 Texas. “We are not just producing itio 1 of a product, but producing it mot efficiently to sell it at a cheapt price,” Harms said. Black parents to request reprimand for racial skit PLANO (AP) — A high school principal Tuesday publicly apol ogized for racial overtones in a pep- rally skit, but black parents say they want stronger action and will take their request to the school board. Parents demanded public repri mands of principal Doyle Dean and cheerleader sponsor Carolyn Rod- man. Instead, they got apologies from the superintendent and from Dean, along with the promise to investigate complaints of racism. The skit at Friday’s pep rally at Plano Senior High School featured three students dressed in black trash bags with large red lips. The rally preceeded Plano’s defeat of Roose velt High School, which is predomi nantly black. Dean on Tuesday held four as semblies to address the school’s 2,700 students, saying the incid ell | should not have occurred. “A skit was presented which inappropriate because of its rad 1 overtones,” Dean said.“I assure f that I have taken steps to ensure something of this nature will notf cur again.” H. Wayne Hendrick, superintd dent of Plano Independent Sch» District, wrote a letter of apolog) Roosevelt High School and call 1 for appointment of a task force to 11 vestigate any complaints of rad* 11 But he stopped short of reprimai 11 ing Dean or Rodman. “I have an assurance from (Dean) that this won’t happ* again,” Hendrick said. Angry parents stormed out meeting with Hendrick Monday later met, voting to condemn school’s response. *