HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-11-01, Page 5A group of Huron County cattlemen toured Alberta ranches
and feedlots last week. The five, day trip was arranged by a
feed company. This photograph was taken during a visit to
Marshall Copithorne's ranch in the foothills west of Calgary.
,Those from Huron County included Stewart McCall, Herb
Traviss, Ralph McNichol, Ian Wilbee, Walton; Lloyd Townsend,
Wroxeter; Bill Fleming, Elvin Parker, Bud Yeo, Clinton; Keith
Allen, Robert Dalton, David Anderson, Londesboro; Dick
Worgan, Goderich; Watson Reid, myth; Bill Pincombe, Jack
Taylor, Carfrey Cann, Exeter; and Ed. Bezaire, Seaforth.
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Members of the poultry in-
dustry and personnel of the Nova
Scotia Department of Agricul-
ture and Marketing are co-
operating with Agriculture Can-
ada's Research Station in
relieving a tight situation for
broiler growers.
The problem is that so many
broilers are being grown that
litter supplies -- wood shav-
ings -- for brooder floors are
stretched to the limit. The shav-
ings are also expensive.
,,We have a trial underway
with the birds living on bare
concrete without any litter," said
F.G. Proudfoot, head of the Poul-
try Section at the station.
"The key to success is a. new
heating system for brooding.
We're using hot water pipes im-
bedded in the concrete floor.
They eliminate the need for litter
insulation."
The feeders and waterers are
hung on pulleys attached to the
ceiling so they can be raised when
the floor is being cleaned.
"It looks very promising,"
he said.
'The manure dries as it is
dropped and can be moved out
in dust form .at the end of the
broilers' eight-week rearing
period. The brooder is cleaned
at the end of every crop. There
is a reduction in labor that re-
fleets in total production costs."
At least two commercial poul-
try operations are trying the new
heating system.
"we have quite a bit yet to
learn about'this," he said.
"We're 'not sure what temp-
erature is best for the birds.
We're trying a temperature of 88
degrees Fahrenheit at floor level
and 85 degrees at one inch above
the floor."
Temperature is probably the
most critical factor in the new
system. With heating throughout
the entire floor, the temperature
is 100 per cent controlled.
In conventional brooders, the
bird controls its own surround-
ing temperature by moving near- •
er to or further away from the
heat source.
In the first trials, the pipes
were, spaced one foot apart; how-
lever, six-inch spacings and
values in the pipes will be tried
for varied distances between heat
.flows, such as six inches, 12
inches or 18 inches.
"This will give some in-
, dication of how heat sensitive the
[birds are," Mr. Proudfoot sai.d
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