ANIMAL RESEARCH

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20522, 11 June 1938, Page 8

ANIMAL RESEARCH

INSTITUTES PROPOSED DR. JOHN HAMMOND'S REPORT WIDE FIELD SUGGESTED (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON. Saturday A scheme of organisation for an animal research bureau in New Zealand is contained in the report, of Dr. John Hammond, of the Animal Nutrition School of the University of Cambridge, who recently visited the Dominion. The establishment of three animal research institutes, one at- Massey College, one at Canterbury Agricultural CoLege and another at Wallaceville, is recommended. fn making the report available, the Minister of Industries and Commerce, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, said the opinions expressei therein were not necssarilv his or the Government’s, but opportunity would be given those organisations interested to get together with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and make recommendations with regard to the suggestions the report contained. Some of the problems listed by Dr. Hammond as calling for investigation are dairy cow, sheep and pig wastage. He states that it would be advisable in the first place to make a survey of the causes of losses in the different animal industries and find out as far as possible the conditions under which these losses were most prevalent. Gcnetical. fertility, nutritional and meat problems and live stock diseases are also discussed and the constitution of the animal research bureau is suggested. Controlled by Council Dr. Hammond recommends that the bureau should come directly under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and that it receives a statutory grant to cover the cost of a nucleus staff and such other grants from the Treasury as may be approved by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. It Is suggested that the three animal research Institutes should be formed as follows: (1), at Massey College to deal with problems of the breeding, feeding and management of dairy cows, pigs (pork and bacon), sheep (lamb and wool production), beef cattle, horses and poultry under North Island conditions; (2) Canterbury Agricultural College to deal with similar problems under South Island conditions; (3) Wallaceville to deal with diseases of live stock. Dealing with the staffing of the animal research institutes. Dr. Hammond states that it is important that the research staffs should be free from all regulatory, administrative and teaching duties. There should be permanence of appointment.