tion of more fundamental problems. 

 One facet of that is an exciting biotech- 

 nology revolution underway across all 

 of science. 



The American Association for the 

 Advancement ofScience has said, "The 

 newfound ability to manipulate cellu- 

 lar machinery has been termed a bio- 

 technology revolution." N. P. Clarke, 

 director of the Texas Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, College Station, TX, 

 referring to biotechnology, stated that 

 "Today's agriculture needs a new in- 

 fusion of science and technology and 

 new capabilities that will restore and 

 enhance the competitiveness of U.S. 

 agriculture in the world marketplace. " 



One criterion of research produc- 

 tivity is the number of a scientist's 

 publications. One measure of stature 

 is the publication of a book. Between 

 1895 and 1987 some 40 scientificbooks 

 and monographs have been published 

 by New Hampshire Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station scientists. These are 

 listed in Appendix 3. 



In the Station's 100th year there 

 are some 70 research projects being 

 pursued by 72 scientists, 94 percent of 

 whom have either the Ph.D. degree or 

 a veterinary medicine degree. Most 

 also teach and/or have responsibili- 

 ties in Cooperative Extension. In addi- 

 tion there are research technicians, 

 graduate students and secretaries all 

 supported by an annual budget of ap- 

 proximately $3,000,000. Research 

 dollars arise from a variety of sources. 

 T.P. Fairchild, Dean and Director 

 during the closing years of this the first 

 century of agricultural research in New 

 Hampshire, noted that the Station is a 

 "powerful mechanism" for solving 

 problems affecting the lives of people 

 in the state and nation, and indeed 

 that its scientists impact importantly 



on the teaching and extension efforts 

 of the College of Life Sciences and 

 Agriculture. A chronological listing of 

 highlights of the work of the Station is 

 given in Appendix 4. 



Animal and Nutritional Sciences 



Research in the animal sciences now 

 frequently involves teams of scien- 

 tists, has become more basic, and in- 

 creasingly is health-related. Ongoing 

 investigations in nutrition, cell biology 

 and genetics are directed toward re- 

 ducing disease and/or improving the 

 health of animals and humans. Nutri- 

 tionists H. J. Thompson, A. R. 

 Tagliaferro and mathematician-com- 

 puter specialist L. D. Meeker are using 

 the laboratory rat to study the role of 

 single nutrients , in particular selenium 

 and vitamin A, in preventing mammary 

 cancer. Each nutrient, and their com- 

 bination, has inhibited tumor devel- 

 opment. Tagliaferro is also conduct- 

 ing studies on the association of diet 

 and exercise on the thermic effect of 

 food and body fat. 



A two-man research team, R. G. 

 Strout (parasitologist) and R. C. 

 Ringrose (poultry nutritionist), in co- 

 operation with the New Hampshire 

 Fish and Game Department and the 

 federal Sea Grant College Program, 

 have changed the direction of their 

 research — at least temporarily. They 

 are exploring whether Coho salmon 

 populations can be established on the 

 Atlantic coast as an expanded source 

 of food. Coho salmon, indigenous to 

 the Pacific Ocean, have a three-year 

 cycle in contrast to a four or five-year 

 cycle for Atlantic salmon; Strout and 

 Ringrose are particularly concerned 

 with nutrition and disease problems 

 associated with raising Coho salmon 

 here. They have developed a vaccine 

 for vibriosis, a serious bacterial dis- 

 ease in growing salmon, and have de- 



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