Apr.
19th, 2010
I
slept well last night except for the occasional itching and my stuffy
nose. I had a good visit and scripture
study with my family. Joseph was able to
figure out what was wrong with his laptop so we chatted for a while. He is very good with computers. He started out with Grandpa Jay’s laptop and
whenever he had problems he would work at it until he had them solved. His tenacity has given him a very good
education.
Boran embryo recipients at ATARC |
Abera
and I drove to ATARC and found the heifers just going through their
vaccination. I liked the facility much
better for working cattle so we just used it to give the PGF shots. The heifer that we were going to put an embryo
in wasn’t ready so we just left her alone.
On our way out we had a glass of hot milk. I like drinking the milk when I know where it
comes from and how it has been handled.
We
met with Dr Hailu in Ziway to review the progress and our plans. He also gave me a draft of his proposal for
improving the cattle in Ethiopia. He will
be presenting it the same day that we have the embryo workshop.
On
our way back we stopped at the wildlife refuge and saw some ostrich,
antelope, a fox, a wart hog, and a lot of beautiful birds.
The beautiful blue waters of Shala Lake |
We also drove down to Shala Lake which is a
very large and deep partly salty lake.
It is fed in part by hot springs.
The water comes out of the ground in some places boiling. I estimated with my thermometer that it was
about 200 degrees Fahrenheit where the people cook their corn on the cob.
The locals throw corn in for a couple of minutes to cook it. When they are done they throw the cob back into the water . |
The
area would make some fantastic beach front property or a great resort. Instead the land is overgrazed and suffers a
lot of erosion in the rainy season. Many
people come to bathe in the lake and use the spring waters for medicinal
purposes.
We
stopped at the compound to check on the milk cow and discovered more issues
with her. They were purchasing the two
ingredients for the concentrate mix separately and instead of feeding them
together they would feed one ingredient one day and one the next.
Abera
and I started going over the numbers at dinner but my sinuses were draining so
I told him to go home and we would tackle it in the morning. I am glad that I have some allergy pills to
take. I took one a couple of hours ago and it seemed to help some but I am
still very drippy. To make matter worse
I ran out of toilet paper and it took two trips to the front desk and half an
hour to get some more. Toilet paper is
one of those luxury items in Ethiopia.
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