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Pb1635-Nutrient Management Plan Assistance Guide, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1635-Nutrient Management Plan Assistance Guide, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Animals/Livestock
This publication is designed to assist you in preparing the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) to be submitted to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) for animal feeding operations permitted under the Tennessee Class II General Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) designation.
Capture And On-Site Release Of Nuisance Black Bears And Survival Of Orphaned Black Bears Released In The Great Smoky Mountains, Jay Edwin Clark
Capture And On-Site Release Of Nuisance Black Bears And Survival Of Orphaned Black Bears Released In The Great Smoky Mountains, Jay Edwin Clark
Masters Theses
Since the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) in 1934, interactions between black bears (Ursus americanus) and visitors have been a regular occurrence. Prior to 1990, capture and relocation was the primary management alternative for nuisance bears in GSMNP. Since 1990, wildlife biologists in GSMNP have used capture and on-site release as an aversive conditioning technique for nuisance black bears. This technique involves capturing and immobilizing bears that frequent developed areas, collecting biological data, and releasing the bears back into the same area. The premise of this technique is to reinforce the natural fear of humans and thereby …
Sp530 Urban Trees For Wildlife, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Sp530 Urban Trees For Wildlife, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Forestry, Trees, and Timber
Viewing wildlife on your property is educational and fun. The kinds and numbers of wildlife that visit your backyard regularly depends on your location, size of area, variety of vegetation and amount of habitat development. Ideally, the habitat surrounding your home should be diverse with several species of trees, shrubs and flowering plants providing food and cover for wildlife throughout the year. The more diverse the vegetation, the greater variety of wildlife that can be attracted to the area.
Pb1606-Porcine Stress Syndrome, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Pb1606-Porcine Stress Syndrome, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service
Animals/Livestock
P orcine stress syndrome (PSS) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder in pigs (6). The PSS condition is controlled by a defective gene which results in three possible genotypes (normal, carrier and positive). The PSS condition was first described by Topel et al. (38), who noted physically stressed, susceptible pigs would collapse in a shock-like state and die (Figure 1). Much attention has been given to how the PSS gene affects the muscle quality and performance of market hogs since its discovery. Increasing consumer and packer demand for lean meat has led to an increase in the use of terminal sires …