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The Effects Of Phytochemical Tannin-Containing Diets On Animal Performance And Internal Parasite Control In Meat Goats, Chassity Wright
The Effects Of Phytochemical Tannin-Containing Diets On Animal Performance And Internal Parasite Control In Meat Goats, Chassity Wright
College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences Graduate Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
The Effects of Phytochemical Tannin-Containing Diets on Animal Performance and Internal Parasite Control in Meat Goats
By
Chassity Wright
Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus) resistance has been reported against almost all chemical anthelmintics available for its control. H. contortus has a remarkable ability to develop resistance and threatens the viability of the goat industry in many regions of the world. Consequently, there is an urgent need to understand the genetic mechanisms underlying anthelmintic resistance and to discover new alternative methods of chemical and non-chemical control. With chemical anthemintics failing, this has led to the evaluation of plants as a natural …
Assessing The Educational Program Needs Of Small And Limited Resource Meat Goat Producers, Francisca Quarcoo
Assessing The Educational Program Needs Of Small And Limited Resource Meat Goat Producers, Francisca Quarcoo
College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences Graduate Theses and Dissertations
ABSTRACT
ASSESSING THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM NEEDS OF
SMALL AND LIMITED RESOURCE MEAT GOAT PRODUCERS
by
Francisca A. Quarcoo
The purpose of this study was to assess the preferred educational program needs of small meat goat producers. The specific objectives were to (1) determine if current educational programs by the Caprine Research and Education Unit and/or the Cooperative Extension Program, Tuskegee University, reflect the actual needs of meat goat producers, (2) measure adoption and impact of past educational efforts by the Caprine Research and Education Unit and/or the Cooperative Extension Program, (3) determine the desired presentation or delivery format for future …