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Management And Performance Of Swine At Ames Plantation, Everett E. Carrell

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to observe management practices and evaluate performance of straightbred and crossbread swine in the swine research program of the Animal Husbandry-Veterinary Science Department at Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Data from straightbred Duroc, Hampshire, and Landrace and crossbred H X D and H X P X L pigs farrowed in the fall of 1956 and sold in the spring of 1957 at Ames Plantation were used in this study.

The author observed and assisted in all phases of management and production throughout one season. The management practices used are practical and could be adopted …

Management And Performance Of Beef Cattle At Ames Plantation, Everett E. Carrell

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to observe and participate in management practices, to become familiar with performance testing, and to evaluate bull groups used for one calf crop in the beef cattle research program of the Animal Husbandry Department at Ames Plantation, Grand Junction, Tennessee. Data from the 1958 spring calf crop were used. A feeding test in progress was also included in this study.

The author observed and assisted in all phases of management throughout one calving season. There was considerable variation in performance of the nine bulls used in this study. Indexes on the progeny of the …

Capital Requirements On A Grade A Dairy Farm, Everett E. Carrell

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine if it was possible to secure a satisfactory return on capital invested in converting a cotton farm to a modern dairy, cotton, and hog system of farming. One of the eight farm management units located on the Ames Plantation in West Tennessee which was supervised by the University of Tennessee in cooperation with the Hobart Ames Foundation was used in the study. The unit was one formerly rented to a tenant for a standing rent of two bales of cotton. A new farming system was developed providing for a 50-50 sharing of …

A New Hypothesis Conerning The Sequence And Nature Of Meiotic Events In The Female Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Rhonda F. Grell

Doctoral Dissertations

Three of the basic phenomena comprising the meiotic process are synapsis, crossingover, and disjunction. It is generally conceded that some form of pairing must precede crossingover; that the crossingover process occurs prior to disjunction; and that disjunction implies a previous association of elements. Construction of a model describing the causal relations among the three events might be expected to be fairly simple, since the possibilities are limited. Yet, no model has been proposed that is consistent with all the genetic data.

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 37, No. 4), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Bird Review (October 1961) 29(4), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Thirty-sixth Annual Cooperative Spring Migration and Occurrence Report..........62

The Western Grebe in Nebraska ......................77

Index ......................70

Studies On The Morphology And Growh Rate Of The Cestode Hymenolepis Microstoma After Gamma Irradiation Of The Cysticercoids And Eggs, Huldrich H. Kuhlman

Doctoral Dissertations

From the literature on effects of radiation on mammals, insects, and other organisms, it appears that radiation produces abnormalities chiefly by destroying or inhibiting growing cells and tissues. The effects on length of the worms may be due to reduction in cell population responsible for growth. The presence of certain morphological abnormalities which have been observed, particularly those which have been characterized by the absence of one or more reproductive organs, might also be attributed to a change in the growth or embryological apparatus and that radiation only serves to increase the frequency of these disturbances.

For further similar studies …

Meiosis, Mitosis, And The Induction Of Chromosomal Abnormalities In Hymenolepis Diminuta By Gamma Rays, Raymond Louis Kisner

Doctoral Dissertations

Summary

A growth rate study for H. diminuta in ten worm infestations was attempted. The desired number of worms was not recovered from enough rats to determine a reliable growth curve. It was discovered that worm length varied within rats and between rats of comparable sex, age, weight, worm burden, and genetic background.

Shellfish Resources Of Washington, Robert Grant Levens

Graduate Student Research Papers

This paper will explore the salt water shellfish resources of Washington State. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the Pacific and Olympia Oysters, the Dungeness Crab, the research being done at Quilcene, and the lesser varieties of shellfish, including shrimp and the hardshell species of clams. The latter includes the littleneck, butter, Manila, and geoduc clams. A major emphasis will be the commercial importance of the shellfish, but the sportsman and the expanding role of Washington as a summer recreation area will not be overlooked.

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 37, No. 3), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Protein Supplements For Beef Calves On Winter Range, W. W. Rowden, J. E. Ingalls, K. E. Gregory, R. M. Koch

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

These trials were to compare the effect of different sources and levels of supplemental protein on the winter and subsequent summer gains of beef calves grazing native range at the Fort Robinson Beef Cattle Research Station, Crawford, Nebraska.

Effect Of Feeding Various Hay-Concentrate Rations On The Production And Composition Of Milk, K. C. Mathew

Masters Theses

Introduction: The composition of cow's milk and the variations to which it is subjected are questions of great importance. This is true both from the standpoint of physiology and from the standpoint of human nutrition. For these reasons the composition of milk has been subjected to careful investigation for a long time.

Factors Affecting The Performance Of Broilers, G. R. Nair

Masters Theses

The efficiency of broiler production has increased greatly in recent years and can be attributed to advancements in the areas of breeding, management, nutrition, and disease control. No single factor in any one of these areas can be said to account for the major share of this increased efficiency but rather it is the combination of a large number of factors such as breeding techniques, and breed improvement, of improved management practices, and of advances in nutrition and disease control.

The optimum combination of conditions or factors for broiler production is seldom, if ever, realized. Information which might have been …

Improvement Of Beef Cattle Through Breeding Methods. Summary Of Results From Regional Project Nc-1, Keith E. Gregory

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

The major purpose of this project is to obtain information that beef cattle breeders can use to make maximum genetic improvement in all traits of economic value in beef cattle. The major objectives of NC-1 are the following: (1) to determine the traits of economic importance in beef cattle: (2) to assess their relative value; (3) to develop reliable methods and procedures for measuring and evaluating them; (4) to obtain estimates of their heritabilities; (5) to obtain estimates of the genetic and phenotypic correlations among all economically important traits; (6) to evaluate the effects and uses of inbreeding and heterosis; …

Nebraska Bird Review (July 1961) 29(3), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Third Report of Fall Records, 1960 ............................... 42

Meetings and Reports ............................................... 47

By-Laws of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Inc. ............... 49

R. Allyn Moser ................................................................. 52

General Notes .......................................................... 53

Excerpts From Letters ................................................57

Susie Callaway .....................................................................59

Book Review .....................................................................60

The Sexual Behavior And Systematic Position Of The Hooded Merganser, Paul A. Johnsgard

Papers in Ornithology

It has been over 15 years since Delacour and Mayr (1945) first urged that the mergansers (Mergus)and the goldeneye-Bufflehead group (Bucephala) be merged into a single tribe (Mergini) rather than being maintained in separate subfamilies (Aythyinae and Merginae). Their reasons for this change were several, and included such points as the similarities in the downy young, female color patterns, occurrence of wild hybrids between the two genera, and tracheal structure. Indeed, except for the shape of the bill in these two groups there is no good means of distinguishing the two subfamilies. As Delacour and Mayr pointed out, bill shape …

A Morphological Study Of Some Larval Ticks Of The Genus Dermacentor With Emphasis On Structures Of Possible Taxonomic Importance, Richard Grant Robertson

Theses and Dissertations

This study was undertaken to evaluate and determine morphological characteristics which might prove valuable in the identification of the larvae of the following species of ticks of the genus Dermacentor Koch: D. albipictus Packard, D. andersoni Stiles, D. hunteri Bishop, D. parumapertus Neuman, and D. variabilis Say. A taxonomic key for the identification of all of the Canadian and United States species of the larvae of the genus Dermacentor Koch cannot be constructed until specimens of D. halli and D. occidentalis have been examined. However, the followng conclusions were reached regarding the species studied: 1. Position of setae is of …

Commercial Supplement Versus A Home-Mixed Supplement Plus Corn Free Choice For Finishing Swine, Felix Eugene Knight

Masters Theses

(From Introduction)

In Tennessee there are approximately 1,182,000 hogs reported on farms, valued at $33,214,000. In Rutherford County, there are approximately 22,500 swine reported on farms valued at $600,000.

Swine suffer from nutritient deficiencies much more frequently than cattle or sheep, chiefly because they cannot utilize large amounts of roughages. They grow much more rapidly than do cattle or sheep and the B-complex vitamins are synthesized in their digestive tracts to a much less extent than in the four-fold stomach of ruminants.

Swine production in Middle Tennessee is becoming more important with nine counties selling pigs through feeder …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 37, No. 2), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Observations Of Pituitary Hormone Injections And Ripening Of Fish, D. K. Kaushik

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

A dependable source of quality fish spawn is a fundamental prerequisite for fish culture development. This is especially important inasmuch as most of the cultivable species do not breed in confined waters. Also, sport fisheries are gaining greater popularity, and subsequently the fish supply is being taxed. Still another need for fish spawn is in the ever increasing demand for bait minnows. Also, the construction of more and more dams has resulted in insurmountable obstacles for ascending and descending fish, which may ultimately result in complete destruction of some fisheries. Thus some measure of artificial propagation will have to be …

A Histological Study Of The Postnatal Development Of The Bovine Testis, R. G. Fossland, A. B. Schultze

Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

A limited number of detailed studies on the development of the bovine testis from birth to sexual maturity have been reported. Further study of bovine testis development appears desirable to furnish additional observations and to note variations that may occur during the developmental process. Information on the process of spermatogenesis should furnish a basis for experimental work designed to promote increased spermatogenic activity in the postpubertal testis as well as for work directed toward promoting complete spermatogenesis at an earlier than usual age. This report is a study of the histological picture of the testes from 56 bulls varying from …

Hatchability Of Chicken Eggs As Influenced By Environment And Heredity, The, Walter Landauer

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Bird Review (April 1961) 29(2), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Wintering Bald Eagles in Nebraska, 1959-1960 ........................26

1956-1960 Nesting Reports ........................31

Dr. George Miksch Sutton ........................35

Dr. Olin Sewell Pettingill, Jr......................... 36

Fall Field Trips and Winter Meeting ........................37

Treasurer's Report ........................38

General Notes ........................39

Letter To The Editor ........................40

Book Reviews........................40

1961 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Response Of 4-H Campers To The Camp At The 1959 Middle Tennessee 4-H Club Camp, Felix Eugene Knight

Masters Theses

In Tennessee there are five district summer 4-H Club Camps which correspond to the five Agricultural Extension Districts. District II includes 22 counties of the Middle Tennessee area, and the other four districts are located in East Tennessee and West Tennessee.

Practically all of the 22 counties of Middle Tennessee have assistant county agents and assistant home agents who serve as 4-H Club agents. While school is in session, the assistant agents spend considerable time meeting with 4-H Clubs and working with various other activities. But when school turns out for the summer vacations, one of the primary duties of …

An Evaluation Of Forage Management, Felix Eugene Knight

Masters Theses

(From Summary)

The purpose of this study was to analyze two beef farms and two dairy farms, in order to compare the following: (1) the per cent of TDN supplied from pasture, roughage, and concentrates; (2) cow acre days pastured; (3) TDN per acre pastured; and (4) the pounds of concentrates and roughages fed to produce beef and milk.

Estimated yield of pasture per acre in terms of TDN's was 1,472 pounds on beef farm 1; 1,652 pounds on beef farm 2; 717 pounds on dairy farm 1; and 876 pounds on dairy farm 2. This indicates beef …

Kentucky Warbler (Vol. 37, No. 1), Kentucky Library Research Collections

Kentucky Warbler

No abstract provided.

Block And Bridle, Annual 1961

Block and Bridle Student Organization

Contents:

Harry M. Kanbe
Dedication
Picture of Club Members
Roster of Members and Club Officers
Block and Bridle Club Advisor
Animal Husbandry Faculty
Sample Minutes
Financial statement
Committee assignments
Merit Trophy Award
Honorary Membership Award
Calendar of Events
Initiation
Feed and Nutrition Conference
Purebred Bred Ewe Sale Holiday Ham Sale
Block and Bridle Social
Block and Bridle Club Jackets
Block and Bridle Club Tour
Intracollegiate Judging Contest
Feeders day
Honors banquet
Science In Agriculture Day
Quarterhorse Show and Clinic
Quarterhorse Show Booth
Election of Officers
Senior Livestock Judging Team
Junior Livestock Judging Team
Meats Judging Team

Records Of The State Of Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries, Dragger Permits, 1961-1966, Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries

History of Maine Fisheries

Lists of permits issued to draggers operating in Casco Bay, Me., including name of the boat, its operator, and homeport, 1961-1966

Records Of The State Of Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries, Boat Surveys, 1961, Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries

History of Maine Fisheries

Surveys completed by wardens of various coastal districts in Maine that include the total number of outboard motor boats used at the “peak of [the] season” for various commercial fishing activities, including the lobster industry, clam and worm industry, weir fishing, seining, lobster pounds, and other miscellaneous fishing activities. the name of the warden is provided, but not the district or location. Also includes initial memo sent with the survey from the Commissioner of the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries to all coastal wardens, as well as a final grand total for the surveys.