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An Explanation For The Apparent Effect Of Cod Liver Oil On Sulfur Metabolism In The Albino Rat, Jayne Tigert Morris

Doctoral Dissertations

An interaction between inorganic sulfur and cod liver oil (CLO) has been proposed in the normal metabolism of the albino rat after a gross malformation of the hind limbs was observed in rats fed a diet low in sulfate and without CLO. The rats were fed these diets from the time they were two weeks of age through the seventh week of life. Toward the end of this period, the fourth week after weaning, the lesion was observed. The study included four basic variations of a diet low in sulfate: with and without CLO and with and without vitamin E. …

A Field Experience With The Nutrition Section Dallas City Health Department, Dallas, Texas, Rebecca Mcneill Mullis

Masters Theses

This thesis relates observations and experiences during an eight-week field experience while with the Nutrition Section of the Dallas City Health Department. The purpose of this field experience was to integrate academic theory and practical application in the field of public health nutrition. In addition, the field experience was to provide an opportunity to observe nutritional problems related to the various stages of the life cycle and to work with other ethnic groups, including blacks and Chicanos.

The field experience was designed to allow the author to familiarize herself with the philosophy and principles of public health. Through observation and …

A Field Experience In Public Health Nutrition With The Florida Department Of Health And Rehabilitative Services, Becky Lynn Huff

Masters Theses

This thesis describes and analyzes a field experience in Public Health Nutrition with the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. The purpose of the field experience was to supplement a background in academic principles with knowledge acquired through practical work situations.

Conferences and interviews with public health professionals were planned to increase understanding of public health organization. The broad scope of Florida's nutrition program provided a unique opportunity for the author to observe and participate in a variety of the responsibilities of a Public Health Nutritionist. Portions of the field experience were spent in four different parts of the …

Field Observation And Experiences In The Division Of Nutrition - Ohio Department Of Health, Nancy Luce Young

Masters Theses

Nutrition is an integral part of life and health. Textbooks and academic training in nutrition need to be supplemented with practical experience in the community in order to round out a nutritionist's training. The eight-week field experience in a health agency was planned to increase the breadth of the student nutritionist's previous experience and academic training and to prepare her to assume a leadership role in the application of nutrition in public health.

The field experience with the Nutrition Division of the Ohio Department of Health was designed to enable the student to observe and participate in applied nutrition in …

Nutrition Field Observations And Experiences With The Michigan Department Of Public Health, Margaret Lavern Pipkin

Masters Theses

This thesis describes and analyzes the author's field experience with the Michigan Department of Public Health. As a supplementary experience to the academic training in Public Health Nutrition, the purposes of the field experience were: to investigate the health concerns in Michigan, to study the organization and programs of the department and particularly those of the Nutrition Section, and to observe how programs are designed and implemented to meet the established needs. The data for this thesis were obtained from personal conferences, observations, participation, and related literature.

The activities planned for the author were designed to provide orientation to the …

Field Experiences With The Nutrition Section Of The Division Of Health, Wisconsin Department Of Health And Social Services, Roberta Jean Hine

Masters Theses

This thesis is based upon the observations and experiences during eight weeks with the Nutrition Section of the Division of Health, Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services. The purpose of the field training was to complement academic training at The University of Tennessee and to supplement concurrent field experiences in Knox County.

A variety of experiences aide the student in her study of the nutrition program as a component of organized health services. Information was obtained on history, organization and programs of the Division of Health and the Nutrition Section through selected readings, conferences, conversations, and observations. Observations of …

Dietary Sulfate And The Excretion Of Glycocholic And Taurocholic Acids In The Rat, Elfrieda Gayle Fuqua

Masters Theses

The relationship of dietary sulfate and the availability of taurine in the tissues to the relative conjugation of cholic acid with glycine and taurine to form the bile acids, glycocholic and taurocholic acids, in rats was investigated by feeding diets which contained different levels of total sulfur as sulfate and different neutral to inorganic sulfur ratios. Following stomach-tube feeding of cholic acid-24-¹⁴C, the relative conjugation, glycocholic:taurocholic ratio (G:T ratio), was determined by extracting the bile acids from the intestinal contents of the jejunum-ileum section of the small intestine. The bile salts were separated by thin-layer chromatography and visualized …

The Duration Of The Effect Of Different Carbohydrates On Neutrophilic Phagocytosis, Judy L. Reeser

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In order to determine the duration of the effect of glucose, fructose, sucrose, honey, starch, and orange juice on neutrophilic phagocytosis, 10 subjects underwent a complete series of carbohydrate tolerance tests. Blood samples were drawn at specific time periods following ingestion of 100 grams of each carbohydrate. Blood was then analyzed for glucose and phagocytic index (the mean number of bacteria engulfed per leukocyte); a red blood cell and white blood cell count and differential white cell count were done also on about 1/2 of the samples. In addition, 7 other subjects participated in a fasting study in which no …

Serum Lipids And Urinary Estrogens Of Non-Pregnant Menstruating Young Women, Shiao-Fan Lee

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Twelve university women students served as experimental subjects in a study of the serum lipids and urinary estrogens of healthy nonpregnant menstruating young women, who were living under their usual conditions.

The subjects maintained constant weight on their ordinary diets during the entire study period. Antecubital blood and 24-hour urine specimens were collected on certain days which represented different stages of the menstrual cycle. Quantitative analyses were made on serum total cholesterol, lipid phosphorus (phospholipids), triglycerides and total lipids. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of the fatty acid composition of each serum lipid component was also made. Urinary estrone, 17β- estradiol and …

An Evaluation Of The Nutritional Status Of Elderly Women Living In A State Psychiatric Hospital, Nita Elizabeth Whitfield

Masters Theses

The purposes of this study were to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly institutionalized women as indicated by nutrient intakes, blood levels of selected constituents, and bone density measurements; and to study the correlations that exist between these parameters.

Participants resided at Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital. Permission for participation was obtained by signed consent of the subject and her legal guardian. Complete dietary information (7- day records of weighed food consumption) was obtained for 67 participants. Physical measurements (height, weight, and bone density) and blood samples were obtained for 54 and 52 of the subjects, respectively.

Daily nutrient intakes from …

Observations And Experiences In The Nutrition Division, St. Louis County Health Department In 1970, Louise Johnson Bennett

Masters Theses

This thesis is based upon observations and experiences during eight weeks with the Nutrition Division of the St. Louis County Health Department. The purpose of this field training was to supplement the academic phase of the program in public health nutrition at The University of Tennessee.

The field experience and the preparation of this report provided an opportunity for the student nutritionist to evaluate the health needs of a community and to observe the public health program which had been planned for that community. A varied schedule of activities with health department personnel was devised to familiarize her with the …

Nitrogen Fertilisers And Cereals, M G. Mason

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FEW aspects of cereal growing have received as much attention in the past 20 years as nitrogen fertilisers.

The recommendations and yield figures presented below are based on numerous trials in the agricultural areas of Western Australia.

Grain Finishing Of Beef Cattle Grazing Dry Pasture Or Stubble, D J. Barker

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WHEAT quotas, poor wool prices and the availability of cheap grain on the farm have stimulated interest in grain finishing of cattle for out-of-season beef production. For many years, Animals turned off in the autumn-winter period have brought better prices than those sold in summer, at the end of the pasture flush.

Feeding grain supplements to cattle on dry pasture or stubble requires less capital than feedlotting and saves the cost of handling and processing roughage.

This article gives the essentials for grain supplementation of dry pasture or stubble but warns that grain finishing is unlikely to be profitable outside …

Feedlots For Beef In W.A. : Some Guiding Principles, D J. Barker

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

FEEDLOTS are small enclosures where all of the animal's feed is supplied from an outside source. Compared with grazing, feedlotting is an expensive method of beef production.

This article gives a guide to the requirements for establishment and management of a farm feedlot, especially the basic equipment and materials, the type of cattle most suited to feedlotting, rations and feeding techniques.

The author warns that skill and experience are needed to run a feedlot and describes feedlotting as an expensive method of beef raising when compared with grazing.

Further details are available from the author

When Is A Cattle Feedlot Profitable?, J T. Stoate

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE current surge of interest in feedlots stems from low coarse grain prices and comparatively low early summer baby beef prices. Cattle raisers sense the opportunity for higher prices by holding the cattle on the farm over summer and autumn, and grain producers see better returns from barley and oats fed to cattle than sold as grain.

This article examines the profitability of cattle feedlots and presents sample budgets for two typical situations—the farmer who produces his own cattle but buys grain, and the cereal grower who produces grain but buys in cattle for finishing in a feedlot.

A ready …

Dairy Calves Can Safely Be Fed Once A Day, R A. Bettenay

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE sale of milk rather than butterfat has increased greatly in the past few years and less than half the dairy farmers in Western Australia now own cream separators.

Feeding whole milk once a day can be successful for raising dairy calves, even in winter when calf rearing is most difficult.

A recent experiment at Wokalup Research Station showed that satisfactory weight gains can be achieved if liquid milk is fed only once a day from a very early age. Trial calves gained I lb a head a day over the 12 weeks of the experiment.

Once-a-day feeding greatly reduces …

Dairy Beef Shows Healthy Profits, D J. Barker

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The October, 1970, issue of the Journal of Agriculture included results from the first year of a dairy beef production trial at Bramley Research Station.

This report presents results from the trial's second year, during which two levels of pasture utilisation were tested. The trial is now in its third year.

Basic Pig Breeding, P Mcnamara

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

PROFITABLE pig raising depends on the tumoff of efficiently grown animals. Breeders should be selected for growth rate, and proper care of the breeding sow will ensure that her litters are large and healthy.

A rapid increase in the number of breeding sows in Western Australia suggests that some relatively inexperienced breeders may have started raising pigs. This article sets out the best pig breeding methods as a guide to beginners and a reminder to more experienced pig raisers.

Tender Wool Can Be Avoided, I G. Ralph

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THE production of tender wool which will not stand the tension and friction of the combing process can be reduced by an alteration in sheep management practices.

This is the finding of research carried out by the Sheep and Wool Branch of the Department of Agriculture over an eight-year period.

Once A Day Calf Feeding, R A. Bettenay

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Trials at Wokalup Research Station in 1970 proved that calves could be successfully reared with once a day liquid milk feeding, providing a high protein meal was continually available.

This trial was carried out to see if the high protein meal was essential for the success of the once a day feeding system.

Thinking Of Pigs To Raise Your Income?, P Mcnamara

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WHEAT quotas and low wool prices have caused many farmers to look to pigs to consume homegrown grain and to lift their incomes. However, with sow numbers at a record level, is it possible for a wheatbelt farmer to raise pigs profitably?

Because of his access to cheap grain, the wheatbelt farmer may be able to make a good profit on each pig sold. This could make pigmeat production a useful sideline on the farm, providing the farmer produces only lean pigs. There is no market for overfat pigs.

This article gives some hints on production of pigs on cereal …