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Effect Of Stocking Rate On Growing Juvenile Sunshine Bass, Morone Chrysops × M. Saxatilis, In An Outdoor Biofloc Production System, Bartholomew W. Green, Steven D. Rawles, Carl D. Webster, Matthew E. Mcentire

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The biofloc technology production system is a production intensifying management strategy used primarily for culturing tilapia and penaeid shrimp, both of which can consume the biofloc. Other fish can be grown in biofloc systems because the biofloc serves to maintain water quality, metabolizing the ammonia excreted by intensively fed fish. A dose-response study was conducted in an outdoor biofloc system to begin quantifying the stocking rate-production function for sunshine bass, Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis, advanced fingerlings. Sunshine bass (2.9 ± 0.2 g/fish) were stocked into tanks at 50 to 250 fish/m² in 50 fish/m² increments. After …

The Growing Sustainable Seaweed Industry: A Comparison Of Australian State Governance Directing Current And Future Seaweed Cultivation, Meagan E. Currie

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Seaweed is a critical part of natural marine ecosystems. In addition to supporting the marine environment, seaweeds are a significant global resource with nutritional, industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Seaweed also has the capacity to remediate excess nutrients in the water caused by agricultural or aquacultural waste of other organisms. Seaweed has demonstrated large potential as a remediation tool in land based polyculture and offshore Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems.

Seaweed is already worth over US$7 billion as a global industry, but as of 2013 over 93% of global seaweed is produced in Asia (Lorbeer, 2013, p. 718). Australia imports …

Louisiana Agriculture Fall, 2018, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

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Louisiana Agriculture Fall, 2018, Lsu Agcenter

Louisiana Agriculture

No abstract provided.

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter Newsletter, Issue #56 Fall 2018

Gamma Sigma Delta, Nebraska Chapter: Newsletters

Important dates

President's message, John Westra, Nebraska Chapter

Celebrating 100 years of recognizing excellence!

Welcome new members

Gamma Sigma Delta international scholarship awards

Recipients of 2017 Gamma Sigma Delta awards

Outstanding student recognition

In memoriam: Edwin J. Penas

In memoriam: Z. B.Mayo,Jr.

In memoriam: Richard L. "Dick" Fleming

In memoriam: Howard Warren Ottoson

In memoriam: Gary E. Varvel

Celebrating our centennial year, 1918-2018, Nebraska Chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta

2018 annual meeting minutes

Gamma Sigma Delta committees

Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Graduate Student Award fund

Gamma Sigma Delta, 2018 dues notice for Nebraska Chapter

Active members, Gamma Sigma Delta Nebraska Chapter …

Using The Convenient Slow Cooker Safely, Susan Haws

All Current Publications

A slow cooker is a convenient time saver. This fact sheet explains what a slow cooker is, how it works, and how to choose one. It also has tip on preparing food safely, using slow cookers at high altitudes, dealing with power outages, saving leftovers, and testing a slow cooker's performance.

Why Stress Management Strategies Work, Jennifer Viveros, David G. Schramm

All Current Publications

Stress is a universally-experienced phenomenon. Although there are myriad causes, the methods of effectively managing the stress are generally the same. Why do these strategies work though? This fact sheet addresses this question, citing what research has found about why these commonly suggested stress management strategies work. They are divided into physical, mental, and social categories of stress relievers.

An Apple A Day? Eat More Fruits And Vegetables, Cindy Nelson, Makendra Goff

All Current Publications

This fact sheet gives ideas for increasing fruits and vegetables in the diet each day.

Local Food Entrepreneurship Support, Needs And Gap Analysis, Karin E. Allen, Ruby Ward

All Current Publications

This study looks at the current needs as well as resources available to identify gaps in services and provide recommendations about how programs could be improved or added in support of the Utah food production system. An in-depth background on FICs is presented, followed by a brief description of Utah’s food climate. The methodology used and the analysis, followed by .final recommendation is included.

The Effect Of Ingredient-Specific Calorie Information On Calories Ordered, Christopher R. Gustafson, Eliana Zeballos

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Providing calorie labeling is a widely used strategy to combat obesity. However, there is little evidence that the availability of calorie information at food-away-from-home establishments has an effect on food choices. Listing calorie information for each ingredient, though, may allow customers to avoid high-calorie items that add little to their enjoyment. Data from a natural experiment were used to compare total calories ordered before and after the provision of per-ingredient versus for build-your-own sandwiches, and per-sandwich for pre-defined sandwiches, at a supermarket sandwich counter. Sandwich order slips from a Lincoln, Neb. supermarket were collected from December 15, 2016 to February …

Study On Edible Quality And Protein Stability Of Beef And Goat In Shaanxi Province, Wei Yanchao, Cao Jianxin, Liu Manshun, Liu Yongfeng

Food and Machinery

The differences were studied including color, tenderness, pH, protein degradation, and other indicators of beef and mutton at the best slaughter ages of cattle and sheep and the high and low-grade parts of the meat. Samples of longissimus dorsi (YH, NH) and abdominal muscles (YL, NL) of post-mortem Qinchuan beef and horizontal goat meat were taken for determination of pH, color, shear, sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins, the solubility and degradation polymerization conditions. The results shown that the pH value of YL was significantly higher than that of YH (P＜0.05), there was no significant difference between the two parts of beef …

Drying Characteristics Of Direct-Contact Ultrasound Enhanced Hot-Air Drying Of Pear Slices, Sun Changying, Liu Yunhong, Zeng Ya, Shi Xiaowei, Xi Huihan

Food and Machinery

In order to explore the enhancing effect of contact ultrasound on hot air drying process, ultrasound enhanced hot air drying of pear slices was performed. The effects of different ultrasound powers and drying temperatures on drying characteristics and several quality indicators of pear slices were studied. The results showed that the improvement of hot air temperature and ultrasound power could significantly reduce drying time, and the stronger ultrasound enhanced effects could be achieved at lower temperatures. The BP neural network model was applied to predict the process of ultrasound enhanced hot air drying with high fitting precision. The cavitation and …

Complex Enzyme Hydrolysis Of Ovalbuim And Its Characteristics And Structure Analysis, Liu Lili, Chen Ke, Li Yu, Dai Xiaoning, Meng Yuanyuan

Food and Machinery

In order to improve the functional characteristics of egg albumin, taking the egg Ovalbumin (OVA) as the research object, the complex enzymes (papain, neutral protease and flavor protease) were used to modify OVA, and its functional and structural properties were analyzed. Taking the degree of hydrolysis (DH) as index, the optimum mass ratio of the complex enzyme (Papain∶neutral protease∶flavor protease) was determined to be 1∶1∶2. Based on the single factor, the enzymolysis conditions were determined by response surface methodology (RSM) and the optimum conditions were pH of 7.5, enzyme hydrolysis time of 7 h, OVA concentration of 5%, enzyme amount …

Analysis Of Amino Acid Composition And Nutritional Evaluation Of Sichuan White Goose, Zhang Jie, He Hang, Jie Xiaodie, Tian Xu, Cheng Yating, Chen Peiyao, Liu Anfang

Food and Machinery

Sichuan white goose is an excellent local poultry breed. In order to measure its nutritional value, the muscle amino acid composition of distinct body parts for Sichuan white goose of different age and gender was analyzed. In this study, hydrochloric acid hydrolysis was adopted for digestion of muscle protein and Hitachi L-8800 automatic amino acid analyzer was used to determine the content of amino acids. The results showed that 17 amino acids were detected in all muscle samples, among which the content of Glu was the highest, followed by Asp and Leu. We found that, of the three factors, age, …

Valuable Components Analysis And Nutritional Evaluation On Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba) Meals, Quan Qinguo, Duan Weiwen, Zeng Xuege, Chen Ming, Zhang Zewei, Hao Jiming, Liu Shucheng, Ji Hongwu

Food and Machinery

Key components of Antarctic Krill meals were analyzed such as protein, lipids, minerals and chitin content. Composition and content of amino acids, fatty acids and mineral element were also researched using nutritional assessment strategies in this paper. Finally, the protein processing base material was prepared by two steps include sieving and defatting. The results showed that the content of protein was 61.38%, lipids was 14.49%, chitin was 6.08% and mineral element was 6.27%. Protein of Antarctic Krill meals was a high quality protein referenced by FAO/WHO based on the total amino acid content of 47.34%, essential amino acid content of …

The Extraction Process Of Polyphenols From Porphyra Haitanensis And Their Antioxidant And Antimicrobial Activities In Vitro, Chen Hongbin, Song Lulu, Jin Jinxuan, Cheng Yongqiang

Food and Machinery

The Optimization of the extraction of polyphenols from Porphyra haitanensis and their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in vitro were studied. The effects of liquid-material ratio, ultrasonic times and ethanol concentration on the contents of polyphenols from P. haitanensis were investigated. Moreover, the response surface analysis method was applied to determine the optimization of the extraction. The results showed that the optimum condition for the ultrasonic-assisted extraction of polyphenols was as follows: liquid-material ratio 35∶1 (mL/g), ultrasonic times 43 min and ethanol concentration 66%. Under the optimum condition, the contents of polyphenols was (6.85±0.13) mg GAE/g. The research of their antioxidant …

Effect Of Drying Methods On Quality And Antioxidant Properties Of Apricot Powder, Zhao Hongxia, Wang Yingqiang, Wen Jianhua, Wen Wen, Mao Yaqian, Song Wenli

Food and Machinery

The natural apricot powder was prepared by microwave drying (MD), hot air drying (HAD), microwave vacuum drying (MVD) and microwave convection drying (MCD) and their nutritional, physical, sensory and antioxidant propertieswere compared. Significant differences among the determined quality terms of the four products were observed（P＜0.05）, the MVD and MCD products had the higher total sugar and reducing sugarand the latter had the least loss in total phenol and V_C content while the HAD product the best retention of total acid, the apricot meat powder prepared by MD had the lowest hygroscopicity and caking degree. The apricot meat powder prepared …

Optimization Of Fermentation Technology And The Activities Of Quinoa, Han Lin, Yang Renyi, Hu Yue, Jiang Wei

Food and Machinery

In order to enhance the nutritive value and functional activity of quinoa, response surface methodology was employed to optimize the fermentation technology based on the single factor experiment to increase the total phenols. Moreover, the antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibiting activity of quinoa were compared. The results showed that the optimal fermentation conditions were as follow: yeast 1.7%, fermentation time 80 h, moisture content 16 mL, and the average content of total phenols from fermented quinoa was reached to (5.31±0.11) mg/g under these conditions, which was close to the predicted value with the relative error is only 1.12%. Moreover, compared to …

Study On Optimization Of Preparation Of Activated Carbons From Suaeda Salsa And Its Adsorption Activity, Fu Jianxin, Zhang Bingwen, Zhang Guixiang

Food and Machinery

With the activated carbon iodine adsorption and yield as the optimization index, the process of Suaeda sasla carbon taking H₃PO₄-ZnCl₂ as the dual activator was studied. The single-factor test was used to examine the effect of mass fraction of H₃PO₄-ZnCl₂, activation temperature, and the activation time on activated carbon preparation. The optimum conditions for the preparation of S. sasla based activated carbon by orthogonal experiments were as follows: H₃PO₄-ZnCl₂ mass fraction 30%, activation temperature 500 ℃, activation time 80 min. Under these conditions, the …

Study On The Drying Kinetics Of Longan With Intermittent Vacuum-Microwave, An Kejing, Xiao Gengsheng, Wei Lai, Yu Yuanshan, Tang Daobang, Wen Jing, Lin Xian

Food and Machinery

Aiming at the problem of uneven heating of longan, excessive microwave drying rate and local over-focus, the vacuum microwave drying was carried out by the combination of intermittent microwave and variable power microwave. In this paper,the changes of water ratio and drying rate in the vacuum microwave drying process were analyzed, such as the power density, vacuum degree and loading quantity. Seven thin layer fitting models were tested. The orthogonal experiment of three factors and three levels for color, total phenolic content and rehydration evaluation was established. The optimum intermittent vacuum microwave drying process of longan was optimized. The results …

Uas-Based Remote Sensing For Weed Identification And Cover Crop Termination Determination, Shailaja Vemula

Student Theses and Dissertations

This project aimed at demonstrating the utility of using unmanned aerial system (UAS) based remote sensing to assess percentage weed coverage and cash crop vegetative coverage development corresponding to cover crop (cereal rye) termination at different growth stages. A UAS equipped with an RGB (visible bands) camera was used to acquire aerial imagery of cover crop integrated soybean plots. The specific objectives were: 1) to discriminate crop and weed vegetation based on (a) spectral information and (b) location relative to the crop rows; (2) to verify optimum timing for cover crop termination using vegetative cover development based on visible spectroscopy …

Justice Served Fresh: Associations Between Food Insecurity, Community Gardening, And Property Value, Micajah Daniels, Courtney Coughenour Ph.D

McNair Poster Presentations

Numerous stakeholders in Nevada have used a variety of efforts to combat the growth of food insecurity facing Nevadans. The purpose of this research project is to understand the association between food insecurity, community gardens, and property value. Following the wealth of scholarship on these topics and data collected from community garden agencies in Southern Nevada, the research questions for this project include: (1) Where are community gardens located in SNV? (2) What efforts community gardens agencies are doing to address food insecurity (most interested in their efforts using community gardens)? (3) What are the perceptions of supports and barriers …

New Market Opportunities And Consumer Heterogeneity In The U.S. Organic Food Market, Gwanseon Kim, Jun Ho Seok, Tyler B. Mark

Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

This paper investigates what factors and characteristics of organic consumers affect annual organic food expenditure by using Nielsen’s consumer panel dataset from 2010 to 2014. To be specific, this paper explores new marketing opportunities by investigating organic consumer heterogeneity in different household income levels by utilizing the multilevel model. Findings in this study will contribute to the previous and existing literature in three-folds. First, we find that the organic consumers are more heterogeneous in the high-level of income groups (approximately above $60,000), as well as the low-income households between $35,000 and $45,000. This finding demonstrates that the income levels above …

Nebline, September 2018

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Septic systems need regular maintenance to function properly

Food & Health

Farm & Acreage

Pests & Wildlife

Horticulture

Early Childhood

4-H & Youth

and other extension news and events

The Rationale For Taxpayer Support For Primary Industry Research And Innovation In Western Australia, Ross Kingwell

Research Reports

During the 2000s a common view in government circles was that governments were over-investing in primary industry research and innovation. In agreement with this view, the Western Australian (WA) government lessened its support for primary industry research and innovation over the last decade. The impacts of this reduced support are seen clearly in the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). In 2008–09 its agricultural staff count was 1518, yet by the end of 2017–18 this will be under 800, with remaining staff working mostly in regulation, biosecurity and corporate services rather than research. So great has been the …

Wild, Native Bees And Managed Honey Bees Benefit From Similar Agricultural Land Uses, Elaine Evans, Matthew Smart, Dan Cariveau, Marla Spivak

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Although both managed and unmanaged bees are important pollinators of crops and wild plants, efforts to address questions about landscapes that best support pollinators often focus on either wild pollinators or honey bees. This study examined if there was concordance between the success of wild bee communities and managed honey bee colonies at sites varying in floral availability and disturbance level in a predominantly agricultural landscape. We also determined which agricultural land uses best supported wild bee communities. The study area in the state of North Dakota in Northern Great Plains in North America is home to understudied native bee …

Rocky Mountain Trefoil Beef, Kailie Leggett, Roslynn Mccann, Jennifer W. Macadam, Juan J. Villalba

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes Rocky Mountain trefoil beef and how researchers at USU are exploring the use of tannin-containing legumes as a method fr finishing cattle to address environmental and efficiency concerns associated with the most common current beef production systems.

Swine First Aid, Basic Care, And Common Diseases In Show Hogs, Flip Booklet, Karah Nay, Dennis Worwood, Kerry A. Rood

All Current Publications

This flip book provides guidelines for swine first aid, basic care, and common diseases of show hogs.

Ensuring Adequate Vitamin D Intake Among Infants And Children, Alicia Kunzler, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie Durward

All Current Publications

This fact sheet explains what vitamin D does, why a child might need more vitamin D, and three ways to increase levels of vitamin D in the body: through diet, sunlight, and supplementation.

Constructing Shade Structures: Small Area Vegetable And Fruit Production, Dan Drost, Tiffany Maughan

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes shade structures to protect fruit and vegetable production from sunburn. It includes descriptions of individual row shade, small field shade, high tunnel shade, shade structure kits, shade cloth, material and tools, and suppliers.