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Integrating Experiential Learning Into Animal Science Curriculum Through A Hands-On Beef Cattle Management And Marketing Contest, Corinne J. Harrison

Theses and Dissertations

According to the Illinois Agricultural Education, nearly 61% of students beginning their undergraduate studies in Agriculture at a 2-year college in Illinois come from non-farm backgrounds. Yet, knowledge of and experience in livestock operations is still a requirement for many careers in the animal science industry. In response to this predicament, the Department of Agriculture at Illinois State University has implemented a course that provides students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with beef cattle management and marketing. The course was designed to enhance learning by requiring students to develop and execute a management and marketing plan for a pen …

Household Demography And Early Childhood Mortality In A Rice-Farming Village In Northern Laos, Shinsuke Tomita, Daniel M. Parker, Julia Jennings, James Wood

Anthropology Faculty Scholarship

This paper extends Alexandr Chayanov’s model of changing household demography (specifically the ratio of food consumers to food producers) and its influence on agricultural behavior so that it includes possible adverse effects of a rising ratio on nutritional status and early childhood mortality within the household. We apply the model to 35 years’ worth of longitudinal demographic and economic data collected in the irrigated-rice growing village of Na Savang in northern Laos. When appropriate controls are included for other household variables, unobserved inter-household heterogeneity, and changes in local conditions and national policy over the study period, the analysis suggests that …

Nebline, March 2015

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: 4-H Ag Literacy Teaches Youth Where Their Food and Fiber Comes From

Food & Health

Family Living

Farm & Acreage

Horticulture

Pests & Wildlife

4-H & Youth

Extension Calendar

and other extension news and events

Fundamental Principles Of Plant Pathology For Agricultural Producers [2015], Paul C. Vincelli

Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications

All crop plants produced in Kentucky have the potential to become diseased under certain conditions. Diseases of crops can affect yield and/or quality of the harvested commodity, which can impact profitability and increase the risks of farming.

Managing Ungulate Browsing For Sustainable Aspen, Samuel B. St. Clair, Paul C. Rogers, Michael R. Kuhns

Aspen Bibliography

In montane forests of the Intermountain West composition and function are often defined by what happens with quaking aspen. Aspen is a pioneer species that regenerates quickly following disturbance and then establishes ecological conditions under which the rest of the biological community develops. Quaking aspen forests have high biodiversity and provide ideal habitat for many animals. Aspen regeneration from root sprouts is highly palatable to wildlife and livestock. When browsing becomes chronic it leads to regeneration failure and eventual loss of aspen forests and associated species. Ironically, this can result in habitat and forage loss for wildlife and livestock. Here …

Increasing Expression Of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen In Maize Through Breeding, Erin Suzanne Miller

Master's Theses

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common virus, with two billion people infected worldwide. It causes approximately 600,000 deaths each year, despite the availability of an effective vaccine since 1982. Maize as a platform for oral vaccination can supply a heat stable vaccine, which does not require syringes or trained personnel to administer. The Hepatitis B Surface antigen was transformed into maize and this seed was used to evaluate expression levels through the breeding process. The transgene was transferred into two elite maize inbreds by backcrossing. Highest expressing ears were selected each generation until approximately 99% commercial parent was …

The Optimal Cow Size For Intermountain Cow-Calf Operations, Jesse Russell, Dillon Feuz

All Current Publications

Research has shown that as a cow’s mature weight increases, feed efficiency decreases, as well as reproductive efficiency and other production factors. The purpose of this fact sheet is to illustrate the differences economically between three different cow weights (1,000 lbs., 1,200 lbs. and 1,400 lbs.) on three different resource bases.

Change Pattern Of Nutrition Composition During Germination Of Three Kind Of Soybean, Wang Hongtao, Chen Cheng, Yu Fang, Chen Baohong

Food and Machinery

The nutrient compositions’ change of green beans, black beans, soybean were studied during sprouting in order to provide experimental basis for the sprouting soybean food production and processing. Control soybean germination conditions by using a certain temperature and humidity, regular sampling and assay sprouted soybean’s crude protein, crude fat, reducing sugar, Vc and isoflavone’s content. The results show that: the protein content of green beans, soybean and black beans after seven days’ germination increased by 24.03%, 24.28% and 22.88% respectively than after one day’s germination, the reducing sugar content increased by 129.06%, 127.17% and 125.73% respectively; the Vc content increased …

Analysis On Feasibility Of Detection Of Melamine In Liquid Milk Based On Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Cheng Wenyu, Guan Xiao, Liu Jing

Food and Machinery

The reasonability using near-infrared spectra (NIRS) for detection of melamine in liquid milk were studied. NIRS of samples were obtained by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy(FTIR) spectrometer, samples of liquid milk with adding melamine were analyzed while characteristic signals were extracted by wavelet transform and principal component analysis. Quantitative analysis was taken by General the Regression Neural Network(GRNN) for the diffuse reflectance spectroscopy of liquid milk adding melamine first. The result is not satisfactory enough that when concentration of melamine is lower than 0.05%, the R² of predict model is only 0.567. Qualitative discrimination by support vector machine was carried …

Determination Of Twelve Elements In Jujube By Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (Icp—Aes), Chen Kai, Li Jinyu, Li Qiong, Li Huanrong

Food and Machinery

A method was developed using ICP-AES for the simultaneous determination on the content of trace heavy metals including Na, Mg, Al, K, etc in 3 spieces of jujube of Xin Jiang district. The correlation index of method was greater than 0.998; Determination of elements in addition to the individual value, RSD is less than 5%. The results showed that: xinjiang jujube had rich mineral elements content, which especially in K (＞12 277 μg/g), Ca (＞785 μg/g), Mg (＞ 646 μg/g), Na (425 μg/g), Al (＞179 μg/g), Fe (＞22 μg/g) content is higher, the K and Fe content of Aksu jun …

Study On Preparation Of Body Wall Hydrolysate Of Starfish Asterina Pectinifera And Antioxidant Activity Detection, Li Yubo, Ji Xiaolin, Liu Shan, Zha Yue, Xin Qiuyan, Qi Hang

Food and Machinery

Hydrolysate was extracted from starfish Asterina pectinifera, the starfish Asterina pectiniferas were hydrolyzed with pepsin, neutrase and trypsin under their optimal conditions to obtain the hydrolysate, and the antioxidant activity of hydrolysate was detected by using electron spin resonance(ESR) spectroscopy The results indicated that the DPPH radical and hydroxyl radical scavenged ability increased with the increasing concentration of hydrolysate; at the concentration of 20 mg/mL, the clearance rate of pepsin group, neutrase group and trypsin group on DPPH radical were(5225±014)%, (6830±037)% and (4627±047)% respectively, and the rate of hydroxyl radical were(7261±017)%, (8182±079)% and (5677±028)% respectively.

Study On Antitumor Activities Of Five Kinds Of Wild Edible Mushrooms In Changbai Mountain, Li Xue, Li Pengfei, Li Xiaodong, Yu Ting, Jin Qiankun, Cui Chengbi

Food and Machinery

To study the anti-tumor activities of wild edible mushrooms of the Changbai Mountain, the experiment selected Ganoderma Lucidum, Inonotus Obliquus, Phellinus, Hericium Erinaceus, Lentinula Edodes five kinds of Changbai Mountain wild edible mushrooms as materials, the experiment was divided into in vitro and in vivo study. The inhibition effect of tumor cells was tested by MTT method, and the inhibition ratio of mouse sarcoma S-180 was calculated in vivo study. The results showed that Ganoderma Lucidum has the highest inhibition ratio on the HeLa and HepG2 cell lines. Phellinus has the highest inhibition rate on MCF-7 cell line, Hericium Erinaceus …

Analysis Of Nutritional And Bioactive Components Of Solid-State Fermented Substrate Of Isaria Cicadae, Yu Shijun, Chai Xinyi, Fan Meizhen

Food and Machinery

In the present work, the nutritional and bioactive components of the solid-state fermented substrate of I. cicadae were studied. And the results indicated that the contents of protein, total sugar and fat acid were 16.17%, 38.87% and 1.43%, respectively. The unsaturated fat acid content was 1.18%. The amino acid profile was analyzed and lysine was the first restrictive amino acid in the FAO/WHO model. The contents of vitamin E and C were 1 833 mg/kg and 239 mg/kg, respectively. Furthermore, the fermented substrate contained adenosine, mannitol and polysaccharide. This work provided basic information for the further development of Fermented Substrate …

Preparation Of Germinated Soybean Milk With Household Soymilk Machine, Jin Zixin, Yang Ruijin, Zhu Shengbo, Liu Xinjuan, Zhang Wenbin

Food and Machinery

The objectives of this study were to optimize pulverizing and boiling process for germinated soybean milk. Pulverizing temperature and boiling time were explored through single-factor experiments and the optimal temperature was figured out as 70 ℃ and boiling time as 4 min.With optimized process, content of γ-aminobutyric acid, total freeamino acids, essential freeamino acids in the germinated soybean based milk were 1.36 mg/100 g, 0.455 g/100 g, and 0.219 g/100 g, respectively. Compared with dry soybean milk, the above contents were 3.68, 1.34, 8.87 folds increased respectively. Despite that the trypsin inhibitor activity (TIA) was 1.27 times that of dry …

Optimization On Technology Of Potato Yogurt, Wu Jianmin, Liu Shaojun, Shao Songlin

Food and Machinery

To reseach technology of the potato yogurt，the technology and formulation of potato yogurt inoculation of the ferment,fermentation time,temperature and other parameters were studied. The optimum technological conditions of potato yogurt were optimized.The optimum formulation was as followed: potato juice to milk 20∶70(V∶V), sugar 4%(m/V), Starter cultures 8%（V/V）, ferment time 6 h.

Processing Technology Of Rosa Sterilis Yoghourt Buccal Tablets, Yan Xiaoyue, Liu Xing, Li Yongfu, Chen Qinfang, Zhong Yaoguang, Wang Zhengwu

Food and Machinery

Rosa sterilis, sericin peptides and skim milk were used as raw materials to produce yoghourt buccal tablets of the ratio of raw materials and preparation conditions, which could enrich yoghourt buccal tablets varieties in the market and improve their nutritional value. The results showed that the optimal co-fermentation time was 4 hours, the best ratio of Rosa sterilis, xylitol and dried skim milk 2∶5∶10 and the content of magnesium stearate 2%. The yoghourt buccal tablets were nutritive and suitable sour and sweet, rich in yogurt flavor and the fruital of Rosa sterilis, whose nutritional and hygienic indexes could meet the …

Development Andchallenge Of 3d Print In The Food Industry, Li Guangling

Food and Machinery

With the rapid development of 3D printing technology, its applications expand into the field of architecture, industrial design and orthopedic from the traditional mold manufacturing. The cost reduction is benefited from the development of opening hardware technology. In the food industry, 3D food printing will have a profound impact on shortage of food supply, individual needs. But there are also many challenges in material limitations, taste, safety, cost and psychological disorders which 3D food printing must face.

Advances In Heat And Mass Transfer Models Of Microwave Freeze-Drying, Yan Shasha, Duan Xu, Ren Guangyue, Liu Wei

Food and Machinery

Microwave freeze-drying is a rapid dehydration technique that can be applied to certain foods, particularly to seafoods, and fruits and vegetables. MFD involves much less drying time and energy consumption than conventional freeze-drying methods, and also improves product quality. The article presents the principles of microwave freeze-drying, the research progress of heat and mass transfer mathematical simulation at home and abroad, the detection technology online, and the dielectric properties of materials taken into account in the drying process simulation. After analyzing the problems, the trend of numerical simulation of freeze-drying is predicted.

Research Progress Of Health Functions Of Wheat Bran, Du Zhenya, Chen Fusheng, Bu Guanhao

Food and Machinery

As one of the important dietary fiber source, wheat bran contains various active polysaccharides, phenolic compounds and others physiologically active substances, which plays an important role in human health. Mainly introduced and prospected the function of wheat bran in relieving constipation, colon cancer, diabetes and other.

Progress On Aflatoxin Removing Technique, Cao Ming, Fan Mingtao

Food and Machinery

Aflatoxin B1 is the best toxicity and carcinogenicity in the aflatoxin, and it is listed inⅠA level carcinogens by international tumor research institutes. Recently, it becomes the hot spot on how to get a method with high efficient, safe for aflatoxin removing. Meanwhile, summarizes the technologies for aflatoxin removing by physical, chemical and biological methods in this paper, including physical adsorption, extrusion, irradiation, microwave degradation, ozone degradation, ammonia fumigation, biological adsorption, biodegradable etc.. Moreover, the development of aflatoxin B1 removing is also prospected.

Teaching Reform And Practice Of Food Nutrition Based On Constructivism, Nie Xiaohua, Sun Peilong, He Jinzhe, Meng Xianghe

Food and Machinery

Food nutrition is an important foundation course of food science and engineering. In order to improve the teaching quality, the teaching reform and practice was developed on the basis of the content, style and practice by using constructivism theory. It stimulated the students’ subjective initiative and practice competence, and. good teaching effect has been received.

Stand Dynamics, Humus Type And Water Balance Explain Aspen Long Term Productivity Across Canada, Kenneth A. Anyomi, Francois Lorenzetti, Yves Bergeron, Alain Leduc

Aspen Bibliography

This study examined the relative importance of soil, stand development and climate hypotheses in driving productivity for a species that is widely distributed in North America. Inventory plots, 3548 of such, either dominated by aspen or made up of species mixture of which aspen occurs in dominant canopy position were sampled along a longitudinal gradient from Quebec to British Columbia. Site index (SI), was used as a measure of productivity, and soil, climate and stand attributes were correlated with site index in order to determine their effects on productivity. Results show a decline in productivity with high moisture deficit. Soil …

Search For Host Factors Involved In Attachment Of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens To Plants, Anna Petrovicheva

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is able to infect a diverse array of plants and causes crown gall disease. Typically these bacteria attach to plant roots and transform the plant cells to induce tumors. The mechanism of this attachment in the infection process is not yet fully understood. Using wild type Arabidopsis thaliana, Columbia-0, and several Arabidopsis mutant lines as a binding target, we screened for A. thaliana mutants with altered adhesion.

The A. thaliana mutant lines were selected in The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) according to possible location of the resulting protein and similarity to known transformation mutants. Of these mutants …

Presentations And Posters From The 2015 Research That Matters Sustainable Food Conference: People, Policy, & Practice, Various Authors

Food and Gardening Working Group

The University of South Florida Sustainable Food Conference: People, Policy, & Practice brought together food researchers from USF and the larger Tampa Bay community to share ideas and findings that will pave the path toward more sustainable and resilient communities. It featured research papers and presentations from all disciplines and methodologies addressing issues concerning food production, distribution, retail, and/or consumption.

Gender Inequality In The World And Its Implications, Marianna Khachaturyan, E. Wesley F. Peterson

Cornhusker Economics

Worldwide one in three women will be abused sexually or will encounter physical violence during her lifetime (Human Development Report (HDR), 2014). That amounts to about 1.2 billion women. Although gender-related abuse and violence exist everywhere, the issues that come to mind when contemplating gender inequality in high-income countries are usually related to job opportunities, career advancement, or wage disparities. In many developing countries, gender inequality is a much more severe problem; it is manifested in health disparities, limited access to education, and even in the violation of human rights.

Making Better Fertiliser Decisions For Cropping Systems In Western Australia. Soil Test – Crop Response Relationships And Critical Soil Test Values And Ranges, Geoff Anderson, Ross Brennan, Richard Bell, Wen Chen

Bulletins 4000 -

The better fertiliser decisions for cropping project (BFDC) (2009-2012) was completed to provide comprehensive information to improve fertiliser decisions for the cropping industry in Australia (Speirs et al. 2013a). The WA component provides interpretation of results from crop nutrient application experiments for the WA cropping system, and developed a tool for estimating nutrient losses from cropping systems soils.

The BFDC-WA project aims to use the 4R principles by producing a series of bulletins on nutrient management for the cropping system of WA.

Lincoln University Cooperative Extension And Research Annual Report 2014, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension And Research

LUCER Reports

This is LUCER-MC Report #01-2014

Exogenously Applied Nitric Oxide Confers Tolerance To Salinity-Induced Oxidativestress In Two Maize (Zea Mays L.) Cultivars Differing In Salinity Tolerance, Cengi̇z Kaya, Muhammad Ashraf, Osman Sönmez, Ati̇lla Levent Tuna, Sali̇h Aydemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

Genotype × Environment Interaction And Stability Of Grain Yield And Selected Quality Traits In Winter Wheat In Central Asia, Shakhnoza Khazratkulova, Ram C. Sharma, Amir Amanov, Zokhid Ziyadullaev, Oybek Amanov, Safar Alikulov, Zafar Ziyaev, Dinara Muzafarova

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.

Protein Nutritional Value Of Rocket Leaves And Possibilities Of Itsmodification During Plant Growth, Renata Nurzynska-Wierdak

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

No abstract provided.