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Production-Line Calf Feeding, F J. Fielder, A. Hamilton

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

MANY cream-producing dairy farmers have found that it can be profitable to increase the number of calves they rear. In fact, it is big business for those who can rear up to 200 calves a year, and a few have already achieved this number.

Baby Beef Production In W.A, D J. Barker

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

BABY beef should be marketed at about 500-600 lb. liveweight at less than 12 months old, and should be in prime condition to be sought after by the trade.

Leaf Scorching, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

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

DURING the summer months, leaves of many plants develop browning and scorching which progresses inwards from the leaf margin or downwards from the leaf tip.

The affected parts become dry and brittle and may break away from the remaining green areas.

Chromogen-Ratio Method For Determining Digestibility Of Plants By Grasshoppers, E. A. Heinrichs, K. P. Pruess

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

The concentration of plant pigments in excreta vs. food provided a measure of digestibility of most plants by grasshoppers. Digestibility values obtained with the chromogen-ratio method and consumption-excretion ratios were highly correlated (r = 0.789**). Greatly disparate results were obtained in 4 cases. The chromogen method, when applicable, gave better duplicability and eliminated many of the errors and much labor associated with consumption-excretion ratios.

Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm Annual Progress Report, 1965, Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This fifth annual report of the research program at the Southeast South Dakota Experiment Farm is presented herewith. The report has special significance for those engaged in agriculture and the agriculturally related businesses in the nine county area of southeast South Dakota, but it will be useful to many outside the area. The results shown are not necessarily complete nor conclusive. Interpretations given are tentative because additional data resulting from continuation of these experiments may result in conclusions different from those based on any one year.

South Dakota Farm And Home Research: 78th Annual Report To South Dakotans (Fall 1965), Agricultural Experiment Station

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Contents:
Agricultural Engineering [p] 4
Agronomy [p] 6
Animal Science [p] 8
Bacteriology [p] 10
Botany [p] 13
Dairy Science [p] 14
Economics [p] 17
Entomology-Zoology [p] 19
Home Economics [p] 21
Horticulture [p] 22
Plant pathology [p] 23
Poultry Science [p] 25
Rural Sociology [p] 26
Station Biochemistry [p] 28
Veterinary [p] 29
Wildlife [p] 30
New Dairy Research Unit [p] 31
New Research Equipment [p] 32
Dollar Returns form Research [p] 34
Staff Publications [p] 35
Financial Statement [p] 39
Agricultural Advisory Groups [p] 40
Staff [p] 41

Hepatic Artery Catheterization For Local Organ Perfusion In Malignant Disease, John D. Stewart, Ellet H. Drake, Henry H. Gale

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Hemochromatosis And Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Carlos Petrozzi, Robert K. Nixon

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

The Ultraviolet Induction Properties Of Artificially Lysogenized Strains Of Salmonella Potsdam, Roy E. Olson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

By infection of the non-lysogenic strain of S. potsdam, SP2, with the phages P9a/2 and P9/c three artificially lysogenized strains were isolated: SP2-9a, SP2-9c, and SP2-9ca. SP2 lysogenized with P9a could not further be lysogenized with P9c.

There was evidence from the induction data that the presence of P9c influenced the induction of phage P9a, although P9a did not appear to influence the induction of P9c. Much greater levels of free phage P9a were achieved in induced cultures of SP2-9ca than in induced cultures of SP2-9a.

There were marked differences in induction of both phages P9a and P9c between …

Nutrition And Physiology Of Myxococcus Fulvus, John D. Friede

Biology ETDs

This thesis discusses the deterioration of existing adobe structures and the solutions available to retard deterioration.

1. The thesis presents information necessary for analyzing the existing structure.

2. The thesis discusses the causes of deterioration in order to stabilize against it.

3. It discusses and illustrates the various forms and visible signs of deterioration.

4. Finally, the thesis shows the reader various solutions that may be implemented to resolve and halt further deterioration of the adobe structure.

The Role Of Thiamine Pyrophosphate In Regulating The Level Of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid In The Central Nervous System, Bryant L. Adams

Theses and Dissertations

The level of gamma-aminobutyric acid in the brains of white rats suffering from thiamine deficiency symptoms resulting from pyrithiamine or oxythiamine antagonism of thiamine or from thiamine deprivation was measured. The level of this amino acid was 17.5% lower in the brains of pyrithiamine-treated rats and 20.0% lower in the brains of thiamine-deprived rats than in the control rats. Daily injections of ten times the required amounts of vitamin B6 in rats treated with pyrithiamine or oxythiamine or by thiamine deprivation had no effect on the level of brain gamma-aminobutyric acid or on the psiological behavior of these rats. The …

Studies Of Rat Brain Thiamine Pyrophosphokinase, Lavell Rolfson Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

The enzyme ATP:thiamine pyrophosphotransferase (thiamine pyrophosphokinaseJ was purified from acetone powders which were prepared from rat brains up to the chromatography on alumina C_γ step by a modified procedure that Mano (Y. Mano, J. Biochem., 42, 283 (1960)] developed for the purification of the rat liver thiamine pyrophosphokinase. The enzyme was purified 12 fold over that in the original extract of the acetone powder. A spectrophotometric assay for the brain thiamine pyrophosphokinase was developed utilizing brewer's yeast apotransketolase. The transketolase assay was able to detect less than 10^-11 moles of thiamine diphosphate, which was synthesized by the kinase, in the …

Changes In Milk Production In Relation To Changes In Feeding And Management Practices In Dairy Herd Improvement Association Herds, J. B. Stone, J. D. Burke, H. R. Ainslie, L. Dale Van Vleck

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

All Holstein herds of over 20 cows which had automated data processed dairy herd improvement association (DHIA) records from Cornell laboratory for two consecutive years from 1960 to 1964 were used to determine production, feeding, and management changes. The average number of herds for the four 2-yr comparisons was 2,688, 60% in New York and the remainder in neighboring states. Results in the two locations agreed. The yearly changes and standard deviations of changes per cow for the New York herds were milk production, + 157 ± 400 kg; grain feeding, + 88 ± 241 kg; succulent forage, + 0.13 …

A Study Of The Fluctuation Of Some Blood Chemical Constituents In Relation To The Reproductive Cycle Of The Mallard Duck, Edward H. Decker

Masters Theses

Introduction

The purpose of this study was to determine normal levels of several blood chemical constituents (the mineral sodium, potassium and calcium and the organic substances serum cholesterol and serum albumin) for the female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) and to examine their relationships as a possible index to reproductive development.

Much research has been done on the chemical composition of the avian egg and only those constituents which are of concern in this study will be discussed in detail. According to Romanoff (1949), studies of the chicken egg have shown that only a few mineral elements are present in relative …

Infection In The Newborn Infant: The Importance Of Prematurity And Obstetric Complications, Philip J. Howard

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A Synchronous Group Of Mammalian Cells Whose In Vivo Behavior Can Be Studied, Harold M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Sudden Death In Doberman Pinschers, Thomas N. James, Ellet H. Drake

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Selection, Organization And Nutritional Computation Of Recipes For A Cookbook, Patricia Hall Black

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was involved in the selection of recipes for a cookbook. Over a thousand recipes were screened from a much larger number. These recipes were processed by grouping, combining and arranging into a uniform style and format. Many recipes were revised and tested. All recipes were of a lacto-ovo-vegetarian type, free from soda, baking powder and harmful condiments and spices.

Basic ingredient cards were prepared for the IBM computer from tables of food composition. Recipe ingredient cards for each item in the recipes were also prepared. These were programmed into the computer to give the total and per serving …

Nocturnal Flights Of Triatoma Protracta (Uhler) As Indicated By Collections At Black Light Traps : (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), Robert D. Sjogren

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An investigation into the environmental and ethological factors relating to summer flights of Triatoma protracta protracta (Uhler) was performed utilizing black light traps of original design. Field observations were conducted on 51 evenings during the period June 1 to October 31, 1964. The traps were operated on a surveillance basis for the remainder of a twelve month period.

A total of 398 adult Triatoma protracta were collected in traps around a residence located in the chaparral covered foothills 10 miles east of Redlands, California. In addition to observations on field behavior, laboratory dissections were performed on each bug to obtain …

Agricultural Problems And Economic Growth In East Pakistan, Asad-Ud-Dowla Chowdhurry

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Pakistan came into existence on August 14, 1947, by the partitioning of what was British India. The basis for the division was the desire of the Moslem population of India to form a sovereign state. Since the country was established in the sections of India which were predominantly Moslem, Pakistan emerged in the form of two blocks, East and West Pakistan. They are two provinces separated from each other by over 1000 miles.

Investigations Into Flavor Chemistry With Special Reference To Synthesis Of Volatiles In Developing Tomato Fruit (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Under Field And Glass Greenhouse Growing Conditions, K. B. Dalal

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The common tomato of our garden belongs to the natural order Solanaceae and the genus Lycopersicum. The name from lykos, a wolf, and persica a peach, is given to it because of the supposed aphrodisiacal qualities, and the beauty of the fruit. By culture and use it is a vegetable, botanically it is a fruit and among the fruits, it is a berry being indehiscent, pulpy, with one or more seeds that are not stones.

Physiological And Biochemical Factors Influencing The Quality Of Canned And Freeze-Dehydrated Applesauce, Yuen San Lee

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Applesauce has long been considered an important food product in the United States. Approximately 25 percent of the fresh apples used by the industry in the U.S. are converted into sauce. Recent statistics indicated a further increase in consumption (Canning Trade Almanac, 1964). The reason why so large portion of the crop have been utilized for sauce manufacture is that we can use the desirable varieties for blending techniques in making sauce, and its fine particle character has some advantages as a kind of baby food.

According to the U.S. standard grades of canned applesauce, Grade A (Fancy) applesauce should …

Venison Flavor: Study Of Volatile Compounds In Cooked Deer Meat, Praful C. Vin

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Venison meat has a characteristic flavor which is acceptable if mild but some venison has a strong and objectionable flavor. The subject is of practical importance where deer is hunted as sport and for food. Each year in the State of Utah, over 180,000 hunters go in search of deer and over 130,000 animals are killed. This contributes about 10 1/2 million dollars to the economy of the state from licenses, lodging, transportation and other expenses of hunting. The problem is not only important in Utah but also in the U.S.A. and other parts of the world where venison is …

Effects Of Variety, Maturity, And Storage On Quality And Nutritive Value Of Certain Processed Fruits, Captain Noel Scholes Schvaneveldt

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The fruit production industry is of significant economic importance in the state of Utah. The annual receipts by the producers of fruit is usually between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000 according to Utah Agricultural Statistics (1963). With the farmer receiving only about 38 percent of the consumer's dollar this amounts to approximately $9,000,000 to $15,000,000 total contribution by the fruit industry. The recent trend, however, is a slight reduction in acreage, number of farms, and total production of fruit.

One of the major problems of the fruit industry and all agriculture in the state is the small size of the farms. In …

A Longitudinal Study: The Relationship Of Various Physical Characteristics To Serum Cholesterol In Preadolescents And Adolescents, Carol Ann Milligan

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Although many theories have been formulated concerning atherosclerosis and its relationship to the incidence of coronary heart disease, few actual facts are known. It is known that atherosclerosis is very complex and appears to be influenced by many factors. It is postulated that an elevated serum cholesterol level is one predisposing factor.

Serum cholesterol levels are likewise influenced by many factors. Age, sex, body build, exercise, socio-economic levels, smoking, health status, weight loss or gain, dietary fat, endocrine function, and stress have been shown to be related to serum cholesterol levels, and according to some authors also are related to …

Effect Of Fluoride On Respiratory Enzymes In Soybean Leaves, Arthur Chiu-Eng Lee

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

There are many reports relating the effects of fluorides on plant respiration. Fluoride has been regarded as an inhibitor of respiration. Warburg et al. (1942) demonstrated that fluoride inhibited enolase activity, therefore, decreased the respiration rate of yeast. Miller (1958), found a similar inhibition of enolase from pea seed. Bonner (1948), Bonner and Wildman (1946), and Laties (1949) reported that the fluoride ion in culture solutions reduced the respiration rate in Avena Coleoptile, spinach leaves and barley roots. Since the inhibition was reversed by the addition of pyruvate, they concluded that the inhibition of respiration was due to the inactivation …

The Effect Of Fluoride On C14O2-Fixation And The Synthesis Of Organic Acids, Amino Acids, Protein And Carbohydrates, Chin-Fung Li

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Many studies have been conducted on the effect of fluoride on plants, but the exact mechanisms by which fluoride causes damage is little understood. The following physiological and metabolic processes are known to be affected by fluoride: a decrease in chlorophyll (McNulty and Newman, 1961), a diminished rate of photosynthesis (Thomas and Hendricks, 1956; Bishop, et al., 1958), decreased plant growth (Bonner and Thimann, 1950), inhibition of ascorbic acid synthesis (Smith, 1952), variation in starch and total polysaccharides (Donald and Emerson, 1961), inhibition of glucose transport (Jiri, et al., 1962), inhibition of metabolism (Ordin and Skoe, 1963), effects …

Host-Parasite Relationships Between Prunus Mahaleb And The Parasitic Nematodes Pratylenchus Neglectus And Meloidogyne Hapla, Bernard Al Tait

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Utah orchardists have encountered problems which they have needed to control for continued successful and economical fruit production. Some of these problems are diseases such as western-X virus, cytospora canker (Wadley, 1955) and codling moth (Davis, 1957). These diseases, because of their nature and severity, have received more attention than others.

Chlorophyll, Cartenoid And Protein Metabolism In Relation To Iron Chlorosis, Antaraguttu Subbayya Shetty

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Iron as an essential element has been known since 1843, when Gris proved its need for the growth and well being of plants. Since then, many investigations have been carried out on various aspects of iron nutrition, leading to the accumulation of a vast literature, a monument to the assiduity of the chemists and the biologists.

Managing Change In The Livestock Industry Of South Dakota: Papers Presented At The Fourth Annual Agri-Business Day 1965, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Department Of Economics, South Dakota State University

Agricultural Experiment Station Agricultural Economics Pamphlets (1941-1991)

It is appropriate that the annual agri-business day program address itself to the current status and future potential of South Dakota's largest industry, the meat animal business. The 1965 program is the fourth in a series designed to probe opportunities for increased economic development of human and physical resources in our state. If maximum development is to take place, we must study every resource, discuss it, and then determine how we might harness it to fit man's social, cultural, and economic goals. South Dakota State University is proud of its long tradition of helping individuals and groups solve problems. But …