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Animal Science Newsletter, Summer 1984

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Contents:

Animal Science Complex Receives Legislative Funding
Coming Events
Raun Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Award
Ya’ll Come to the Beef Barn Ball
Burson to Join Animal Science Staff
Dr. Charles Adams Retires
Fritschen Becomes Director of Panhandle Station
Doane Receives GSD Teaching Award
UNL Block and Bridle Club Wins National Recognition
Leo Masek Receives Outstanding IANR Employee Award
Vincent H. Arthaud Memorial Fund
Warren Receives Teaching Award
Bevans is 1984 Block and Bridle Honoree
Dickerson Receives Superior Service Award from USDA

Sow Productivity Comparisons For Four Breeds Of Swine: Purebred And Crossbred Litters, H. R. Gaugler, D. S. Buchanan, R. L. Hintz, R. K. Johnson

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Data were collected from 366 litters produced in a four-breed (Duroc, Yorkshire, Spotted and Landrace) diallel mating system. Purebred and crossbred litters were farrowed during five consecutive (fall and spring) farrowing seasons (fall 1976 through fall 1978). Litters were produced by randomly mating boars of each breed to at least one female of each breed. Litter size and weight at birth, litter size and weight at 42 d and pig survival to 42 d were analyzed. There were significant parity effects for all traits except survival rate, and significant year and season effects for litter size at birth and 42 …

Alcataenia Pygmaeus Sp. N. (Cestoda: Dilepididae) From The Whiskered Auklet, Aethia Pygmaea, In The Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, With A Comment On The Genera Alcataenia And Rissotaenia, Eric P. Hoberg

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Alcataenia pygmaeus sp. n. is described from whiskered auklets, Aethia pygmaea (Gmelin), from the western Aleutian Islands, Alaska. It is distinguished from its congeners by the overall small size of the strobila and a combination of other characters. The rostellum is armed with 34-38 hooks that measure 41-49 µm in length. The cirrus sac is relatively short, 101-174 µm in length, and reaches or just crosses the poral osmoregulatory canals. There are 36-50 testes located entirely posterior to the female organs. The scolex is deeply embedded in the mucosal tissue of the duodenum of the host. This is the first …

Agricultural Experiment Station News June 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
IANR FIELD DAYS
PUBLICATION CREDIT
IANR AG EXPO
ADVISORY COUNCIL
USDA SUPERIOR SERVICE AWARDS
ALTERNATIVE CROP RESEARCH
CHEMIGATION TASK FORCE
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-REVISED FORMS
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DEADLINES
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COMMENTS
BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
USDA FY 1985 COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED MAY 1984
FY 1986 BUDGET REQUEST
BIOTECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT
ARS REALLOCATION
NEW FACULTY
FEDERAL BUDGET FOR FY 1985 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

“Notes” From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1984) 52(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

DIPPER. In late September or early October 1982 I saw a Dipper on wood stacked in my yard, near the business center of Stanton.—Bruce P. Jundt, Stanton

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. On 17 September 1983 I saw a Mockingbird in the shelter belt on our farm.—Mike Erickson, Wayne

BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER. On 8 October 1983 I saw a female Black-throated Blue Warbler in our shelter belt.—Mike Erickson, Wayne

WORM-EATING WARBLER. On 26 April 1984 Layne Johnson, John Chase, Paul Pearson, and I saw a Worm-eating Warbler in the shelter belt on our farm 8 miles north and 1 mile west of Wayne.—Mike …

Birds Of Lake Mcconaughy And The North Platte River Valley, Oshkosh To Keystone, Richard C. Rasche, Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

Cedar Point Biological Station was established in 1975 at a site approximately one mile below Kingsley Dam in Keith County, Nebraska. Since that time, summer ornithology classes have been periodically offered beginning in 1977 when it was taught by Dr. Stephen Fretwell. A variety of ornithologists have kept records of the summer birds of the area. Beginning in 1970, when he first visited the area, the senior author has accumulated a large amount of data covering all seasons of the year, which form the primary basis for the seasonal information in this paper. In addition, much information was contributed by …

“Book Review” From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1984) 52(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

How Birds Work: A Guide to Bird Biology, Ron Freethy, 232 pp., 6 x 9¼, Blandford Press, England, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, bibliography, indexed, hardbound $19.95, paperback $8.95.

“How Birds Work is a straightforward introduction to the science of ornithology and provides basic information enabling the amateur birdwatcher to understand his ‘quarry’ more easily. As a direct result of reading this book, the behavior of birds will be more readily understood, and in particular the complexities of migration.” Which is a fair summary of the book, although it may over-stress migration. The chapter headings are The …

Nebraska Bird Review (June 1984) 52(2), Whole Issue

Nebraska Bird Review

Birds of Lake McConaughy and the North Platte River Valley, Oshkosh to Keystone … 26

Some 1983 Summer Birds of the Missouri National Recreation River, Nebraska … 36

The Eighty-third Annual Meeting … 41

Lesser Goldfinch Recorded in Nebraska … 42

Notes … 42

Book Review … 44

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 16, No. 2. June 1984

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Sea bloom , Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTUMN WEIGHTS OF PLAINS SHARP-TAILED GROUSE IN MONTANA ▪ J. E. Swenson and R. L. Eng

VEGETATION PROFILE AND GRASSLAND BIRD RESPONSE TO SPRING BURNING ▪ G. E. Huber and A. A. Steuter

WETLAND PRESERVATION CONFLICTS IN NORTH DAKOTA: ECONOMIC INCENTIVES AND LANDOWNER ATTITUDES ▪ R. D. Saylor, R. A. Stromstad and M. E. Winger

COLLEMBOLA OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA: SPECIES COMPOSITION AND HABITAT DISTRIBUTION ▪ B. L. Benner and P. B. Kannowski

NEW RECORDS OF EARTHWORMS FROM KANSAS (Oligochaeta: …

Lesser Goldfinch Recorded In Nebraska, Phil Swanson

Nebraska Bird Review

I photographed this Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) at Gilbert-Baker Wildlife Area (north of Harrison, Nebraska) about 9:00 a.m. on 20 May 1984. The bird was in the campground area with American Goldfinches. I watched the Lesser Goldfinch with binoculars for a few minutes before I took the photograph and easily noted the field marks. The bird was the black-backed variety (C. p. psaltria).

The Eighty-Third Annual Meeting

Nebraska Bird Review

Almost perfect weather greeted the 59 who registered for the eighty-third Annual Meeting, held at Camp Norwesca, near Chadron State Park, 19 and 20 May 1984. There was a slide show (including a bird identification quiz) Friday night. Saturday there were bird trips to Sowbelly Canyon and Gilbert-Baker Wildlife Area, north of Crawford, and on over to the Wyoming border; to Soldiers Creek, near Fort Robinson; to Beaver Valley, north of Hay Springs; and a shorter, morning only, visit to the Jeanne Dueker home, south of Chadron. At the paper session and Annual Meeting, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Joyce Brashear read …

Masthead From Nebraska Bird Review (June 1984) 52(2)

Nebraska Bird Review

Published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union, Inc., as its official journal and sent free to all members who are not in arrears for dues. Subscriptions (on calendar year basis only) are $7.00 per year in the United States and $9.00 per year in all other countries payable in advance. Single copies are $2.25 each, postpaid.

Memberships (on a calendar year basis only): Student, $3.00; Active, $7.00; Sustaining, $15.00; Family Active, $10.00; Family Sustaining, $20.00; Life, $100.00.

All dues and subscriptions should be remitted to the Treasurer, Mrs. Jack Shafer, RR2, Box 61, Wood …

Functional Cranial Analysis Of Large Animalivorous Bats (Microchiroptera), Patricia W. Freeman

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Large animalivorous bats include carnivorous, piscivorous and insectivorous microchiropterans. Skull proportions and tooth morphology are examined and interpreted functionally. Four wide-faced bats from four families are convergent in having wide skulls, large masseter muscle volumes and stout jaws, indicating a powerful bite. Three of the four also have long canine teeth relative to their maxillary toothrows. Carnivorous bats have more elongate skulls, larger brain volumes and larger pinnae. The wide-faced bats are all oral emitters and have heads positively tilted relative to the basicranial axis. The carnivorous species are nasal-emitting bats and have negatively tilted heads. The orientation of the …

Differences In Survivorship, Development Rate And Fertility Between The Long-Winged And Wingless Morphs Of The Waterstrider, Limnoporus Canaliculatus, Anthony J. Zera

Anthony Zera Publications

Species of waterstriders (Gerridae: Hemiptera) exhibit a remarkable diversity in degree of winglessness (Vepsalainen, 1978; Calabrese, 1980; Zera, 1981). Some species consist exclusively of fully-winged individuals, while other species are composed almost exclusively of wingless individuals; many species exhibit the intermediate case of wing polymorphism and consist of various proportions of fully-winged, short-winged and/or wingless morphs. Wing-polymorphic species often exhibit dramatic spatial and/or temporal variation in morph ratios, both among populations of the same species and among species. Because of this diversity, waterstriders, especially wing polymorphic species, are ideal candidates for the study of the evolution of winglessness (or conversely, …

The Probe, Issue 44 - July 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 43 May, 1984 [sic] This issue is actually No. 44 July, 1984
Denver City Council banned trapping
Sewer Snakes
Federal Register
The maze of fences, guards, concrete barriers, laser beams, sensors, etc. are no match for any wild animals that want to inhabit the President's house.
Albuquerque Tribune
Letters to Ye Ed
Rabies
Strychnine
Endangered hall of fame
Animal Rights
Membership
Woodpecker Repellent
NADCA Policy
Rocky Mountain Trapper’s College

The Probe, Issue 43 - May 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE
National Animal Damage Control Association No. 43 May, 1984
Proposal to Reduce Blackbird Populations
EPA
Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act (HER5098)
Membership
6th Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings
Letters to Ye Ed
How to Ensure the Future of Hunting
1080
Woodstream Corp.
California Condor
Mice, and Pocket Gophers
6th International Biodeterioration
Symposium
Woodpecker Repellent
Kissed by a Rat
Never Cry Wolf
Animal Righters
Cowbird Parasitism
Strychnine for 1080

Agricultural Experiment Station News May 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FACULTY PROMOTIONS
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
IANR FIELD DAYS
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL
WIDAMAN TRUST AWARDS
DEADLINES WORTH NOTING
PATENT RIGHTS FROM UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED APRIL 1984

Relationships Among Measures Of Testicular Development And Endocrine Function In Boars, A. P. Schinckel, R. K. Johnson, R. J. Kittock

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Nine blood samples were taken at 30-min intervals from 36 Landrace x Large White boars at each of eight ages (42, 56, 70, 84, 98, 112, 126 and 140 d). Serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone (T) and estradiol- 17β (E_-2) were quantified by radioimmunoassay procedures. The maximum concentration of LH and the age at maximum concentration were predicted for each boar. Variability of LH samples was described for each boar by the pooled within age variance among LH samples and by the number of LH peaks. Measurements of testicular development taken at 140 …

Wpa News 5 (1984), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (May 1984), number 5

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Testicular Development And Endocrine Characteristics Of Boars Selected For Either High Or Low Testis Size , A. P. Schinckel, R. K. Johnson, R. J. Kittock

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Thirty-six Landrace x Large White cross boars were selected from litters with either high or low estimated breeding values for 150-d paired testis weight. Blood samples were taken via jugular venipuncture at eight ages (42, 56, 70, 84, 98, 112, 126 and 140 d). At each sampling age, nine blood samples were taken at 30-min intervals. Luteinizing hormone (LH) was determined on the individual serum samples. Serum samples from each boar at each age were pooled and concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol-17β (E₂) and testosterone (T) were determined. Paired testis width, testis length and body weight were …

Vital Characteristics Of The Black-Tailed Jack Rabbit In East-Central Nebraska, Rockford G. Plettner

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

No abstract provided.

The Influence Of Edaphological Factors On The Biological Activity Of Selected Insecticides In Agricultural Soils, Bruce John Monke

Department of Entomology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

A rating system was developed to predict the mortality of southern corn rootworm (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi Barber) larvae used as test animals to bioasaay soil insecticides. The mortality probabilities, based on behavior of moribund larvae, resulted in data that was more consistent with the assumptions underlying parameteric statistics and provided more precision when compared to the usually accepted alternate method of considering moribund larvae as dead.

The rating system bioassay technique was used to study the effects of different soil factors on the relative decline in biological activity of six soil insecticides: carbofuran, chlorpyrifos, fonofos, isofenphos, phorate, and terbufos. …

Phocoena Spinipinnis, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Ricardo Praderi

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Order Cetacea, Suborder Odontoceti, Superfamily Delphinoidea, Family Phocoenidae. The genus Phocoena now includes four species. No subspecies are rec- ognized in P. spinipinnis.

The Effects Of Mowing On The Rodent Community Of A Native Tall Grass Prairie In Eastern Nebraska, Cliff A. Lemen, Mary K. Clausen

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Although fires are an integral part of prairie ecology (Bragg and Hulbert 1976, Daubenmire 1968, Rice and Parenti 1978, Zimmerman and Kucera 1977), there is evidence that mowing can serve at least some of the functions of fire (Hover and Bragg 1981) in prairies. Mowing, in fact, has two major advantages over burning. First there is no need for large crews to control the fire, and second the hay produced can be used as a cash crop. Because mowing is an attractive alternative to burning for prairie preserves it is important to determine the effects of mowing on the prairie. …

Germ Plasm Evaluationprogram- Progress Report No. 11, Larry V. Cundiff, Keith E. Gregory, Robert M. Koch, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

A vast array of both resources and cattle breeds are available for beef production in the United States. Although feeding concentrates has provided for a relatively high degree of uniformity in the growing-finishing segment of beef production, resources used for cow-calf production have remained and will continue to remain very diverse. In the United States, stocking rates range from one cow per 2 acres or less to only one cow per 300 or 400 acres because of differences in climate, land, and feed resources.

The germ plasm base for beef cattle production in North America was broadened considerably during the …

Agricultural Experiment Station News April 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
1985 IANR AG EXPO
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
UPCOMING EVENTS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
DNA SEQUENCING WORKSHOP
REGENTS RESOLUTION
RESEARCH PROJECT FUNDING FROM CHECK-OFF BOARDS
MOROCCAN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH
BUDGET UPDATE
SURVEY OF WORKING COLLECTIONS OF MICROBIAL AND SUBCELLULAR GERM PLASM
FOOD PROTEIN RESEARCH GROUP COORDINATION
PATENT RIGHTS FROM UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
SUGARBEET TRANSPLANT PROJECT
NEW FACULTY
NEW ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED MARCH 1984
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
IANR FIVE YEAR PLAN
ANIMAL SCIENCE COMPLETION PROJECT

Closing The Circle The American Optimism Of Laura Ingalls Wilder, William Holtz

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

It was the summer of 1894. Their wagon had halted where the ferry would take them across the Missouri River, while across the parched landscape they had just traversed, "covered wagons stood one beyond another in a long, long line." The woman spoke to the child at her side, '" That's your last sight of Dakota.''' At twenty seven, she had turned her back on Dakota and a failed homestead to set out for a new life in the Missouri Ozarks, leaving behind her own family and her husband's, in every way all she had ever known of home. Her …

The Beginnings Of Wheeled Transport In Western Canada, John Alwin, Barry Kaye

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

Water transport has played a major part in the economic development of Canada. It has been claimed that a series of east-west water routes were essential to Canada's evolution as a transcontinental nation. The many connecting rivers and lakes formed the lines of least resistance through the environment, so that in most regions of Canada, water transport was almost invariably the earliest and most important form of transport. Land transport and land routes developed more slowly and thus played a secondary role in Canada's development prior to the beginning of large-scale agricultural settlement. However, there was one region, the prairie …

Indian Maps Their Place In The History Of Plains Cartography, G. Malcolm Lewis

Great Plains Quarterly (through 2013)

References to the maps and mapping activities of North American Indians have appeared in scholarly writings for approximately two hundred years and in contemporary accounts of discovery and exploration for more than four hundred years. The topic has received relatively little attention, however, from modern scholars. In view of the recent expansion of Indian studies in both Canada and the United States, this lack may at first seem surprising. In part it reflects the fact that there are relatively few extant examples of Indian maps because Indians and most whites have tended to treat them as ephemera, not for the …

The Probe, Issue 42 - April 1984

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

The Probe National Animal Damage Control Association
No. 42 April, 1984
California Vertebrate Pest Conference
Rodent Bait Station
6th Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop
Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage
House Sparrows
Cholecalciferol
Letters to Ye Ed
Denver Wildlife Research Center