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Revised Checklist Of North American Mammals North Of Mexico, J. Knox Jones Jr., Dilford C. Carter, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Faunal checklists provide useful ready references for many kinds of endeavors, both in the laboratory and in the field , and are particularly helpful to students. Since publication two years ago of our "Checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico" (Jones et al., 1973), demand for that list has exceeded the supply set aside for general distribution; additionally, published systematic studies in the interval necessitate several changes in the list. Principally for these reasons, we here present a revised checklist of mammalian species occurring in the Nearctic to the north of Mexico. As in this and similar earlier compilations, …

A Rate/Cost Analysis Of Nebraska Meat Trucking Activities With Livestock Trucking Cost Comparisons, Dale G. Anderson, Wayne W. Budt

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study was designed to measure costs of long-distance shipment of meat by motor carrier. Costs were compared with published rates for meat shipments by truck, rail and trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC). Finally, meat trucking costs were compared with costs of trucking meat-equivalent amounts of livestock. Results of the study provide a partial basis for evaluating the economic merits of expanded livestock production activities in grain-surplus Great Plains locations. Such an expansion might aid in the economic development of the region and ease the chronic problem of rail freight-car supply. Proposals ranging from extension of present regulation to cover livestock trucking to …

Agricultural Experiment Station News March 1975

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
OUR MANAGERIAL STAFF
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – February 1975
BULLETINS PRINTED

Whole Issue Nebraska Bird Review (March 1975) 43(1)

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

1974 Treasurer's Report ...................................................... ................... 2

The Song Sparrow as a Nebraska Breeding Bird .................................... 3

1974 Christmas Count .................................................................. 8

1974 Nebraska Nesting Survey ................................................... 13

Virginia Rail Nesting in Lancaster County ................................. 19

Notes .................. ..................................... 20

Survival Factors Of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, M. L. Schuster, D. P. Coyne

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The research works discussed in this review were selected to provide a cross section of the phenomenon of survival of plant pathogenic bacteria.

A New Kimballian Peccary From Nebraska, C. Bertrand Schultz, Larry D. Martin

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

A new species of Pliocene peccary, Prosthennops (Macrogens) graffhami; is described from the Kimball Formation, Ogallala Group, Frontier County, Nebraska. This new species is the latest in geologic age and most advanced in the genus.

The remains of fossil vertebrates are generally rare in the upper part of the Ogallala group, and some have maintained that Hemphillian faunas such as Coffee Ranch and Smith County, Kansas, represent the latest Ogallala faunas. Later faunas than are typically considered as Hemphillian, containing more advanced forms, occur in the Kimball Formation and deposits of equivalent age. Known faunas which may …

Cenozoic Mammals From The Central Great Plains, C. Bertrand Schultz, Larry D. Martin, R. George Corner, Lloyd G. Tanner

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

Includes:

Part 1. Middle and Late Cenozoic Tapirs from Nebraska. By C. Bertrand Schultz, Larry D. Martin, and R. George Corner.

Part 2. Stratigraphic Occurrences of Teleoceras, with a New Kimballian Species from Nebraska. By Lloyd G. Tanner.

Part 3. A New Kimballian Peccary from Nebraska. By C. Bertrand Schultz and Larry D. Martin.

Part 4. Bears (Ursidae) from the Late Cenozoic of Nebraska. By C. Bertrand Schultz and Larry D. Martin.

Part 5. Scimitar-toothed Cats, Machairodus and Nimravides, from the Pliocene of Kansas and Nebraska. By Larry D. Martin and C. Bertrand Schultz.

84 pp

Soybeans -- What To Look For In 1975, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture: Papers

I have just returned from a tour of our major farm product customers in the Far East -- Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. The most impressive thing I found there was the forward-looking spirit of these nations, and their driving determination to continue their economic growth in spite of the world's current energy and inflation problems.

All of these nations are vitally interested in American farm products, with soybeans high on their priority lists. All of them are looking past the current recession atmosphere, and planning for the future. All of them have more protein for their diets as …

Annotated Checklist Of Mammals Of The Yucatán Peninsula, México. Iv. Carnivora, Sirenia, Perissodactyla, Artiodactyla, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

This is the fourth in a series of papers by Jones, et al., dealing with the systematics and distributional status of mammals on the Yucatán Peninsula of México. The present contribution lists 24 native species belonging to the orders Carnivora (18 species), Sirenia (one), Perissodactyla (one), and Artiodactyla (four). Among the carnivores there are one canid, six procyonids, six mustelids, and five felids, whereas the Artiodactyla is represented by two families (Tayassuidae and Cervidae), each with two species.

The Yucatán Peninsula as treated in this series of papers includes the Mexican states of Campeche and Yucatan, and the Federal Territory …

Growth Potential Of Sandhills Ranches Through Irrigation, R. D. Carver, G. A. Helmers

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The purpose of this study was to compare extensive and intensive growth strategies of a typical Nebraska Sandhills ranch in a dynamic and uncertain environment. Study objectives were to: (1) Analyze growth of an average ranch firm of 450 animal units as it grows to 600-900 animal units. (2) Study the effects of an uncertain environment on the long-run growth opportunities of a ranch firm. (3) Compare extensive and intensive growth of a ranch firm.

Ec75-1509 Insect Control Guide For Corn And Sorghum In Nebraska, R. E. Roselle, D. L. Keith, L. L. Peters

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 75-1509: Insect Control Guide for Corn and Sorghum

Ec75-2049 Homes And Furnishings Of Early Nebraskans, Magdalene Pfister

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 75-2049 is about the home furnishings of early Nebraska residents.

Herpesvirus Disease Of Salmonids, Ken Wolf, Tokuo Sano, Takahisa Kimura

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

A newly recognized virus, lethal for fry and fingerlings, has been isolated from brood stock rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) at the Winthrop National Fish Hatchery, Washington. A similar if not identical virus has been found in natural epizootics occurring annually since 1970 among fry of landlocked sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Honshu Island, Japan. More recently, this agent was isolated from moribund and dead adult O. nerka on Hokkaido Island; Japan, but it remains to be determined whether or not the virus causes death in adult salmonids. The purpose of this leaflet is to bring the …

Recommendations For Management Of Sharp-Tailed Grouse In The Nebraska Sandhills, Leonard H. Sisson

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

Research was conducted on sharp-tailed grouse in the Nebraska Sand Hills from 1958 through 1973. The purpose of the study was to obtain information and develop techniques necessary for effective management of the species. Habitat requirements, population dynamics, mobility, food habits and census methods were investigated. Results of the study were reported by Sisson (1975). On the basis of these results, recommendations on habitat management and spring population surveys were developed.

Ec75-219 Nebraska Swine Report, William Ahlschwede, T. E. Socha, Alfonso Torres-Medina, A. J. Lewis, P. J. Cunningham, Dwane R. Zimmerman, E. R. Peo Jr., Larry K. Mcmullen, Bobby D. Moser, D. L. Ferguson, Phillip H. Grabouski, Murray Danielson, Charles W. Francis, L. F. Elliott, J. A. Deshazer, Roger W. Mandigo, W. J. Goldner, R. D. Fritschen, Gary Zoubek

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 1975 Nebraska Swine Report was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating departments for use in the Extension and Teaching programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Authors from the following areas contributed to this publication: Swine Nutrition, swine diseases, pathology, economics, engineering, swine breeding, meats, agronomy, and diagnostic laboratory. It covers the following areas: breeding, disease control, feeding, nutrition, economics, housing and meats.

G75-232 Cow-Calf Herd Health Program Basics, Dale Grotelueschen, Duane Rice

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide suggests ideas and discusses some basic essentials of health management in beef cow operations.

Establishing a good cow-calf herd health program is a necessary step if profit is to be realized. Managing disease risk is an important aspect of a good health program design. Vaccinations help reduce the probability of disease but cannot solely be depended upon for prevention. Well-designed herd health programs address multiple areas of management in order to reduce likelihood of disease outbreaks. The objective of any beef herd health program should be to profitably produce calves having optimum weaning weights from a high percentage …

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

2 Water Resources Research

5 The Cost of Trucking Meat

6 Crop Residues Have Forage Potential

8 Supplementation: Livestock on Residues Need It

10 Home Economics' New Home

12 Meet Your Earthwatching Task Force

15 A Look at Nebraska's Export Picture

16 How To Protect Sheep From Flies

18 Can the Industry Really Afford Eggshell Waste?

20 25 Years of Foundation Seed

22 Why Farm Families Moonlight

23 Simulation and the Swine Producer

24 Areas of Excellence

Creative Clothing...Opening The Door : Extension Circular 4-10-75, Gail Skinner

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Discusses different aspects of sewing such as: color coordination, sewing machine vocabulary, tools used, correct posture, customization of clothing and hygiene for 4-H.

Agricultural Experiment Station News January 1975

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
IANR FACILITIES REQUESTS - 1975-76
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - December 1974
BULLETINS PRINTED

G75-269 Calf Scours: Causes, Prevention And Treatment, Don Hudson, R. Gene White

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Calf scours or calf diarrhea: understand how to recognize and treat this costly condition. Calf scours or calf diarrhea causes more financial loss to cow-calf producers than any other disease-related problem they encounter. Calf scours is not a disease--it is a clinical sign of a disease which can have many causes. In diarrheas, the intestine fails to absorb fluids and/or secretion into the intestine is increased.

Ralph Albert Blakelock 1847-1919, Norman Geske

Sheldon Museum of Art: Catalogs and Publications

Introduction

To undertake the "study" of the work of Ralph Blake10ck is to become involved in one of the most complex problems in the history of our national art. It is a problem which includes not only the conventional considerations of biography, style and technique, each of them in Blakelock's case something less than clear cut, but also the psychological problem which combines the intricacies of the painter's personality with the intricacies of the social scene in which he lived. One must deal with a variety of elements - the artist and his contemporaries, the dealers, critics, collectors, and auction …

A Sense Of Place: The Artist And The American Land, Norman A. Geske

Sheldon Museum of Art: Catalogs and Publications

One-fifth of the meals Americans eat, they eat in automobiles. Drive-in funeral homes make death more comfortable if not less dignified. Crispy apples disappear in the wake of improved applesauce technology. High rise ranch houses smell of artificial mountain air. People move around so much and have so little lingering connection with the land that even the tombstone makers complain. Walt Disney fashions an east coast "world" populated with faceless pansies in a thousand acres of "computerized fun." Russell Baker observes that America is vanishing.

America is not vanishing. It is being homogenized

This exhibition moves against that trend. The …

Middle And Late Cenozoic Tapirs From Nebraska, C. Bertrand Schultz, Larry D. Martin, R. George Corner

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

The distribution and evolution of Late Cenozoic tapirs are discussed and the forms present in Nebraska are reported. Two new species are described from the Ogallala Pliocene of Nebraska, ?Tapirus johnsoni and ?T. simpsoni. Tapirs are known in Nebraska from the Early Oligocene through the Middle Pleistocene. The northern limit of the distribution of the tapirs contracts gradually southward in North America throughout the Tertiary, and even during the Pleistocene interglacials Nebraska must have been near the northern limit of their range.

Stratigraphic Occurrences Of Teleoceras With A New Kimballianspecies From Nebraska, Lloyd G. Tanner

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

Study of Teleoceras remains in the University of Nebraska State Museum indicates that this specialized, short-limbed rhinoceros inhabited the Central Great Plains from Early through Late Pliocene. Previously thought to have become extinct at the end of the middle Pliocene, this genus is now known from the very latest Pliocene. A new species, Teleoceras schultzi, is described from the Kimball Formation, Ogallala Group, Frontier County, Nebraska.

!Kung Women: Contrasts In Sexual Egalitarianism In Foraging And Sedentary Contexts, Patricia Draper

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Most members of the Harvard !Kung Bushman Study Project who have thought about the subject of !Kung women's status agree that !Kung society may be the least sexist of any we have experienced. This impression contradicts some popularly held stereotypes about relations between the sexes in hunting and gathering societies. Because sex is one of the few bases for the differentiation of social and economic roles in societies of this type, it has probably been attributed more weight than it deserves. The men are commonly depicted in rather romantic terms, striving with their brothers to bring home the precious meat …

Influence Of Exercise On Performance And Carcass Parameters Of Confinement Reared Swine, G. M. Weiss, E. R. Peo, Jr., R. W. Mandingo, B. D. Moser

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Fifty-six crossbred growing and finishing swine were used to determine the effect of treadmill exercise on several performance and carcass parameters When housed in confinement on 100% slatted floors. The exercised swine were subjected to walking 1.6 km/hr for 1 hr 5 days per week. The mean experimental duration was 71 days. Jugular vein blood samples and gracilus muscle biopsy samples were obtained prior and following completion of exercise. Exercise had no major influence on average daily gain, daily feed intake or gain/feed ratio. Bone breaking strength of the left fourth metatarsal was significantly (P <.01) greater for exercised pigs than non exercised. However, right third and fourth metatarsal and left third metatarsal bone breaking strengths were not influenced by exercise.

Block And Bridle Annual, 1975

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Table of Contents:

Purpose and Emblem
Animal Science Dep’t Chairmen Addresses
Block and Bridle President Address
Animal Science Faculty
N.U. Graduate Students
Block and Bridle Officers
Block and Bridle Executive Committee
Block and Bridle Members
Block and Bridle Advisors
Animal Science Seniors
Honor’s Banquet
Senior Merit Award
Junior Scholarship Award
Portrait Presentation
Activities and Program Calendar
Quarter Horse Show (1974)
Steer Show (1974)
Spring picnic and Livestock Judging Contest
Summer Meeting and Sticker Sales
Fall Steak Fry and Kid's Day
State Fair Presentations
Presentation Page
Little Ak-Sar-Ben
Ham Sales
National B & B Meeting
Christmas Coffee
Queen Coronation
Regional Meeting …

Maternal Heterosis In Swine: Reproductive Performance And Dam Productivity, R. K. Johnson, I. T. Omtvedt

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

The objectives of this study were to estimate the heterosis of crossbred gilts for ovulation rate and the maternal heterosis of crossbred gilts for dam productivity. A total of 470 gilts were saved for breeding of which 72 were considered reproductive failures. Estimates of heterosis were made from 193 pregnant gilts slaughtered 30 days postbreeding (106 crossbred and 87 purebred)and 192 litters farrowed (98 three-breed and 94 two-breed cross).

The reproductive failure rate for all gilts was 15.3% with there being very little difference~ between purebred and crossbred gilts. Estimates of heterosis for ovulation rate were not significantly different from …

G75-269 Calf Scours — Causes And Treatment (Revised June 1996), Don Hudson, Dale Grotelueschen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Calf scours or calf diarrhea cause significant financial loss to cow-calf producers.

This NebGuide discusses causes, treatment, supportive therapy, and herd management.

G75-246 Preventing Tail Biting In Swine (Anti-Comfort Syndrome) (Revised January 1983), Robert Fritchen, Alex Hogg

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Tail biting in swine could be renamed the anti-comfort syndrome, for any feature of the pig's environment that makes it uncomfortable may be expressed as tail biting. Tail biting is the most common of the pig's antisocial vices, but not the only one. Ear chewing, navel sucking and acute cannabalism are other forms of antisocial expressions.

This NebGuide analyzes the management situation of tail biting.