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Proliferative Kidney Disease In Salmonid Fishes, R. P. Hendrick, M. L. Kent, C. E. Smith

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) in salmonid fishes is caused by a poorly understood protozoan, the vegetative stages of which are known as PKX cells. The organism was initially believed to be an amoeba (phylum Sarcomastigophora) by Plehn (1924) and later by Ghittino et al. (1977) and Ferguson and Needham (1978). Similarities between PKX and oyster pathogens of the genus Marteilia led Seagrave et al. (1980) to suspect that the parasite was instead a haplosporidan (phylum Acetospora). More recent studies by Hedrick et al. (1984) and Kent and Hedrick (1985a,b) indicated that the PKX cells are pre sporogonic forms …

Channel Catfish Virus Disease, John A. Plumb

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Channel catfish virus disease (CCVD) is an acute infection of cultured fry and fingerling channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). The disease occurs primarily during summer and, with few exceptions, in fish less than 4 months old. The causative agent, the channel catfish virus (CCV), is a member of the herpesvirus group. Since its first identification (Fijan 1968), it has been isolated from infected fish in most areas of the United States where channel catfish are cultured.

Production Of Shiga-Like Toxin By Escherichia Coli, Lilian R. M. Marques, Marjorie A. Moore, Joy G. Wells, I. Kate Wachsmuth, Alison D. O'Brien

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Escherichia coli is one of several agents that cause intestinal disease in humans and animals. Four classes of E. coli have been recognized [1], Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) strains produce a heat-labile (LT) enterotoxin and/or a heat-stable( ST) enterotoxin. Enteroinvasive E . coli (EIEC) strains, like shigellae, penetrate and multiply within epithelial cells. Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) strains belong to certain serogroups that have been incriminated as pathogens by epidemiological studies. Some EPEC strains have been shown to adhere to cells of the intestinal mucosa and to produce pathognomonic lesions at the site of attachment. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strains …

Evaluation Of Industry Breeding Programs For Dairy Cattle Milk And Meat Production, Franz Pirchner

World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: 3rd (1986)

In most European."dual purpose breeds beef merit is paid attention to by selection among performance tested bulls where comparatively much weight is given to growth rate of performance pasted bulls and relatively little weight to muscling and thus to carcass meat content. The genetic correlation between beef and dairy merit appears to be negative. This, in combination with large ad effective selection pressure on milk leads to negating the effects of the little and relatively inaccurate selection for beef merit at the best. Field progeny testing for beef merit can be economical and will permit to neutralize or even improve …

Genetic Improvement For Milk And Meat Production In The Tropics, N. Künzi, W. Kropf

World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: 3rd (1986)

Theoretical and practical ways to improve meat and milk production in the tropics by selection within local Bos indicus breeds, within Bos taurus x Bos indicus composite populations, upgrading of Bos indicus with Bos taurus breeds and though different crossbreeding programs have been discussed by various authors and summarized by Mason and Buvanendran (1982), Gregory et al. (1982) and Hickman (1979). Only few publications (Auriol, 1984; Chacko et al., 1985; Donegan and Roberts, 1984) exist on successful programs but numerous reports in developing agencies (FAO, 1985; SDC, 1985) indicate that many possibilities have been exploited and that various …

Breeding Improvement Of Swamp Buffalo, Charan Chantalakhana

World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: 3rd (1986)

A review of performance of the swamp buffalo concerning reproductive traits, growth and carcass, milk production, and work capacities was presented. The potential for breeding improvement of certain traits was discussed. Breeding objectives and goals to suit the need of Asian smallfarmers were emphasized. Breeding of swamp buffalo for draft and for multi-purpose was discussed. Genetic selection and crossbreeding of the swamp buffalo were reviewed. It was proposed that genetic selection for weight and gain should improve meat production as well as draft ability of the swamp buffalo, while crossbreeding should be limited to experimental scale until crossbred buffaloes have …

Buffalo For Meat Production, Giovanni De Fanciscis

World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: 3rd (1986)

Only very recently buffaloes have been studied deeper for a better breeding and for emphasizing their meat productive potentiality and its physiological, chemical and organolptic qualities.

Very good investigations, conducted mainly in Australia, Bulgaria, Italy, Thailand and Trinidad show in an univocal way, if the buffaloes are reared and fed well, that the daily gain, the percentage of fessing and of the first cut, the organoleptic characteristics are quite similar and sometime also better than those of bovine cattle. The best slaughter tiie is at 14-16 months of age when the live weight is of 350-380 kg with a 52-58 …

Aging And Long-Term Care In Nebraska, James A. Thorson, Burce J. Horacek

Center for Public Affairs Research (UNO): Publications

A high proportion of Nebraska's population is age 65 or older and this is the fastest growing segment of the population. The population aged 85 years and older, which is the population most in need of long-term care, grew by over 45 percent between 1970 and 1980, and is expected to increased by 202 percent by the year 2000. This group includes individuals who are likely to require public assistance to help meet their medical and long-term health care needs. We estimate that the cost to the state to provide Medicaid assistance will increase from $60.4 million to 164.5 million …

Recovery Of Parasite Remains From Coprolites And Latrines: Aspects Of Paleoparasitological Technique, Karl J. Reinhard, Ulisses E. Confalonieri, Bernd Herrmann, Luiz F. Ferreira, Adauto J. G. De Araujo

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

Standard techniques for the analysis of prehistoric soils have not been devised. It is unlikely that any single technique is applicable to all types of fecal remains. This is due to various environmental conditions which effect the preservation of helminth ova. In general, gravitational sedimentation is a useful technique for isolating helminth eggs and larvae from coprolites. Latrine soils pose greater problems for helminthological examination. Although various clinical techniques have been successfully utilized in soil study, it is important to remember that some latrine soils have not yielded helminth eggs to any clinical technique. Consequently the paleoparasitologist must be ready …

Sexism In Space: The Freudian Formula In "Star Trek", Mary Jo Deegan

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

These words, spoken at the beginning of each televised "Star Trek" episode, set the stage for the fantastic future. Although the "Star Trek" series was cancelled in 1969 after only three years of production, it generated a large cult following that flourishes still today. One reason for the series' remarkable longevity is its depiction of the future as a Freudian fantasy. This Freudian vision draws on cultural myths embedded in the patriarchal dominance of men over women characteristic of Western civilization.

According to Freud, both sexes are driven by three instincts --- sex, aggression, and the death wish---but men have …

Endocrine Changes During Restoration Of Estrous Cycles Following Induction Of Anestrus By Restricted Nutrient Intake In Beef Heifers, K. Imakawa, M. L. Day, M. Garcia-Winder, D. D. Zalesky, Roger J. Kittok, B. D. Schanbacher, J. E. Kinder

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

The working hypotheses in this experiment were: 1) that ovarian estradiol would inhibit luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in heifers that were anestrus as a result of restricted dietary energy intake and 2) the responsiveness of LH secretion to estradiol negative feedback would decrease during the period when restoration of estrous cycles occurred following feeding of diets adequate in energy. Fifteen heifers weighing 341 ± 12 (mean ± SE) kg were fed a diet containing 50% of the energy required for maintenance until 40 to 50 d following cessation of estrous cycles. Heifers were assigned to intact control (C, n = …

Formation Of Influenza Virus Particles Lacking Hemagglutinin On The Viral Envelope, Asit K. Pattnaik, Donald J. Brown, Debi P. Nayak

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

We investigated the intraceUular block in the transport of hemagglutinin (HA) and the role of HA in virus particle formation by using temperature-sensitive (Is) mutants (1s134 and 1s61S) of inOuenza virus AlWSN/33. We found that at the nonpermissive temperature (39.5°C), the exit of ts HA from the rough endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex was blocked and that no additional block was apparent in either the exit from the Golgi complex or post-Golgi complex transport. When MDBK ceUs were infected with these mutant viruses, they produced noninfectious virus particles at 39.5°C. The efficiency of particle formation at 39.5°C was essentiaUy …

The Monographic Literature Of The Galliformes, Paul A. Johnsgard

Paul Johnsgard Collection

Because of their extraordinarily diverse beauty and importance as sporting birds,  pheasants and their relatives have been the subjects of many of the world's finest ornithological books, some of which also rank as among the most valuable from a book-collector's viewpoint. It is the purpose of this brief review to mention some of the landmark books or technical monographs dealing with major groups of Galliformes, both from the standpoints of their informational contents and their relative availability or collector's value. Emphasis is placed on English-language publications, although a few important recent German publications are mentioned.

Probably any review of galliform …

The Association Of Nadph With The Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor From Rabbit Reticulocytes: A Role Of Pyridine Dinucleotides In Eukaryotic Polypeptide Chain Initiation, Jaydev N. Dholakia, Timothy C. Muesser, Charles L. Woodley, Lawrence J. Parkhurst, Albert J. Wahba

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) was purified to apparent homogeneity from postribosomal supernatants of rabbit reticulocytes by chromatography on DEAE-celiulose and phosphocellulose, fractionation by glycerol gradients, and chromatography on Mono S and Mono Q (Pharmacia). At the Mono S step GEF is isolated as a complex with the eukaryotic polypeptide chain initiation factor 2 (eIF-2) and is separated from this factor by column chromatography on Mono Q. An emission spectrum characteristic of a reduced pyridine dinucleotide was observed when GEF was subjected to fluorescence analysis. By both coupled enzymatic analysis and chromatography on reverse-phase or Mono Q columns, the …

Age Of The Earliest African Anthropoids, John G. Fleagle, Thomas M. Bown, John D. Obradovich, Elwyn L. Simons

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

The earliest fossil record of African anthropoid prunates (monkeys and apes) comes from the Jebel Qatrani Formation in the Fayum depression of Egypt. Reevaluation of both geologic and faunal evidence indicates that this formation was deposited in the early part of the Oligocene Epoch, more than 31 million years ago, earlier than previous estimates. The great antiquity of the fossil higher prunates from Egypt accords well with their primitive morphology compared with later Old World higher prunates. Thus, the anthropoid primates and hystricomorph rodents from Fayum are also considerably older than the earliest higher primates and rodents from South America.

Biography Of Glenn L. Hoffman, R. M. Overstreet, F. P. Meyer

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

In the fictional West of the United States, a masked man known only as the Lone Ranger rode into the lives of troubled individuals on his white stallion, Silver, and, with the aid of his trustworthy Indian sidekick, Tonto, and a six-shooter filled with silver bullets, solved the people's problems and protected them from villains. When the Lone Ranger finished his deed, he rode away and a person who had received help always asked someone nearby 'Who was that masked man, anyway?'

Third International Pheasant Symposium (January 1986 : Thailand), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Session 1: Thailand

Pheasants of Thailand, Somtob Norapuck

Habitat Destruction in Thailand, Chompool

Session 2: Adaptability of South-East Asian Pheasants

Some views of the adaptability of Rain Forest Pheasants, G. W. H. Davison

Session 3: Adaptability of Himalayan Pheasants

The Adaptability of the Pheasants of Bangladesh in Disturbed Habitats, Md Sohrab Uddin Sarker

Human Impact on Pheasant habitat and numbers of pheasants on Pipar, Central Nepal, Nick Picozzi

Session 4: The Adaptability of Pheasants in China and Pakistan

Summary of Western Tragopan Project in Pakistan with recommendations for conservation of the species, Kamal Islam and John A Crawford

The Breeding …

The Supreme Court And The Decline Of Students' Constitutional Rights: A Selective Analysis, Michael J. Hickman

Nebraska Law Review

The United States Supreme Court has rendered decisions delineating students' rights of free speech and expression, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, procedural due process, and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. These decisions have not always been consistent, not only with each other but also with cases decided at the same time in other contexts. Without a doubt, much of the inconsistency can be attributed to a changing perception of the vitality of individual rights in general, and the conditions within the public school system. The purpose of this article is to scrutinize these decisions with regard to their …

Class Pay Discrimination And Multiple Regression Proofs, Walter Fogel

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. Establishment of Pay Differences

III. Statutory Remedies for Sexual Pay Differences ... A. Unequal Job Distributions ... B. Job Pay Rate Differences ... C. Pay Discrimination within Job Levels

IV. Pay Regressions ... A. The Regression Model ... B. Human Capital ... C. Establishment Oriented

V. Pay Regression as Proof ... A. Human Capital Proofs ... B. Ambiguity of Human Capital Regressions ... C. Establishment Oriented Proofs ... D. Value of Regressions

VI. Court Resolution of the Job Level Issue ... A. Job Level and Case Outcomes ... B. The Job Level Rationale ... C. University Cases …

And Mussolini Had The Trains Running On Time: A Review Of The Bad Check Offense And The Law Enforcement Debt Collector, Josephine R. Potuto

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. The Bad Check Program: Why Have One?

III. Constitutionality and Legal Scope of the Bad Check Statute and Program under the Nebraska Constitution … A. The Statute ... 1. Why Specific Intent Is Necessary ... 2. How the Nebraska Supreme Court Saved the Bad Check Statute ... B. The Program ... 1. Mandatory and All-Inclusive Reach ... a. Probable Cause: Is a Bounced Check Enough? ... b. The Illegal Arrest Threat: In Terrorem and Ultra Vires ... c. Merchant as Prosecutor ... 2. Restitution Prohibition ... C. County Attorney Responsibilities to Bad Check Statute and Program ... …

We Have Met The Imbeciles And They Are Us: The Courts And Citizens With Mental Retardation, Mark R. Killenbeck

Nebraska Law Review

I. Introduction

II. The Supreme Court and Citizens with Mental Retardation: Law or Indiscretion?

III. Lawyers, Courts, and Professionals: Strangers in a Strange Land

IV. Conclusion

Changes In Feeding And Crawling Rates Of Hydrobia Truncata (Prosobranchia: Hydrobiidae) In Response To Sedimentary Chlorophyll-A And Recently Egested Sediment, Valery E. Forbes, Glenn R. Lopez

Valery Forbes Publications

Experiments combining fluorescent particle tracer techniques with time-lapse video recording demonstrated that the gastropod Hydrobia truncata decreases crawling rate on patches rich in chlorophyll-a, while maintaining a constant feeding rate as sedimentary chlorophyll-a content varies. In contrast, H. truncata decreases feeding rate but does not change crawling rate upon encounter with patches of recently egested sediment. Depression of feeding rate is less pronounced if the egested material is enriched in chlorophyll-a. For deposit feeders inhabiting highly reworked sediments, the majority of available material may consist of sediment that has been recently egested. For an animal that responds negatively to recently …

A Brief Chronology Of Some Events Related To Cancellation/Suspension Of The Predacides (Compound 1080, Strychnine, Sodium Cyanide) By The Environmental Protection Agency In 1972 And Ensuing Actions By Federal And State Agencies., Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Covers 1964-1986

Incidence And Significance Of Giardia Lamblia (Lambl ) In Texas Beaver Populations, Robert Beach, William F. Mcculloch

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The Giardia lamblia (Lambl) protozoan is not a recently discovered parasite. It was. in fact, one of the first organisms viewed and described by Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1681) as he designed the first usable microscope. Leeuwenhoek found this organism in a sample of his own diarrhetic stool and thus he constitutes the first confirmed case of human giardiasis. His finding represents proof of glardiasis’ close association with man for many years. Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of the giardial trophozoite was not elaborated on for some 178 years, however, as it was not until 1859 that Wilhelm D. Lambl systematically described the organism …

The Use Of Fixed Wing Aircraft In Predator Control, Larry D. Vetterman

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Aerial hunting was first used in a professional predator control program in 1942. The most popular aircraft used by animal damage control agencies is the Piper PA-18. Proper training of flight crews is of utmost importance for a successful aerial operation. Fixed wing hunting is restricted to relatively open areas and flat terrain. Aerial hunting is an excellent control method where livestock losses are severe and immediate control is needed.

Seventh Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings, Daniel B. Fagre

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

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Current Status And Potential Registrations Of Compound 1080 And Strychnine For Rodent Control, Lyle A. Crosby

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

On December 1, 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency applied Section 6 of the Federal Insecticide. Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, "Administrative Review", in determining that the use of products containing strychnine, for above ground application to control several rodent species, met specific cancellation criteria outlined in 40 CFR 162.11. Position Document 4 (the final Agency decision), published on September 30, 1983, proposed to cancel registrations of strychnine products for above ground use to control prairie dogs and required label modification for confined use on ground squirrels. The final decision was challenged by several parties who requested a formal hearing which was …

Preliminary Studies On The Feasibility Of Urban Rabies Control, Richard C. Rosatte

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

A preliminary investigation was initiated in 1984 to determine the feasibility of an urban rabies control strategy which involved capturing, vaccinating and releasing skunks and raccoons in metropolitan Toronto, Ontario. Results indicate urban skunks and raccoons are utilizing extremely small home ranges and their movements are not extensive. Trapping data suggested a large proportion of the population of skunks and raccoons in the study area were captured during the first 4 nights of trapping. Capture data also indicated the presence of new animals in the study areas between trapping periods. The 3 study areas, which differed in human land-use classification, …

Preliminary Field Evaluation Of A New Formulation Of Rozol ( Chlorophacinone ) Bait Against Pocket Gophers In Colorado, John A. Baroch, Richard M. Poche

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Mountain pocket gophers (Thomomy's talpoides) and plains pocket gophers (Geomys bursarius) are a problem to rangelands in Colorado. A new chlorophacinone (50 ppm) pelleted bait was applied to active burrow systems by hand baiting. Efficacy on the Geomys plot was 100%, while 94.73% of the Thomomys were controlled with the product.

Aggressive Behavior Of Mississippi Kites In Suburban Areas, Berkeley R. Peterson, Charles S. Brown

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The Mississippi Kite is a small diurnal bird of prey which nests throughout the southern Great Plains Its aggressive behavior during nesting has created problems for residents in suburban areas. The removal of the nest and relocation of the eggs and young will end the attacks by the parent birds. The eggs are incubated and the resulting young, as well as other young removed from problem nests, are then placed in foster nests in more remote areas. Preliminary results indicated this will be a very successful way of dealing with the young of problem kites and is an effective way …