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Agricultural Experiment Station News January 1973

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK
TRAVEL EXPENSES
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - December 1972
BULLETINS PRINTED
ABSTRACTS

Parameters Of Growth Of Holstein-Friesian Bulls, L. L. Calo, R. E. Mcdowell, L. Dale Van Vleck, P. D. Miller

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Growth records of 504 pedigree selected Holstein-Friesian bulls by 120 sires collected for progeny testing at the American Breeders Service, Inc., DeForest, Wisconsin from 1964 to 1971, were studied to determine the shape of the growth curve, relationships among body weights and growth rates at various ages and to estimate heritability of growth. Body weight and average/daily gain were consistently higher than the previous growth standards for Holstein-Friesian bulls. Bulls weighed about 480 kg at 15 months, which was 46% of average mature weight. Average daily gain ranged from 1.3 to 0.8 kg between 6 and 18 months of age. …

Effect Of Amino Acids On Non-Protein Nitrogen Utilization By G-F Swine, P. D. Platter, E. R. Peo, Jr., P. E. Vipperman, P. J. Cunningham

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Two metabolism and one feeding experiment were conducted with a total of 118 crossbred pigs to determine the effect of amino acids on non-protein nitrogen (NPN) utilization by G-F swine.

Block And Bridle Annual, 1973

Block and Bridle Annual (1933–2021)

Table of Contents:

Dr. Baker's Address
Staff Comments
President's Speech
Advisors
Officers
Committee Chairmen
Membership
Animal Science Staff
Graduate Students
Animal Science Graduates
Quarter Horse Show
Appaloosa Horse Show
Program Revue
Livestock Judging Contest
Meats Judging Contest
Honor's Banquet
Junior Scholarship Award
Senior Merit Trophy Winner
Honoree Portrait Presentation
Page ASAS Trip
B & B State Fair Awards
Fall Steak Fry
Kids Day
Little AK-SAR-BEN
Ham Sales
Christmas Coffee
B&B Dance
Queen Finalists
Queen
Number Stickers & National B & B Report
Spring Tour
Senior Livestock Judging Team
Senior Meats Judging Team
Junior Livestock Judging Team
Junior Meats Judging Team …

Evaluation Of Purebreds And Two-Breed Crosses In Swine: Feedlot Performance And Carcass Merit , R. K. Johnson, I. T. Omtvedt, L. E. Walters

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Feedlot performance of 941 barrows and gilts and carcass traits of 190 barrows of purebreds and crossbreds of the Duroc, Hampshire and Yorkshire breeds were evaluated for differences between purebreds and reciprocal crosses and for heterosis. Purebred and crossbred litters were farrowed contemporaneously at the Ft. Reno Experiment Station in the 1971 spring and fall farrowing seasons.

Rather distinct differences between the pure breeds were evident for most traits. In general, Durocs gained weight more rapidly than Hampshires and Yorkshires while Yorkshires were the most efficient pure breed. Hampshire barrows had less backfat, more loin eye area and more total …

G73-14 Grain Processing For Feedlot Cattle, Paul Q. Guyer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Several changes have occurred in the cattle feeding business which have focused attention on grain processing. The first of these was, the arrival of big feedlots provided an opportunity to use larger and more sophisticated processing equipment at reasonable cost per ton of feed produced. Also, the need to minimize feed separation and digestive disturbances encouraged the use of more sophisticated methods of processing.

A second development that is now focusing attention on grain processing is the rapidly increasing costs of equipment, fuel and labor involved in grain processing. In recent years, these have been increasing more rapidly than the …

Ec73-902 Cheese In Your Diet, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 73-902 is about cheese in your diet.

Ec73-1418 Feeding Replacement Pullets & Laying Hens, T. W. Sullivan, Earl W. Gleaves

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 73-1418 is about feeding replacement pullets and laying hens.

Gain, Feed Conversion And Carcass Traits Of Swine Fed Under Two Nutritional Regimes, P. J. Cunningham, T. E. Socha, E. R. Peo, Jr., R. W. Mandingo

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Data involving 505 Gene Pool boars, barrows and gilts and 126 Hampshire boars and gilts fed two nutritional diets were presented. One diet consisted of high lysine corn, minerals and vitamins (10% protein) while the other diet was a 14% protein corn-soy diet.

Reproductive Efficiency And Viability In Two Bos Indicus And Two Bos Taurus Breeds In The Tropics Of India And Colombia, L. (Lemka) Hamed, R. E. Mcdowell, L. Dale Van Vleck, H. Guha, J. J. Salazar

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Records from two herds in India and two in Columbia representing respectively two breeds of Bos indicus (Hariana and Deshi) and two Bos taurus breeds—Blanco Orejinegro (BON) and Costeño Con Cuernos (CCC) were evaluated for breeding efficiency and viability. Average age at first calving was 52.1, 46.3, 39.5 and 40.7 months for Hariana, Deshi, CCC and BON. Season of birth did not influence age at calving. Ranking for calving interval was similar, average 479, 418, 396 and 382 days with season effects significant (P<.05) for only Deshi. BON and CCC had fewer days open but much shorter lactation periods, average 73 and 157, thus days carried calf in lactation were similar for all breeds. Percent of time dry per calving interval was high for all breeds, 44.2, 36.7, 64.1 and 81.0 for Hariana, Deshi, BON and CCC. Average annual mortality of females by 12 months of age was 23.6% for Hariana, 17.0% Deshi and 27.0% BON. In the same herds 46.4%, 51.1% and 49.0% of females born alive lived to first calving and annual losses among cows were 18.0%, 17.0%, and 21.0%; therefore, affording little opportunity for selection among females. Temperament, as determined by response to the milking process with and without the calf present, showed all the breeds were similar in this respect. Environmental effects were most important for all traits but genetic differences were indicated for age at first calving and milk yield. On a theoretical basis little gain could be expected in net dairy merit from crosses between the Columbian and Indian breeds.

America's Systematics Collections: A National Plan, Howard S. Irwin, Willard W. Payne, David M. Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Belmont Writing Committee

University of Nebraska State Museum: Programs Information

"America's Systematics Collections: A National Plan'' is a report to the nation's systematics collections community, and includes a National Plan for the recognition and development of systematics coilections as an important national resource in the United States. The report states the goals of the systematics collections commnnity, and documents the importance of systematics coliections to science, society and education. The problems of the systematics collections community are identified and discussed. Recommendations are presented that, if implemented, could permit the systematics coiiections community to achieve its goals; the recommendations are reiterated within a framework of prioritiei. Eitimated new Support required by …

Collard Insect Control, E. A. Heinrichs, E. E. Burgess, Charles A. Mullins

Department of Entomology: Faculty Publications

Collards, Brassica oleracea var. viridis, because of their nutritional value, are important vegetables in the diets of many Tennesseans. According to a survey conducted by R. D. Freeland of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Tennessee produced 1,544 acres of fresh and 4,405 acres of processor collards in 1971. Most were grown on the Cumberland Plateau and in West Tennessee. Many insects attack collard foliage. Flea beetle feeding causes "shot holes" in the leaf. Various caterpillars such as the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner) , and the imported cabbageworm, Pieris rapae (L.), are capable of severe defoliation (Figure …

Physical Fitness Status In An Urban Police Force, Kenneth D. Rose, Robert J. Robertson, Ford M. Royer

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Cardiovascular fitness levels were determined for eight urban police officers by maximal treadmill stress testing and pulmonary evaluation. Average age, height, and weight characteristics were 33.1 years, 182.9 cm and 101.6 kg respectively. Measurements of heart rate and blood pressure were obtained for the pre-exercise, exercise, and post-exercise periods. Lactic acid levels were determined at pre-exercise and again at post-exercise. Maximal aerobic power and pulmonary volumes and mechanics were also determined. Average maximal aerobic power and terminal heart rate for the treadmill test were 28.51 ml/kg/min and 186.5 BPM respectively. Four of the police officers were found to be in …

Palmityl Coenzyme A Inhibition Of Fatty Acid Synthesis, Herman Knoche, Theodore W. Esders, Kirston Koths, Konrad Bloch

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

The effects of acyl-CoA derivatives (C₈ to C₂₀) on the activity

of the fatty acid synthetases from yeast and Corynebacterium

diphtheriae have been examined. Both enzyme

systems are inhibited by the longer chain acyl thioesters

(C₁₆ to C₂₀) and protected against this inhibition by bovine

serum albumin (BSA). Identical relief from acyl-CoA inhibition

is provided by the 6-0-methylglucose-containing

lipopolysaccharide (MGLP), from Mycobacterium phlei. It

is shown that MGLP forms a stable complex with palmitylCoA.

This interaction accounts for the BSA-like effects of

the polysaccharide. BSA and MGLP have two further effects

on the fatty …

Agricultural Experiment Station News December 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
ARS ORGANIZATION
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – NOVEMBER 1972
ABSTRACTS
BULLETINS PRINTED

Agricultural Experiment Station News October 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR'S DESK
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - September 1972
BULLETINS PRINTED
ABSTRACTS

Water Resources News, Volume 4, No. 8, October 1972

Water Current Newsletter

Updated Version of Proposed Regulations Now Available
EPA Issues New Application Form for Submission of Grant Proposals
Reclamation and Reuse of Solids and Wastes
Fall Meeting of Nebraska Section of AWRA
Technology Transfer Conference
OWRR Director Resigns
Requested Delay in Big Blue Plan
Missouri River Waterfront
Missouri River Basin Commission Notes
Missouri River Money Hurdle
Fish Tale
Water Pollution Veto Overturned
OWRR Priorities for Fiscal 1974

Winter Wheat Cultivar Performance In An International Array Of Environments, J. E. Stroike, V. A. Johnson

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The International Winter Wheat Performance Nursery organized in 1968 by the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station in cooperation with the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under a contract with the Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, has presented a unique opportunity to measure the performance and stability of 28 winter wheat cultivars over an international array of environments. Computations of three parameters for yield, selected agronomic traits, and grain protein and lysine were made from nursery data recorded in 1969 and 1970.

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTORS OFFICE
NEW ACCOUNT NUMBERING SYSTEM
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – August 1972
ABSTRACTS

Agricultural Experiment Station News August 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
ALOHA
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - July 1972
ABSTRACTS

Agricultural Experiment Station News July 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF UN FIELD LABORATORY
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – June 1972
BULLETINS PRINTED
ABSTRACTS

86th Annual Report Of The Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Contents:
Forward
Administration and Staff
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Projects
Experiment Station Publications
Publications of the Staff
Report of Income and Expenditures

Agricultural Experiment Station News May 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS – April 1972
BULLETINS PRINTED
ABSTRACTS

Date Of Planting Studies Of Winter Wheat And Winter Barley In Relation To Root And Crown Rot Grain Yields And Quality, C. R. Fenster, M. G. Boosalis, J. L. Weihing

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study was undertaken to determine the nature of root and crown rot of wheat and to ascertain the proper time to plant winter wheat so as to conserve moisture, minimize root and crown rot and thereby maximize yield. Studies conducted for 15 years at several locations in western Nebraska reveal that planting date is a significant factor for higher yields, particularly in certain years.

Agricultural Experiment Station News April 1972

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
RURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
REWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
PERSONNEL ACTIONS
GENERAL NOTES
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION PUBLICATIONS - March 1972
ABSTRACTS

Residential Environment Studies Relevant For Research Programs. An Annotated Bibliography. Economic, Aesthetic And Environmental Aspects Of Family Housing, Florence S. Walker

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

At the time NCR-54 Committee was activated in 1966, the membership was charged with recommending new directions for housing research by home economists and others associated with Agricultural Experiment Stations. Basic to this charge, the committee determined to compile a list of housing research publications which had had an impact on the teaching and research responsibilities as perceived by the committee members. The compilation took the form of abstracts of research on selected aspects of housing: i.e., design and aesthetic, physical-physiological and socioeconomic, as well as influential general studies.

Ec72-1225 Growing Table Beets, R. E. Neild

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 72-1225 shows how to grow table beets.

Ec72-945 Planning Meals, Ethel Diedrichsen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension circular 72-945 gives suggestions for planning meals.

Ec72-195 Producing Alfalfa In Nebraska, W. R. Kehr, W. J. Moline

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 72-195: Producing Alfalfa in Nebraska

Ec72-218 1972 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 72-218 contains the 1972 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report.