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Agricultural Experiment Station News November 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
CAPITALIZING ON COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
PARTIAL RETIREMENTS
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
INDIRECT COST RATES
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
FEDERAL RESEARCH BUDGET APPROVED
SCHAEFER JOINS IANR
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
RESEARCH FUNDING ASSISTANCE
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES FOR 1983-84
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED OCTOBER 1984

Agricultural Experiment Station News October 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AWARDS
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET REQUEST
IANR FACULTY SALARIES
HOME ECONOMICS REVIEW
IANR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION REQUEST
DISTRICT STATIONS BECOME CENTERS
RESEARCH SPONSOR NEGOTIATIONS
REPORTING RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FEDERAL BUDGET UPDATE
FIELD LAB SECURITY
FIELD LABORATORY NAME CHANGE?
PROGRESS ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT
COMMODITY CHECK-OFF BOARD PROPOSALS
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
NEW FACULTY ON BOARD
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 1984
USDA FY '85 COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS
NSF FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CANCER AND SMOKING DISEASE RESEARCH

Commingling Of Norway And Roof Rats With Native Rodents, Rex O. Baker

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

The ecology of plague relies on the intermixing (commingling) of animal hosts and their ectoparasites. There has been a noticeable increase in commingling of rats and ground squirrels in Southern California in recent years. This paper discusses this phenomenon in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, where it occurs, how it results from man's activities, and the ecology of varying locations. The role of fleas as vectors of plague and the intermixing of fleas between hosts are discussed. Action to reduce the incidence of commingling and the threat of plague to the urban society is addressed.

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FACULTY SALARY COMPARISON
RESEARCH EQUIPMENT ALLOCATION
FIELD LABORATORY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
PUBLICATION REVIEW PROCESS
ENTOMOLOGY SEARCH COMMITTEE
NEW RESEARCH FACULTY ON BOARD
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
ADDITIONAL SOYBEAN BOARD PROJECTS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BROCHURE
UNL RESEARCH COUNCIL
FACULTY RETIREMENTS
FACULTY RESIGNATIONS
FORESTRY FIELD DAYS - HORNING FARM
COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REVIEWS
SPLINTER RECEPTION AND SEMINAR
CHANGE IN FRINGE BENEFIT RATE FOR FIGURING GRANT PROPOSALS
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED AUGUST, 1984
GILLEY'S FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVE

Wpa News 6 (1984), World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Newsletters

WPA News (September 1984), number 6

Published by the World Pheasant Association

Grass Tetany, Paul Q. Guyer, Alex Hogg, Gene White

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Grass tetany is a nutritional or metabolic disorder in cattle characterized by low blood magnesium, yet it is not just a simple magnesium deficiency. It is also called grass staggers, wheat pasture poisoning and hypomagnesemia. It primarily affects older cows nursing calves under 8 weeks of age, but may also occur in young or dry cows and growing calves. It happens most frequently when cattle are grazing lush, immature grass, but occasionally occurs when cattle are fed dry forages (winter tetany).

A Famulus Index To Georgia State College Of Agriculture Bulletins And Circulars, Robert L. Bolin

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

This is an index to the: Bulletins and Circulars issued by the Georgia State College of Agriculture between 1912 and 1933. The issues indexed include academic catalogs and announcements, research reports, and extension publications. The index contains chronological listings and listings sorted by title and by sponsoring department . The FAMULUS Personal Information System computer program package, developed by the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, was used to prepare the index.

Fighting Hunger With Research, Judy F. Winn

INTSORMIL Impacts and Bulletins

The Sorghum/Millet Collaborative Research Program, INTSORMIL, combines the resources and research talent of host country research institutions, eight land grant universities, and the Agency for International Development. Its objective is to improve world-wide sorghum and millet production and utilization. This 5-year report shows that the international sorghum-millet research program is one in which researchers from the U.S. and host countries can effectively collaborate. The INTSORMIL External Evaluation Panel and other reviewers have and will continue to recommend program strengthening changes. Adjustments in research program content and scientist involvement will result as plans are made for future research.

Sorghum and millet …

Agricultural Experiment Station News July 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
FIELD LABORATORY TASK FORCE REPORT
LAWSUITS INVOLVING SCIENCE
NAME CHANGES FOR DISTRICT STATIONS
GRANT PROPOSAL OPPORTUNITIES
IANR AG EXPO
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
IANR WATER POLICY COMMITTEE
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION REQUEST PRIORITIES
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1985•86 OPERATING BUDGET REQUEST
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
IANR GRANTS
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED JUNE & JULY 1984
SOYBEAN BOARD SUPPORT
CORN BOARD SUPPORT
GRAIN SORGHUM SUPPORT
WHEAT BOARD SUPPORT
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
BIOTECHNOLOGY ENDORSEMENT
SALE OF FAWCETT FARM AUTHORIZED

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

Ca(Ii)-Calmodulin Regulation Of Fungal Dimorphism In Ceratocystis Ulmi, Ganapathy Muthukumar, Kenneth W. Nickerson

Papers in Microbiology

We have shown that Ca(II) ions, ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)- N,N-tetraacetic acid, LaCl₃, and six known calmodulin inhibitors shift the yeast-mycelium dimorphic potential of Ceratocystis ulmi. Our data are consistent with the conclusions that Ca(II)-calmodulin interaction is necessary for mycelial growth in C. ulmi and that the absence of this interaction leads to the yeast phase.

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

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

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

Clavibacter: A New Genus Containing Some Phytopathogenic Coryneform Bacteria, Including Clavibacter Xyli Subsp. Xyli Sp. Nov., Subsp. Nov. And Clavibacter Xyli Subsp. Cynodontis Subsp. Nov., Pathogens That Cause Ratoon Stunting Disease Of Sugarcane And Bermudagrass Stunting Disease, Michael J. Davis, A. Graves Gillaspie Jr, Anne K. Vidaver, Russell W. Harris

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

A total of 23 strains of coryneform bacteria that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease were examined. These included 17 sugarcane strains from Florida, Louisiana, South Africa, Brazil, and Japan and six Bermudagrass strains from Florida and Taiwan. The sugarcane and Bermudagrass strains contained 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, rhamnose, and fucose in their cell walls, suggesting a relationship to some other phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria and related organisms with similar cell wall compositions. The cellular protein patterns of the sugarcane and Bermudagrass strains after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis resembled the patterns of Corynebacterium michiganense subspecies more than the patterns of …

Cholecalciferol: A Unique Toxicant For Rodent Control, Edward F. Marshall

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 11th (1984)

Cholecalciferol is an acute (single-feeding) and/or chronic (multiple-feeding) rodenticide toxicant with unique activity for controlling commensal rodents including anticoagulant-resistant rats. Cholecalciferol differs from conventional acute rodenticides in that no bait shyness is associated with consumption and time to death is delayed, with first dead rodents appearing 3-4 days after treatment.

Agricultural Experiment Station News March 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
GRANT PROPOSAL DEADLINES
EMPLOYEE SALARY INCREASES
LEAVE REQUEST DEADLINE
SHATTERCANE CONFERENCE
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
SOIL-WATER-PLANT WORKSHOP
INCREASED EMPHASIS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY
NEBRASKA RESEARCH EMPHASIS
DNA SEQUENCING WORKSHOP
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS OF DISTRICT STATIONS
VISITING SCIENTIST
DID YOU KNOW THAT
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BUDGET
NEW RESEARCH STAFF
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
NEBRASKA'S AGRICULTURAL RANKINGS FOR 1983
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED
NEBRASKA'S AGRICULTURAL RANKINGS FOR 1983

Ard News February 1984

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT LEAVES
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BROCHURE
CHECK-OFF BOARD PROPOSALS
NEW MICROCOMPUTER SUPPORT STAFF
REALLOCATION UPDATE
CAMaC COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
AGRICULTURE 2001 RECOMMENDATIONS
NEW EMPLOYEE
IANR GRANTS
PROJECT REVIEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS
RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED
NEBRASKA AES RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS

4-H 143 Nebraska 4-H Presentations Program, W. Neal Baxter, C. Dean Johnson

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service 4-H 143: Presentations—Nebraska 4-H presentation Program; the level, the basics of beginning 4-H presentations, improving your 4-H presentation skills, 4-H presentations for a purpose, visual aids available, and sample demonstration for the first time demonstrator.

Ec84-210 Swine Diet Suggestions, W. T. Ahlschwede, M. C. Brumm, D. Murray Danielson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 84-210 contains swine diet suggestions.

Ec84-408 Grain As Food, Anna Mac Brenner, Harriet Kohn, Katherine Riddle

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 84-408: This circular talks about various cereal grains. Most of these grains are important to Nebraska’s economy.

G84-716 Management Of The Weanling Calf, Paul Q. Guyer, Donald B. Hudson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide outlines a program for preventing sickness and death losses in newly weaned calves, including stress prevention, vaccinations, nutrition, and treatment of sick calves.

Sickness and death loss following weaning robs both calf producers and cattle feeders of potential profits. The weanling calf has not acquired adequate immunity to the variety of diseases that plague the beef industry. At weaning and/or shipping, the calf is usually subjected to various stresses, in addition to being separated from its mother, that contribute to disease outbreaks. A program for minimizing weight loss, sickness, and death in newly weaned calves should include: 1) …

G84-718 Cannibalism: Cause And Prevention In Poultry, Earl W. Gleaves

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses reasons why cannibalism occurs in poultry, and provides management procedures for preventing it, including three methods of beak trimming.

Chickens, turkeys, pheasants and quail will literally pick each other to death at times. This problem can be very expensive for the producer and can make life for the flock very uncomfortable. Once cannibalism starts, it readily becomes a habit that must be stopped.

For our purposes, cannibalism includes feather pulling, toe pecking and head, wing, and tail picking. Prevention is much easier for man and bird than is treatment.

1984 Report Of Accomplishments, Loyd L. Young

Southeast Research and Extension Center: Reports and Administration

The year 1984 has been a difficult year for the residents of southeast Nebraska. I am very proud of the faculty of Southeast Research and Extension Center stationed in out Lincoln office on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska and the 23 county cooperative extension service offices in the Southeast Extension District, who have been sensitive to the needs of the people in planning their program in extension, research and forestry programs.

The University of Nebraska through the Cooperative Extension Service has played an important role in helping the residents of southeast Nebraska. It has been a year …

Ec84-219 1984 Nebraska Swine Report, Mark Crenshaw, Murray Danielson, Duane Reese, E.R. Peo Jr., Jim L. Nelssen, Austin J. Lewis, William Ahlschwede, R. K. Johnson, Roger W. Mandigo, C.T. Wang, R. D. Fritschen, S. Kay Rockwell, Marilyn Goding, William R. Lamberson, M. C. Brumm, Donald G. Levis, R. K. Christenson, Dwane R. Zimmerman, Colleen Kelly, Jack Kopf, Chris R. Calkins, C.B. Frye, Roger W. Mandigo, Raymond A. Valvano, Dale Hill, Larry Bitney

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This 1984 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.

4-H 141 Improving Your Presentation Skills, C. Dean Johnson

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service 4-H 141. This circular is about sharpening up presentations in the 4-H program. It goes over visual aids, font, illustration, color, and more.

Ec84-212 Swine Reproductive Management, Donald G. Levis, Dwane R. Zimmerman, Alex Hogg

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 84-212: Swine reproductive management in Nebraska.

Perceptions Of Northwest Vocational Agriculture Instructors Regarding Knowledge Of Microcomputers And Value Of Proposed Microcomputer Programs In Agriculture, James A. Church, Richard M. Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The primary purpose of this study (Church, 1982) was to identify microcomputer topics that might be of value as part of the instructional programs of secondary vocational agriculture in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The specific objectives were to:

1. Determine the knowledge possessed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors regarding microcomputer usage and capability.
2. Determine the need for inservice training in microcomputer usage for Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.
3. Determine which microcomputer systems were most readily available to Northwest vocational agriculture instructors.
4. Analyze the value placed by Northwest vocational agriculture instructors on selected microcomputer topics for use in the curriculum.

Effect Of Various Dietary Arginine: Lysine Ratios On Performance, Carcass Composition, And Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations Of Growing-Finishing Swine, L. C. Anderson, A. J. Lewis, E. R. Peo, Jr., J. D. Crenshaw

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Crossbred growing-finishing pigs (112 barrows, 48 gilts) were used to determine the effect of reducing excess dietary arginine, through feedstuff variation, on performance, carcass composition and plasma amino acid concentrations. Diets contained five, four, three or two times the NRC requirement for arginine. Lysine in all diets was formulated to be equal to NRC requirements, and all diets contained at least 100% of the NRC recommendations for all other essential amino acids.