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Stem Development, Seeding Rate, And Establishment Of Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus Corniculatus) For Organic, Grazing-Based Dairies, Sara Hunt

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Birdsfoot trefoil (BFT, Lotus corniculatus L.) is a non-bloating, productive forage legume well suited to grazing-based ruminant production. This thesis presents three studies conducted in the Mountain West applicable to organic management and cultivation of BFT. The first is an analysis of lignification in BFT stems that supports recommendations to harvest BFT at approximately 6 weeks of regrowth, or early bloom. Lignification decreases digestibility and is correlated with high shear force required for grazing animals to break BFT stems. The process of stem lignification was observed by harvesting increasingly mature stems; cutting thin sections of the sixth stem internode, which …

Plant And Animal Performance In Tall Fescue And Tall Fescue/Legume Pastures, Troy J. Bingham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Tall fescue is the one of most common grasses in irrigated pastures throughout the Intermountain West. Two limitations of tall fescue are a decrease in productivity during hot summer months and the need for supplemental nitrogen (N). The objective of this research was to compare tall fescue-alfalfa (TF+ALF), tall fescue-birdsfoot trefoil (TF+BFT), tall fescue-nitrogen fertilizer (TF+N), and tall fescue without nitrogen fertilizer (TF-N) on forage yield, nutritional quality, and livestock performance. Research plots were established at the Utah State University Pasture Research Facility in Lewiston, UT in 2010 and grazed in 2012 and 2013. Treatments were arranged in a randomized …

Occurrence And Removal Of Ultra-Low Level Hexavalent Chromium In Drinking Water, Christel Olsen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This project provides insight for drinking water utilities to better understand chromium behavior in their own waters. Seven full-scale treatment plants developed a snapshot profile of chromium behavior and treatability. If ultra-low level Cr6 is to be controlled, the key treatment processes in need of further investigation are lime softening, oxidation by chlorine, chloramines, or permanganate, and reduction-coupled coagulation using ferrous iron.

Chlorine was shown to oxidize ultra-low levels of Cr3 to Cr6 in less than seven hours. The distribution system investigations showed the concentration of Cr6 could change between the point of entry and the tap. It is therefore …

Nutritional Value And Toxins In Various Noxious Weeds, Beth Burritt, Rae Ann Hart

All Current Publications

Teaching animals to eat noxious weeds may be a solution to reducing noxious weeds. Grazing animals often avoid eating weeds due to novelty even though weeds are often as nutritious as many of our planted pasture and rangelands species. This fact sheet provides livestock producers with the nutritive values of many common weeds. These values were summarized from a variety of peer-reviewed journal articles.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, April 3, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Prefix Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• USU-Eastern Non-Credit Courses for Northstar to Banner Conversion

Department of Art and Design

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Delete Course

Department of Psychology

• New Course

Department of Biological Engineering

• New Course
• Title Change
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

• Prerequisite Change
• Title …

The Utah Statesman, April 3, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Herbivory Strains Resilience In Drought-Prone Aspen Landscapes Of The Western United States, Paul C. Rogers

Aspen Bibliography

Aims: Aspen forests around the northern hemisphere provide rich biodiversity compared to surrounding vegetation types. In both North America and Europe, however, aspen are threatened by a variety of human impacts: clear-felling, land development, water diversions, fire suppression, and both wild and domestic ungulate herbivory. We conducted a landscape assessment of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) for the purpose of identifying key components of resilience. Specifically, we strove to test novel measures linking plant-animal interactions, compare crucial functional differences in aspen types, and make appropriate restorative recommendations based on the outcome of these assessments. Location: The Book Cliffs region of eastern …

Key Resources Of Ranch Management, Cody Butler, D. R. Zobell

All Current Publications

There are five essentials for successful ranch management. These essentials consist of: 1) A lifelong approach to management needs, both integrative and holistic. 2) Strive for continuous improvement of key resources. 3) Assemble and use good analysis and decision-making tools. 4) Wage war on cost. 5) Place an emphasis on marketing.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, March 28, 2014 - Discontinuation Of The Interdepartmental Program In Toxicology Ms & Phd Degrees, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

This request is to discontinue the Interdepartmental Program in Toxicology, which offers MS and PhD degrees from the Departments of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences (ADVS); Plants, Soils, and Climate (PSC); Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE); Biology (BIOL); and Chemistry & Biochemistry (CHEM).

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Engineering, March 28, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

This request is to discontinue the Interdepartmental Program inToxicology, which offers MS and PhD degrees from the Departments of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences (ADVS); Plants, Soils, and Climate (PSC); Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE); Biology (BIOL); and Chemistry & Biochemistry (CHEM).

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Science, March 28, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

This request is to discontinue the Interdepartmental Program inToxicology, which offers MS and PhD degrees from the Departments of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences (ADVS); Plants, Soils, and Climate (PSC); Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE); Biology (BIOL); and Chemistry & Biochemistry (CHEM). Enrollments in the program have declined since 1990 and all but two students in the program in the last decade have been in the Department of ADVS.

The Utah Statesman, March 20, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, March 6, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, March 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Inactivate Course
• Delete Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course

Department of Accounting

• Course Number Change

Department of Economic and Finance

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Management Information Systems

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Grade Mode Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Inactivate Course
• Delete Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course

Department of Accounting

• Course Number Change

Department of Economic and Finance

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Management Information Systems

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Grade Mode Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department …

Teeth And Heavyset Kids: Intervention Similarities Between Childhood Obesity And Oral Health Interventions Within Native American Societies, Rodney C. Haring, Warren Skye Jr., Brenda L. Battleson, Maxine Brings-Him-Back-Janis, Nicolette Teufel-Shone

Journal of Indigenous Research

A systematic literature review was conducted focusing on childhood obesity and oral health interventions which may have relevance to Native American children, their families, and their communities. Childhood obesity and oral health have become a significant problem across Indian Country. Subsequently, a number of oral health and obesity interventions are emerging developed for ethnic minority populations including Native Americans. The objective of this review was to determine best practices of various obesity and oral health interventions used with Native youth. The review found a number of prevalence related studies showing both health conditions were concerns within Native American societies (n=94). …

The Utah Statesman, February 13, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, February 6, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, February 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Accounting

• Grade Mode Change

Department of Economic and Finance

• Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Credit Hour Change

Department of Electrical …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, February 6, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Accounting

• Grade Mode Change

Department of Economic and Finance

• Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Number Change, Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Credit Hour Change

Department …

Beef Cattle Nutrition, Minerals, Troy D. Cooper, Darrell Rothlisberger, Dale Zobell

All Current Publications

Beef cattle require a number of dietary mineral elements for regular bodily maintenance, growth and reproduction. Minerals that are essential in larger amounts are labeled as major or macro elements. Those needed in smaller amounts are called micro, minor or trace minerals. These terms, have no relationship to the metabolic significance of a mineral in the diet. A trace mineral can be as crucial to the health and performance of an animal as a major mineral.

Integrating Teff Into Livestock Operations, Allen Young, Earl Creech, Dale Zobell, Clark Israelsen, Jong-Su Eun

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes teff, a relatively new forage crop that is attracting interest. Teff can be harvested multiple times during a growing season, used as emergency forage, has potential for double cropping and grazing.

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, January 9, 2014, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

School of Veterinary Medicine

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

School of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

• New Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Art and Design

• Dual List Change

Department of Economic and Finance

• Title Change

Department of Management

• New Course
• Title Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change

Department of Management Information Systems

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course

College of Engineering

• University Studies Request

Department of Languages, Philosophy and …

Giving The Honey Bear A New Home, Brianna Rhoads

Biology Posters

No abstract provided.

Interactions Between Megaherbivores And Microherbivores: Elephant Browsing Reduces Host Plant Quality For Caterpillars, H. Hrabar, Johan T. Du Toit

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Direct effects of herbivory, and indirect effects through induced responses to herbivory, can both influence the susceptibility of plants to subsequent attacks by herbivores. There has, however, been very little research (if any) to investigate how the large-scale effects of browsing by megaherbivores (>1000 kg body mass) on woody plants might influence the subsequent use of those plants by phytophagous insects. We conducted a field study in Kruger National Park, South Africa, to investigate whether browsing by elephants (Loxodonta africana) on mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) had any influence on the subsequent selection of those trees by ovipositing mopane moths …

General Catalog 2013-2014 (Spring 2014), Utah State University

University Catalogs

This catalog contains information on the Academic Departments and Programs as well as Course Descriptions for the above school year at Utah State University. To avoid large file downloads, the Academic Departments and Programs information is located in this file. The Course Description information is located in the secondary file.

Variability In Salt Tolerance Of Sorghum Bicolor L., Youping Sun, Genhua Niu, Pedro Osuna, Lijuan Zhao, Girisha Ganjehunte, Gary Peterson, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Salt tolerance of ten sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) varieties (‘1790E’, ‘BTx642’, ‘Desert Maize’, ‘Macia’, ‘RTx430’, ‘Schrock’, ‘Shallu’, ‘Tx2783’, ‘Tx7078’, and ‘Wheatland’) was evaluated in two greenhouse experiments. In the first experiment, sorghum were sown in substrates moistened with either nutrient solution (no addition of salts, control) at electrical conductivity (EC) of 1.2 dS·m-1 or salt solution at EC 5, 10 or 17 dS·m-1. Seedling emergence percentage decreased in all varieties only at EC of 17 dS·m-1 compared to the control. Seedling emergence percentage of sorghum ‘Macia’ and ‘1790E’ irrigated with salt solution at EC of 17 dS·m-1 decreased by …

Importance Of Grass-Legume Choices On Cattle Grazing Behavior, Performance And Meat Characteristics, B. Maughan, F. D. Provenza, R. Tansawat, C. Maughan, S. Martini, R. Ward, A. Clemensen, X. Song, D. Cornforth, J. J. Villalba

Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation, and Ecosystem Management (BEHAVE)

No abstract provided.

Cultivate Fall/Winter 2014, Utah State University

Cultivate Magazine

No abstract provided.

Growth Of Bella Bluegrass Compared To A Standard Kbg Blend And Tall Fescue, Paul Johnson, Xin Dai, Roberrto Gurel

CWEL Publications

A goal of low-input turfgrass is to reduce mowing, thereby reducing labor, fuel, and equipment expenses. A way to meet this goal is to develop grasses that grow slower. 'Bella' Kentucky bluegrass was released by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a slow-growing variety of bluegrass. This experiment documents slightly to significantly slower growth of 'Bella' compared to a traditional Kentucky bluegrass sod blend and tall fescue grown in the Intermountain West region of North America. Consumers frequently seek grasses that need less mowing and fertilizer (Busey and Parker, 1992). Although turfgrasses recover from traffic by growing, many uses don't need …