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Ec98-786-S Managing Irrigation And Nitrogen To Protect Water Quality Jan 1998

Ec98-786-S Managing Irrigation And Nitrogen To Protect Water Quality

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Extension Circular 98-786-S: Managing Irrigation and Nitrogen to Protect Water Quality; the nitrate contamination concern, soil characteristics that influence nitrogen and water management, what happens to nitrogen once it is applied to the soil, how to determine the optimum rate of nitrogen fertilizer, giving credit for non-fertilizer nitrogen sources, how to properly apply nitrogen fertilizer, understanding crop water use, irrigation managements for profitable crop production and water quality protection, understanding furrow irrigation management, and irrigation water management for sprinkler irrigation.

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Ec98-454 Nutrition For The Older Adult, Wanda Koszewski, Carol Ray, Amy Sutton, Lisa Beretta Jan 1998

Ec98-454 Nutrition For The Older Adult, Wanda Koszewski, Carol Ray, Amy Sutton, Lisa Beretta

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Nutrition is important for everyone at any age and is one of the keys to healthy living. We are all overwhelmed with new information about nutrition each day. This publication focuses on nutrition topics specifically related to the elderly.

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Pen Space Allocations And Pelleting Of Swine Diets, Mike Brumm Jan 1998

Pen Space Allocations And Pelleting Of Swine Diets, Mike Brumm

Nebraska Swine Reports

An experiment was conducted to determine whether an interaction exists between pen space allocation (14 versus 19 pigs per pen in 8 x 14 ft pens) and physical form of the diet (meal versus pellet) in a fully slatted facility. There were no interactions between diet form and pen space allocation for daily gain, feed intake or feed conversion efficiency. Pigs fed pelleted diets had a 2.3 percent improvement in daily gain and a 7.9 percent improvement in feed efficiency. Although pigs housed 14-per-pen grew faster than those housed 19-per-pen with no difference in feed conversion efficiency, pigs in the …

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Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers, B. A. Weichenthal, Ivan G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt Jan 1998

Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers, B. A. Weichenthal, Ivan G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Light-test weight corn (59.2 to 61.5 kg/hL; 46 to 48 lb/bu) was compared to normal corn (72 kg/hL; 56 lb/bu) in growing and finishing diets for largeframe crossbred steer calves in 2 consecutive yr. The source of the calves was the same each year as was the diet composition. Growing diet dry matter included 32.9% corn silage, 22.3% alfalfa haylage, 37% dry rolled corn, and 7.8% protein supplement. Finishing diet dry matter included 9.2% corn silage, 86.2% dry rolled corn, and 4.6% protein supplement. Rumensin was included in both diets and steers were implanted with Synovex Sâ at the start …

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Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers1, B. A. Weichenthal, I. G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt Jan 1998

Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers1, B. A. Weichenthal, I. G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Light-test weight corn (59.2 to 61.5 kg/hL; 46 to 48 lb/bu) was compared to normal corn (72 kg/hL; 56 lb/bu) in growing and finishing diets for largeframe crossbred steer calves in 2 consecutive yr. The source of the calves was the same each year as was the diet composition. Growing diet dry matter included 32.9% corn silage, 22.3% alfalfa haylage, 37% dry rolled corn, and 7.8% protein supplement. Finishing diet dry matter included 9.2% corn silage, 86.2% dry rolled corn, and 4.6% protein supplement. Rumensin was included in both diets and steers were implanted with Synovex Sâ at the start …

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Nebline, January 1998 Jan 1998

Nebline, January 1998

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Cooperative Extension takes advantage of geographic technology
Wood for your fireplace
Humidity in the home affects plants, too
Using garden catalogs
Houseplant maintenance
An evergreen for all seasons
Honey bees are dying by the millions!
Congratulations!
Boxelder bugs and the cluster fly
Pesticides and child safety
Extension meetings Scheduled
Crop management winter workshops
City purchases manure spreaders
for use in biosolids program
Feeding high quality hay after calving
Prepare calves for feedlots
Acreage development in Lancaster County
Learning about chemicals
Acreage owners workshop
Indulging without bulging
Focus on Food
A safe kitchen
Healthy Eating: Rib Eye Roast (Prime Rib)
Fast, …

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Porcupine Damage And Repellent Research In The Interior Pacific Northwest, Gary W. Witmer, Michael J. Pipas Jan 1998

Porcupine Damage And Repellent Research In The Interior Pacific Northwest, Gary W. Witmer, Michael J. Pipas

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum) rely on trees and shrubs for winter food and can cause serious, localized damage to conifers. Twenty-two percent of ponderosa trees (Pinus ponderosa) examined in southeastern Washington were damaged by porcupines. Most damage involved complete girdling of the mid- to upper boles of the larger trees (12 to 30 cm dbh) in the stand. Preliminary repellent trials with captive porcupines suggested that several materials might reduce tree damage, especially predator-associated odors. Field trials are needed to assess efficacy and duration of protection under ambient winter conditions.

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Rat Management For Endangered Species Protection In The U.S. Virgin Islands, Gary W. Witmer, Earl W. Campbell Iii, Frank Boyd Jan 1998

Rat Management For Endangered Species Protection In The U.S. Virgin Islands, Gary W. Witmer, Earl W. Campbell Iii, Frank Boyd

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Introduced roof rats (Rartus rattus) pose a substantial threat to the fauna and flora of many tropical islands. In the Caribbean, there is concern about rat impacts to several endangered species, including the Atlantic hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the least tern (Sterna antillarum). The authors surveyed the rat population on Buck Island, Buck Island Reef National Monument, U .S. Virgin Islands in February 1998. Based on three nights of trapping, rats were of low to moderate abundance during the sampling period when compared to results from other Caribbean islands. The impact of …

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Tracing The History Of Blackbird Research Through An Industry's Looking Glass: The Sunflower Magazine, George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan Jan 1998

Tracing The History Of Blackbird Research Through An Industry's Looking Glass: The Sunflower Magazine, George M. Linz, H. Jeffrey Homan

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

The Sunflower magazine, the voice of the National Sunflower Organization, featured articles in January 1978 and December 1996 that began with these words, "If Old King Cole was a merry old soul, it was probably because he had only four and twenty blackbirds to contend with, and they were all out of commission!" This quotation captures the sentiments of sunflower growers, who have identified blackbirds as a major production problem since the 1960s. The National (formerly Denver) Wildlife Research Center, a unit within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, is charged with both …

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The Impact Of Timber Management On The Phytochemicals Associated With Black Bear Damage, Dale L. Nolte, Bruce A. Kimball, Georg J. Ziegltrum Jan 1998

The Impact Of Timber Management On The Phytochemicals Associated With Black Bear Damage, Dale L. Nolte, Bruce A. Kimball, Georg J. Ziegltrum

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

Black bears forage on Douglas-fir vascular tissue in the spring, and this behavior can be severely detrimental to the health and economic value of a timber stand. Foraging is selective in that not all stands are damaged and, within a stand, one tree may be stripped while its neighbor is ignored or minimally sampled. A series of studies was conducted to assess whether bear selectivity is affected by chemical constituents within vascular tissue, and whether these constituents are affected by silvicultural practices. The results are interpreted to identify forest practices that may alleviate damage, or at least predict where damage …

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Effects Of Taste Stimuli (Quinine And Sucrose) In Pelleted Granulated, And Wax Block Baits On Feeding Preferences Of Northern Pocket Gophers (Thomomys Talpoides), Stephen A. Schumake, Geraldine R. Mccann Jan 1998

Effects Of Taste Stimuli (Quinine And Sucrose) In Pelleted Granulated, And Wax Block Baits On Feeding Preferences Of Northern Pocket Gophers (Thomomys Talpoides), Stephen A. Schumake, Geraldine R. Mccann

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

A two-choice, taste preference study was conducted using 18 northern pocket gophers to evaluate pelleted sorghum, granulated sorghum, and wax block baits containing either 0.01 to 0.05 % quinine or 0.10 to 5.0 % sucrose. Bait consumption was significantly higher across treatments (P≤.001) for granulated sorghum, followed by pelleted sorghum, and wax blocks. Gophers also showed a high frequency of moving the granulated bait in their cheek pouches to be deposited at alternate locations within their cages. Although increasing sucrose concentration did not produce significantly (P ≥.10) enhanced consumption for any of the baits, a trend toward increasing preference with …

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Last Clear Chance For An Enduring Maritime Policy, 1998, Clinton H. Whitehurst Jr. Jan 1998

Last Clear Chance For An Enduring Maritime Policy, 1998, Clinton H. Whitehurst Jr.

Publications

No abstract provided.

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Clemson Graduate School Catalog, 1998-1999, Clemson University Jan 1998

Clemson Graduate School Catalog, 1998-1999, Clemson University

Clemson Graduate Announcements

No abstract provided.

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Dignity And Autonomy After Washington V. Glucksberg: An Essay About Abortion, Death, And Crime, Lois Shepherd Jan 1998

Dignity And Autonomy After Washington V. Glucksberg: An Essay About Abortion, Death, And Crime, Lois Shepherd

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

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The Components Of Feeeding Behavior In The Rotifer Asplanchna Herricki: Attack, Capture, Consumption, Selectivity, And Trophi Morphology, Tony Baumert Jan 1998

The Components Of Feeeding Behavior In The Rotifer Asplanchna Herricki: Attack, Capture, Consumption, Selectivity, And Trophi Morphology, Tony Baumert

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

The rotifer Asplanchna herricki (A. herricki) is an integral predatory species impacting rotifer and algae populations of fresh water lake habitats. In order to determine the feeding behavior and mechanism of A. herricki, stomach content analysis was performed and predator/prey interactions were observed. A. herricki encountered prey randomly, only attacking after physical contact of the prey with the corona. It was found that A. herricki prefers small rotifer prey as opposed to algae. Algae such as Volvox and Pediastrum appeared to deter ingestion due to size or shape. Rotifers such as Keratella cochlearis, Brachionus patulus, …

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The Correlation Between The Dietary Intake Of The Fat-Soluble, Antioxidant Vitamins Alphatocopherol And Retinol And Their Fasting Plasma Concentrations In Postmenopausal Women, Michelle C. Ethun Jan 1998

The Correlation Between The Dietary Intake Of The Fat-Soluble, Antioxidant Vitamins Alphatocopherol And Retinol And Their Fasting Plasma Concentrations In Postmenopausal Women, Michelle C. Ethun

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in older women with 500,000 dying annually. Postmenopausal women have a different relative risk for CHD due to the loss of ovarian function and cessation of menses. Recent epidemiological studies indicate that 1) an increase in -tocopherol is associated with a decreased susceptibility of LDL to oxidative modification. This study examined the dietary intake of -tocopherol and retinol in a group of 32 postmenopausal women, and the correlation between dietary intake and plasma concentrations of these two vitamins. The 3-day diet records indicate that 66% of our population receives the …

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Mississippi State University - Student Enrollment Profile - Fall 1998, Office Of Planning, Evaluation & Institutional Effectiveness, Mississippi State University Jan 1998

Mississippi State University - Student Enrollment Profile - Fall 1998, Office Of Planning, Evaluation & Institutional Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Enrollment Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Effects Of Extruded Corn Or Grain Sorghum On Intake, Digestibility, Weight Gain, And Carcasses Of Finishing Steers, R. J. Gaebe, D. W. Sanson, Ivan G. Rush, M. L. Riley, D. L. Hixon, S. I. Paisley Jan 1998

Effects Of Extruded Corn Or Grain Sorghum On Intake, Digestibility, Weight Gain, And Carcasses Of Finishing Steers, R. J. Gaebe, D. W. Sanson, Ivan G. Rush, M. L. Riley, D. L. Hixon, S. I. Paisley

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

We conducted two trials to evaluate the effects of extruding vs dry-rolling either corn or grain sorghum on intake, digestibility, and performance of finishing steers. In Trial 1, 92 crossbred steers (average BW 413 kg) were used in a 2 x 2 factorial design. Diets contained either dry-rolled corn (RC), extruded corn (EC), dry-rolled grain sorghum (RGS), or extruded grain sorghum (EGS). Diets were fed for 110 d and contained 78.6% of the respective grain, 9% alfalfa pellets, 8.2% molasses, and 4.2% protein-mineral supplement. Daily gain was highest (P < .049) for steers fed RC, and the ADG of steers fed RGS was higher than that of steers fed extruded diets; there was no difference in ADG between steers fed EC and those fed EGS. Steers fed dry-rolled diets consumed more DM (P = .001) than steers fed extruded diets. Feed efficiency …

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Animal Science Centennial Celebration 1898-1998 Jan 1998

Animal Science Centennial Celebration 1898-1998

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Contents:

The Department Historically
Teaching Programs
Research Programs
Extension Programs
Global Programs
Animal Science Centennial Committees

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Nf98-360 Cooking With Bison Meat, Berdine Maginnis, Linda S. Boeckner Jan 1998

Nf98-360 Cooking With Bison Meat, Berdine Maginnis, Linda S. Boeckner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact provides information about bison as an alternate meat source.

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G98-1373 Escherichica Coli Testing For Process Control Verification — Pork Carcass Sampling, Mindy Brashears, Dianne Peters Jan 1998

G98-1373 Escherichica Coli Testing For Process Control Verification — Pork Carcass Sampling, Mindy Brashears, Dianne Peters

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

In July 1996, the USDA published the Final Rule on Pathogen Reduction for meat and poultry processing facilities. Its goal is to reduce the occurrence of food-borne pathogens in meat and poultry products. The rule requires carcass sampling for "generic" E. coli in meat and poultry slaughter operations. The USDA has developed guidelines for acceptable, marginal and unacceptable amounts of E. coli to be used by the processor to determine if their process is controlling microbial hazards. If E. coli testing indicates that the process is not in control of the microbial hazards, then the processors may have to make …

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Alumni News And Notes Jan 1998

Alumni News And Notes

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

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1997-1998 Scientific Report, The Jackson Laboratory Jan 1998

1997-1998 Scientific Report, The Jackson Laboratory

Scientific Reports

No abstract provided.

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Fall 1998, Nsu Oceanographic Center Jan 1998

Fall 1998, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

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Consequences Of Differing Wool Growth Rates On Staple Strength Of Merino Wethers With Divergent Staple Strengths, A. C. Schlink, G. Mata, R. M. Lewis Jan 1998

Consequences Of Differing Wool Growth Rates On Staple Strength Of Merino Wethers With Divergent Staple Strengths, A. C. Schlink, G. Mata, R. M. Lewis

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of dietary protein intake after a period of weight loss on the wool components of staple strength for sheep with a history of low or high staple strength (18.0 vs 34 Nlktex). After being fed to lose 15% of their liveweight over 10 weeks, sheep within each staple strength group were assigned in equal numbers to either a low or high protein diet designed to re-gain initialliveweight in 8 weeks. Liveweight, feed intakes and the growth, fibre diameter and fibre length characteristics of wool were measured at regular intervals. After the weight …

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A Model, Secondary-Level, Curriculum For A Teaching Academy Program For High School Juniors And Seniors, Michelle M. Bryant Jan 1998

A Model, Secondary-Level, Curriculum For A Teaching Academy Program For High School Juniors And Seniors, Michelle M. Bryant

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop and design a model, secondary-level curriculum for a Teaching Academy program. To accomplish this purpose, a review of current literature related to Teaching Academies was conducted. Related information from selected schools, school districts, and private organizations was obtained and analyzed. Additionally the investigator, Michelle M. Bryant, attended training sessions and conferences hosted by the Teachers Recruiting Future Teachers.

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A Model Developmental Child-Sensitive Curriculum For Japanese Preschool Aged Children, Patricia J. Gee Jan 1998

A Model Developmental Child-Sensitive Curriculum For Japanese Preschool Aged Children, Patricia J. Gee

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study was to design and develop a model preschool/kindergarten curriculum program that merges the best practices of representative American and Japanese programs. To accomplish this purpose, a review of current literature related to early child development was conducted, as well as a review of research supporting developmentally appropriate, early childhood curriculum programs. Additionally, information and materials from selected model American early childhood centers was contrasted with a representative preschool program sample from Japan.

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Transition From Preschool To Kindergarten: A Description Of Area Preschools For West Valley Kindergarten Teachers, Susan Graham Jan 1998

Transition From Preschool To Kindergarten: A Description Of Area Preschools For West Valley Kindergarten Teachers, Susan Graham

All Graduate Projects

Old and new definitions are given for readiness. Concerns about kindergarten readiness testing and current practices for those children identified unready for school are addressed. New strategies for success in the early years of education are discussed with a particular emphasis on easing the student transition between preschool and kindergarten through awareness of local area preschool programs.

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Fluctuating Silicate : Nitrate Ratios And Coastal Plankton Food Webs, N Qureshi, N N. Rabalais, Q Dortch, R. Eugene Turner, R F. Shaw, J Cope Jan 1998

Fluctuating Silicate : Nitrate Ratios And Coastal Plankton Food Webs, N Qureshi, N N. Rabalais, Q Dortch, R. Eugene Turner, R F. Shaw, J Cope

Faculty Publications

Marine diatoms require dissolved silicate to form an external shell. and their growth becomes Si-limited when the atomic ratio of silicate to dissolved inorganic nitrogen (SI:DIN) approaches 1:1, also known as the Redfield ratio. Fundamental changes in the diatom-to-zooplankton-to-higher trophic level food web should occur when this ratio falls below 1:1. and the proportion of diatoms in the phytoplankton community is reduced. We quantitatively substantiate these predictions by using a variety of data from the Mississippi River continental shelf, a system in which the SI:DIN loading ratio has declined from around 3:1 to 1:1 during this century because of land-use …

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Body Condition And The Adrenal Stress Response In Captive American Kestrel Juveniles, Julie A. Heath, Alfred M. Dufty Jr. Jan 1998

Body Condition And The Adrenal Stress Response In Captive American Kestrel Juveniles, Julie A. Heath, Alfred M. Dufty Jr.

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

We examined the adrenal response to handling stress of birds in different body conditions. In order to affect the birds’ body condition, young (73-d old) female American kestrels (Falco sparverius) were maintained for 6 wk on one of three diets: a control diet (fed ad lib.) and two calorically restricted diets. To invoke a stress response, we removed birds from their cages and took repeated blood samples over the course of an hour. All birds responded to handling stress with an increase in plasma corticosterone, but control birds (in good body condition) showed a more rapid increase to …

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