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Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Winter 1999 - Volume 6(1)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward -- Scott Craven; Next Edition Deadlines; 1999 Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Officers:; Tws 6th Annual Conference Working Group Sponsored Sessions; Proceedings Of The 18th Vertebrate Pest Conference Held March 2-5, 1998 In Costa Mesa, Ca Are Now Available; Announcing The Availability Of A New Publication And Video On Managing Urban Canada Geese; Wildlife Damage Management Around The World - Part 3; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter:Spring 1999 - Volume 6(2)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward -- Scott Craven; 1999 Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Officers:; Contributors To This Issue; Wildlife Damage Management Around The World - Part 4; Wildlife Damage Management In Mexico; Next Edition Deadlines; Conditioned Food Avoidance For Predator Depredation Alert; Preliminary Program 6th Annual Conference * September 7-11, 1999; Tws 6th Annual Conference Working Group Sponsored Sessions; In Memory: William D. Fitzwater; Next Edition Deadlines; In Memoriam: Jack H. Berryman; A Wildlife Contraception Technical Review Committee; Call For Papers 19th Vertebrate Pest Conference; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Summer 1999 - Volume 6(3)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward -- Scott Craven; Draft Agenda TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group; TWS 6th Annual Conference Working Group Sponsored Sessions; Preliminary Program 6th Annual Conference * September 7-11, 1999; TWS Nashville 2000 7th Annual Conference Of The Wildlife Society Nashville, Tennessee •September 12-16, 2000; An Empirical Model For Predicting Suburban Deer Populations; Application For Membership / The Wildlife Society

Tws Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter: Fall 1999 – Volume 6(4)

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

Forward - Scott Craven; Minutes Of Tws’’ss Wildlife Damage Management Working Group 1999 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas; A New Name And Format!!!!!!; 1999 Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Officers; Prospective Student; Wildlife Damage Conferences:: When,, Where,, And Why?; Stupid Pest Tricks -- ((Or What Your Best Extension Call Was All About)); The Electronics!!!!; WDAMAGE lListserv URBAN IPM llistserve; HDWILD listserv; FERALCAT Listserv The Prevention And Control Of Wildlife Damage Manual; NWCOA News ;Raccoon Roundworm Brochure; Beyond 2000:: Realiitiies Of Global Wolf Restoration;19th Vertebrate Pest Conference; Application for Membership / The Wildlife Society

Predation Of Artificial Ground Nests On White-Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies, Bruce W. Baker, Thomas R. Stanley, James A. Sedgwick

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) colonies are unique to prairie and shrub-steppe landscapes. However, widespread eradication, habitat loss, and sylvatic plague (Yersinia pestis) have reduced their numbers by 98% since historical times. Birds associated with prairie dogs also are declining. Potential nest predators, such as coyotes (Canis latrans), swift foxes (Vulpes velox), and badgers (Taxidea taxus), may be attracted to colonies where a high concentration of prairie dogs serve as available prey. Increased abundance of small mammals, including prairie dogs, also may increase the risk of predation for birds nesting on colonies. …

Factors Related To The Recovery Of Subalpine Woodland On Mauna Kea, Hawaii, Steven C. Hess, Paul C. Banko, Gregory J. Brenner, James D. Jacobi

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

We measured mature tree and sapling density, tree associations, crown size, age structure, recovery from ungulate browsing, and grass cover at four study sites in two types of subalpine woodland on Mauna Kea volcano, island of Hawaii. Beginning in 1981, introduced ungulates were reduced in number to allow regeneration of Sophora chrysophylla (mamane) in habitat supporting the endangered Hawaiian finch, Loxioides bailleui (palila). We found Sophora regeneration at all four study sites, but regeneration was higher in mixed species woodland with codominant Myoporum sandwicense (naio) than in areas where Sophora dominated. Regeneration of Myoporum was uniformly very low in comparison. …

Monitoring Of Transmission Of Tuberculosis Between Wild Boars And Cattle: Genotypical Analysis Of Strains By Molecular Epidemiology Techniques, Andrea Serraino, Giulia Marchetti, Valeria Sanguinetti, Maria Cristina Rossi, Renato Giulio Zanoni, Lidia Catozzi, Alessandra Bandera, Walter Dini, Walter Mignone, Fabio Franzetti, Andrea Gori

Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Bibliography and Database

An epidemiological survey for the monitoring of bovine tuberculosis transmission was carried out in western Liguria, a region in northern Italy. Fifteen Mycobacterium bovis strains were isolated from 63 wild boar samples (62 from mandibular lymph nodes and 1 from a liver specimen). Sixteen mediastinal lymph nodes of 16 head of cattle were collected, and 15 Mycobacterium bovis strains were subsequently cultured. All M. bovisstrains isolated from cattle and wild boars were genotyped by spoligotyping and by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis with the IS6110 and IS1081 probes. All M. bovis strains showed the typical spoligotype characterized by …

Center For Grassland Studies Newsletter, Winter 1999, Volume 5, No. 1

Center for Grassland Studies: Newsletters

Contents:

Factors Affecting the Biodiversity of Lowland Grasslands Along the Platte River by Julie Savidge and Tammy VerCauteren, School of Natural Resources, UNL

Use of Exotic Plants in Sandhills Wet Meadows: An Ecological Viewpoint by Gerry Steinauer, Botanist, Nebraska Games and Parks Commission

Role of Grasses In an Integrated approach for Remediating TNT-Contaminated Soil by Neil Heckman, Department of Horticulture, UNL

New Editor of Great Plains Research Solicits Manuscripts by Svata Louda, School of Biological Sciences, UNL

Why We Do What We Do by Dick Gray, Agronomist, Nebraska Department of Roads

Bison Symposium Calls for Papers: "Bison: the Past, Present, …

Controversial Speakers On Campus: Liberties, Limitations, And Common-Sense Guidelines, Kenneth Lasson

St. Thomas Law Review

This article reviews the historical context of controversial speakers on campus, examines various liberties and limitations accorded them under the Constitution, and suggests clear and effective standards for dealing with contentious speech in an academic setting.

Zoning In Florida Under The Religious Freedom Restoration Acts: What City Officials Should Watch Out For In Defending Their Ordinances Against Freedom Of Religion Claims, Steven D. Ginsburg, Natalie J. Carlos

St. Thomas Law Review

Mr. Justice Holmes, speaking for the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States, stated: "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic." Today we revisit this theme in the context of a religious organization's right to build its houses of worship in neighborhoods whose elected representatives have determined are inappropriate locations for churches and synagogues. Does a religion have the right to disregard general zoning laws of neutral application, claiming its beliefs are in conflict and burdened, and asserting they have a superior right to …

Incompetence In The Brain Injured Individual, D. Michael Bitz, Jean S. Bitz

St. Thomas Law Review

We will initially address the historic acceptance of scientific propositions by the law as they relate to sanity. Insanity is one of the earliest forms of incompetence addressed by the criminal justice system. The current treatment of the courts with respect to head injuries will be presented. Following, there will be an explanation of the philosophical demand for an independent mens rea to sanction punishment. This will be tied to the relationship between head injuries and crime. Specifically, how a form of injury directly affects an individual's ability to make competent decisions while appearing outwardly normal. The legal implications of …

The Son, Elmer L. Towns

Books

No abstract provided.

Rollins Alumni Record, June 1999, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications

Rollins Magazine

"Reunion '99: Bringing generations together"

Rollins Alumni Record, October 1999, Rollins College Office Of Marketing And Communications

Rollins Magazine

"Rite of Passage: That bittersweet first day at Rollins"

Enrollment By Major, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Bulldog Basics

No abstract provided.

Outlook Magazine, Winter 1999

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

Plasticity In Avian Unihemispheric Sleep: An Antipredator Function, Niels Christian Rattenborg

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A largely unexplored area in behavioral ecology is the inherent conflict between sleep and wakefulness. Wakefulness is an adaptive state that allows animals to interact with their environment, yet its efficacy is contingent upon prior sleep, a vulnerable state of reduced responsiveness. Birds and aquatic mammals have essentially side-stepped this problem by simultaneously engaging in both wakefulness and sleep; one cerebral hemisphere sleeps while the other remains awake, a unique state known as unihemispheric sleep. In aquatic mammals, unihemispheric sleep allows sleep and sufacing to breathe to occur concurrently. However, the adaptive function of avian unihemispheric sleep has been unclear. …

Registration Information

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Conference Materials

The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education: Mission Statement

Letter, by Laura L. B. Border (Conference Coordinator), Virleen Carlson (Program Chair), James Eison (President)

Collaborations, Connections, and Community: Preliminary Conference Schedule for the 1998 POD Conference

Keynote Address: Patricia Raybon

Plenary Session 1: Ted Marchese and James Rhem

Plenary session 2: Kaylynn TwoTrees and Naomi Okumura Story

A Sample of Concurrent Sessions Planned for the 1999 POD Conference

Information on Advance Book Sessions at Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops: Full-Day Workshops, Half-Day Workshops

Educational Expeditions

The Resort at Split Rock: Room Reservation Information

Airline and Ground Transportation Options

Roommate …

Keepers Of The Mystery, Maitreyi Villamán-Matos

Publications and Research

This is a preliminary study of Fiestas de Cruz (Feast of the Holy Cross) in the Dominican Republic.

La Literatura Dominicana Al Final Del Siglo: Diálogo Entre La Tierra Natal Y La Diáspora, Daisy Cocco De Filippis

Publications and Research

These are the proceedings from a major Dominican literature conference reflecting on the state of Dominican letters in the native land and in the diaspora, and on the prospects of Dominican writers for the new millennium.

1999 Nebraska Swine Report, Duane E. Reese

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication was prepared by the staff in Animal Science and cooperating Departments for use in Extension, Teaching and Research programs. It deals with the results that were done in reproduction, genetics, breeding, health, nutrition, economics and housing of swine.

Changes In Ph Of Boar Semen Extenders, Mary Sue Newth, Donald G. Levis

Nebraska Swine Reports

An experiment was conducted to examine the change in pH across time of five extenders (MR-A, VSP, BTS, Merck III and SpermAid). Type of extender and time of measurement affected (P < .01) the overall pH of liquid extender; however an interaction (P < .01) occurred between type of extender and time. BTS and MERCK III had a small increase in pH across time, MR-A and VSP had a linear increase in pH across time and SpermAid decreased in pH during the first 20 minutes before gradually increasing to a consistent level of pH at 50 minutes after preparation. Boar semen extenders do not have the same pattern of pH change across time. Semen should not be mixed with extender until a stable pH has been reached. In general, a liquid boar semen extender should be prepared 60 to 90 minutes prior to mixing with raw semen.

Development And Use Of Pork Skin Fat Emulsion Gels In Low-Fat, High-Added-Water Bologna, Timothy D. Schnell, Roger W. Mandigo

Nebraska Swine Reports

Reduced-lean pork trimmings (~70 percent fat and 30 percent lean) have low economic value due to inherent high fat content. Mechanically modified pork skin was used to extend reduced- lean pork trimmings by making a fat emulsion gel, lowering fat content by dilution in an attempt to increase the value of reduced lean trimmings. The first objective was to extend reduced-lean pork trimmings by creating a pork skin fat emulsion gel (FG) and to characterize and optimize the functionality of FG from combinations of pork skin, reduced-lean trimmings and added water (AW). The next objective was to incorporate the best …

Follicular Selection And Atresia In Gilts Selected For An Index Of High Ovulation Rate And High Prenatal Survival, Hui-Wen Yen, Rodger K. Johnson, Dwane R. Zimmerman

Nebraska Swine Reports

Previously, we reported (See Yen et al., Nebraska Swine Report 1998) White Line gilts selected for an index of high ovulation rate and high prenatal survival (White Line-2, WL-2) maintained a larger pool of medium follicles (3 to 6.9 mm) during the early- to mid-follicular phase than randomly selected controls (White Line- 1, WL-1). The present study evaluated the health status of the medium follicles to determine whether WL-2 gilts maintain a healthier pool of medium follicles and are able to continue selection of ovulatory follicles later in the follicular phase to achieve their ovulation rate advantage (6.6 ova). Ovaries …

Growth And Carcass Responses Of Barrows Fed A Corn-Soybean Meal Diet Or Low-Protein Amino Acid-Supplemented Diets At Two Feeding Levels, Sergio Gomez, Phillip S. Miller, Austin Lewis, Hsin-Yi Chen

Nebraska Swine Reports

An experiment, with 39 barrows with high lean gain potential, was conducted to evaluate the growth responses of pigs fed a corn-soybean meal diet (CONTROL) and low-crude protein diets supplemented with crystalline lysine, threonine, tryptophan and methionine either on an ideal protein basis (IDEAL) or to a pattern similar to the control diet (AACON). In both cases the amino acid patterns were on a true ileal digestible basis. The initial and final body weights were 72.0 and 125.8 pounds. The diets were offered on an ad libitum basis or by feeding 80 percent of the ad libitum intake. Pigs were …

Zinc Oxide, With Or Without Carbadox, Stimulates Performance In Nursery Pigs, Hsin-Yi Chen, Austin J. Lewis, Phillip S. Miller

Nebraska Swine Reports

As part of a cooperative research study with several other Midwest universities, two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of high concentrations of zinc from zinc oxide in nursery diets. In the first experiment, the effects of adding various pharmacological concentrations of zinc as zinc oxide were tested. In the second experiment, the effects of both zinc and(or) carbadox additions to diets for weanling pigs were evaluated. Feeding pharmacological concentrations (2,000 to 3,000 mg/kg) of supplemental zinc from zinc oxide stimulated voluntary feed intake and weight gain of nursery pigs, but additive responses to carbadox (55 mg/kg) were not …

Bioavailability Of Iron In Iron Proteinates, Austin Lewis, Phillip S. Miller, Hsin-Yi Chen

Nebraska Swine Reports

The bioavailability of the iron in two different sources of iron proteinate was compared with that in feedgrade iron sulfate (FeSO₄•H₂O). Pigs, which were iron deficient and anemic at weaning, were given diets with no supplemental iron or supplements, of iron sulfate or iron proteinate. During the three-week study, weight gain and hemoglobin increased as the iron supplementation increased. When hemoglobin repletion was compared, there were no significant differences between iron sulfate and either of the iron proteinate sources. These results indicate the iron in iron sulfate and the two iron proteinate sources were similar in …

Defining Swine Nutrient Requirements And Allowances—What Do The Numbers Mean?, Phillip S. Miller, Austin Lewis, Duane Reese, Mike Brumm

Nebraska Swine Reports

Defining nutrient requirements or allowances is the first, and conceivably most important step, in developing a nutrition program for growing-finishing pigs. Understanding the terminology and underlying principles used to define nutrient requirements and allowances for pigs will help producers better evaluate their nutrition programs. This information will also enable producers to interface production outputs (e.g., growth rate and carcass data) to published nutrient requirement and allowance programs, such as The National Research Council, Nutrient Requirements of Swine, 1998. As these and other approaches describing nutrient requirements for pigs develop, producers need a better and more complete understanding of growth biology …

The Effects Of Dietary Feather Meal Concentration On Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Barrows, Kuo-Wei Ssu, Mike Brumm, Phillip S. Miller, Jill M. Heemstra

Nebraska Swine Reports

An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of dietary feather meal level, as well as whether or not start weight influenced feather meal effects in growth performance and carcass traits of barrows. Dietary feather meal additions tended to decrease the final body weight variation of barrows. Barrows fed diets containing 20 percent feather meal from 80 pounds to slaughter had decreased average daily gain, average daily feed intake, digestible lysine intake, energy intake, daily lean gain and backfat depth. Barrows fed diets containing 10 percent feather meal from 190 pounds to slaughter had decreased average daily gain, average daily …

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, January/February 1999

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

A Question of Sustainability!

Highlights of Upcoming New Book: Under the Blade (Part 5)

Global Perspectives on Biotechnology (or) What's This Farm Boy Doing in Brussels?

NCR SARE Producer Grants Available

University Role in Biotechnology: How Do We Set Research Priorities?