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The Edible Oil Scene Problem And Opportunity, Shymal Roy

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of River Basin Development Authorities On Nigerian Agriculture: A Case Study Of Niger River Basin Development Authority, E. D. Balogun, E. U. Ukeje

Economic and Financial Review

The paper traced the history of water resource development in Nigeria, and assessed the impact of the Niger River Basin Development Authority (NRBDA) on crop production in the region. The analysis of available data showed that although the NRBDA's activities resulted in improvements in crop yields, and farm incomes of beneficiaries, the impact on regional output and area cultivated was marginal since it accrued to only very few farmers. Moreover, the cost of generating such increments was outrageously high when compared to the incremental costs incurred by alternative development institutions in respect of similar activities. The NRBDA was not without …

Statistical Section (June 1986), Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

This is a statistical representation of economic activities in Nigeria in June 1986

G86-790 Fumigating Farm-Stored Grain With Aluminum Phosphide (Revised May 1998), Clyde Ogg, David L. Keith

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides step-by-step instructions for fumigating stored grain on the farm with aluminum phosphide.

Fumigants act on all insect life stages. They control pests by diffusing through the air spaces between grain kernels as well as into the kernel itself. Fumigants are able to penetrate into places that are inaccessible to insecticide sprays or dusts.

Regardless of formulation, all fumigants are poisonous and toxic to humans and other warm-blooded animals as well as to insects and other pests. Because fumigant chemicals are highly toxic and hazardous to use, they are Restricted Use pesticides. They can only be used by …

G86-797 Causes Of Vaccination-Immunization Failures In Livestock, Duane Rice, E. Denis Erickson, Dale Grotelueschen

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses reasons why vaccinations fail to provide immunity against disease, and how to prevent this from happening.

To comprehend the many reasons for vaccine failure, it is important to understand how animals and humans have the ability to resist infectious diseases. It is also important to know what a disease is and how it affects the animal.

According to Stedman's Dictionary, disease is an interruption, cessation or disorder of body functions, systems or organs. Diseases may be obvious even to the untrained eye, or detectable only by sophisticated testing procedures (subclinical disease). Serious irreversible damage may be …

G86-799 Health Management And Recommended Vaccinations For Dairy Replacements, Duane Rice, R. Gene White

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the importance of having a good vaccination schedule, and provides recommendations on which vaccinations to give, depending on variables. Correct management decisions are necessary to realize maximum returns on investments in any dairy operation. Dairymen sometimes assume there is a quick remedy for health problems, but the prevention of disease is by far less expensive. Preventing health problems in the dairy herd goes much further than using a veterinarian to treat individual animals with emergency problems. A veterinarian with experience and a genuine interest in dairy cattle is essential to assist the dairyman with herd health problems. …

Dynamics And Bioavailability Of Folates In Bovine Liver As A Function Of Processing And Frozen Storage (Folic Acid, Pteroylglutamates, Beef Liver)., Fadi Michael Aramouni

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Raw, broiled and fried beef liver samples were stored at -20(DEGREES)C in either vacuum or air-saturated packages. At periods of 30, 60 and 90 days the folates were extracted and analyzed by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Tetrahydrofolic acid (THF), dihydrofolic acid (DHF), 5-CH(,3)-THF, 5-CHO-THF and pteroylglutamic acid (PGA) were identified and quantitated. Two major folate oxidation products, pterin-6-carboxylic acid (pt-6-COOH) and p-aminobenzoylglutamic acid (p-ABG) were also detected. The total folate content of beef liver was higher than previously reported. PGA was not found in any of the samples but a large peak corresponding to the retention time …

Determination Of The Thermal Death Time Of Clostridium Botulinum Type E In Crawfish (Procambarus Clarkii) Tailmeat., Carmen Alicia Oquendo De Pantoja

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The thermal death time of Clostridium botulinum type E spores in crawfish tailmeat was determined at temperatures ranging from 80 to 95(DEGREES)C. Crawfish paste containing 10('6) spores per gram was dispensed into 16 x 125 mm test tubes, which were subsequently placed in water baths preset at the test temperatures. Sample tubes were removed from the baths at predetermined time intervals and incubated anaerobically for up to two months. The D value for the spores in crawfish tailmeat was determined from the corrected time of exposure to the heat and survival data using three methods of calculation. D values were …

G86-807 Where Do Weeds Come From?, John Furrer, Robert G. Wilson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses weed seed entry and loss from the soil, and provides examples of the density and diversity of the soil weed seed population. Weed Seed in the Soil Most weeds owe their beginning to seed in the soil. The soil acts as a seed storage reservoir and a growth medium for weedy plants. The kind or species and numbers of seed in the soil is closely linked to the cropping history of the land. Grasslands contain seed associated with grassland plants and cropland contains seed affiliated with weeds growing on cultivated land. Grasslands that have been cultivated and …

G86-794 Enterotoxemia In Lambs, Dale M. Grotelueschen, Duane N. Rice

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the causes, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods of this potentially fatal disease.

Enterotoxemia, which is also known as "overeating" or "pulpy kidney" disease, is a highly significant and costly disease problem for the sheep industry. Proper preventive practices are strongly recommended to sheep producers in order to avoid death loss from this disease.

The word "enterotoxemia" can be broken down into three parts that can be an aid in understanding the disease. The term "entero" refers to intestine; "tox" refers to toxin or poison; and "emia" refers to blood. Thus, from "intestinal toxin in the …

G86-795 Antibiotic Use In Animals, Duane N. Rice, E. Denis Erickson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide provides general guidelines about some of the problems that can occur when using antibiotics in treating animals.

Antibiotics are frequently used, and misused, by animal owners in an attempt to remedy disease problems. This use is encouraged by drug company sales efforts, economic pressures, and easy access to the products.

Improper use of antibiotics is costly, detrimental, and may result in: 1) delayed diagnosis; 2) ineffectiveness; 3) toxicity (poisoning); 4) allergic reactions; and 5) drug residue contamination of food animal products.

After evaluating possible benefits and risks, determining whether or not to use antibiotics for treatment depends on …

G86-825 Existing Buildings--Remodel Or Abandon?, Gerald R. Bodman, David P. Shelton

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Just because a building is there does not mean that remodeling is the best option. Here are ten factors of prime importance when deciding if a building is suitable for remodeling.

As livestock production enterprises change, many producers ask, "Should I remodel this building or abandon it and start over?" A sound answer requires careful evaluation of the intended use of the building being considered for remodeling. The immediate future and projected long range production goals must be considered. We've all read about successful remodeling projects, but few of us ever hear about the large number of remodeling projects that …

Development Of An Extruded Whole Cottonseed Product As A Bypass Protein Source For Lactating Dairy Cattle., Jana Allene Stutts

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Whole cottonseed extruded at temperatures ((DEGREES)C) and rates (kg/hour) of 131, 314; 135, 182; 146, 195; and 156, 286 was evaluated for protein solubility, in vitro ammonia production, and in situ disappearance to estimate bypass protein potential. Whole cottonseed, soybean meal, corn gluten meal, and soybean meal and whole cottonseed heated for 4 hours at 127, 138, and 149(DEGREES)C were also evaluated for comparison. Solubility was determined by three methods: hot water-refluxed 1 hour; cold water-mixed 30 minutes; and cold water-homogenized 5 seconds. Ammonia production was measured after 2, 4, and 6 hour incubations. Disappearance of crude protein and dry …

Experimental Hemarthrosis In Rhesus Monkeys: Light Microscopic, Scanning And Transmission Electron Microscopic, Biochemical, Metabolic And Morphometric Analyses., David Henry Zeman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Hemarthrosis in rhesus monkeys was studied to: (1) provide information regarding the possible relationship between traumatic hemarthrosis and naturally occurring calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate-deposition disease (CPPD-DD) in rhesus monkeys, (2) fill a void in the literature regarding experimental hemarthrosis in primates, (3) and study the early changes that occur in blood-induced cartilage destruction by adding biochemical, metabolic and morphometric analyses to the traditional morphologic evaluations. Three ml of autologous blood were injected into the left knee of 16 anesthetized monkeys; the right knee was an untreated control. Monkeys were sacrificed at 7 days, 2, 3, and 6 months post injection (PI). …

The Effects Of Feeding Direct Solvent-Extracted Cottonseed Meal To Yearling Holstein Bulls On Growth Rate, Semen Quality, And Spermatogenesis., David A. Jimenez

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A sensitive, rapid, and accurate method for extraction and analysis of gossypol in bovine plasma and tissue by high-performance liquid chromatography was developed. A three day old Guernsey bull calf absorbed gossypol after single oral dose of gossypol acetic acid in corn oil (5 mg/kg of body weight). Maximum level of plasma gossypol (5.5 ug/ml) was absorbed at 6 hours after treatment. Average gossypol recoveries from plasma and tissue samples spiked before extraction were 88.2% and 82.9%, respectively. Nine yearling Holstein bulls were used to evaluate the effect of feeding direct solvent-extracted cottonseed meal containing gossypol and soybean meal rations …

Heritability Of Flowering In Sugarcane., Imran Mohammad

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Heritability and other genetic effects for the date of first flowering, date of maximum flowering, average flowering date, percent flowering, pith and brix in sugarcane were estimated in a diallel cross experiment. A three year study indicated that the date of first flowering, date of maximum flowering, average flowering date, and percent flowering were highly heritable characters. The heritability estimates of pith and brix were very low and variable. Partitioning of total direct response in parental lines into average direct and average maternal genetic effects indicated that average maternal genetic effects of the early and late lines were larger in …

Children And The Environment: Work, Play And Learning In Rural Sudan, Cindi Katz

Publications and Research

In agricultural economies, environmental learning and the use of environmental knowledge are central practices of social reproduction. The former is important because it encompasses the acquisition of important vocational skills and knowledge, and the latter because it is often integral to the work of providing or procuring basic needs goods and services. In these societies children learn about the environment--that is, about agriculture, animal husbandry and the use of local resources-- largely in the course of their work and play in a variety of settings. In rural areas of the Third World the transition to capitalist relations of production is …

Agriculture, Agribusiness, And Renewable And Natural Resource Program Review, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

The State University System of Florida has es tab 1 i shed A "Quest for Excellence11 in its Master Plan. It is a bold plan of action that will "unleash the University System from those time-bound constraints which would allow only gradual change. 11 It is also clear that the State University System of Florida plans to compete successfully with the very best academic universities. In its mission statement the University of Florida, as a land-grant institution, administers the In"s·t itute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), a special unit providing statewide food and .agricultural teaching, res.earch, and extension services. …

Final Draft Report: Economic Policy Options For Utah Agriculture, Donald L. Snyder, Jay C. Andersen, Deevon Bailey, E. Bruce Godfrey

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

As a general rule, economists seldom advocate policy options. They prefer to discuss advantages and disadvantages. Primarily, this is because of an inherent belief that the market does provide for an efficient allocation of goods and services for those participating in that particular market. However, it is widely recognized that the market will not allocate efficiently if certain impediments exist. Furthermore, in situations where the market cannot reflect true social costs and benefits, some corrective actions may be required.

The Potential For Agricultural Development In Utah, Donald L. Snyder, Terrence F. Glover

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Many factors contribute to the expansion of existing industries and/or the development of new ones. First, a shift in population densities can produce a shift in production areas given that transportation is not costless. Second, a significant change in local, regional, or state business climate can induce certain businesses to change locations. Third, a discovery or sudden availability of certain types of resources can also bring about such a change. Fourth, changes in market structure or industrial organization often result in production shifts. Fifth, enterprising producers often serve as catylists to encourage the development of new enterprises in a particular …

Agriculture Policy Decisions: A Perspective From South Dakota Farmers And Ranchers, Larry Janssen, Mark Edelman

Economics Research Reports (1969 - 2017)

Federal government policies greatly affect farmers and ranchers. Most South Dakota farmers and ranchers favor changes in the process used to make farm policy decisions but are split on the desirable future direction of farm commodity programs. A majority of producers favor existing or modified loan rate, target price, and farmer owned grain reserve program but are sharply divided on payment-in-kind (PIK) programs. Most producers favor the market growth provided by world trade but are not willing to give up minimum trade barriers, these barriers provide some cushion from the instability caused by international trade system. In addition, farmers are …

Small Farmers' Cooperatives In Brazil, 1964-1984 Reasons For Success Or Failure, Henry H. Gerber

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

This study is concerned with cooperative business enterprises of small farmers. The topic has been chosen because peasants' association in supply and marketing cooperatives is considered an essential element in rural development. The author's field experience leads him to agree in principle with this assumption. But, as exemplified by Brazil, a variety of factors (ecological, sociohistorical, legal, economic and so forth) may hinder or help the inception and survival of cooperatives.

Thus, if a government aims at integrating the small producer into the national economy as supplier and consumer (as in Brazil), measures to implement t~is policy must not be …

Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

16 pages.

Interstate Transfers Of Water: Opportunities And Obstables [Sic], A. Dan Tarlock

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

34 pages.

Administering Water Rights: The Colorado System, Raymond L. Petros

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

140 pages (includes illustrations and maps).

Contains bibliography.

Common Law And Statutory Protection Of The Farm Enterprise In Illinois, H. W. Hannah

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A comprehensive discussion of significant Illinois statutes that are protective of the farm enterprise. Those selected for discussion include: the Right to Farm Statute, the Illinois Farmland Preservation Act, and the Agricultural Areas Law.

Maximizing Regional Gross Output In A Constrained Setting, John E. Keith, Luis Martinez, Donald L. Snyder, Terrence F. Glover

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Most regional policy-makers have, as one of their important policy goals, some form of maximization of regional economic activity. Obtaining maximum output, employment, and income from a state's, or region's, resource base appears to be central to many planning and policy agencies. For example, the State of Utah considered limiting the sources of coal for new electrical generation plants in the state, to in-state coal fields through legislative or administrative fiat. While such a policy was not implemented, it represents the conviction that verticle integration within a region will increase that region's economic welfare. The wide-spread use of industrial revenue …

The Status Of Utah's Agriculture And Its Contribution To The State Economy, Jay C. Andersen, Donald L. Snyder, Terrence F. Glover

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Growth in agricultural productivity and the migration of labor from agriculture to other employment has been a source of growth for the whole economy. From the times of pioneer settlement in Utah, more than 130 years ago, agricultural production has declined as a proportion of total economic activity. Employment, personal income, gross sales, and other measures can be shown to have declined as a proportion of the totals of these measures for the state. Yet, it is this very decline in dependence on workers producing food that has helped the economy to grow in size and variety both in Utah …

G85-758 Protective Clothing And Equipment For Pesticide Appliactors (Revised September 2002), Larry D. Schulze, Clyde Ogg

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Pesticides are valuable pest management tools, and like any tool, they must be used carefully and responsibly. Minimizing exposure is an important first step toward reducing your risk of pesticide poisoning. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) provides benefits to the applicator and is a visual expression of appropriate and legal pesticide use.\

Use all pesticides safely. Read the pesticide product label and comply with all directions. Failure to do so may not only subject you to state and/or federal penalties, but it also may place you, your family, and the environment at a greater risk of pesticide exposure.

Modification Of Rice Flour And Its Potential Use In The Food Industry., Samir Sideek Alhusaini

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Rice flour was modified with either 0.1, 1.0 and 5.0% acetic or succinic anhydride for 1, 6 and 18 hr under basic conditions. The pH was maintained above 7.0 using either sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate. The results showed that modified rice flours had lower fat content as compared with the unmodified rice flour (control). The type of anhydride significantly influenced the fat content of rice flour. Ash content of rice flour increased significantly due to the anhydride concentrations and alkali type. Significant differences were also found in the protein content of modified rice flours due to the use of …