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The Effect Of Stress On Livestock And Meat Quality Prior To And During Slaughter, Temple Grandin

Agribusiness Collection

The effects of stress on cattle, pigs and sheep prior to slaughter are reviewed. Long-term preslaughter stress, such as fighting, cold weather, fasting and transit, which occurs 12 to 48 hours prior to slaughter depletes muscle glycogen, resulting in meat which has a higher pH, darker color, and is drier. Short-term acute stress, such as excitement or fighting immediately prior to slaughter, produced lactic acid from the breakdown of glycogen. This results in meat which has a lower pH, lighter color, reduced water binding capacity, and is possibly tougher. Psychological stressors, such as excitement and fighting, will often have a …

Problems With Kosher Slaughter, Temple Grandin

Agribusiness Collection

Ritual slaughter to produce kosher meat is rooted in the teachings and writings of the Talmud. However, the preslaughter handling features of modern systems, particularly the shackling and hoisting of large steers, contravene the basic message of humaneness included in the teachings. The throat-cutting of a live, conscious animal is relatively pain-free, provided that certain precautions are followed, but U.S. kosher plants need to install newly developed conveyor-restrainer systems to eliminate the abuses of shackling and hoisting. Conveyor-restrainer systems for large and small animals are discussed.

Factory Farming, Michael W. Fox

eBooks

The information contained in this booklet will help you understand the methods by which your food animals are raised. These methods have come to be known as factory farming. It will also discuss the incredible magnitude of animal suffering which has resulted from treating animals as nothing more than machines to produce more and more animal protein in these modern factories.

Livestock Behavior As Related To Handling Facilities Design, Temple Grandin

International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems

A knowledge of the behavior of different species of livestock as we// as different breeds within a particular species is essential to the proper planning of a handling facility. An optimal facility should incorporate features which minimize stress on the animal and maximize the efficiency of movement from holding pen to slaughter area. Handler awareness of the animals' perception of critical distance flight zone and personal space requirements also reduces problems with balkin; and alarm behavior. Many improvements can be made with relative ease, thus enabling already existing facilities to upgrade their operations.

Sb 545. Costs Of Distributing Dry-Bulk Fertilizer: Effects Of Plant Size, Plant Utilization, Use Density, And Method Of Delivery And Application, Dale G. Anderson, James Miller

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

1. About 1.8 million tons (1.6 million t) of fertilizer were applied by ~ ebraska farmers in 1978, an increase of nearly 800 percent over 1954 levels. Slightly more than one-third of recent usage was dry-bulk fertilizer.

2. Utilization of plant capacity was the most important of the cost factors analyzed. Even at capacity output, average fixed costs accounted for half to two-thirds of average total costs. Increasing plant output from 50 percent to 100 percent of capacity saved from $12.23 to $17.01 per ton ($13.48 to $18.75/t), depending on plant size and type of application/delivery system.

3. Economies of …

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue

: Market Center Proposed...................................... 2

Founder-Researchers Seek Baseline Information .......................... 3

Research Digest .......................................... 4

'Technical Assistance is Key In Food Production Development ......................... 6

Botulism-A Big Problem in a Small Package ........................ 8

Pen of Three-Youth Experience in Beef Production ...................................... 11

Applicators Tested for Soybean Herbicide Control ...................................... 12

Fuel Survey-Keeping Tabs on Energy Use ................... 14

Creativity in Young Children .............................. 16

Education Importance and Satisfaction- QUALITY OF LIFE................................ 18

Alexandria: A Study in Community Development .......................................... 22

Grain Transportation Problems In Nebraska: Causes And Cures [Proceedings Of The Nebraska Grain Transportation Seminar], Dale G. Anderson, Dean Linsenmeyer, Michael S. Turner

Department of Agricultural Economics: Faculty Publications

The Nebraska feed grain and soybean harvest of 1979 was one which will not soon be forgotten by those who participated in its production and marketing. Yields and production broke all previous records. Record export demands for the crop placed record service requirements on transportation and handling systems. Record movements of grain from farms to elevators and to inland and export terminals were reported. At the same time, complaints of inadequate capacity to store and transport the grain were perhaps also of all-time record proportions. Corn and milo accumulated in open piles on farms and at country collection points. Problems …

Eastern Wheatbelt Farm Economics, Peter Eckersley

Soil conservation survey collection

This booklet outlines the current cost structure and profitability of a farm in the eastern wheatbelt. Rather than being figures for an 'average farm', they reflect the use of practices widely recommended by the Department of Agriculture on a typical property in the area. This does not mean the Department of Agriculture believes every farm in the area should be run this way. The best way to run any particular farm depends on the resources and objectives of that farmer.

Economic Implications Of Alternative Dry-Bulk Fertilizer Supply Systems: A South-Central Nebraska Case Study, Mary Berglund, Dale G. Anderson

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This study analyzed the economic implications of alternative patterns of rail service for a case-study area in south-central Nebraska. Special attention was given to effects of branchline abandonments on the delivery system for dry-bulk fertilizer. The study was an extension of an earlier Nebraska track abandonment study which focused only on grain traffic. The purpose of the latest study was to establish the effect of including dry-bulk fertilizer, the major commodity moving into the area by rail, on the earlier results. The addition of fertilizer to the analysis did not appreciably change the outcome of the earlier grain-oriented study.

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

IANR Informs Nebraska .................................... 2

Electromagnetic Energy- Study Aims At Pest Control ............................... 3

IAN R Staff Reaches Out With' Partners' Exchange....................... 6

Weather or Not ... Climatology Center Prepares For the Future ................. 9

Compost: A Solution For Feedlot Wastes ...................... 13

Electron Microscope- An 'Eye' on Cattle Digestion .............................. 16

ALYSSA: Fascinating, Frustrating, Exhausting and Unsinkable ......................... 19

Research Digest .......................................... 21

The Hamburger Story- Beef Shortages Exceed Demands .......................... 22

Dixon County 4-Hers Adopt Grandparents ................... 24

Hybrid or Crossbred?- Genetic Study Shows the Basic Difference .................. 26

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

Exciting Events................. 2

Cracked Eggs Are No Yolking Matter.................. 3

Spinoff Research................ 5

Save Those Clippings!.................... 6

IANR Reaches Out- From Nebraska to the World................... 8

Rainbarrels and Reservoirs- Water Storage in Nebraska..................... 10

PUMP Helps Operators Trace Total Irrigation Costs.................. 14

Irrigation Weed Seed....................... 16

Telling the Water Level Story........................ 18

Family Importance and Satisfaction- Quality of Life................. 20

Fusarium Blight- A Common Disease in Bluegrass Lawns...................... 22

Composting Can Benefits Nebraska Communities.................... 25

Crop Monitoring Handbook 1979, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Grain and other field crops published reports

Prepared by the Plant Research Division of the Department of Agriculture for farmers who wish to keep detailed records of crop growth with the aim of achieving higher yields in the future.

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

We're Serving You ........................................ 2

Youth County-Juniors Find Action in County Government ............................... 3

Farmer's Market-From Farm to Fork ....................... 4

Dog Owner's Beware-Mosquitoes Spread Heart-worm in Nebraska ......................6

Tap and Sap-Making Maple Syrup in Nebraska .............. 8

How Do Children Cope When Parents Break Up? ............. 10

Free-Wheeling Garden Is Edible, Educational ................. 12

Citizenship Comes Alive-With Impact '78! .................. 14

Nebraskans Play a Role in Care Labeling .................... 16

Town or City-There's No Place Like HOME ................. 18

A Forecasting-Programming Method For Placement-Sales Decisions For A Beef Feedlot, Franz Schwarz, J. B. Hassler

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

This bulletin reports on a practical multi-period linear programming procedure as a management tool for decisions on placements and marketings for a beef feedlot operating over time under market uncertainty. Although the conclusions were based on application to an individual firm with uniqueness in time and space, the model should be equally appropriate for any firm's production and marketing decisions through time.

Effect Of Size And Type Of Operation On The Cost Of Producing Eggs In Connecticut, The, Donald G. Stitts, Eisenhower J. Douglas

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Livestock Grazing And Riparian/Stream Ecosystems: An Overview, William S. Platts

Ecological Impacts of Animal Agriculture Collection

No abstract provided.

Farm Management Information - Comparative Costs And Return Whole Farm Budgets, Machinery Costs, Gross Margins, A. F. Herbert

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

The cropping costs, gross margins, and whole farm budgets contained in this booklet are published to assist you in your selection of enterprises on the farm, and to give background information for prospective farm purchasers in the Esperance/Dundas area.

The worked examples have attempted to approximate reality. However, individuals do things differently and it is pointless to generalize. The information presented should only be used as a guide. You need to prepare your own budgets for your own situation using your own assumptions and up-to-date costs and prices.

Services of the Department of Agriculture are readily available should you wish …

Service And Spare Parts, D Hosken

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Service is the preparation, delivery and after-sales maintenance of machinery. It involves responsibilities for both the dealer and the purchaser.

Finance For Farmers, P P. Eckersley

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Financing has always been an important part of farming. With more and more sources of farm finance, it has become more complicated.

This article outlines present sources of farm finance and suggests how a proposal for a loan should be presented.

The Machinery Crisis, W T. Brown

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

The machinery crisis - I believe we have come through a crisis in farming efficiency. To maintain his income, the farmer has had to reduce his costs of production, or increase production per man. He has done this by climbing to a new plateau of efficiency, and he expanded or got out; he has substituted capital for labour.

In many cases this means bigger, more powerful machinery. This is not a simple or easy move and there are many potential ways to mske the wrong decision.

Options For Machinery And Labour, A F. Herbert

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Machinery is one of the highest costs in farming today. It is not unusual for capital investment in machinery to be 20 to 30 percent of the total investment in the farm.

On an annual basis, expenditure directly attributable to machinery can be 40 per cent or more.

This article cannon be a panacea for everyone to reduce machinery costs - each farm is different. But some of the issues might be of help.

Grain Crop Variety Trials Western Australia 1978-1979, H. M. Fisher, G. B. Crosbie

Grain and other field crops research reports

The regional crop variety testing programme conducted by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture covers the final two stages of a four stage process of evaluating locally produced crossbreds and introduced material comprising:-

Plant Breeder Trials

Stage 1: Initial small plot yield tests on early generation material - 1 to 3 sites. Stage 2: Small plot yield tests on selected material (F5 derived) - 3 to 4 sites.

Regional Testing Programme

Stage 3: Large scale preliminary trials - 9 to 10 sites. Stage 4: Large scale final yield trials - 40 to 50 sites.

The basis of the regional programme …

Food Animals Are Suffering: Hsus Intensifies Campaign To Eliminate Cruelty On 'Factory Farms'

Close Up Reports

Annually, our food delivery system processes more than 4 billion animals through a chain of events fraught with cruelty. As consumers, we first meet the cattle, chickens, pigs, sheep, and dairy . products at our local supermarkets. The meat is wrapped in clear plastic. The eggs are attractively displayed. The butter comes in cubes. And the veal is already breaded for our quick consumption. The animals that suffered for our daily meals are anonymous creatures we'll never meet.

Our food delivery system is one of the most efficient in the world. The large corporate farms that produce most of our …

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

From the Vice Chancellor ................... 2

EFNEP Teachers Learn, Too ............................... 3

Learning to Live with Death....................... 4

How Prepared Were They to Teach?............................ 7

Effects of Production, Marketing Choices....................... 9

Close Rows Can Boost Yields .............................. 11

Financial Choices in Wheat Farming ........................ 13

Black Walnut is Prized Crop ............................... 15

Profits Fly Out When Insects Invade Stored Grain ............ 17

Computer Makes Drapery Calculations Easier ................ 19

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

From the Vice Chancellor ............................... 2

Good Management Controls Feedlot Flies................. 3

Tractor Day-Something for Everyone...................... 5

How Not to Hit Your Children ........................... 7

Cottonwoods for Nebraska.......................... 9

Agricultural job Openings Forecast ........................ 11

Range judging-An Outdoor Classroom ................... 12

To Expand or Not to Expand? ............................ 14

Dry Bean Disease Plagues Farmers ........................ 16

Pest Center Serves Growers, Gardeners .................... 19

joint Venture Beef Fabrication ............................ 21

Rural Services: Worth the Cost? .......................... 23

Agricultural Development And Potential Markets In Singapore, Malaysia And Indonesia - Report Of A Study Tour, K R. Rutter

All other publications

The study tour of Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia was undertaken as part of the Government of Western Australia'a policy to broaden overseas markets for agricultural products. Preliminary examinations of these economies suggest that each represents a potentially large market given their large populations and levels of foreign reserves. Malaysia and Indonesia in particular have large reserves of petroleum, minerals and timber which provide their economies with the necessary foreign reserves to finance imports. Singapore relies on its strategic position as and entrepot port for its foreign reserves.

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

A Message from the Vice Chancellor.....................2

Aircraft, Agriculture Still Go Hand-in-Wing ................ 3

Good Life Gardeners Help Save Wilting Tomatoes, Etc. ................... 5

Avoid Failure; Choose Flowering Crabs Carefully..................... 7

Natures's Dyes Can Color Your Home .................... 10

High Prospects Seen for Recombinant DNA .................. 12

That Elusive Something Called Satisfaction! ................... 14

Tie a Knot and Hang On! ................................ 17

Grasses Help Heal Sandhills' Blowouts ....................... 19

Department Expands Market Information Service, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Following recent expansion, the Department of Agriculture's Market Information Service now provides an impressive array of services, and more are on the way.

Low Cost Fencing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Fences with more wire and posts are not necessarily stronger.

Design using high tensile wire can save on materials and reduce costs.

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this Issue:

From the Vice Chancellor ............................... 2

Proso Millet Row Spacing ............................... 3

A Look at Farm Corporations in Nebraska.......................... 5

Impact '77 Helps Families Strengthen Ties ....................... 6

Beep! Beep! Beep! ................... 8

Quarterly Looks Back Over 25 Years ...................... 10

Grain Sorghum Residue-A Second Crop for Grazing ....... 12

Gain Sorghum Residue-What Can You Expect? ................ 14

Coydogs Play Role in Nebraska's Wilds ................... 17

Reader Survey ......................................... 19