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Turfgrass Weed Control, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Turfgrass Weed Control, Usu Extension

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Weeds in the lawn are one of the more noticeable pests of the landscape. They not only detract from the aesthetic value of the home, but also waste water and fertilizer, harbor insects, and reduce the overall health of the lawn. There are a number of cultural and mechanical practices to reduce weed populations. In severe and difficult cases, herbicides can be used to control some weeds.

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Helping Dairy Producers Reduce The Scc, Clell Bagley Jan 2000

Helping Dairy Producers Reduce The Scc, Clell Bagley

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Practicing veterinarians are in an excellent position to help dairy producers recognize and deal with the problem of elevated somatic cell counts (SCC). Yet they are seldom asked to assist. A high SCC is an indication of chronic, subclinical mastitis in the herd and is also an indication of significant economic losses.

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Behavior Depends On Consequences, Behave Jan 2000

Behavior Depends On Consequences, Behave

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Carbohydrate Reserves: What You Learned May Be Wrong, Behave Jan 2000

Carbohydrate Reserves: What You Learned May Be Wrong, Behave

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This publication discusses when it is best to have livestock graze on land according to the carbohydrate reserves.

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Factors Influencing Grazing Tolerance, Behave Jan 2000

Factors Influencing Grazing Tolerance, Behave

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This publication discusses the different factors that influence grazing intolerance.

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Ignoring Variation: Are We Missing Opportunities?, Behave Jan 2000

Ignoring Variation: Are We Missing Opportunities?, Behave

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This publication discusses the fact that each individual person and animal is so unique from one another and the opportunity to study and learn about the differences rather than the similarities and averages is often passed up.

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Ingestion Of Toxic Plants By Herbivores, Behave Jan 2000

Ingestion Of Toxic Plants By Herbivores, Behave

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This publication goes over the different types of toxins commonly produced by and found in plants.

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Introducing Animals To New Foods, Behave Jan 2000

Introducing Animals To New Foods, Behave

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This publication explains different ways of successfully introducing animals to new foods.

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Learning About Foods And Locations, Behave Jan 2000

Learning About Foods And Locations, Behave

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This publication discusses the different ways that animals learn and adapt by being in different places and experiencing different things.

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Mother Knows Best, Behave Jan 2000

Mother Knows Best, Behave

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Palatability - More Than A Matter Of Taste, Behave Jan 2000

Palatability - More Than A Matter Of Taste, Behave

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This publication explores the theory that palatability is more than a matter of taste but is an interrelationship between a food's flavor and its postingestive effects.

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A Note About Market Lamb Docking, Usu Extension Jan 2000

A Note About Market Lamb Docking, Usu Extension

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Tail removal or docking of lambs by the commercial sheep industry is a standard management practice. When properly docked, the tail or dock will be long enough that when lifting the tail to defecate, the caudal folds on the under side of the tail are raised.

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Basic Crochet Slipper, Debra Proctor Jan 2000

Basic Crochet Slipper, Debra Proctor

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Basic Crochet Slipper

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Chalkboard With Pocket Placemat, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams Jan 2000

Chalkboard With Pocket Placemat, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams

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Chalkboard with Pocket.

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Considerations For Knit Fabrics, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Considerations For Knit Fabrics, Usu Extension

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There are a number of characteristics of a knit fabric that will influence the pattern used and the sewing techniques chosen. Knits can vary from light weight to bulky weight and from tightly to loosely knit.

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Crocheted Market Bag From Recycled Plastic Grocery Bags, Jodi Smith Jan 2000

Crocheted Market Bag From Recycled Plastic Grocery Bags, Jodi Smith

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This sturdy bag is the same size as an ordinary plastic grocery sack. It can hold much more, because you can pack it full.

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Cuffed Knit Slippers, Debra Proctor Jan 2000

Cuffed Knit Slippers, Debra Proctor

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Cuffed Knit Slippers.

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Fleece Facts, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Fleece Facts, Usu Extension

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Launder and choose the side of fleece you like best for the outside, unless it is a water resistant or wind proof fleece and then it should have a definite right and wrong side.

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Knitted Nesting Pincushion, Debra Proctor Jan 2000

Knitted Nesting Pincushion, Debra Proctor

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Knitted Nesting Pincushion

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Make Your Own Knitting Needles, Debra Proctor Jan 2000

Make Your Own Knitting Needles, Debra Proctor

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Making your own knitting needles can be fun. Yarn will not slip as easily on wooden knitting needles, making them a good choice for beginners.

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Panel Quilt With Prairie Points, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams Jan 2000

Panel Quilt With Prairie Points, Debra Proctor, Kami Williams

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This pattern is for a quick and easy wall hanging using a pre-printed panel for the center and added borders to make it the desired size. It has wider borders on the sides to trick the eye into thinking that the borders are the same size on all four sides to balance the prairie points.

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Livestock As A Tool For Biodiversity In The Sagebrush Steppe, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Livestock As A Tool For Biodiversity In The Sagebrush Steppe, Usu Extension

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Biodiversity, or the variety of plant and animal species in a given location, has declined in many areas in the West. For example, woody plants, such as sagebrush and juniper now dominate many western landscapes.

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Meat And Dairy Goats In Cache County, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Meat And Dairy Goats In Cache County, Usu Extension

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Cache County, like other counties in the Western United States, is experiencing a major transition in land use. Though we still have a host of relatively large acreage, well managed crop and livestock farms, the number of smaller acreages is increasing.

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Nutrients Influence Palatability, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Nutrients Influence Palatability, Usu Extension

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Animals form preferences for foods with high levels of energy and protein especially if they release quickly during digestion.

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Preventing Prrs From Establishing In Utah Swine, Clell V. Bagley Jan 2000

Preventing Prrs From Establishing In Utah Swine, Clell V. Bagley

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Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) is considered the most important disease affecting swine operations in North America and internationally. There has been no evidence of cross-infection to humans since discovery of PRRS in the U.S. in 1987.

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Proper Use Of Ammoniated Low-Quality Forages For The Wintering Of Spring-Calving Beef Cow Herds In The Intermountain West, D. R. Zobell Jan 2000

Proper Use Of Ammoniated Low-Quality Forages For The Wintering Of Spring-Calving Beef Cow Herds In The Intermountain West, D. R. Zobell

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Low‐quality forages (LQF) such as cereal straws or post‐ripe hays are often used as economical feed sources for the wintering of beef cow herds. The ammoniation of such forages increases the digestibility and crude protein (CP) enough so that these forages can be used as the basis of beef cow diets, even during late gestation and early lactation if supplemented properly.

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Reducing Losses Due To Tall Larkspur Poisoning, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Reducing Losses Due To Tall Larkspur Poisoning, Usu Extension

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Tall larkspur reduces pasture use and can cause death in cattle. In the West, overingestion of tall larkspur causes average death losses of 4-5%, but can exceed 15% on some ranches. In addition, the presence of tall larkspur in some pastures may force ranchers to avoid those pastures during peak forage growth in late spring and early summer.

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Reducing The Incidence Of Dark Cutting Beef In Junior Livestock Shows, Lyle N. Holmgren, Dale R. Zobell Jan 2000

Reducing The Incidence Of Dark Cutting Beef In Junior Livestock Shows, Lyle N. Holmgren, Dale R. Zobell

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4-H and FFA livestock shows place cattle in a surrounding where they are stressed physically and psychologically. They are exposed to physical exertion, unfamiliar smells, tastes, sounds, people, cattle and other animals Owners of beef cattle who place them in these situations need to understand that stress can be reduced or eliminated with proper care and management.

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Saltcedar, Tamarisk, Ruth Richards, Ralph Whitesides Jan 2000

Saltcedar, Tamarisk, Ruth Richards, Ralph Whitesides

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Saltcedar is diffi cult to control. Single treatment approaches to control saltcedar have not proven feasible because no method completely eliminates saltcedar or its regeneration.

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Saving Utah's Landscape, Biocontrol Of Tamarisk, Usu Extension Jan 2000

Saving Utah's Landscape, Biocontrol Of Tamarisk, Usu Extension

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Scientists at the Animal, Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have been working for years to determine if beetles imported from China and Kazakhstan would effectively consume tamarisk (salt cedar) in the U.S. without threatening desirable vegetation.

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