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Ex Ante Analysis Of Price And Trade Effects For The Rice Sector In The Transatlantic Trade And Investment Partnership, William Lawrence Jacobs

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In 2013, trade negotiations began between the United States and the European Union to create a free trade agreement with the goal of phasing out tariffs for all but the most sensitive products. To aid negotiators in analyzing potential agriculture agreements, the objective of this study is to quantify policy impacts of a potential trade liberalization of rice. This study will also be a useful analysis for various participants in the rice market to make educated business decisions.

This study utilizes the spatial partial equilibrium model RICEFLOW to project the differences in market prices, production volumes, trade volumes, and consumption …

Water Decision-Making Under Uncertainty, Augustina Yaa Oye Odame

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This dissertation is made up of three separate studies under the unifying theme of “Water Decision-Making under Uncertainty.” The first study analyzed a farmer’s decision to invest in a more efficient irrigation system given uncertainty about future water supplies and his post-investment efficiency. It found the price at which farmers would no longer produce to be a bigger consideration in irrigation investment than previously thought. It also found support for a careful identification and consideration of all significant sources of uncertainty in order to create better policy incentives for irrigation technology investments.

The second study extended the first to allow …

L-Carnitine And Pyruvate Inclusion In Diluents For Cold-Stored Stallion Spermatozoa, Daniel Scott Potter

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Spermatozoa survivability is of utmost importance in delivering equine semen for artificial insemination. Semen extender supplementation may allow for increased survivability. L-carnitine (CARN) has been studied for its role in the mobilization of fatty acids. Two experiments (EX1/EX2) assessed the effects of CARN and pyruvate (P) on spermatozoa survival. Total (TM) and progressive motility (PM), velocity and direction of movement (VAP, VSL, VCL, and elongation) were assessed by CASA, membrane status (SYBR 14/PI stains) and acrosome status (FITC-PSA stain) by flow cytometer. In EX1, 4 ejaculates were collected from 2 stallions. Aliquots were diluted in skim-milk glucose extender (SKMG) or …

Addressing Genetic Pollution From Pollen Drift On A Heterogeneous Landscape, Mattia Ciro Mancini

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Genetically modified (GM) crops are crops in which single or multiple genes have been introduced artificially in order to obtain certain characteristics that are difficult to obtain through conventional breeding. Even though farmers have the right to freely choose what types of crops to grow, pollen mediated gene flow from GM crops to non-GM crops can limit the possibility for crops to coexist on a same landscape, resulting in economic losses that depend on the institutional arrangements and the type of property rights in place. Although it is well known that spatial variability affects the degree of cross-contamination between GM …

Vegetable Irrigation: Sweet Pepper And Tomato, Tiffany Maughan, Dan Drost, L. Niel Allen

All Current Publications

This fact sheet discusses basic principles that will help ensure proper irrigation of sweet pepper and tomato.

A Gravity Investigation Of The Tobacco Root Batholith Southwest Montana, Stephen Charles Tatum

Masters Theses

The objective of this research was to delineate and profile the Late Cretaceous Tobacco Root batholith in southwestern Montana through the application of the gravitational method. This survey was accomplished by obtaining 232 gravity measurements in four profiles across the batholith. After correcting for known variations in the gravity field, a Bouguer anomaly map of the batholith and surrounding host rocks was created. Four residual gravity profiles and map, created by subtracting the regional gravity from the Bouguer anomaly, reveal a maximum negative gravity anomaly in the center portion of the batholith which is parallel to the trend of the …

Microsatellite Variations Of Elite Setaria Varieties Released During Last Six Decades In China, Guanqing Jia, Xiaotong Liu, James C. Schnable, Zhengang Niu, Chunfang Wang, Yuhui Li, Shujun Wang, Suying Wang, Jinrong Liu, Erhu Guo, Hui Zhi, Xianmin Diao

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Crop improvement is a multifaceted micro-evolutionary process, involving changes in breeding approaches, planting configurations and consumption preferences of human beings. Recent research has started to identify the specific genes or genomic regions correlate to improved agronomic traits, however, an apparent blank between the genetic structure of crop elite varieties and their improving histories in diverse modern breeding programs is still in existence. Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) was one of the earliest cereal crops to be domesticated and served as a staple crop for early civilizations in China, where it is still widely grown today. In the present trial, …

The Influence Of The Bovine Fecal Microbiota On The Shedding Of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) By Beef Cattle, Nirosh D. Aluthge

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

During the past three decades, Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) have emerged as an important food safety concern. Although initially E. coli O157 was the main focus, recent outbreaks and resulting investigations have shown that certain non-O157 STEC are as much a threat to food safety as their O157 counterparts. To the beef industry, STEC have been of particular concern due to the frequent association of beef and beef products as vehicles of STEC infection. As a result, along with E. coli O157, six non-O157 STEC serogroups (known as the ‘big six’) are now regulated as adulterants in certain raw beef …

Cockatoo Sands In The Victoria Highway And Carlton Hill Areas, East Kimberley: Land Capability Assessment For Developing Irrigated Agriculture, Henry Smolinski, Shahab Pathan, Paul Galloway, Kus Kuswardiyanto, Justin Laycock

Resource management technical reports

This report identifies areas of Cockatoo Sands adjacent to the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA), Kununurra, with high potential for developing irrigated agriculture. It builds on a reconnaissance soil survey conducted in 2009 which identified significant areas of sandy and loamy soils in the Kununurra area that could be suitable for agriculture.

Understanding Perceptions Of Genetically Modified Food Among Natural Food Shoppers In Southern Nevada, Christian Murua-Aceves

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Today, 85% of corn, 93% of soybeans, and 88% of cotton in the U.S. are genetically modified (GM). Using laboratory methods, genes from one species, such as a plant, can be transferred to an unrelated species, such as an animal. Genetically modified crops may lead to higher yields, have improved food quality, texture, and nutritional value, and have an increased shelf life.

Despite these promising benefits, the potential health risks relating to the consumption of GM food remain inadequately assessed. Genetically modified food is not subjected to rigorous safety testing, such as epidemiologic studies, to identify potential health risks. Two …

Assessment Of Workers Exposure To Ammonia In Animal Facilities At Walter C. Todd Agricultural Research Center, Nacogdoches, Texas, Ahmad F. Nasser, Sheryll B. Jerez

Bright Ideas Conference

Poultry, swine, and equine animal facilities are all considered as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). All these CAFOs are emission sources of gases and other pollutants which have negative impacts on the environment, human health, and animal health as well. One of those gases is Ammonia (NH3), which is a colorless, highly irritating gas with a pungent, suffocating odor, and if inhaled in high concentrations, it may cause harm to the human body and the function of lungs. Personal exposure to ammonia was assessed for six workers in the three animal facilities: poultry, swine, and equine. Two workers from each …

Relationship Between Temperament And Performance Traits In Yearling Cattle, Courtney R. Branton, C. J. Koffskey, E. O. Warden, E. G. Brown

Bright Ideas Conference

To examine relationships between exit velocity (EV, objective measure of temperament) and performance traits, calves were weighed 14 days prior to weaning, at weaning, 128 days post weaning, and at time of carcass measurements. Exit velocity obtained on day -14 and carcass ultrasound measurements (n = 6) obtained on day 208 and carcass harvest measurements (n = 12) obtained on day 349 were used to determine correlations between EV, performance and carcass measurements. Exit velocity showed a tendency to be negatively correlated (P < 0.15) with weaning weight (r = -0.40), but not correlated (P > 0.05) with average daily gain post 128 days. Exit velocity was not correlated (P > 0.05) with carcass …

The Agriculture Mechanics Laboratory – Safety And Capacities, Erika Hedegaard-Schou, Ryan Powell, Dale Perritt

Bright Ideas Conference

The agricultural mechanics laboratory, that is a part of the agricultural science and technology instructional program in Texas public schools, has over the years become a key component of the instructional program. Four classes, as outlined in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) that focus on mechanical skills and include: Principles of Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resources, Agricultural Mechanics and Metal Technologies, Agricultural Facilities Design and Fabrication and Agricultural Power Systems.

Most agricultural mechanics laboratories are used 4 to 5 class periods per day sometimes with more than one class at a time meeting in the facility,. The questions …

U.S. Drought Monitor, April 28, 2015, Anthony Artusa

United States Agricultural Commodities in Drought Archive

Drought map of U.S. for April 28, 2015 (4/28/15) plus: U.S. crop areas experiencing drought (map), Approximate percentage of crop located in drought, by state (bar graph), Percent of crop area located in drought, past 52 weeks (line graph) for: Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Cattle, Winter wheat.

Analysis Of Polyphenolic Content And Antioxidant Capacity Of Cabernet Franc Berries In Different Terrain Conditions, Jiang Bao, Luo Meijuan, Zhang Zhenwen

Food and Machinery

To understand the difference in the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of Cabernet Franc berries where were from two different terrain vineyards in the Loess Plateau region, the physicochemical index, antioxidant activities, the phenolic composition and concentration of grape samples were determined. The results showed that the different kind of phenolic compound contents of grape berries were not uniform variation law； The antioxidant activities of slope land berries was lower than the flat land berries； The total 17 individual anthocyanin compounds were identified in flat and slope land berries (including 12 anthocyanin deriatives and 5 basic anthocyanins); Terrain conditions had …

Application Of Electronic Nose On Origin Identification And Quality Grade Evaluation Of Jinhua And Xuanwei Ham, Song Xue, Gao Shaoting, Hang Mengxi, Chen Weihua, Chen Le, Liu Yuan, Zhang Jingjing

Food and Machinery

Odor profiles oftwo kind of dry-cured hams(Jinhua and Xuanwei hams) of different grades and years were analyzed byE-nose detection and quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA).The results of sensory evaluation and e-nose analysis were compared. The principal component analysis(PCA) results of e-nose showed that the odor profiles of all kinds of hams can be distinguished significantly, and the distribution of samples on principle component analysis chart were correlated to the results of sensory evaluation. Soft independent modeling of class analogy (SIMCA) wasapplied to establish the recognizing models of hams either on grade or on origin. Results showed that the models had better …

Improvement On Box Trademark Paper Feeding Clutch Of Zb45 Type Packing Machine, Deng Meidong

Food and Machinery

In order to solve the electromagnetic clutch type ZB45 packaging machine box trademark paper feed drive system, the movable friction plate limiting ring is easy to shift, a reset spring ring and the clutch friction surface wear, resulting in trademark paper supply system not to the bank paper conveying trademark paper laminated or feeding jam fault problem. Based on the electromagnetic clutch structure analysis, using the way of reduction to replace the original spacing ring, replace the original spring ring spring to plug with screw limit, including the improvement of re design positioning ring, spring and frame structure of the …

Aesthetic Representation And Enlightenment Of Streamlined Design Based On Food Packaging Design, Liu Jun

Food and Machinery

Streamlined as a style is unique, it is mainly due to the condition of scientific research and industrial production rather than aesthetic theory. The new era requires new forms, new symbol, and it is up to the demands of early American commercial design. Streamlined design expanded food packaging design tool value to the unique esthetic connotation, significantly enhance the food packaging design validity and pertinence. Streamlined design aesthetic, the mutual influence of streamline design and industrial, commercial, have far-reaching role in the enlightenment to our modern design.

Structural Evaluation Of Peanut Protein Isolates During Oxidation By Ftir, Ye Lin, Liao Yu, Zhao Mouming

Food and Machinery

Peanut protein isolates (PPI) was oxidized by peroxyl radicals derived from 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and the secondary structure of oxidized PPI were evaluated. Structural changes of PPI were elucidated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Fourier deconvolution combined with iterative curve fitting was used to analyze the amide I of FTIR. After deconvolved amide I FTIR bands, ten major bands associated with conformation of proteins were distinctly observed. Changes in the bands at 1 618 cm^-1 and 1 682 cm^-1, which arise from the aggregated intermolecular β-sheets, indicated that protein aggregation occurred during PPI oxidation. Quantitative …

Screening Of Facultative Anaerobic Bacteria From Luzhou-Flavor Daqu And Determination Of Its Volatile Constituents, Ming Hongmei, Yu Huan, Zhou Jian, Guo Zhi, Xu Defu, Yao Xia

Food and Machinery

The facultative anaerobic bacteria in Luzhou-flavor Daqu were isolated and screened to study the species distribution of this kind of bacteria in the fermentation environment of Daqu. Then, the screened bacteria were further researched for the formation ability of the flavor components and their volatile constituents in order to improve the quality of Daqu. Through separation and purification of microorganism in the samples of Daqu by Candle jar method, 9 facultative anaerobic bacteria were obtained. Among them, the one which was coded as X₃ provided with the prominent formation ability of the flavor components and was assigned as Corynebacterium …