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MARS/NDRI/KSU Communications Workshop: Part 2. Complete Response Sets to Dhulikhel Conference Questions by Target Audience
No full textA. Consumers (7 pages)
B. Producers, Traders & Distributors (15 pages)
C. Health Professionals (3 pages)
D. Educators, Trainers & Researchers (8 pages)
E. Policy Makers & Regulators (12 pages
MARS/NDRI/KSU Communications Workshop: Part 7C. Nominal Groups & Discussion Strategies
No full textModerated discussion process
• In use since the 1970s
• Used for mycotoxin discussions in Africa, China,
Afghanistan, the US and Europe
• Goals:
• Equal input from all participants
• Large number of ideas with rankings
• Generating new thoughts and thought combination
An Overview of the Correlation between Societal Influences, Bodybuilding, and Muscular Dysmorphia
No full textKirmser Undergraduate Research Award - Individual Non-Freshman category, honorable mentionKatie HeinrichData suggests that there is an underlying connection between societal influences (i.e. childhood, advertisements), bodybuilding training, and muscular dysmorphia, a condition in which a patient believes they are "too small." This relationship is discussed and explored in this literature review
Platinum Vacation Rentals
Get PDFDavid LehmanI choose to create my honors project simultaneously with the business I started while in college. My business is called Platinum Vacation Rentals and I am a property manager at the Lake of the Ozarks. I currently manage seven rental properties for my clients. Throughout this project I will explain the steps I took to get to where I am today, the materials I have created and maintained, as well as how Covid impacted my business and my future plans for Platinum Vacation Rentals
MARS/NDRI/KSU Communications Workshop: Part 4. Nominal Group Discussions
No full textA. Nominal Group Discussion Process Description – Pages 1-2
B. Sample Results from Dhulikhel Conference – Page 3
C. Nominal Group Question Organization Matrices for Days 1 and 2 – Page 4
D. Interpreting Nominal Group Discussion Results – Pages 5-
Effects of essential fatty acids and branched-chain amino acids in lactation diets on sow and litter performance
Get PDFDoctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Animal Sciences and IndustryBob GoodbandMichael D. TokachThis dissertation is comprised of 5 chapters consisting of a review of literature on branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) in lactation diets, a meta-regression analysis to evaluate the effects of BCAA on sow and litter growth performance, evaluation of the effects of essential fatty acids (EFA) in lactating sow diets on sow reproductive performance, colostrum and milk composition, and piglet survivability, supplementation of fat sources and pre-farrow EFA intake on lactating sow performance and EFA status, and the effects of increasing soybean meal in corn-based diets on growth performance of late finishing pigs. Chapter 1 presents a review of the literature on the effects of BCAA on sow mammary gland metabolism, colostrum and milk composition, and sow and litter performance. Chapter 2 describes a meta-regression analysis conducted to evaluate the effects of BCAA and their interactions in lactating sow diets to predict litter growth performance, sow bodyweight change, and sow feed intake. The results suggest that Ile, Leu, and Val play an important role in litter growth, sow bodyweight change, and sow feed intake during lactation; however, the influence of BCAA on these criteria is much smaller than that of other dietary components such as net energy, SID Lys, sow average daily feed intake, and crude protein. In Chapter 3, mixed-parity sows and their litters were used to evaluate the effects of EFA intake on sow reproductive performance, piglet growth and survivability, and colostrum and milk composition. Overall, sows consuming high EFA produced litters with heavier piglet weaning weights and greater litter average daily gain (ADG) when compared to litters from sows fed diets with low EFA. However, there was no impact of sow EFA intake on piglet survivability or subsequent sow reproductive performance. Chapter 4 describes a study evaluating the effects of supplemental fat sources and pre-farrow EFA intake on lactating sow and litter performance and EFA composition of colostrum, milk, and adipose tissue. The results suggest that providing dietary fat sources with high concentrations of EFA can increase colostrum linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid concentrations that are maintained throughout lactation. However, the changes in colostrum and milk composition did not alter litter growth performance in this experiment. Lastly, Chapter 5 presents three experiments that were conducted to determine the effects of increasing soybean meal levels in replacement of feed-grade amino acids in corn-based diets on growth performance of late finishing pigs raised in commercial facilities. The combined results of the three experiments suggest that inclusion at least 4 to 8% dietary SBM at the expense of feed-grade amino acids in corn-based diets with or without grain co-products can improve growth performance of late-finishing pigs
The Effects of Phosphorus Application and Cover Cropping on Soil Aggregate Stability
No full textSoil aggregation is the clumping of multiple particles, forming one individual piece of soil. The stability of these aggregates impacts many factors such as preventing erosion, maintaining nutrients, and holding water. This study is conducted in the field at the Kansas Agricultural Watershed (KAW) and is testing the effect of three phosphorus applications, either fall broadcast, spring injection, and none, as well as having cover crops or no cover crops, on the soil aggregate stability. Three samples from 18 plots total are taken of the topsoil (0-5cm) and subsoil (5-10cm.) Next, when samples are dried, the Slakes application is used on a phone or tablet with a camera. The phone is held by a stabilizing device with the camera facing down. Three aggregates of a sample are taken and placed on a petri dish, then placed in a well-lit area that the camera can focus on. After setting up, water is introduced to the petri dish, submerging the aggregates. A timer of 10 minutes is started on the application. When the timer ends, the application produces a number, giving you the Slakes Stability Index, measuring aggregate stability in water. This process is repeated for all 54 samples. Using an SAS analytics software, with a two-way analysis of variance, the data shows all three factors of individual cover crops, individual P application, and the combination of both, have no significant difference regarding aggregate stability. This means there is no need to add either input to maintain healthy soil aggregation
Effects of Different Sterilization Rinses on Germination of Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, for Tissue Culture
Get PDFHemp, Cannabis sativa, is a plant valued for its medicinal properties, fiber, and oil. While the hemp industry has grown significantly in the past years, a protocol for its tissue culture has not been publicly established. Tissue culture allows for regeneration of plants in a controlled, sterile environment while utilizing less space. Since creating a sterile environment is critical to a successful tissue culture, this study focused on the effects of different sterilization methods on contamination and germination of hemp seeds. The different sterilization rinses tested were water (control), 5% hydrogen peroxide, 70% ethanol, 20% bleach, 30% bleach, 40% bleach, and 50% bleach solutions. One of these solutions was applied to a group of hemp seeds. Within each group one third was rinsed in the solution for 5 minutes, another third for 10 minutes, and the last third for 15 minutes. The seeds were then placed onto germination media and left to germinate in a growth chamber for one week. The 20% bleach rinse for 10 minutes generated the lowest contamination rate, 4.5%, while maintaining the highest germination rate, 77.3%. Excluding the control, the 70% ethanol rinses for 5 and 10 minutes had two of the highest contamination rates and the two lowest germination rates. These results provide preliminary information about sterilization of hemp seeds for tissue culture. Once a reliable hemp tissue culture protocol is fully developed it will provide hemp growers with a dependable method to produce quality, disease free hemp
Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Action Plan: Systems Plan Addendum
No full textThe original Bicycle and Pedestrian Systems Plan (BPSP), published in February of 2020, identifies a comprehensive set of improvements necessary to a community where walking and biking are safe, enjoyable, comfortable, and dignified. In the long-term, it will provide a unified and thorough framework for transportation and recreation