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Identification of Mucin2 as a strong promoter for gut-specific genes
Woodfint, Rachel ( 2016-05 )Abstract As per capita consumption of poultry continues to increase, it is necessary for the poultry industry to optimize production to accommodate the growing demand. Discovery of gut-specific genes could significantly ... -
Identifying Communication Gaps in Ohio's Beef Supply Chain
DePue, Sandra M. ( 2014-05 )Ohio has a unique infrastructure: a large urban-rural interface, active beef industry, and several small meat processing facilities, which provide opportunities for food animal producers to engage in value-added marketing ... -
Immune Response in American Quarter Horses in Relation to Vaccination Time
Seeloff, Desiree ( 2015-05 )Circadian rhythms have been reported to influence immune responses in both humans and animals. Studies in mice have shown that serum antibody concentrations were higher when vaccinated in the evening and a recent study ... -
IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL LITERACY EFFORTS ON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE
Luthman, Sarah E. ( 2007-06 )As the agriculture industry continues to become more efficient and fewer individuals are directly involved in production, an increased number of people are misunderstood in food and fiber production systems. Educating the ... -
IMPACT OF DIET ON Pb BIOACCESSIBILITY FOR WILDLIFE IN VITRO METHODS
Zearley, Alyssa ( 2016-05 )Human activities have introduced Pb into the environment, posing a risk not just to humans, but to wildlife as well. Ecological risk assessment is used to assess risk of stressors, such as lead, to wildlife. Currently, ... -
Impact of Fall and Spring Fungicide Applications on Dollar Spot
Niver, Amy ( 2005-06 )Dollar spot, caused by Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, is one of the most widespread and chronic diseases of golf course turfgrass worldwide (Vargas, 1994). Cultural practices designed to minimize periods of leaf wetness and ... -
Impact of Foliar Fungicide on Corn Under Induced Drought Stress
Osterholt, Matthew ( 2016-05 )Since 2007, over 20 percent of the corn (Zea mays L.) acres across the Midwest received an in-season foliar fungicide application. Along with protecting plants against fungal pathogens, agrichemical companies claim that ... -
The Impact of Labels and Preconceptions on Ohio State Students' Food Buying Habits
Stollar, Marlee ( 2020-05 )The purpose of this study was to discover why students at The Ohio State University, aged 18-23, choose to buy certain food products. It aimed to determine if preconceptions about agriculture or food labels influence student ... -
Impact of Religious Affiliation on Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renner, Dean ( 2014-05 )This paper is about the relationship between religious affiliation and economic performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. This relationship has become the focus of a growing amount of literature worldwide but is unique to ... -
The Impact of Social Media Marketing Campaigns on Consumer Perceptions of the Food Animal Industry.
Dowling, Katherine ( 2015-05 )In today’s society, most consumers are generations removed from agriculture. Many Americans are uninformed in the areas of animal husbandry and production, food safety, and animal welfare. Today’s media can negatively ... -
The Impact of Ultraviolet Light on Survival and Behavior of the Human Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius Linnaeus
Iten, Jaime ( 2013-05 )The dramatic resurgence of bed bugs in the United States poses significant problems for individuals, public health officials, and the pest control industry. Currently no individual control measure, chemical or otherwise, ... -
The impacts of urbanization on ground beetle functional traits (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Dunkle, Ellen ( 2019-05 )Various morphological and physiological traits of arthropods have been shown to shift in the face of environmental disturbances such as those caused by urbanization. We adjusted the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography ... -
Impressions of Agriculture: Using Semiotics to Decode Agricultural Images
King, Sara ( 2012-08 )How do people view agriculture? This question is important, because the answer can affect what people they buy, where they buy from, and how they vote on legislation involving agriculture. For those in agriculture to be ... -
Improving the Efficiency of Liquid Feed Use in Dairy Rations
Gilligan, Lara E. ( 2007-06 )Milk production and milk fat synthesis depend much upon the provision of adequate energy to the cow. Non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC) from cereal grains are used in the dairy industry as the main way to provide increased ... -
In Cordillera central: a teacher's role playing simulation
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In vitro analysis of mushroom proteases that may tenderize beef
Lee, Jing-Wei ( 2019-05 )Meat tenderness is an important characteristic that influences consumer purchasing decisions. Protease extracts from natural plant sources such as pineapple have exhibited broad proteolytic activity that can over-tenderize ... -
In vivo characterization of FACT complex proteins in C. elegans
Latham, Aislinn ( 2018-05 )FACT (facilitates chromatin transcription) is a protein complex involved in transcriptional regulation, DNA replication, and DNA repair processes in eukaryotic organisms. FACT allows transcriptional enzymes to access the ... -
In-Vitro Starch and NDF Digestibility Using Rumen Fluid from Control and Bovamine® Supplemented Cows
Nelson, Rachel ( 2016-05 )Probiotics are commonly fed to dairy cattle to improve feed efficiency and increase milk yield. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a probiotic, (Bovamine®; Nutrition Physiology Company, LLC. Guymon, ... -
Inactivation of human norovirus surrogate, human norovirus virus-like particle, and vesicular stomatitis virus by gamma irradiation: sensitivity and mechanism
Feng, Kurtis ( 2011-06 )Gamma irradiation is a non-thermal processing technology that has been used for preservation of varieties of food products. This technology has been shown to effectively inactivate bacterial pathogens. Currently, the FDA ... -
Increasing the efficiency of greenhouse dehumidification
Draper, Craig M. ( 2003 )The escalation of energy costs and conservation concerns demand improvements in the applications of energy consumption. Therefore, development of improved methods to increase the efficiency of greenhouse dehumidification ...