Arterial blood collected from sheep was analyzed for various amino acids to evaluate effects of dietary forage characteristics on adequacy of amino acid availability for protein synthesis. In three experiments with grass diets consumed Ž . ad libitum or in limited quantities by nearly mature wethers, differences in grass source and or quality generally did not Ž markedly affect arterial concent...

The two open-ended frontiers in radio astronomy instrumentation are collecting area and field of view. Greater collecting area translates directly into greater sensitivity while increased field of view increases observing efficiency and makes feasible new areas of science, such as searches for transient radio sources, rare types of pulsars, and surveys of large portions of our Galaxy and of the...

The use of fermented liquid feeds in monogastric animal nutrition is regarded as one of the biosafe methods of animal production. This paper examines bacterial fermentation of feed substrates for production of fermented liquid feeds for pigs and moist feeds for poultry. Emphasis is placed on the interplay of factors affecting feed fermentation and their relationship to feed quality. The resista...

Nicarbazin (NCZ), a coccidiostat used in the poultry industry, has been developed as a contraceptive for resident Canada geese. We tested the efficacy of NCZ as a contraceptive using mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) as a model for Canada geese. Nicarbazin-treated corn was fed ad libitum for 14 d at 0, 750, 1,000, or 1,500 ppm. Plasma and egg levels of 4,4'-dinitrocarbanilide (DNC), the active anti...

Effective responses to emergency situations require accessing both information that is known ahead of time and information from emergent sources. Whereas emergency providers have succeeded in formalizing acquisition and distribution of information from pre-existing sources, emergent and unconventional sources remain a challenge, especially in the context of rapid system-of-systems integration. ...