A high-speed, low-cost, image-based sorting device was developed to detect and separate grains having slight color differences or small defects. The device directly combines a complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) color image sensor with a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) which was programmed to execute image processing in real-time, without the need of an external computer. Spatia...

The objective of this study was to elucidate the phenotypic relationships between docility and first-service AI conception rate in heifers. Data ( = 337) collected from 3 cooperator herds in Kansas at the start of synchronization protocol included exit velocity (EV), chute score (CS), fecal cortisol (FC), and blood serum cortisol (BC). Data were analyzed using logistic regression with 30-d preg...

A chute was designed following the principles of Theory Sampling to minimize variations in powder flow and provide all particles flowing blends with same opportunity being selected as a sample. The design also reduces thickness allow analysis higher portion by near infrared spectrometer. that flowed through had Carr’s index values fluctuated between 23 25 percent, indicating passable flowabilit...

Several methods exist for measuring forest canopies following disturbance, and the biases and differences among them are unclear. We compared techniques for measuring the northern hardwood forest’s canopy structure at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, following the severe ice storm of January 5–10, 1998. Methods included leaf area index (LAI) using LI-COR’s LAI-2000, visual ...

the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of weaning age on dry matter intake (dmi), average daily gain (adg), feed efficiency (fe), feed cost (fc) and benefit index (bi) of holstein calves reared under organic farming system. thirty two holstein calves were divided into two treatments: early weaning (ew) vs. late weaning (lw). calves in the both groups were provided with whole mi...

Trapezoidal labyrinth weirs offer significant flow magnification for the available width of approach channel and that of the downstream chute. These types of weirs may find great utility and hence will have to be designed and provided for river linking projects. There are many factors such as head to crest height ratio, angle of side walls, vertical aspect ratio, apex width and approach and con...