In order to assess the physiological responses of bradyrhizobia and competition for the nodulation of soybean at different temperatures, we investigated the expression of the nodC gene at 20, 25, and 30°C and the abilities of bacteria to nodulate soybean in microcosms at day/night cultivation temperatures of 23/18°C, 28/23°C, and 33/28°C for 16/8 h. We tested five Bradyrhizobium USDA strains: B...

wordThis study assessed the ability of two video image analysis (VIA) instruments, VIAscanTM and Canadian Vision System (CVSTM), to augment the assignment of USDA Yield Grades (YG) to beef carcasses, to the nearest tenth of a grade, under commercial operating conditions, and to test the accuracy of cutability predictions. Steer and heifer carcass sides (n = 290) were selected to vary in fatness...

The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the ability of the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center's beef carcass image analysis system to predict calculated yield grade, longissimus muscle area, preliminary yield grade, adjusted preliminary yield grade, and marbling score under commercial beef processing conditions. In two commercial beef-processing facilities, image analysis was conducted o...

Hypoglycemia represents a dangerous acute condition for neonates and fordiabetics of all ages. For neonates, careful monitoring of plasma glucoseconcentrations in at-risk newborns over the first few hours of life has becomestandard medical practice throughout the nation to guard against hypoglycemia.However, today’s state-of-the-art techniques for accurately detectinghypogly...

BACKGROUND The USDA snack food and beverage standards take effect in school year (SY) 2014-2015. Although the USDA standards will provide nationwide requirements, concerns exist about compliance. This study examined whether existing state laws are aligned with the USDA standards to determine whether some states may be better positioned to facilitate compliance. METHODS Codified state statutor...

Jesse Poland, PI, USDA-ARS, Kansas State University; Kevin Price, CoPI, KSU; Michael Gore, Collaborator, USDA-ARS; Pedro Andrade-Sanchez, Collaborator, University of Arizona; Allan Fritz, Collaborator, KSU; Randy Price, Collaborator, KSU; Jeff White, Collaborator, USDA-ARS; Andrew French, Collaborator, USDA-ARS; Kelly Thorp, Collaborator, USDAARS; William Schapaugh, Collaborator, KSU; Stephen W...