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Navigating INFO: Additional Concepts
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation looks at some aspects of INFO not covered by previous presentations. They include creating and using arrays, cross-tabulation, redefined keys, alternate directories, displaying text with INFO, purging ...
Polkas, Fastnacht and Kloppelei: Contemporary German Folk Arts in Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1997)
36 percent of Missourians claim German ancestry, according to a recent survey. This high percentage is the result of a massive German emigration to Missouri that took place between 1815-1860. Marked German cultural traits ...
"A Handful of Dinky": African American Storytelling in Missouri
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1992)
Black Missourians brought a rich cultural heritage with them, a syncretism of African, Caribbean, Native American and European elements which helped them survive under the most inhuman circumstances. Foremost among their ...
Tip Tanks for Dairy Flushing (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Several types of flush tanks are commonly used for flushing dairies in Missouri. This publication deals with tip tanks dedicated to flushing a single gutter. Such tanks are in contrast to the pipeline/valve systems, in ...
Grain and protein supplements for beef cattle on pasture (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Feeding grain to cattle on pasture can be a profitable way to grow and finish cattle on many Missouri farms.
Johne's disease or paratuberculosis (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Johne's disease (pronounced "Yone-es") or paratuberculosis is an incurable wasting disease of adult cattle that is being increasingly recognized in the United States. Since prevalence rates in U.S.-slaughtered cows range ...
Bovine leukosis (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) is characterized by the development of tumors of lymphatic tissues (lymphosarcoma), such as the thymus, spleen and lymph nodes. These specialized organs are an integral component of the defense ...
Forages for cattle : new methods of determining energy content and evaluating heat damage (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
The crude fiber method of feed analysis has been used for more than 100 years. Although this method was an important first attempt at determining the energy content of feeds, it has a number of shortcomings. A new analytical ...
Feeding dairy cattle for proper body condition score (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Body condition score is a critical measure of a dairy feeding system's effectiveness. Adequate body fat reserves promote milk production, reproductive efficiency and herd longevity. Excessively fat cows or overly thin cows ...
All-weather concrete stock tank (1996)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1996)
A constant supply of clean fresh water is essential to an efficient livestock operation. A system providing water that is neither too cold in winter nor too warm in summer will promote increased consumption and result in ...
Whole soybeans for dairy cattle (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Whole soybeans (WSB) can be used in dairy cow rations; they are palatable and have excellent feed value. WSB have lower protein content than soybean meal, but because of higher fat, have higher net energy content.
Modern commercial beef sire selection : BIF fact sheet (1991)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1991)
Sire selection can and should be more accurate today than ever before. Beef breed associations have developed programs that use performance information on a calf's relatives in addition to its own record to estimate its ...
Trichomoniasis (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Trichomoniasis, or "trich," is a venereal disease of cattle caused by a protozoan parasite, Tritrichomonas foetus. The disease has been reported worldwide, and while few estimates of the geographic prevalence of trichomoniasis ...
The Ozark Johnboat: Its History, Form and Functions
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1991)
This essay looks at three aspects of wooden johnboats. The first section tracks their history from their roots in Colonial Missouri through the present day of 1991. Johnboats were used during the period of railroad ...
Buildin' Boats, Giggin' and Foolin' Around is All Fun: Traditional Material Culture of the Ozark Waterways
(Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1996)
Gigging - the practice of using a steel object in the shape of a large fork to impale fish - has long been a popular traditional activity in the Missouri Ozarks. Many natives of the area consider gigging to be their sport, ...
A catalog of Nearby Poor Clusters of Galaxies
(American Astronomical Society, 1999)
A catalog of 732 optically selected, nearby poor clusters of galaxies covering the entire sky north of [3¡ declination is presented. The poor clusters, called WBL clusters, were identified as concentrations of
three or ...
Massive Cooling Flow Clusters Inhabit Crowded Environments
(American Astronomical Society, 1999)
With the availability of large-scale redshift survey data, it is now becoming possible to explore correlations between large-scale structure and the properties and morphologies of galaxy clusters. We investigate the spatial ...
Sheep pregnancy checking by ultrasonic sound (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Ultrasonic sound waves of about 2 million cycles per second can pass through living tissue. Used to determine sheep pregnancy, these sound waves are painless and have no harmful after-effects to the ewe or fetus.
Spreading poultry litter without lab analysis but with soil tests (1994)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1994)
A primary need and concern for most poultry producers is managing litter. You must protect ground and surface water and fulfill regulatory requirements. Usually, these goals are met by applying litter to the land in a way ...
Management of Adult Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Including the Use of Opiates
(1994-07)
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is a functional vomiting disorder characterized by recurrent, stereotypic episodes of overwhelming nausea and vomiting lasting hours or days, separated by intervals of
relative wellness lasting ...