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Creator:: Daugherty, Dennis A.
Abstract:: Studies were conducted over a two year period to evaluate alternative finishing methods for spring and fall-born beef cattle. Management alternatives from birth to slaughter included season of calving, lactating cow nutrition, preweaning calf nutrition, weaning age, calf and yearling winter nutrition, range and irrigated pasture supplementation, grazing practice, range...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Hartel, Peter G.
Abstract:: A study was conducted to determine the effects or temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, and saturated flow on fecal coliform numbers in sewage sludge-amended soils. To determine this, four 4.6 X 13.7 m field plots were each amended in summer and in winter with 800 liters of anaerobically-digested sewage sludge, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Halim, David Husien
Abstract:: Stability, substrate and inhibitor specificity and electrophoretic properties of a crude polyphenol oxidase (PPO) preparation extracted from d'Anjou pears (Pyrus communis L.) were investigated. Levels of polyvinylpyrrolidone and pH of buffer for extraction were found to affect the specific activity of the extracted enzyme. An extract prepared with 1.5 g...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Yang, Chang-su
Abstract:: Organoleptically, flavored yogurts appear to contain lower levels of acetaldehyde than plain yogurt. This study was undertaken to seek the reasons for this phenomenon by focusing on the analyses of acetaldehyde production by yogurt culture bacteria in yogurt base containing added sucrose and by performing other analyses such as the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Bills, Donald D.
Abstract:: During the course of ripening, Cheddar cheese frequently develops a flavor defect described as fruity. Recent work has indicated that the use of certain starter cultures ultimately results in the development of the defect as the cheese ages. The flavor compounds responsible for the defect, however, have not been elaborated....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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