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  • Habitat utilization by minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada

    Creator:
    Zeppelin, Tonya K.
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    Characteristics of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) habitat at the head of the Laurentian Channel in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada were identified by quantifying environmental and temporal habitat variables and comparing them to the presence or absence of minke whales during the summer of 1996. Identification photographs of minke whales...
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    east to west: the Atlantic deep layer (T= 3 to 6°C; S > 33 0/00) and a cold intermediate layer (T= -2

  • Mark-recapture estimates of population parameters for selected species of small mammals

    Creator:
    Hammond, Ellen L.
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    I used program CAPTURE to analyze 1,535 data sets for 33 North American species of small mammals for sources of variation in capture probabilities and to characterize species-specific responses to markrecapture trapping. CAPTURE incorporates seven models to account for all possible combinations of heterogeneity (h), behavioral response (b), and time...
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    , particularly with heterogeneity, were apparent for Sylvilagus nuttallii, Tamias minimus, D. ordii, C. gapped

  • Development of High-Throughput Screening Methods to Determine Efficacy of “Clean-Label” Antifungals for Application on Cheese

    Creator:
    Jensen, Kristen
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    Cheese has been produced since ancient times and continues to be an important nutrient-dense staple in many diets around the world. Cheese quality is of high importance to consumers, and it is important for cheese producers to establish process controls to prevent and control cheese spoilage. Fungal spoilage is of...
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    conditions such as those that give spores access to oxygen or ideal growth temperatures (25-30C) will

  • Systemic bacterial infections in broiler chickens

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    Awan, Mohammad Arif
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    In broiler operations, various health problems develop during the final two weeks of the growing period, resulting in increased mortality and condemnation losses. At this stage, sickly birds were found to be systemically infected by various bacteria regardless of varied clinical signs. The main objective of the present study was...
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    Farm A, B, or C 45 3. Non-staphylococcal bacteria isolated from the blood (B), liver (L), or hock

  • Development of a High Throughput Method for Screening of Clean-Label Mold Inhibitors in Cheddar Cheese

    Creator:
    Kornberg, Kaitlyn R.
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    Mold growth on cheddar-style cheese, though not a food safety issue, causes significant loss to the industry due to consumer rejection. For this reason, it is common for at-risk products, such as cheese shreds, to be coated with the mold inhibitor natamycin. While highly effective at extending shelf-life, preferences for...
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    …………………… …………..………..…….…..……56 10. Differential responses of molds A, B, and C to increasing concentrations of thyme oil