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THERE IS LITTLE DATA CONCERNING WATER CONSUMPTION BY INDIVIDUAL FARM ANIMALS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A PROTOTYPE WATERING SYSTEM WHICH CAN MEASURE AND RECORD INDIVIDUAL WATER CONSUMPTION IN GROUP-FED ANIMALS. A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE WATERER WILL BE ADAPTED OR A NEW WATERER DEVELOPED FOR THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDETHE NEEDED ACCURACY, FILL RATE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL ...

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ISOSPORA SUIS HAS COST THE SWINE PRODUCER AN ESTIMATED 269 MILLION DOLLARS (IN 1991 DOLLARS), FROM 1980 TO 1988. THE LOSS IN 1991 IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER $20 MILLION, CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED, FROM PORCINE COCCIDIOSIS. THERE IS NO CURRENT VACCINE ON THE MARKET, NO COCCIDIOSTATS ARE LICENSED FOR SWINE USE, THE USE OF NON-LICNESED COCCIDIOSTATS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, AND THE TREATMENT OF PIGS WITH COCCID ...

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WOOD WAFERBOARD COULD BE UTILIZED FOR SIDING AND OTHER EXTERIOR EXPOSURE APPLICATION IF IT WERE MORE DIMENSIONALLY STABLE WHEN EXPOSED TO CYCLIC HUMIDITY CONDITIONS OR ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE PRODUCT ABSORBS MOISTURE. ASPEN WAFERBOARD MARKETS COULD BE EXPANDED IF THE THICKNESS SWELLING AND LINEAR EXPANSION UNDER WET CONDITIONS WERE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN PLYWOOD. A FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL DETERMINE T ...

CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PESTICIDES IS A NECESSITY GIVEN THE GROWING PROBLEM OF PEST RESISTANCE AND THE NEED TO SATISFY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CONCERNS. BIORATIONAL APPROACES TO INSECTICIDE DISCOVERY INCORPORATE A KNOWLEDGE OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF COMPOUNDS ACTING ON SPECIFIC INSECT MOLECULES. ANTHOS IS A COMPANY DESIGNING ASSAYS TO SCREEN NATURAL PROD ...

APOGEE CORPORATION IS ADDRESSING THE TOPIC OF THE PRESENT SOLICITATION DEALING WITH CONSERVING WATER RESOURCES AND RESTORING WATER QUALITY BY PROPOSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE, PROPRIETARY METHOD OF POTABLE WATER PRODUCTION ON A SCALE MUCH LARGER AND COST MUCH LOWER THAT HERETOFORE POSSIBLE. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A METHOD OF WATER DEMINERALIZATON OF DES ...

THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN OBJECTIVE METHODOLOGY FOR FORECASTING INSECT PEST POPULATION ABUNDANCES AND TO IMPLEMENT THIS METHODOLOGY AS AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PACKAGE. FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST INSECT PESTS WE CAN GENERALLY OBTAIN ESTIMATES OF THEIR POPULATION ABUNDANCE OVER TIME. THESE DATA ARE USUALLY COLLECTED BY DIRECT SAMPLING, PHEROMONE TRAPS, OR ESTIMATES BASED ON DAMAG ...