2024-03-28T17:11:27Z
http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/do/oai/
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1000
2020-02-03T22:47:51Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Sim-plete Feeding Trial
Johnson, Kelsey
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2009-12-01T08:00:00Z
Mark Edwards; College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences; Animal Science
Other Animal Sciences
Feeding trial horses northwest
<p>A. An internship with ENI will offer an opportunity to work in the field with horse owners, feeds, marketing, and nutrition. I will be assisting in the placement of a product in the field and evaluating response. It is the first step in evaluating if this product is an appropriate and marketable product.</p>
<p>B. The responsibilities will be to place a new equine feed product with 10-15 horse owners (approximately 30-45 horses) and measure customer response and potential marketability of the product. Including:</p>
<ol>
<li>Delivery of the product</li>
<li>Creation of Questionnaires (one will be given before the owners begin feeding the product and another after they have fed the product for the trial period.)</li>
<li>Evaluation of customer response and effectiveness of the product </li>
</ol>
<p>C. There will be no cost for me or the school. The expense of the product, the surveys, and time invested by paid by ENI.</p>
2009-12-02T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/1
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1001
2010-03-04T00:58:05Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
The Malawi Project: From Conventional to Holistic Decision Making
Wetmore, Grace
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2009-12-01T08:00:00Z
Robert Rutherford
Animal Sciences
Business
Earth Sciences
Environmental Health
Environmental Sciences
Life Sciences
Nutrition
Other Life Sciences
Plant Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
holistic management
sustainability
development
appropriate technology
international
Africa
How the Cal Poly Malawi Appropriate Technologies Team, and other development groups, can use Holistic Management to aid developing countries in an effort towards a sustainable future.
2010-03-03T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/2
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1002
2020-05-19T21:31:55Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Rangeland condition assessment of a portion of the Cal Poly sheep unit
McKim, Colin S.
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2010-12-01T08:00:00Z
Marc Horney
Other Animal Sciences
range
rangeland
grazing
sheep unit
Cal Poly rangeland condition assessment project
<p>This rangeland condition assessment was conducted as part of the Cal Poly Rangeland Condition Assessment Project. Five pastures comprising 31.7 acres at the Cal Poly sheep unit were assessed to collect baseline ecological information. Methods used were Line-point Intercept, Belt Transect, Residual Dry Matter, and the rangeland health indicators recommended by Pyke et al., 2002. Additionally, a preliminary species list was collected. The rangeland health assessment method found all pastures to have no to slight departure from the local reference area when evaluated for soil and site stability, hydrologic function, and biotic integrity.</p>
2011-03-01T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/3
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1003
2011-04-05T23:18:24Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Poisonous Rangeland Plants in San Luis Obispo County
Litten, Sara
Ou, Amanda
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2010-06-01T07:00:00Z
Marc Horney
Agricultural Science
Animal Sciences
Biochemistry
Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Environmental Health
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Systems and Integrative Physiology
toxic plants
poisionous rangeland plants
weeds
rangeland management
livestock
animals
<p>Poisonous Rangeland Plants in San Luis Obispo County is a comprehensive educational guide to rangeland plants that are toxic to domestic livestock. This guide begins with an exploration of how the biological systems are affected by the poisonous plant toxins. The biochemistry behind these toxins is included in the discussion. Next, reference material for fourteen plants that inhabit San Luis Obispo County is provided. This information includes specific toxins found in poisonous plants, affected animals, symptoms of poisoning, stages of growth, lethal dose, and distribution of the plant in California. This section of the guide is filled with helpful photos of the plants at different stages of growth. The remaining portion of the guide is dedicated to general management strategies to prevent the effects of poisonous plants as well as specific strategies for the fourteen plants. A quick reference page for both the fourteen poisonous plants and management techniques are included in the reference for quick access. </p>
2011-04-03T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/4
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1004
2012-01-10T01:15:55Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Joza, Celene
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2011-11-01T07:00:00Z
William Plummer
Medicine and Health Sciences
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
2011-11-29T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/5
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1005
2012-01-10T01:18:10Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Analysis of Pacific Harbor Seal Survival at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Friday Harbor, WA
Martinez, Casey L
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2011-11-01T07:00:00Z
William Plummer
Animal Sciences
Phoca vitulina
Wolf Hollow
predictors of survival
Harbor Seal
rehabilitation
<p>The Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center cares for and releases dozens of Pacific Harbor Seals each year. Analysis of 161 seal records from mid-2004 to 2010 showed that the sex, weight, and age of the incoming seals are not statistically significant predictors of survival to release. The absence of wounds and injuries, on the other hand, is correlated with increased survival about two times greater than that of wounded seals.</p>
2011-12-10T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/6
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1006
2012-02-14T23:31:05Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Managing the Lambing Enterprise
Hucal, Erika
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2011-06-01T07:00:00Z
Rob Rutherford
Animal Sciences
managing
lambing
enterprise
2012-02-02T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/7
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1007
2012-06-12T16:20:35Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Open Pulled Straw (OPS) Vitrification of Mus Musculus Morula and Blastocyst Survival in Two Common Cryopreservation Medias
Cirimele, Gina Marie
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2012-06-01T07:00:00Z
Fernando Campos-Chillon
Animal Sciences
Life Sciences
Other Animal Sciences
cryopreservation
vitrification
dimethyl sulfoxide
ethylene glycol
sucrose
galactose
<p>The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine an optimal cryoprotectant of mice embryos; and (2) determine whether morula or blastocyst stage is ideal for vitrification in both medias. One experiment was performed using two different medias for vitrification with open pulled straws (OPS) with morulae and blastocysts. In the first protocol, we called V, embryos were exposed to 10% ethylene glycol (EG) for 5 minutes, then 40% ethylene glycol and 0.6 M galactose for about 30 seconds, loaded into an OPS, and plunged into liquid nitrogen. In the second protocol, we called VG, embryos were exposed to 7.5% EG + 7.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for 3 minutes, 16.5% EG + 16.5% DMSO and 0.5 M sucrose for about 30 seconds, and loaded and plunged into liquid nitrogen. Cryoprotectants were removed after warming in three steps at 3-minute intervals. All embryos were cultured for 24-48 hours after warming. Survival rates for morulae and blastocysts were similar (P > 0.05) in both media. The overall survival of all embryos, regardless of stage of development, was better for embryos vitrified using the V method rather than the VG method (P < 0.05).</p>
2012-06-07T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/8
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1009
2014-01-14T18:00:23Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
EFFICIENCY OF TWO CRYOPRESERVATION METHODS USING DIRECT IN-STRAW REHYDRATION AFTER REPEATED VITRIFICATION of Mouse Embryos
Payne, Ashley Morgan
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2012-06-01T07:00:00Z
Fernando Campos
Animal Sciences
embryology
cryopreservation
embryo
vitrification
mouse embryo
<p>Experiments were conducted to determine which of two direct in-straw rehydration methods was optimal for obtaining high survival of mouse embryos after repeated vitrification. The first vitrification method compared was a one-step design, designated “House method,” where embryos were equilibrated in 3.5 M ethylene glycol for 3 min before rapid plunge vitrification in 7 M ethylene glycol/0.5 M glucose/18% w/v Ficoll 70. The second method was the commercially available BoviPRO Embryo Vitrification Kit <sup>TM</sup>(MiniTube of America, Verona, WI), which first exposed embryos to 1.4 M glycerol for 5 min, then 1.4 M glycerol/3.6 M ethylene glycol for 5 min, followed by vapor vitrification in 3.4 M glycerol/4.6 M ethylene glycol. Survival rates for morulae and early blastocysts once-vitrified by the BoviPRO were superior to that of the House method. However the re-expansion rate decreased significantly when re-expanded blastocysts were vitrified a second time with the BoviPRO method. The House method proved to be the superior method for the re-vitrification of expanded blastocysts when compared to the BoviPRO method but was only moderately successful for the vitrification of in-vivo produced mouse morulae and early blastocysts.</p>
2012-06-12T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/17
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:biosp-1018
2012-08-21T23:35:59Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:biosp
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Potential for Barn Owl as Rodent Biological Control in Central California Vineyards
Tillmann, Hannah
,
Biological Sciences Department
BS in Animal Science
2012-03-01T08:00:00Z
John Perrine
Agriculture
Agronomy and Crop Sciences
Biodiversity
Biology
Fruit Science
Ornithology
Zoology
barn owl
rodent
vineyard
biological control
pest
California
<p>The pocket gopher (<em>Thomomys bottae</em>) and voles (<em>Microtus </em>spp.) cause significant economic damage to vineyards. In response, many growers have taken steps to attract Barn Owls (<em>Tyto alba</em>) to their properties to help keep these rodent populations in check. This research project investigated Barn Owl consumption of pocket gophers and voles in Central California vineyards in order to assess the efficiency of this integrated pest management strategy. I collected a total of 715 owl pellets from five vineyard locations in Templeton and Paso Robles, California over an eight-month period during nesting and post-fledging seasons. I identified seven prey species within in the owl pellets, allowing for comparative analysis between the two collection periods. Comparisons of the average number of individuals per species per pellet (AVG) and a paired t-test indicated seasonal diets of Barn Owls are statistically similar. Although there was slight variation in AVG values between seasons, this research did satisfy the expectation that the diets from each vineyard would contain similar percentages of gopher and vole species. <em>Microtus </em>was the most highly consumed prey genus and made up the majority of both the spring (AVG = 0.528) and summer diets (AVG = 0.599) with a p-value of 0.77. Seasonal consumption for gophers was statistically similar and <em>Thomomys bottae </em>was the second most highly consumed prey species behind <em>Microtus californicus, </em>with AVG values of 0.304 (spring) and 0.299 (summer) with a p-value of 0.80. It would be fair to conclude from this snapshot of seasonal consumption that Barn Owls consume important vineyard pests and have the potential to assist in regulating these rodent populations.</p>
2012-08-11T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/biosp/19
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1010
2012-12-14T17:00:35Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Effects of Grazing vs. Resting on Soil Chemistry and Plant Community Dynamics for the Central Coast of California in 2012
Combs, Jessica
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2012-12-01T08:00:00Z
Rob Rutherford
Animal Sciences
Life Sciences
Other Animal Sciences
Grazing
resting
sheep
california men's colony
2012-12-09T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/9
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1011
2013-05-28T20:43:48Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Keller's Broken Heart Ranch Internship: March-June 2012
Swanson, Lia C.
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-05-01T07:00:00Z
William Plummer
Animal Sciences
Other Animal Sciences
2013-05-28T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/12
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1012
2013-06-17T16:38:36Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Cal Poly Goat Program
Christensen, Lauren
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-04-01T07:00:00Z
Andrew Thulin, Aaron Lazanoff
Other Animal Sciences
goat
vegetation management
goat program
animal science
<p>The Cal Poly Goat Program was established in the Summer of 2012 to provide vegetation management services on the Cal Poly campus and to allow students to gain hands on experience with goats. Student interest in adding goats as an additional species in the Animal Science Department spurred the realization and development of the program. The department also experienced demand for goats to use for vegetation management at the animal units and around various facilities on campus. The Goat Program integrates Cal Poly’s hands-on, ‘Learn by Doing’ philosophy with sustainable management practices to serve the needs of students as well as the greater part of campus. The goats are a self-contained continuously mobile unit supported by existing infrastructure within the Animal Science Department and managed by a student manager, with primary faculty supervision by Aaron Lazanoff. The student manager directs the Goat Enterprise students in caring for the goats, and works with different departments on campus to meet the need for vegetation management. Eventually, the Goat Program will be merged with the existing Cal Poly Sheep operation to become the Cal Poly Small Ruminant Program.</p>
2013-06-05T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/10
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1013
2013-06-17T16:41:00Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Effects of Post-Castration Interval Length on Recovery of Epididymal Sperm of Canine and Equine Sperm
Escobar, Jordan
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-06-01T07:00:00Z
Fernando Campos-Chillon
Other Animal Sciences
sperm
epididymis
canine
equine
testicles
embryology
2013-06-13T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/11
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1015
2013-07-30T21:29:32Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Evaluation of Degradation of the Chicken Egg Over Time by Method of Haugh Unit Score
Gurley, Serena
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-06-01T07:00:00Z
Robert Spiller
Medicine and Health Sciences
Haugh Unit Score
Egg Degradation
Egg
Health
Egg Storage
Egg Storage Length
<p>The purpose of this senior project was to measure the degradation of the chicken egg over time under different treatments. 864 eggs were collected and divided into six treatment groups. The six groups of study were refrigerated: unwashed, washed, washed and oiled as well as room temperature: unwashed, washed, washed and oiled. The Haugh unit score was measured individually for one dozen eggs taken randomly from each of the six groups once a week for twelve weeks. The Haugh unit score statistical assessment of the eggs found washed and oiled eggs held in refrigeration maintain freshness longer than the other methods. Refrigerated, washed eggs are currently the industry standard in the United States.</p>
2013-07-24T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/13
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1016
2013-12-02T18:22:21Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
2013 Performance Horse Sale at the Cal Poly Equine Center
Rauch, Jennifer
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-12-01T08:00:00Z
Marc Horney
Marketing
Cal Poly Equine Center
Quarter Horse Program
Performance Horse Sale
2013-11-30T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/14
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1017
2014-01-03T18:58:13Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Managing the Veterinary Clinic Enterprise
Smyly, Shelby N.
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-12-01T08:00:00Z
Kim A. Sprayberry
Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
Leadership Studies
Organizational Communication
Other Animal Sciences
Veterinary Clinic
Enterprise
Management
<p>This document serves as a guideline for the student management of the Veterinary Clinic Enterprise.</p>
2013-12-06T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/16
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1018
2013-12-13T23:59:16Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
The Envenoming Pandemic and the Misguided Views of Snakes: Developing Sustainable Relationships Between Native Poisonous Snakes of India and the Citizens of Maharashtra Through the Use of the Irula Model.
Villanueva, Destiny
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2013-11-01T07:00:00Z
Marc Horney
Animal Sciences
Biodiversity
Biology
Other Animal Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Systems Biology
Zoology
Snakes
Conservation
India
Maharastra
Envenoming
Irula
<p>Due to its vast population and general negative consensus regarding snakes, India is notorious for having more snakebite incidents than any other country. Snakes are simultaneously revered and feared in Indian religion and culture. This stigma is perpetuated through propaganda, family beliefs, and innate fears of snakes.These stigmas are more pronounced within rural areas, such as the region of Mahad within the state of Maharshtra. Envenoming is endemic in these areas, and others like them. The World Health Organization identified envenoming as one of the most neglected tropical diseases of the 21st century (Nature India, 2013). Additionally, both nonvenomous and venomous species of snakes are killed haphazardly, reducing the biodiversity within the environment and effectively causing more envenoming through active human effort to seek out and kill snakes. The objective of this report is to examine the evidences for connections between human killings of snakes and the number of envenoming cases, and to demonstrate the benefits to people and snakes through sustainable management. This paper will describe methods and opportunities for changing the public perception of snakes using the famous snake charmers of Irula as a model which will be used to strategizesas the basis of a conservational proposal within Maharashtra in protecting both snakes and people</p>
2013-12-12T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/15
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1019
2019-06-04T17:41:58Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Using Progesterone as an Indicator of Ovarian Response to Stimulation in Cattle
Kauffman, Kayla Mariah
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-03-01T08:00:00Z
Fernando Campos Chillon
Biology
Biotechnology
Dairy Science
Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine
Ovarian stimulation
progesterone
ovum pickup
dairy cattle
2014-03-20T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/18
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1020
2019-06-04T18:17:10Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
The Effects of Substituting True Protein with Non-Protein Nitrogen in Holstein Dairy Heifers Precision-Fed Different Forage to Concentrate Ratios
Gomez, Noe Alberto
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-03-01T08:00:00Z
Marc Horney
Animal Sciences
Biology
Dairy Science
Nutrition
Physiology
ruminant
ruminant nutrition
nitrogen
urea
dairy
heifer
<p>Understanding the efficiency and digestibility of dietary nutrients in dairy heifers is essential for minimizing costs and environmental impacts of the dairy industry. The objective of this study was to interpret the effects of manipulating rumen-degradable protein (RDP) in a precision feeding system. Eight Holstein ruminally cannulated heifers (14.6 ± 0.1 mo of age, and 386 ± 9.1 kg of weight) were randomly assigned to 2 forage levels: HC (25% forage) and LC (75% forage) and to a degradable protein sequence [0% degradable protein from urea <strong>U</strong>, 100% casein <strong>C</strong> (no urea treatment <strong>U0</strong>); 33% U, 67% C (low urea treatment <strong>U2</strong>); 67% U, 33% C (high urea treatment <strong>U3</strong>); 100% U 0% C (all urea treatment <strong>U4</strong>)] within forage level administered according to a split-plot, 4 × 4 Latin square design with 21 d periods. Heifers fed HC had greater total apparent digestibility for dry matter (DM) digestibility and organic matter (OM) digestibility. Interactions were noted for neutral detergent factor and acid detergent factor(NDF & ADF) digestibilities with linear interactions for the LC forage level and quadratic interactions for the HC forage level. Similar results were noted for nitrogen (N) parameters including: digestibility, fecal N (g/d), urine N (g/d), total excreted N (g/d), retained N (g/d) and retained N (%). These results indicated linear interactions in LC forage diets with quadratic interactions in HC diets. The LCU0 treatment offered the highest utilization/retention of N within LC diets while the HCU2 diet offered the highest utilization/retention of N within HC diets. Overall, the HCU2 treatment offered the highest N efficiency among all treatments.</p>
2014-04-01T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/19
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1021
2019-06-04T17:48:47Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Evaluation of Wing Fractures on Survival and Re-Release
O'Neill, Katherine
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-03-01T08:00:00Z
William Plummer
Other Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Anatomy
Veterinary Physiology
Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
wing
fracture
avian
wildlife
veterinary
bird
2014-05-21T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/20
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1022
2019-06-04T17:35:00Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
A Comparison of the Standard 5-day CO-Synch with CIDR Protocol and a 14-day CO-Synch with CIDR Protocol in Primiparous and Multiparous Beef Cattle
Dericco, Taylor Anne
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-05-01T07:00:00Z
Fernando Campos Chillon
Other Animal Sciences
CIDR
14-day CO-Synch protocol
5-day CO-Synch protocol
beef cattle
comparison
pregnancy
2014-06-03T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/22
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1023
2019-06-04T17:50:29Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Biodiversity: A Guide to Agricultural Wildlife
Ozeran, Rebecca
Cromer, Elaina
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-06-01T07:00:00Z
Mark Edwards
Animal Sciences
field guide
agriculture
animal
Cal Poly
wildlife
<p>We have compiled a list of the birds and mammals that we documented at selected locations on campus. Through this document we aim to offer an easily accessible resource that students, faculty, and visitors can utilize to not just satisfy their curiosity but also spark further contemplation. For each species and for each location, we have also summarized the possible implications of our observations from a holistic perspective. The purpose of this is to get people to think about the way land is managed and what may indicate that it is being mismanaged or that the certain aspects of current management need to be changed. Our interpretations may not always apply, as ecosystems and management change, but we hope that they are of some value to decision makers/unit managers for future decisions.</p>
2014-06-11T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/21
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1024
2019-06-04T17:47:46Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Lamb bacon: How the method of brine distribution and addition of a dry rub influences yields
Metheny, Morgan
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-06-01T07:00:00Z
Kimberly Livingston
Animal Sciences
Food Processing
Other Animal Sciences
meat science
lamb
bacon
tumbling
injection
yield
<p>This study was conducted to test the whether lamb breasts can substitute as the raw material in producing a bacon product. Due to the difference in fat saturation between pork and lamb, this research was used to test how successful lamb absorbs the brine in order to make bacon. The yield results of two different processing techniques, injection and tumbling, were compared along with comparing the affect of adding a dry rub of seasonings to the lamb surface. The 120 lambs breasts were split into four groups of 30. Each group received a different treatment: plain tumbled, plain injected, seasoned tumbled, and seasoned injected. The variables were measured for their raw yield, cook yield, pick-up yield, and slice yield. The results suggest that tumbling is a more efficient method to increase the overall yields compared to the injection method. The seasoning didn’t seem to make much of an effect, except when it came to the slice yield. Overall, the lamb was able to pick up the brine and produce a sellable bacon product.</p>
2014-06-13T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/23
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1025
2019-06-04T18:16:22Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Characterization of <em>Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis</em> biovar <em>equi</em> isolates obtained from Cal Poly horses and review of application of transposons to better prevent pigeon fever in horses
Hasen, Irene
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-06-01T07:00:00Z
Marc Horney
Animal Diseases
Animal Sciences
Investigative Techniques
Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine
Life Sciences
Microbiology
Pathogenic Microbiology
Veterinary Infectious Diseases
Insertional mutagenesis
transposons library
clinical signs of pigeon fever
microbiological and biochemical characteristics of Corynebacterium psuedotuberculosis
2014-06-13T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/24
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1027
2019-06-04T17:43:18Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Internship Review: Training Dog to Use Dog Door
Long, Rachel L
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-05-01T07:00:00Z
Marc Horney
2014-06-16T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/25
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1028
2019-06-04T17:39:46Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Beef Cattle Lesson Plans: For use in the education of school-age children in the beef cattle industry
Halloran, Katherine M
Love, Cheyenne H
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-06-01T07:00:00Z
Keela Retallick
Curriculum and Instruction
Other Animal Sciences
beef
beef cattle
lesson plans
<p>This project was initially created for use at Fort Hope in Arroyo Grande, California. It designs lesson plans created to teach children about the beef cattle industry. The project consists of lesson plans for three age groups: 7-9, 10-12, and 13-15. Each age group will learn various aspects about beef cattle, and lessons will increase in complexity as the children advance age groups. The groups will spend six days in lecture completing worksheets and activities, and on the seventh day, after completion of a review game, the children receive certificates. While the project was created specifically for the Fort Hope curriculum, it may be adapted for other uses.</p>
2014-06-23T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/27
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1030
2014-07-24T19:08:05Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
Incorporation of equine assisted therapy in university curriculum
Sabati, Shelby Y
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-06-01T07:00:00Z
Mark Edwards
Disability and Equity in Education
Higher Education
Mental and Social Health
Other Animal Sciences
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Special Education and Teaching
Equine-assisted therapy
hippotherapy
The Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship
therapeutic horseback riding
animal-assisted therapy
course proposal
<p>Equine-assisted activity and therapy incorporates physical, mental and language treatments through equine movement to remediate medical conditions or impairments in clients. For all the opportunities that equine-assisted therapy provides there is little education on the practice. The focus of this project is to present the process, benefits and limitations of adopting an equine-assisted therapy course at California Polytechnic State University so it may be used as a reference for future course proposal.</p>
<p><em>Objective: </em>The aim of this proposal is to offer insight into Equine-assisted therapy, understanding how to integrate the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International curriculum into the university and interpret the process of creating an equine-assisted therapy course at California Polytechnic State University. PATH International provides three levels of membership for higher learning institutions that allow for the education and certification of therapeutic riding. Cal Poly must complete a course proposal, apply for Level I PATH membership and create a course based on equine-assisted therapy.</p>
<p>Three aspects of this proposal pose a challenge for the university: appointing a faculty member to teach the course or hiring a specialist; ensuring that a sufficient number of students are interested in taking the course; and determining if the course would be a worthwhile investment for the university.</p>
<p>Although there are challenges, they are minimal and the addition of a Level I PATH course at Cal Poly would not only benefit the students but also attract additional attention to the university. Equine-Assisted Therapy is an ideal candidate for a Cal Poly course because it encompasses the true modus operandi of the university - “learn by doing.”</p>
2014-07-17T07:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/26
oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:ascisp-1031
2019-06-04T18:11:50Z
publication:research
publication:students
publication:seniorprojects
publication:ascisp
The Effects of Different Cryopreservation Techniques on the Survival Rate of In Vitro Produced (IVP) and Biopsied Bovine Blastocysts
Gumber, Diana J.
Animal Science Department
BS in Animal Science
2014-06-01T07:00:00Z
Fernando Campos Chillon
Dairy Science
Other Animal Sciences
embryo
biopsy
rate
IVP
IVF
aspiration
<p>This study’s objectives were to determine if the biopsy of expanded blastocysts prior to cryopreservation affected the survival rates and determine if there is a difference between slow-freezing in 10% glycerol, slow freezing in ethylene glycol, and vitrification in terms of survival rate of the embryos. Blastocoeles were reduced prior to cryopreservation by means of biopsy. Embryos for slow freezing were exposed to ethylene glycol (SynGRO Ethylene Glycol with Sucrose, BIONICHE, Pullman, WA, USA) or 10% glycerol (SynGRO 10% Glycerol, BIONICHE, Pullman, WA, USA) as cryoprotectants. Vitrified embryos were exposed to 10% and 40% ethylene glycol. Survival rate of biopsied embryos was similar than non-biopsied embryos (77.8 vs 63.9%, p>0.05). There was no significant difference between the different cryopreservation methods (p>0.05).</p>
2019-12-09T08:00:00Z
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ascisp/28