Table of Contents

WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE
• Notables
• Grants
• Articles Published
• New Publications
• New Projects

COMING EVENTS

HEADLINES
• Honors Convocation is April 20
• 2006 Outstanding Alumnus
• Outstanding seniors and grad students
• Organic garden plots available at AAREC
• First Web-based degree program well received
• 300 attend 2nd Women in Agriculture Conference
• Dr. C.E. Caviness — 1923-2006
• Marie Lavallard — 1912-2006
• GSD Initiation and Awards Banquet April 13
• GSD Student Research Competition winners
• Association supports Poultry Science recruiting
• Fultons endow Animal Science award
• Animal Science awards
• Horse Festival
• BAEG shares in environmental design award
• Food Science team wins College Bowl regional
• Students develop new food products
• HESC Student Awards
• Division helps host Ozark Food Processors
• OFPA presents scholarships

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Notables

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Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Undergraduate Tyler McClendon was one of three students on the winning Quiz Bowl team at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association meeting in Orlando, Feb. 4-8.  Also competing were students Kelly Pyle, Sarah Knox and Edison Froelich. At this conference, quiz bowl members are randomly assigned to teams and do not represent their schools.

At the same conference, Jennie Popp, German Rodriguez and Bruce Dixon finished 2nd in the poster paper competition with their poster entitled, "Quiz Bowl Benefits: attitudes and performance of Southern Region School students at the SS-AAEA Quiz bowl Competition." Mr. Rodriguez and Dr. Popp also gave the selected papers, “Combating the Crisis: Managing Watersheds for Economic Profit and Environmental Quality Improvement,” and “The SS-AAEA Quizbowl: Success in and Out of the Classroom, a Five Year Study.”

Other selected papers and posters at the conference included the paper “Running to Stand Still: Challenges Economists Face with Imperfect Data,” by Nathan Kemper, Dr. Popp, Wayne Miller and H.L. Goodwin Jr.; the paper, “Analyzing Arkansas’ Economic Growth: Need for Future Rural Development Strategies,” by Biswaranjan Das and Daniel Rainey; the poster entitled “Examining the Economic Trade-offs Between the Poultry and Water Recreation Industries: A Case Study in Environmental Management,” by Mr. Kemper, Dr. Popp, Dennis Robinson, Dr. Miller, Dr. Goodwin and Gerald Doekson; and the poster entitled, “Futures Hedging Strategies for Arkansas Cotton and Soybean Enterprises” by Mr. Rodriguez, Andrew McKenzie and Lucas Parsch. Michael Popp, Jeffery Edwards and Larry Purcell also presented the paper “Maturity Group Tradeoffs in Corn Hybrid Selection: Yield Potential, Seeding Rate, Irrigation Cost and Seasonal Sale Price,” and Dr. Goodwin gave a presentation titled, "The Future of Animal Agriculture in North America: Food Safety, Animal Health and Biosecurity" at a joint session.

Graduate students Daniel Skipper and Christina Taylor are attending classes in Ghent, Belgium this semester and should return this summer.

Mark Cochran and Diana Danforth attended the Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio, Jan. 4-6. Both demonstrated software and answered questions at the COTMAN software station provided at the Cotton Incorporated Agricultural Research Technical booth. Dr. Cochran presided over the COTMAN research business meeting; Ms. Danforth was co-author of a presented paper and a poster.

Other members of AEAB also attended the Beltwide Conferences. Tina Gray Teague, Diana Danforth and Patricia F. O'Leary co-authored the paper, “Validation of COTMAN Decision Guides for Late Season Management of Tarnished Plant Bug in Arkansas Cotton.” Dr. Teague,  Jennifer Lund and Ms. Danforth presented the poster, “Final Irrigation Timing and Late Season Crop Susceptibility to Tarnished Plant Bug (Lygus Lineolaris Palisot de Beauvois) 2005 - Using COTMAN to Make Crop Termination Decisions.”

Student Tory Hodges recently received a Bumpers Undergraduate research grant of $1,000 and a $2,025 grant from SURF. Most of the funds will be used for conferences.

Michael Popp was invited to present a lecture on "Economics of Various Feedstock for Biofuels" to an audience of master's students from Austria, Germany, France, Turkey, England and Belgium at the University of Ghent on Jan. 9.  His graduate student, Daniel Skipper, will be working with Dr. Huylenbroeck and others comparing U.S. and E.U. consumer attitudes and agricultural policy towards bio-fuels during his 6-month stay at the University of Ghent.

H.L. Goodwin Jr. was nominated to the board of directors for the Illinois River Watershed Partners (IRWP) on Dec. 14.  Dr. Goodwin, along with Sandy Hamm, will serve on the education committee for the IRWP.

E.C. Chavez and E.W. Wailes presented the paper, “Production, Consumption, Trade and Price Projections of the U.S. and Global Rice Economy, 2005-2015,” at the 31st Rice Technical Working Group in The Woodlands, Texas, Feb. 26-Mar. 1.

Agricultural Extension & Education

George Wardlow received the Outstanding Agricultural Educator Award at the AAAE Southern Region Conference in Orlando, Feb. 6-7, and Courtney (Wimmer) Meyers and Jefferson D. Miller were awarded Best Paper Presentation for their refereed research paper. Dr. Miller was also honored as the outgoing president of the SAAS Ag Communications Section.

Other refereed research papers and posters were presented by Elizabeth J. Maeda, Dr. Wardlow and Dr. Miller; Aaron R. Dickinson, Donald M. Johnson and Dr. Wardlow; and Dr. Miller, Dana M. Stewart and Lindsay M. West.

Animal Science

Graduate student Sergio Alejandro Quilo Ortiz, of Guatemala City, Guatemala recently received the highly coveted International Stockmen’s Educational Foundation Travel Fellowship to the 2006 International Livestock Congress in Houston, Mar. 1-2. Fellowships include airfare, ground transportation, hotel and scheduled meals during the International Livestock Congress.

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Shu-l Tu and BAEG department head Lalit Verma

Dr. Shu-I Tu visited the department and gave a presentation, "Biosensors Processes for Pathogen Detection in Foods." Dr. Tu is Research Leader of USDA/ARS Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pa.

Sreekala Bajwa gave an invited presentation titled, “Remote sensing to detect nitrogen stress in rice,” at the Arkansas Crop Management Conference - Precision Agriculture Symposium, Jan. 31 in Little Rock.

Jin-Woo Kim serves as an editorial board member for the new peer review journal, “Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine,” published by Elsevier Science. Along with Steve Tung, Dr. Kim also recently coauthored several presentations: “Application of a PDMS Microsieve for the Patterning of Flagellar Motors in a Microfluidic System,” at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo in Orlando; “Patterning of Escherichia coli Flagellar Motors in a Microfluidic System,” at The International Conference on Bio-Nano-Informatics (BNI) Fusion in Marina del Rey, Calif.; “Development of an Electrically Addressable DNA-Based Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanosensor,” also coauthored by J. Clendenin, R. Deaton, and N. Kotagiri, at the 5th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology in Nagoya, Japan; “A Microscale Biosensor on Integration of Single-Stranded DNAs and Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,” also with Dr. Clenendin, at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biominetics (ROBIO) in Hong Kong; and “Falgellar Motor Based Nitrate/Nitrite Sensor,” and “Interfacing of DNA and Carbon Nanotubes as Building Blocks for the Development of a DNA-Based Nanobiosensor,” also with Kotagiri and Dr. Deaton, at the 229th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego. Drs. Kim and Deaton, along with J. Chen, also coauthored “Sequence Complexity of Large Libraries of DNA Oligonucleotides,” presented at DNA 11: 11th International Meeting on DNA Computing in London, Ontario.

Phil Tacker gave several invited presentations: "Soybean Irrigation Termination - Research Results for Making Better Decisions,” at the State Soybean Research Conference held Dec. 15 at the Brinkley Convention Center; "Soybean Irrigation Termination - Research Results," at the Tri State Soybean Conference, Jan. 6 in Delhi, La.; "Dealing With High Irrigation Pumping Costs,” at the Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference, Jan. 12 in Jonesboro; "Dealing With High Irrigation Pumping Costs,” at the Bootheel Irrigation Conference, Jan. 20 in Portageville, Mo.; and "Experience With Irrigation Pump Monitor And Watershed Project,” at the National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Feb. 1-2 in Tunica, Miss.

Indrajeet Chaubey presented an invited talk titled, “A framework to stochastically evaluate watershed models,” at the 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications in Pune, India in December. Dr. Chaubey also attended the USDA-CSREES National Water Quality Conference in San Antonio in February where he presented a talk titled, “Integrated BMP assessment for improving water quality in rice/soybean dominated watershed in the Arkansas Delta,” and a poster titled, “Effectiveness and optimization of BMPs in improving water quality from an agriculturally dominated watershed.”

Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

Chuck West was awarded a Fulbright Research Scholarship to perform an off-campus duty assignment Jul. 1-Dec. 23, 2005.  He conducted research on endophyte effects on tall fescue dehydration tolerance in Montpellier, France, at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and gave presentations on his research at INRA research centers in Lusignan and Toulouse, France, and in Tunis, Tunisia.

Nilda Burgos served as one of six invited speakers for the First Rice Technical Conference in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Jan. 18-20. She presented a paper entitled, "A perspective on herbicide-resistant (Clearfield) rice and weedy rice in the US," co-authored by Bob Scott, Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Weed Specialist, and Brad Guice of BASF. Dr. Burgos also presented an invited paper at the National Cowpea Germplasm Conference in Orlando, Feb. 5, titled, "Tolerance of cowpea cultivars to Sandea herbicide in Arkansas and Oklahoma." Among the co-authors of this paper were Lynn Brandenberger, Vegetable Extension Specialist, Oklahoma State University; Teddy Morelock; and Dennis Motes.

Derrick Oosterhuis attended the meeting of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists in Orlando, Feb. 5-7. He co-authored two posters, one with Androniki Bibi entitled, "Heat stress on physiology and biochemistry of diverse cotton germplasm," and one with Evangelos Gonias entitled "The insecticide imidacloprid improves cotton growth under heat stress." Mr. Gonias won second place for his poster in the graduate student competition; he also won second place in the Graduate Student contest for his poster entitled "Calculation of heat units for defoliation based on ambient or internal boll temperatures," at the national Beltwide Cotton Meetings in San Antonio, Jan. 4-6.

Bree Pearson, a Master’s student in weed science advised by Nilda Burgos and Bob Scott, won second place in the oral research paper competition at the annual Southern Weed Science Society meeting in San Antonio, Jan. 23-25. Her presentation was entitled "Alternative herbicides for controlling imazethapyr-resistant red rice and carryover effects." Ms. Pearson was also an alternate member of the U of A Weed Team, which won first place overall in the combined North Central and Southern regional contest in August.

Food Science

Andy Proctor, Ya Jane Wang and Jerry King (adjunct professor) participated with other invited U.S. and E.U. lecturers in teaching an intensive 2-week, multidisciplinary graduate course entitled, "Renewable Biomaterials," at the University of Gent, Jan. 9-20.

Andy Proctor also participated in an organizational meeting of the EU/US Consortium on "Renewable Resources and Clean Technology" at the University of Graz in Austria, Jan. 15-16. This is a venture funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the European Union to facilitate curriculum development and student exchange in renewable energy and materials, and the U of A is the lead U.S. institution.

Justin Morris presented an invited talk, "Developing a Muscadine grape industry: Why research is critical,” to muscadine grape growers at the Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference in Savannah, Ga.,in January.  Dr. Morris was also the keynote speaker for the 6th International Cool Climate Symposium for Viticulture and Oenology in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 6-10. The speech was entitled, “Development and Incorporation of Mechanization into Intensely Managed Grape Vineyards,” and he convened and moderated the focus group, “Taking mechanization Research into the Vineyard” at this symposium. Dr. Morris also coauthored the selected paper, “An Optimization Model for winery capacity Use,” along with Michael Thomsen.

Ph.D. candidate Devon Cameron recently returned from a fall semester experience in Graz, and M.S. candidate Caroline Lovely is now in Toulouse for the spring semester with two other college students working in Gent.

Human Environmental Sciences

Susan Takigiku and Frida Napuce gave a volunteered presentation at the Arkansas Parenting Education Network Conference in Hot Springs, Feb. 23.  The title of the presentation was “Parent Methamphetamine Abuse and Child Welfare in Arkansas.” Dr. Takigiku also gave an invited presentation at the Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference in Hot Springs, Mar. 6, entitled “Drug Abuse in Rural Communities.”

Plant Pathology

Silvina Giammaria received the first place award for student oral presentations at the annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Phytopathological Society in Orlando Feb. 5-7, with a paper on "Effect of field resistance to the soybean cyst nematode on soybean sudden death syndrome development and yield components." John Rupe is her major Ph.D. program advisor.

Poultry Science

Dustan Clark gave an invited presentation on biosecurity and bioterrorism at the Non-Classified Agriculture and Natural Resources Staff Meeting in Hope, Jan. 11.

Jason Emmert gave the invited presentation, “Methionine and Cystine Metabolism in Broilers,” for the nutrition company Adisseo at the Georgia Aquarium during a special event hosted by the company on Jan. 24 during the International Poultry Exposition held in Atlanta.

Frank Jones was invited to join the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Planning Team in Fayetteville, Dec. 14.

Poultry Science faculty participated in the Southern Poultry Science Society’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Jan. 23-24. William Huff served as First Vice President of the meeting; Casey Owens gave the presentation, “Deboning times, extended aging and marination: Impact on poultry breast meat quality,” and served as chair of the Processing and Products section at the event; and Park Waldroup gave the presentation, “Fumaric acid improves feed utilization in broiler diets void of antibiotic growth promoters.”

Several Poultry Science students also gave presentations at the Southern Poultry Science Society’s Annual Meeting. Savannah Henderson, an M.S. student with Billy Hargis, presented, “Evaluation of a perinatal nutritional supplement on broiler performance”; Jana Cornelison, an M.S. student with Susan Watkins, presented, “Evaluation of nipple drinkers and the Lott System for determining appropriate water flow for broilers”; Ashley Swaffar, a junior poultry science major presented, “Effects of heavy or light body weight broiler breeder hens on reproductive characteristics and hatchability”; Frances Yan, an international Ph.D. student from China working with Park Waldroup presented, “An evaluation of MINTREX®Mn organic trace mineral as a source of manganese in broiler diets”; and Doug Yoho, an M.S. student with Keith Bramwell presented, “Feeding broiler breeder hens into a second production cycle following forced molting.”

Susan Watkins was an invited speaker at two workshops, one for the Manitoba Broiler Producers and one for the Manitoba Turkey Producers in Winnipeg in December. Dr. Watkins was also an invited speaker for the Hartford, Ky., Perdue Farms Grower meetings and at the Annual Iowa Turkey meeting in Des Moines in December. She served as the Committee Chair for the U.S. Poultry and Egg Student of the Year Award in January and was invited to speak at the National Turkey Federation Annual meeting in Orlando, Feb. 9-11.

Carol Ojano-Dirain, a Ph.D. student from Pamplona in Cagayan, Philippines, working with Walter Bottje, received the Alltech Student Manuscript Award for her paper on mitochondrial function in broilers with low and high feed efficiency. Only one Alltech award is given out each year and this was the second year in a row for her to win this prestigious honor.

Fausto Solis de los Santos, a Ph.D. student from Santiago City in the Dominican Republic, won the Outstanding Research Presentation Award in the area of physiology and pathology for his paper on gut development in turkey poults. Mr. de los Santos is a Fulbright Scholar, and his major professor is Ann Donoghue.

Valerie Brewer, a junior poultry science major from Prairie Grove, won the Outstanding Research Presentation award in the area of processing and products for her paper on phase-feeding in broilers. Brewer had to compete against Master’s and Ph.D. students from across the nation to win this award. Jason Emmert and Casey Owens both assisted Brewer with her project.

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Grants

Approved December 2005 and January 2006

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

J. Popp. USDA CSREES—Prime. SARE. Assessing and meeting the growing needs of Arkansas’ Women in Agriculture. $9,901.

Animal Science

E. Kegley. Zinpro Corporation, Inc. Nutrition research. Supplemental trace minerals (Zn, Cu, Mn, and Co) as Availa-4 inorganic sources for shipping-stressed cattle. $46,272.

C. Maxwell and Z. Johnson. Zinpro Corporation Inc. Effect of Availa Cu and Availa Zn on wean to finish pigs. $33,333.

 D. Kellogg and E. Kegley. Zinpro Corporation Inc. comparison of trace mineral supplementation strategies for cows. $120,000.

C. Maxwell. Zinpro Corporation Inc. Lonza, Inc. Swine nutrition research. $90,009.

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

M. Matlock. Parsons Engineering. Use attainability & water quality assessment of the Ouachita River, Southern Arkansas. $12,126.

College of Agriculture—ASU

J. Widick. Delta and Pine Land Co. Chloride screening research. $350.

Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

N. Burgos. Various Sources. So. Region program to clear pest control agents for minor uses (2005 IR-4 support for performance trials). Weed Physiology. $12,500.

 R. Bacon. Cullum Seed, LLC. Small grain variety trials. $3,900.

D. Oosterhuis. Various Sources. Cotton research (general). $50,000.

L. Oliver. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company. Weed science. $2,500.

T. Daniel. USDA ARS. Measuring edge of field phosphorus losses from pastures fertilized with swine manure. $16,500.

R. Norman. Rice Tec, Inc. Soil fertility and plant nutrition. $11,200.

N. Slaton. Helena Chemical Company. Soil testing and plant nutrition. $10,000.

Food Science

T. Siebenmorgen. Kellogg Company. Rice processing research. $25,000.

Y.-J. Wang. Viva Pharmaceutical. Carbohydrate research. $200.

Entomology

F. Goggin. USDA CSREES. NRICGP. Comparative analysis of R-gene mediated aphids resistance in tomato and melon. $346,193.

Horticulture

D. Karcher. H.B. Inc. Boys and Girls Club of Fayetteville. Turfgrass. Turf and landscape management graduate assistantship. $10,663.

Human Environmental Sciences

J. Foote. US Department of Education (Prime). Nutrition component for the coordinated school health and physical education program at Whitefield Public School. $3,500.

Northeast Research & Extension Center

F. Bourland. Monsanto Company. Monsanto Company. $6,825.
           
Plant Pathology

J. Correll. Syngenta Seeds. Takii & Company. Spinach research. $5,000.

E. Milus. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Wheat pathology research. $500.

J. Rupe. Heads-Up Plant Protectants. Soybean disease research. $3,000.

Poultry Science

P. Waldroup. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. Effects of dietary levels of calcium and nonphytate phosphorus in broiler starter diets on live performance, bone development and growth plate conditions. $24,388.

J. Emmert. Prince Agri Products. Nutrition research. $4,000.

Rice Research & Extension Center

 P. Counce. Rice Tec, Inc. Rice physiology. $7,000.

School of Forest Resources

P. Doruska. Georgia Pacific Corporation. Hardwood research. $1,500.

M. Pelkki. Arkansas Department of Economic Development. Arkansas Energy Office. Bio-refinery feasibility assessment. $150,000.

R. Weih. Entergy. Geographic information systems/remote sensing research.

Southeast Research & Extension Center

J. McConnell. Helena Chemical Company. Cotton (general). $4,000.

Southwest Research & Extension Center

T. Kirkpatrick. Helena Chemical Company. Eden Bioscience Corporation. Nematology research. Plant diseases. $9,750.
          
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Articles Published

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness

Beghin, J., F. Dong, A. Elobeid, J. Fabiosa, F. Fuller, C. Hart, K. Kovarik, S. Tokgoz, T.-H. Yu, S. Meyer, E. Wailes and E. Chavez. FAPRI 2006 World Agricultural Outlook Briefing Book. Ames: Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University. 2006.

Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Al-Fandi, M., J.-W. Kim, A.P. Malshe, S. Tung, J. Jenkins and R. Pooran. 2006. Chemo-Sensitivity and Reliability of Flagellar Rotary Motor in a MEMS Microfluidic Actuation System. Sensors and Actuators B 114:229-238.

Bajwa, S.G., and L.F. Tian. 2005. Soil Fertility Characterization in Agricultural Fields Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing.Trans. of the ASAE 48(6):2399-2407.

Smith, D.R., E.A. Warnemuende, B.E. Haggard and C. Huang. 2006. Dredging of Drainage Ditches Increases Short-Term Transport of Soluble Phosphorus. J. Environ. Qual. 35:611-616.

Yang, L., and Y. Li. 2006. Simultaneous Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhimurium Using Quantum Dots as Fluorescence Labels. The Analyst 131:394-401.

Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences

Zhang, J., J.M. Stewart and T. Wang. 2005. Linkage Analysis between Gametophytic Restorer Rf2 Gene and Genetic Markers in Cotton. Crop Sci. 45:147-156.

Zhang, J.F., and J.McD. Stewart. 2004. Identification of Molecular Markers Linked to the Fertility Restorer Genes for CMS-D8 in Cotton. Crop Sci. 44:1209-1217.

Zhang, J.F., and J.McD. Stewart. 2004. Semigamy Gene Is Associated with Chlorophyll Reduction in Cotton. Crop Sci. 44:2054-2062.

Entomology

Lewter, J.A., A.L. Szalanski, R.N. Nagoshi, R.L. Meagher Jr., C.B. Owens and R.G. Luttrell. 2006. Genetic Variation within and between Strains of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Florida Entomol. 89:62-67.

Food Science

Wang, Y.-J., S.W. Chong and W. Yang. 2006. Effect of Pericarp Removal on Properties of Wet-Milled Corn Starch. Cereal Chem. 83(1):25-27.

Poultry Science

Cornelison, J.M., F. Yan, S.E. Watkins, L. Rigby, J.B. Segal and P.W. Waldroup. 2006. Evaluation of Hops (Humulus iupulus) as an Antimicrobial in Broiler Diets. Intl. J. Poult. Sci. 5(2):134-136.

Fanatico, A.C., P.B. Pillai, L.C. Cavitt, C.M. Owens and J.L. Emmert. 2005. Evaluation of Slower-Growing Broiler Genotypes Grown with and without Outdoor Access: Growth Performance and Carcass Yield. Poult. Sci. 84:1321-1327.

Haggard, B.E., P.A. Moore Jr. and K.R. Brye. 2005. Effect of Slope in Runoff from a Small Variable Slope Box-Plot. J. Environ. Hydrology 13:1-8.

Pillai, P.B., A.C. Fanatico, K.W. Beers, M.E. Blair and J.L. Emmert. 2005. Homocysteine Remethylation in Young Broilers Fed Varying Levels of Methionine, Choline, and Betaine. Poult. Sci. 85:90-95.

Teimouri, A., M. Rezaei, J. Pourreza, H. Sayyahzadeh and P.W. Waldroup. 2005. Effect of Diet Dilution in the Starter Period on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks. International J. Poult. Sci. 4(12):1006-1011
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Waldroup, P.W., C.A. Keen, F. Yan and K. Zhang. 2006. The Effect of Levels of α-Galactosidase Enzyme on Performance of Broilers Fed Diets Based on Corn and Soybean Meal. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 15:48-57.

Waldroup, P.W., M.A. Motl, F. Yan and C.A. Fritts. 2006. Effects of Betaine and Choline on Response to Methionine Supplementation to Broiler Diets Formulated to Industry Standards. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 15:58-71.

Yan, F., J.H. Kersey, C.A. Fritts and P.W. Waldroup. 2006. Effect of Phytase Supplementation on the Calcium Requirement of Broiler Chicks. Intl. J. Poult. Sci. 5(2):112-120.

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New Publications

Wayne E. Sabbe Arkansas Soil Fertility Studies 2005, edited by Nathan A. Slaton—Research Series 537

Arkansas Cotton Variety Test 2005, by F.M. Bourland, B.S. Brown, J.M. Hornbeck, K. Kaufman and W.C. Robertson—Research Series 538.

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New Projects

D.L. Kreider. Interpreting Cattle Genomic Data: Biology, Applications and Outreach (NC-209).

H.D. Chapman. Development of Attenuated Strains of Elimeria in the Turkey.

D.M. Miller. Arsenic Levels in soils of Northwest Arkansas.



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