Verifying conservation in wildlife ranches: the verified conservation area approach

Presented at the 9th international wildlife ranching symposium: wildlife - the key to prosperity for rural communities, held on 12-16 September 2016 at Hotel Safari & the Safari Court, Windhoek, Namibia.The presentation introduces the Verified Conservation Area (VCA) Approach and its usefulness for the wildlife ranching industry. The VCA Approach offers an innovative way for land managers to demonstrate their efforts to conserve nature. It consists of an online Registry of VCAs; a Standard for conservation planning, reporting and auditing; and a Toolkit of best practice. The VCA Approach enables conservation outside of protected areas to be visible, accountable and marketable. It offers the wildlife ranching industry a way to inform investors, clients, authorities, local communities and other stakeholders on how their ranches are conserving nature

Professional Experience at Farmington High School

For my Capstone project I chose to do a professional industry experience was at Farmington High School with Scott Meier, Head of Strength and Conditioning. The goals for this experience were to improve my skills in proper form identification, providing instructions, and program development. I spent two and a half months with Mr. Meier assisting him in his weight training classes and working directly with the students. For the research project component, I conducted a literature review and presented a PowerPoint presentation to five high school weightlifting classes on the importance of sleep and its effects on athletic performance. This experience gave me the opportunity to develop the skills I need to enter into the Exercise Science field with the confidence to become a Strength and Conditioning coach

Reported Diseases of South Dakota Poultry

Diseases of poultry in South Dakota reflect the importance of the infections and metabolic problems

South Dakota Animal Disease Research And Diagnostic Laboratory Poultry Disease Investigations

The South Dakota poultry industry may not be relatively large, and disease problems are minimal due to excellent preventative health programs available to the industry. The Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory does provide a full service support system. Following is a list of diagnoses made from case submissions. The basic overall conclusion is that no serious epidemic disease processes occurred. Environmental house management is very important in controlling some infectious diseases of turkeys

Feedlot Health Through Preventative Management

Livestock production has become increasingly intensive and the momentum of the change has been so great that realistically it has been instrumental in presenting the Veterinarian with problems that have outstripped his knowledge

Avian Disease Cases Examined At The South Dakota Animal Disease Research And Diagnostic Laboratory, 1983

While the South Dakota poultry industry may not be relatively large, it does have a special place in the role of the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory. The following list of avian diseases identified in the laboratory during FY 83 illustrates the wide range of capability to provide disease investigations. The laboratory welcomes the opportunity to be of service with field investigations

The Role of Streptococcus equisimilis in Swine Infertility, Fetal Death, and Abortion

Streptococcus equisimilis was isolated from vaginal swabs, aborted fetuses, and uterus of a sacrificed gilt submitted to the Iowa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (IVDL) by a Marshall County farmer

Antimicrobial resistance among important bovine pathogens isolated at the KSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory over two and a half years

A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among six important bacterial pathogens of bovine origin. The study extended from June 1990 through December 1992 and included a review of the microbiology records of bovine submissions to the KSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Antimicrobial susceptibility results for Pasteurella haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Actinomyces pyogenes, Hemophilus somnus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella spp. are summarized. Pathogens were recovered primarily from cases of pneumonia and/or diarrhea. Each isolate was tested for susceptibility to 14 different antimicrobial agents. A high prevalence of resistance (>70%) was noticed for respiratory pathogens to sulfachloropyridazine. In addition, Pasteurella spp. were very resistant (>71%) to sulfadimethoxine. Most of the H. somnus isolates showed little resistance (<35%) to 12 of the 14 drugs tested. A. pyogenes isolates were generally susceptible to most antimicrobials except sulfa drugs. As expected, a high prevalence of resistance (>70%) was noticed for enteric pathogens (Salmonella and E. coli) to most of the antimicrobials tested

Causes of diarrhea, pneumonia, and abortion in 1991 cattle submissions to the KSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Causes of diarrhea, pneumonia, and abortion in Kansas cattle submissions to the Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory during 1991 were summarized. Antimicrobial susceptibility results for Pasteurella haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Hemophilus somnus, and Salmonella spp., the common causes of pneumonia and/or diarrhea in cattle with increasing antibiotic resistance patterns, were also summarized. The most commonly diagnosed causes of diarrhea in young calves (under 1 month of age) were coronavirus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella. The three most common causes of diarrhea in 1 to 18 month-old cattle were BVD virus, coccidia, and Salmonella. Most respiratory submissions were 7- to 18-month-old cattle. P. haemolytica and P. multocida were the most commonly identified pathogens from these cattle. In 20% of the cases, more than one pathogen was identified. The most commonly diagnosed cause of abortion was bacterial infection (20%), but a cause was not identified in nearly 70% of abortion submissions

An Experimental Investigation of the Relation Between the Aperture of a Telescope and the Quality of the Image Obtained by It

The subject of telescopic vision was presented to the scientific world a few years ago in a series of articles written by Dr. G. J. Stoney. At that time Dr. Stoney discussed the proposition as applied to the vision of distant planets and drew the conclusion that astronomers were not able to detect certain details upon the planet Mars. Since the appearance of this series of articles a considerable discussion has taken place but no definite conclusions have been drawn