College of Agriculture & Natural Resources: Recent submissions
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Valuing On-Farm Heir’s Sweat Equity Is Complicated: Agreements Can Fairly Compensate On-Farm Heirs
(2018-10)Determining the value of sweat equity can be both challenging and controversial for farm families. Sweat equity arises as an issue when an on-farm heir receives payment at below market rate, and the farm business grows in ... -
Market Facilitation Program Available to Assist Producers Due to Trade Disputes
(2018-09)The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) established the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) under Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act. This section authorizes CCC to ... -
Understanding Conservationists' Perspectives Concerning the Ethical Dilemmas Associated with Declines in African Vulture Populations
(2018)Several African vulture populations are declining due to anthropogenic causes. This research explored viewpoints of conservationists to identify ethical dilemmas and extrapolate potential solutions that balance the needs ... -
Derivation of pluripotent stem cells from blastocysts and somatic cells in the domestic cat (Felis Catus)
(2018)Pluripotent stem cells in the domestic cat model represent a huge potential for disease modeling, drug screening and regenerative medical treatments for feline species as well as for humans. However, current knowledge on ... -
The immunoregulation of interleukin-27 in African trypanosome infection
(2018)Interleukin (IL)-27 is a cytokine with diverse impacts on regulation of vertebrate T helper Type 1 (Th1) responses. Initially, it was predicted as a promoter of Th1 responses. However, it was lately identified as a potent ...