This blog is used to serve as a means for the Hampton Ag Ed Animal Science class to complete their quote of the day activity. Students will post their comments each day.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wednesday, 4/8/15 Morning Ag Clips (50 word min)
Click THE LINK, read the full article and post your review making sure it is 50 words or more in length. Also, make sure you are one of the first three to post to each article.
Dad makes beeping eggs for impaired kids Nine years ago a Dad from Birmingham, Alabama, was trying to find ways for his 19-month-old Rachel, who is blind, to enjoy the same egg-hunting activities as her older brother. Eggs with beepers in them were already out there but very high priced so he wanted to find his own way to be a hero for his daughter, and he seceded. Using a switch, a piezo beeper, a 9-volt battery and battery clip, which he placed inside a plastic egg.
Algae: The New Antibiotic- Most people know algae as green slimy type substance that is possibly gross looking. In the science world scientists have figured out a way to better utilize algae for uses such as biofuels, air purifiers and electricity. Some scientists are taking out bet glucan out of the algae and using it as a support to the immune system and as an alternative to antibiotics.
Inoculants play an important role in maintaining year-round, high-quality fermented forage. The basic function of an inoculant is to lower pH and help speed up the fermentation process, thus consuming less sugars and starches leaving more available for animals to use for energy.Fermentation problems like mold or spoilage often occur in areas where too much oxygen is available, like near the outer rim of structures where poor packing and higher porosity can occur. Aerobic bacteria will grow unchecked in these porous areas and dominate the lactic acid bacteria, and the process of lowering the silage’s pH slows down or stops. We can also see heating and spoiling issues during facing and feedout where no proven L. buchneri inoculant was used. When this fermented feed gets re-exposed to oxygen, three things can happen:
Dad makes beeping eggs for impaired kids
ReplyDeleteNine years ago a Dad from Birmingham, Alabama, was trying to find ways for his 19-month-old Rachel, who is blind, to enjoy the same egg-hunting activities as her older brother. Eggs with beepers in them were already out there but very high priced so he wanted to find his own way to be a hero for his daughter, and he seceded.
Using a switch, a piezo beeper, a 9-volt battery and battery clip, which he placed inside a plastic egg.
Algae: The New Antibiotic- Most people know algae as green slimy type substance that is possibly gross looking. In the science world scientists have figured out a way to better utilize algae for uses such as biofuels, air purifiers and electricity. Some scientists are taking out bet glucan out of the algae and using it as a support to the immune system and as an alternative to antibiotics.
ReplyDeleteInoculants play an important role in maintaining year-round, high-quality fermented forage. The basic function of an inoculant is to lower pH and help speed up the fermentation process, thus consuming less sugars and starches leaving more available for animals to use for energy.Fermentation problems like mold or spoilage often occur in areas where too much oxygen is available, like near the outer rim of structures where poor packing and higher porosity can occur. Aerobic bacteria will grow unchecked in these porous areas and dominate the lactic acid bacteria, and the process of lowering the silage’s pH slows down or stops. We can also see heating and spoiling issues during facing and feedout where no proven L. buchneri inoculant was used. When this fermented feed gets re-exposed to oxygen, three things can happen:
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