Feeding a surging world population will require improvements to agricultural productivity. However, simply growing crops like corn and rice in higher density is problematic. One challenge is that plan...
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Johne’s disease, or paratuberculosis, is a chronic and usually fatal wasting disease that is found worldwide and impacts more than half of the dairy herds in the U.S. alone. It costs the ruminant in...
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Juvenile and adult grass tissue dramatically differs in anatomy, chemistry and ability to withstand stresses. Juvenile plants cannot flower and their leaves are better able to resist cold and drought....
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The decline in reproductive performance in cattle over the last four decades has been ascribed primarily to fertilization failure and early embryonic loss. Although the genetic makeups of both parents...
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most economically damaging pathogen for Unites States soybean production in most years. Annual losses top $700 million. Other countries like Brazil and China also ar...
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Cow’s milk allergy ranks among the most pervasive of human food allergies. Numerous milk proteins have been implicated but β-lactoglobulin (BLG) is the most potent, responsible for about nine perce...
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Blastomyces dermatitidis is a soil fungus found throughout the world, and is especially prevalent in the river valleys and Great Lakes region of the United States. If spores are inhaled, blastomycosis...
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More than half a million people develop severe sepsis and 215,000 die each year, costing billions of dollars in the Unites States alone. Sepsis is a type of severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS...
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To promote growth, dietary phosphate is required to meet the animal’s dietary needs. UW–Madison researchers have focused on developing a novel technology that reduces both dietary needs and excret...
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Corn silage, the moist fermented fodder that employs the whole plant, has many uses in agriculture including feed for cud-chewing ruminants like cattle and sheep. Assessing silage’s nourishing cont...
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Wisconsin is the nation's third largest producer of potatoes. According to the USDA, Wisconsin’s potato farmers produced nearly 29.0 million hundredweight of potatoes in 2009.
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Wisconsin is the nation's third largest producer of potatoes. According to the USDA, Wisconsin’s potato farmers produced nearly 29.0 million hundredweight of potatoes in 2009.
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Lignin is a complex, heterogeneous polymer found in all vascular plants. It rigidifies plants and plays a crucial role in water transport. However, lignins are effectively indigestible and interfere w...
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Reproductive performance in high-producing dairy cows is declining. Fertility and embryonic survival are affected by many environmental factors that can stress an animal, decreasing the chance of conc...
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Bacillus thuringiensis, which produces several proteins that are specifically toxic to plant pests, is used widely as an agricultural biocontrol agent. However, concern about the widespread use of B. ...
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Wisconsin is the nation's third largest producer of potatoes. According to the USDA, Wisconsin’s potato farmers produced nearly 29.0 million hundredweight of potatoes in 2009.
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Wisconsin is the nation's third largest producer of potatoes. According to the USDA, Wisconsin’s potato farmers produced nearly 29.0 million hundredweight of potatoes in 2009.
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Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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According to the USDA, Wisconsin farmers produced 73,610 tons of carrots in 2010.
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According to the USDA, Wisconsin farmers produced 73,610 tons of carrots in 2010.
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According to the USDA, Wisconsin farmers produced 73,610 tons of carrots in 2010.
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According to the USDA, Wisconsin farmers produced 73,610 tons of carrots in 2010.
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Wisconsin is a top producer of beets in the U.S. Most of the beets grown in Wisconsin are red, although other varieties also can be found in the state.
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