Bahram Peimani-Fard was born in 1941, in Yazd, Iran, where he completed his elementary, and high school education. He received his M.Sc. degree in Soil and Water Engineering from the Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University. Then, he was employed in the Range Improvement and Forage Supply Organization, affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture to collaborate with Mr. Kernik, the FAO expert...

In order to make strategic decisions, the new leadership team at the College of Agriculture at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona conducted a series of focus group interviews with its students, faculty, and staff members. The purpose of this qualitative study was to poll the opinions of these important stakeholders to improve the teaching-learning process in the college, to pro...

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700–8530, Japan Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi 00200, Kenya Department of Food Systems, Faculty of Food Culture, Kurashiki Sakuyo University, Nagao Tamashima, Kurashiki 710–0292, Japan College...

Richard A Shelby, Lawrence J Myers, Kevin K Schrader & Phillip H Klesius U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Laboratory, Auburn, AL 36830, USA Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL, USA U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Natural Products Uti...

remote sensing tool for scientific research in the late 1970s. However, due to a variety of limitations (the weight and limited functionality of available sensors and cameras, the lack of GPS-guided autopilots and so on) these platforms had few practical applications (Przybilla and Wester-Ebbinghaus 1979; WesterEbbinghaus 1980; cited by Colomina and Molina 2014). For years, UAS technology was l...

After the parenteral administration of bromocriptine (simulating ‘‘fescue toxicosis’’), oral domperidone was effective in resolving preand postpartum agalactia and prolonged gestation in pregnant pony mares. Oral reserpine was ineffective in treating prepartum agalactia and prolonged gestation; however, it did resolve postpartum agalactia. Unlike domperidone, reserpine induced sedation and diar...

Prevalence of underrun heels in 90 Oklahoma racehorses of different breeds examined postmortem by the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory exceeded 97%. Severity of the underrun heels was significantly greater in racehorses experiencing catastrophic suspensory apparatus injuries than a control group whose deaths were not related to the musculoskeletal system. Lengths of toe grabs were ...