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  1. Establishment of Baseline Levels for California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Welfare Assessment

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/madeline-winans

    Madeline Winans MS Kelly George Department of Animal Sciences As the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (CZA) prepares to acquire California sea lions (CSL), CZA and The Ohio State University have partnered to conduct a long-term welfare assessment of the focal po ...

  2. Assessing Biopesticides for Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) Production

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/grace-sward

    Grace Sward PhD Luis Canas Department of Entomology Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), is an understudied area of agriculture. The fungus gnat in the genus Lycoriella spp. is the most damaging pest found on mushroom farms. Chemical pesticide applicati ...

  3. Maternal supply of fatty acids during late gestation on offspring's growth, carcass characteristics and energy metabolism in sheep

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/milca-rosa-velazquez

    Milca Rosa Velazquez PhD Alejandro Relling Department of Animal Sciences Growth is an important factor that drives animal production; and it can be manipulated through maternal nutrition. We evaluated the effect of supplementing different fatty acids (FA) ...

  4. Development of an Evidence-Based Welfare Approach for Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Human Care

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/brittany-fischer

    Brittany Fischer MS Kelly George Department of Animal Sciences Animal welfare science is an expanding field in zoological institutions throughout the United States and the world. In 2017 the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) established a new accred ...

  5. Monitoring the Interaction Between Thermally-Induced Whey Protein and Anthocyanin

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/shuai-ren

    Shuai Ren PhD Monica Giusti Department of Food Science and Technology Our goal was to investigate anthocyanin binding to native and preheated whey protein using fluorescence quenching spectroscopy. Whey protein were preheated from 40-80℃ for 30 minutes, t ...

  6. Does the creation of pocket prairies improve the conservation value of urban vacant land for ant communities?

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/alex-tyrpak

    Alex Tyrpak MS Mary Gardiner Department of Entomology Shrinking cities such as Cleveland, OH, have experienced population loss, resulting in an overabundance of infrastructure that is demolished, creating vacant land. Vacant land is viewed as a blight but ...

  7. Urban habitat transformation and fragmentation affect native lady beetle abundance

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/denisha-parker

    Denisha Parker PhD Mary Gardiner Department of Entomology Landscape fragmentation associated with worldwide urbanization represents a major threat to native biodiversity. Despite these challenges, cities have been shown to support a high abundance and ric ...

  8. The effect of superheated steam on the inactivation kinetics of Enterococcus faecium inoculated in peanut butter at different water activities

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/hyeon-w-park

    Hyeon W. Park PhD V. M. Balasubramaniam Department of Food Science and Technology Superheated steam is an emerging sanitation technology for treatment of food plant surfaces that offers minimal water and chemical utilization while providing enhanced effic ...

  9. Comparison of hot water and acetone extraction methods on anthocyanin content and color characteristics of butterfly pea flower extracts.

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/danielle-voss

    Danielle Voss MS M. Monica Giusti Department of Food Science and Technology Naturally derived pigments are increasing in popularity as food manufacturers look to replace their synthetic counterparts to address consumer demands. The food industry is challe ...

  10. Soil physical properties under avocado and tropical rainforest

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/patricia-marie-cordero-irizarry

    Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry MS Dr. Rattan Lal School of Environment and Natural Resources Soil is a finite resource that is vulnerable to degradation as soil organic carbon stocks (SOCS) may become depleted with improper land management. They are infl ...

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