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  1. The Gastrointestinal Tract of the Horse

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/1022

    circular motion to reduce feed size and increase the feed’s surface area, which helps enzymes begin the ... lubricate food and help create boluses. A bolus is a round, easy-to-swallow mass of food. Saliva also has ... a buffering action in the stomach, helping modulate pH. Relatively little amylase is in equine saliva, so the ...

  2. Shiitake Mushroom Production: Logs and Laying Yards

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0041

    fact sheet provides helpful instructions and insights into the best locations, stacking methods, ... growers will need access to clean water. A different location with lower winds, less sun, and higher ... replenishment because of drying or water consumption by spawn growth. High A-Frame Stacking (also known as ...

  3. Guidelines for Applying Liquid Animal Manure to Cropland with Subsurface and Surface Drains

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-21

    partial support from the USDA–CSREES Great Lakes Regional Water Quality Program, USDA–Natural Resources ... ANR-21 Agriculture and Natural Resources 10/29/2009 James J. Hoorman, Water Quality ... journals.lww.com/soilsci/Fulltext/2001/12000/PHOSPHORUS_TRANSPORT_INTO_SUBSURFACE_DRAINS_BY.4.aspx. Hoorman, James J. 2004. "Ohio Liquid Manure Violation Water Quality Data."  Ohio Journal ...

  4. Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-505-07

    of 4 inches. Soil water content and resulting salt concentration at the time of soil sampling can ... carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3) or water (H 2 O). Also, because H + is being removed from soil solution, free Al ... dissociate to form water and carbon dioxide. Thus, excess H + is converted into water, and free Ca 2+ and/or ...

  5. Soil Phosphorus and Crop Response to Phosphorus Fertilizer in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0146

    Extension Phosphorus (P) is critical for crop production but also poses a threat to water quality in Ohio. ... P to pollute water bodies is important. Plant P Use Plants require P to generate adenosine triphosphate ...

  6. Diabetes and Your Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SS-166

    in the pancreas and helps glucose (a sugar) get from the bloodstream into cells. Type 1 Diabetes: The ... Association. "Getting Started Safely." Accessed November 14, 2023. diabetes.org/health-wellness/fitness/getting-started ... help keep it under control. They include medications, blood testing, healthy nutrition and physical ...

  7. Quick-Process Pickles

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5345

    quality and the safety of the product. Do not alter vinegar, salt or water proportions in a recipe, and do ... start to finish, in a few days. However, the flavor of fresh-pack or quick-process pickles is better if ... cucumbers, water and vinegar. Selection Select firm cucumbers. Always use a variety recommended for pickling. ...

  8. Preserving Pie Fillings

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5355

    use Clear Jel® and not Instant Clear Jel®. Apple Pie Filling Quality:  Use firm, crisp apples. ... Stayman, Golden Delicious, Rome and other varieties of similar quality are suitable. If apples lack ... wide and place in water containing ascorbic acid to prevent browning (see Table 9 for directions for ...

  9. Gibberella Ear Rot and Mycotoxins in Corn: Sampling, Testing, and Storage

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-04

    Vomitoxin is water soluble, heat stable, and the most commonly encountered mycotoxin in food and feed. Fig. ... the beginning and end of the grain stream will not provide an accurate estimate of toxin ... stream. For sampling with hand or mechanical probes, multiple samples should be drawn from throughout the ...

  10. An Overview of Drying Hardwood Lumber

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-73-12

    weight of water contained in a board, expressed as a percentage of the oven-dry weight of the board. ... Fifty percent moisture content means the weight of the water is half the weight of dry wood. This can be ... (FSP): The stage in drying wood when cell cavities contain no water but cell walls are still saturated. ...

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