Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1984. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-59).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1948. / Typescript. Vita. Includes: Supplementary value of methionine, cystine and choline in a practical soybean oil meal starter ration / D.R. Clandinin, W.W. Cravens, J.G. Halpin and E.B. Hart. Reprinted from Poultry Science, vol. XXV, no. 5 (Sep. 1946), p. 509-516 -- Deficiencies in over-heated soybean oil meal / by D.R. Clandinin, W.W. Cravens, C.A. Elvehjem and J.G. Halpin. Reprinted from Poultry Science, vol. XXVI, no. 2 (Mar. 1947), p. 150-156 -- Liberation of essential amino acids from raw, properly heated, and overheated soy bean oil meal / By W.H. Riesen, D.R. Clandinin, C.A. Elvehjem and W.W. Cravens. Reprinted from Journal of biological chemistry, vol. 167, no. 1 (Jan. 1947), p. 143-150. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis PlanA (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

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Research has shown that there are many benefits to families who communicate and have meals together. Families who sit together for meals are more likely to: eat more nutritiously, have teens that are less likely to be involved in risky behavior, and have children with better language skills and academic scores (The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, 2010). The current study evaluated the effectiveness of a "Meal Wheel" to promote parent and child conversation during meals among families with a history of child abuse and neglect. The Meal Wheel was a wooden Lazy Susan that had interchangeable picture frames containing conversation topics. Four families living in southern Illinois participated in the study as part of their parent training services received by Project 12-Ways. Two families received standard Project 12-Ways Meal Training which consisted of explaining, modeling, and prompting steps involved in completing the Meal Routine. The "Meal Wheel" was used with all four families during meal and limited instructions were given for completing steps within the meal routine. The results indicated increases in both parent and child positive verbals and decreases in negative affect and verbals for all 4 families who participated. The limitations of the study and its implications for families, especially families with a history of child abuse and neglect, are discussed.

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Fish meals, particularly British Columbia herring meals, and condensed herring solubles have been studied for their nutritive properties as supplements in poultry rations. Both commercially and experimentally prepared herring meals were used in the study. Protein quality in fish meals was investigated to ascertain what degree of variability exists in commercial samples and to obtain information regarding the effects of raw material, processing temperature and storage. On the basis of the Protein Index Values commercial fish meals appeared to vary in the quality of their protein content. Much of the variability amongst different meals could be ascribed to the nature of the raw material. Experiments were carried out in which herring meals prepared under controlled conditions from material of known origin were compared. It was shown that the value as a protein source for the growing chick of meals produced under a considerable range of drying temperatures was similar. Differences in the vitamin content of fish meal were found to be responsible for differences in the rates of growth of chicks fed herring meals which had been dried at high and low temperatures. With the basal rations employed, folic acid was the limiting nutrient when herring meal was used as the sole source of supplementary protein. The folic acid content of meals prepared from similar raw material was found to be markedly affected by the temperature at which the meals were dried. Chicks and poults fed rations formulated to be complete in the known nutrients grew at a faster rate when 2.5 to 5.0 percent of herring meal was added to the rations. It was concluded that herring meal contains a factor(s) not identified with any of the known vitamins. Condensed herring solubles was shown to be an effective vitamin supplement to practical type poult rations whether or not the ration contained herring meal. Extraction of the oil from herring meals did not improve the growth response of chicks to the use of the meals as protein supplements. Normal and extracted commercial flame-dried meal and experimentally prepared low-temperature-dried meal were compared in this regard. Storage of herring meals for one year at -25°, 21° and 37°, respectively, did not appear to affect the nutritive value of the meals as protein supplements for chick rations. Chemical changes did occur in the fat present in herring meals during storage. The amount of ether-soluble material decreased with the length of the storage period and the iodine value of the ether extract decreased. The addition to the meal of 0.15 percent butylated hydroxytoluene before storage prevented any decrease in ether extractability of the fat during a 9-month storage period and considerably reduced the drop in iodine value of the extract. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

Iodine intake is essential for thyroid hormone production. The recommended iodine intake is 150 μg per day for adults. Much of the iodine in the US diet comes from dairy and grain products. However, most product labels do not list iodine content. Meal replacement products are not required to contain specific vitamins and minerals. Nevertheless, meal replacement products can be fortified with 20 or more vitamins and minerals. They are frequently marketed as good and convenient sources of balanced nutrition. Twenty-seven meal replacements from supermarkets in the Boston area were analyzed to measure their levels of iodine in order to determine how meal replacements may contribute to iodine deficiency or excess. Overall mean ± SD iodine content was 49.7 ± 125.4 μg/serving. However, one meal replacement had 671.9 μg iodine per serving; once this outlier was excluded the mean ± SD was 25.8 ± 16.9 μg iodine serving. The meal replacements were compared by form (liquid, bar, and powder) and by type (vegan and non-vegan). The mean iodine content differed between the forms (liquid, bar, powder) and was highest for the liquids (mean ± SD: 37.4 ± 6.5 μg/serving; p-value 0.02, excluding outliers). The non-vegan meal replacements had a higher mean iodine content compared to the vegan meal replacements (mean ± SD: 31.6 ± 15.78 μg/serving; p-value 0.01, excluding outliers). All of the meal replacements contained detectible amounts of iodine regardless of whether it was listed on their labels (41% did not list iodine). Overall the meal replacements in this study were found to be good sources of iodine. However, consumers should be aware that packaging labels may not accurately reflect the amount of iodine present. One meal replacement was a potential source of excess iodine intake.

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Two experiments were conducted to study the effects of dietary protein quality on the growth of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum. Experiment I was to find out the maximum level of steam dried blood meal and spray dried blood meal can be used in the diet for juvenile cobia. Experiment II examined how juvenile cobia utilizes supplemental amino acids. In Experiment I, 9 test diets were evaluated. In the first group, steam dried blood meal was used to partially replace fish meal. The replacement levels were 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% of the fish meal protein. In the second group, crystalline methionine, which was 0.1 and 0.2% of the diets, was added respectively to 2 diets in which 20 and 40% of the fish meal protein was replaced by blood meal. In the third group, spray dried blood meal was used to replace fish meal protein at 20 and 40% instead of steam dried blood meal. Juvenile cobia with an initial weight of 72g were fed with the test diets for 8 weeks. The results showed that the percent weight gain (PWG), specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), protein efficiency ratio (PER) and net protein utilization ratio (NPU) were significantly reduced (P¡Õ0.05) when the replacement level was increased from 20% to 30%. Spray dried blood meal was more effectively than steam dried blood meal was at high replacement level (40%) than low replacement level (20%). Supplementation of crystalline methionine in the cobia diet had no positive effects. In Experiment II, 8 test diets were studied. The control diet contained only fish meal as the sole protein source. The other seven diets all contained steam dried blood meal which replaced 30% of fish meal protein. In the first group of 3 diets, (1) crystalline methionine, (2) crystalline methionine and crystalline isoleucine, (3) crystalline methionine, crystalline isoleucine and crystalline arginine were added, respectively. Two diets were supplemented with (1) microencapsulated (glycerol monostearate) methionine, (2) microencapsulated methionine and microencapsulated isoleucine. Two diets were supplemented with (1) microcoated (cellulose acetate phthalate) methionine, (2) microcoated methionine and microcoated isoleucine. Juvenile cobia with an initial weight of 33g were fed with the test diets for 8 weeks. The results showed that when the fish meal was partially replaced and amino acids were added, the PWG, SGR, FCR, PER and NPU of the cobia were significantly reduced compared to the control group (P¡Õ0.05). In conclusion, steam dried blood meal could effectively replace fish meal up to 20% of the fish meal protein, which was 6.2% of the diet. Spray dried blood meal showed better effects on the growth of fish than steam dried blood meal when given at high level. The two types of blood meal were no difference when the replacement levels were low. Juvenile cobia were not able to effectively use the different types of amino acids evaluated in the experiments.