animal science

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The Front Royal Remount Depot Photograph Collection consists of 106 black and white photographs taken during winter of 1941 at the Front Royal (Virginia) Remount Station of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps. The photographs are captioned and illustrate the processes by which horses and mules were raised and trained for Army service.

Content Description The George Burnet Rogers Papers contain documents related to poultry and egg production, marketing, pollution, and other related research. Many of Rogers' publications and presentations are included, as well as a limited amount of his personal correspondence. The collection also contains poultry trade show pamphlets and programs; egg and poultry pricing documents; poultry and egg marketing, consumer, price-related papers, publications, research data; materials from private poultry companies...

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The Grand Champion Cows and Bulls Photographs and Pedigrees contain black and white photographs of grand champion bulls and cows and corresponding pedigree charts. Breeds represented include Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire.

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The Harry William Schoening Papers consist of materials pertaining to Schoening's veterinary research; a pictorial history of individuals who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry; correspondence related to his retirement; and photographs of his retirement party. There are Bureau of Animal Industry reports on hog cholera, cattle, swine, sheep and goats, horses, poultry, fur animals, foot-and-mouth disease, and parasites.

Content Description The Historic Posters Collection contains approximately 470 posters relating to agricultural themes, including poultry, cattle, dairy, food production and preservation, and farming methods. Approximately 300 of the posters were produced during World Wars I and II. Although many of these posters are not dated, the known date range runs from 1917 to 1919 and 1940 to 1946. The posters were used to convey government information relating to wartime agricultural programs, and to educate and...

Content Description The Index-Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology Card Files contain the original catalog cards compiled by the USDA Bureau of Animal Industry to record and organize references to literature on topics related to parasitology. These cards predate the publication of the Index-Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology, by Charles Wardell Stiles and Albert Hassall, published in USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Bulletin, no. 39., 1902-1912 (call number 1 An5B no. 39). The publication,...

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The John R. Mohler Papers consist of photographs, Canadian exhibits, U.S. exhibits, a manuscript entitled "The Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Diseases in California," a log book, and certificates.

Content Description The Marvin A. Norcross Papers relate to food safety and food residues, including integrating the concept of risk assessment into food production and processing. There are manuscripts for presentations (including slides), publications, and awards. There is also research data associated with Norcross's Ph.D. thesis, titled "An Immunological Study of the Localization of Certain Chemical Carcinogens in Rat Tissue," along with black and white photographs of dissections, camera slides, and...

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The Paul E. Howe Papers include Howe's publications and a 1959 Work Project Annual Report for the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Dairy Cattle Research Branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).