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 Name : Melelani Oshiro
Title : Asst Extn Agent
Unit : Department of Human Nutrition, Food & Animal Sciences
Office : Kona Extension Office
Address : 79-7381 Mamalahoa Hwy
Kealakekua, HI 96750
Phone : (808) 322-0165
Fax : (808) 322-4895
E-mail : mabran@hawaii.edu
Website : https://linktr.ee/livestockwalaau
Specialties : Small ruminant support and livestock
Professional Prep/Appointments :
2018 Master of Science: Animal Science, University of Hawaii at Mānoa － Honolulu, HI, United States
2010 Bachelor of Science: Animal Science, Massey University － Palmerston NZ
2002 Bachelor of Science: Agriculture, Pre-Veterinary Option, University of Hawaii at Hilo － Hilo, HI, United States
Projects :
- Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) – Hawaii State Plan (9/01/2021-8/31/2022)
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Building Capacity to Educate and Develop Awareness of Risk Management and Crop Insurance Among Hawaii’s Underserved Producers. (06/1/2021-11/30/2022)
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Risk Management Education for Hawaii Beef Producers Underserved by Crop Insurance. (06/1/2022-11/30/2023)
Publications :
Peer Reviewed Journals
Krushelnycky PD, Starr F, Starr K, Abran M, Thorne M, Leary J, Fukada M, Rubinoff D. (2018). Performance of the biocontrol agent Secusio extensa (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) on its target host, Senecio madagascariensis (Madagascar fireweed), on an alternate host, Delairea odorata (Cape ivy), and on non-target plants, in Hawaii. Biological Control, 121 (234-246). DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.03.010
Peer Reviewed Abstracts
Oshiro M., Thorne MS., Lee CN., Kim YK. and Fukumoto GK. (2018). Effects of Animal Behavior on Core-Body Temperature and Production Efficiency of Grass Finish Cattle. 71st Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show, Reno, NV (Jan 2018).
Thorne, Mark S., Glen K. Fukumoto, Yong, S. Kim, Chin N. Lee, Matthew H. Stevenson and Melelani Abran. 2015. Forage Quality And Weaning Weight Influences Grass-Finished Cattle Performance And Meat Quality. 68th Annual Society for Range Management Meeting, Sacramento, CA (Feb 2015).
Thorne MS, Hewlett JP, Fukumoto GK, Stevenson M and Abran M. 2014. Hawaii Rainfall and Forage Production Index: An Evaluation Tool for Drought Affected Rangelands. 67th Annual Society for Range Management Meeting, Orlando, FL (2014).
Preston, Whitney Dawn, Marla Fergerstrom, Glen Fukumoto, Tracy Sy, Melelani Abran, Ashley Michelle Stokes. 2012. Weaning weight and impact on innate immunological status of beef cattle. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, 26:1.
Extension Publications/Presentations/Posters
Katulski S., Thorne MS., Odani J. and Oshiro M. (2020). Copper Supplementation for Beef Cattle in Hawai‘i. LM-36
Oshiro M., Thorne MS., Lee CN., Kim YK. and Fukumoto GK. (2018). Effects of Animal Behavior on Core-Body Temperature and Production Efficiency of Grass Finish Cattle. 71st Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show, Reno, NV (Jan 2018).
Thorne, Mark S., Glen K. Fukumoto, Yong, S. Kim, Chin N. Lee, Matthew H. Stevenson and Melelani Abran. Effects of Animal Behavior on Body Core Temperature and Production Efficiency of Grass Finish Cattle. CTAHR Extension and Research Update Workshop, Maui, HI (Sept. 2015).
Abran, Melelani. Stockman’s Fall Field Day, Secusio extensa Release Program: a bio-control for Fireweed, Presentation. August 2013
Abran, M. and M.S. Thorne. 2013. Secusio extensa release program. CTAHR, University of Hawaii.
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