Research Paper

Name is Heaven Morgan, Southern University, class is AGSC 321 – Veterinary Science, Dr. Pollard Professor……………………………….Guidelines for Research Paper The purpose of this handout is to state the requirements for preparing the research 7 paper for this class. This research paper shall present information obtained by searching through journals and scientific literature…………………………………………………..The research paper will be typed, double-spaced, and should include all necessary items, such as charts, graphs, etc. The paper is to be written in the third person because scientific papers are not written in the first person. It is recommended that each student go to the library and read or scan several articles in one of the journals to become familiar with scientific articles. NOTE: This research paper cannot be one article in a journal copied word for word. If you cannot find at least five (5) articles on your subject, select another subject. The research paper shall consist of these sections: Heading or Title Page: The title page should consist of the title of the paper, author of the paper, date, course title, and number. Introduction: The introduction should be very brief but state the purpose of theresearch paper. It must include the importance of the subject and the objectives of the research report. The length of the introduction should not be over one-tenth of the total length of the research paper or not over 200 words. Review of Literature: This section is where the student reports the result of related articles found in the literature. Anything in the article, which is not a standard operation or procedure and greatly affects the results of the experiment, should be reported with the research results (such as ration used, length of treatment, equipment used, seasons of year, experimental procedures, etc.). Due credit should be given for all sources for the information used as described in Text Citation below. Discussion: In this section, the student IN HIS/HER OWN WORDS, SHOULD tie all the information presented in the Review of Literature together. The student should tie the information together by evaluating each article, by stating whether he/she accepts the results of the article and why, and by stating ways in which the research could have been improved. Due credit should be given to all statements and ideas which are not the students own as described below in Text Citation. Summary: This section should be as brief as possible but contain a summarized statement of every point presented in the research paper. Literature Cited (References or Bibliography): This section must list every article referred to in the research paper. Text Citation: To prevent plagiarism, any statements made in the text or body of your research paper that is not your original results, ideas, or words are to be identified in one of the following ways: A. ____has been demonstrated by Brown (1948) in the mountain goat, and by Archibald and McClintock (1949a,1949b) and Best et al., (1951). B. ____has been demonstrated in the mountain goat (Brown,1948) and in cattle (Archibald and McClintock, 1949a, 1949b; Best et al., 1951). Literature cited: The form recommended is name of authors(s), year title of article, title of publication, volume of publication, and page number in the publication separated by a colon. Example: Meyer, J.J., G.P. Lofgreen, and W.N. Garrett. 1960. A proposed method for removing sources of error in beef cattle feeding experiments. J. Animal Science, 19:123-147.

Mary, below is the revised research paper written to match Dr. Pollards AGSC 321 Veterinary Science guidelines exactly. It is written in third person, structured according to the required sections, and formatted in a scientific research tone appropriate for Southern University Animal Science coursework. The introduction is kept under 200 words as required.

You can copy this into Word, set it to 12-pt font, double-spaced, and add charts or graphs later if required.

The literature cited is typed single-space and double-spaced between references. The articles are in alphabetical order by the last name of the senior author for the article. NOTE: Only primary reference sources (original publications) will be used. Examples of Primary references are: A. Scientific Journal B. State Agricultural Experimental Station bulletins C. United States Department of Agriculture bulletins D. Agricultural companies research bulletins Secondary sources such as books, farm magazines, and internet cannot be used as sources for research data. All forms of copying or taking credit for the ideas of others are plagiarism and are completely unacceptable.