Theses/Dissertations from 2021
ISOLATION BOX TEST (IBT) AND DAIRY CALF PERSONALITY TRAITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE THROUGH WEANING, Megan Marie Woodrum Setser
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
OPTIMIZING ANIMAL WELFARE IN COMMERCIAL LAYING HENS THROUGH NOVEL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND FARM MANAGER EVALUATION, John R. Brunnquell
THE ROLE OF FEED ADDITIVES IN MITIGATING THE EFFECT OF STRESSORS ON GROWTH, DIGESTIBILITY, INTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY, PERMEABILITY, AND IMMUNE RESPONSE IN POULTRY, Yemi Olojede Burden
Impact of Ergot Alkaloid and Estradiol 17B on Whole-Body Protein Turnover and Expression of mTOR Pathway Proteins in Muscle of Cattle, Taylor Dawn Ferguson
Microbial Interactions Between Compost Bedded Pack Barn Bedding and Teat Exposure in Transition Dairy Cattle, Tanya Lynn France
THE ECONOMICS OF MILK QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND MILK PRICING IN SIMULATED UNITED STATES DAIRY HERDS, Derek Thomas Nolan
The Application of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule for Produce Auctions, Mari Schroeder
CHARACTERIZATION AND USE OF PATHOGEN SPECIFIC BACTERIOPHAGES TO REDUCE THE VIABILITY OF Escherichia coli O157:H7 CONTAMINATION ON FRESH PRODUCE, Badrinath Vengarai Jagannathan
Myoglobin Post-translational Modifications and Fresh Beef Color Stability, Yifei Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ANIMAL TEMPERAMENT AND SYSTEMIC IMMUNE RESPONSES IN BEEF CATTLE EXPOSED TO CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT, Alexander W. Altman
IMPROVED IRON STATUS IN WEANLING PIGS LEADS TO IMPROVED GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN THE SUBSEQUENT NURSERY PERIOD, Tyler Chevalier
An appraisal of the effect of nursing location on weaning weight of piglets and its dependence on the feeding of essential oils to sows, Shannon L. Dierking
METABOLIZABLE ENERGY DETERMINATION IN BROILER CHICKENS, Andrew E. Dunaway
DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN THE PIG FROM BIRTH TO 42 DAYS POST-WEANING (1.5 – 25 KILOGRAMS BODYWEIGHT), Sarah K. Elefson
VALIDATION OF AN AUTOMATED BEHAVIOR MONITORING COLLAR, AND EVALUATION OF HEAT STRESS ON LACTATING DAIRY COW BEHAVIOR WITH ACCESS TO A FREE CHOICE SOAKER, Lori Nicole Grinter
VITAL RATES AND HABITAT SELECTION OF BULL ELK (CERVUS CANADENSIS NELSONI) IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, John Tyler Hast
EVALUATING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MANAGEMENT DECISIONS OF REPLACEMENT DAIRY HEIFERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE TOTAL REARING INVESTMENT, Anna Catherine Hawkins
THERMAL, INTERFACIAL, AND APPLICATION PROPERTIES OF PEA PROTEIN MODIFIED WITH HIGH INTENSITY ULTRASOUND, Aeneas Koosis
EFFECTS OF YEAST-DERIVED MICROBIAL PROTEIN ON TRANSITION DAIRY COW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE, Gustavo Mazon Correa Alves
BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FEED INTAKE DURING TRANSITIONING CATTLE TO HIGH-GRAIN DIETS, Amanda M. McLean
THE EVALUATION OF PATHOGEN SURVIVAL IN DRY CURED CHARCUTERIE STYLE SAUSAGES, Jennifer Michelle McNeil
EVALUATION OF CURRENT AND EMERGING TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING EGGSHELL INTEGRITY OF THE DOMESTIC FOWL, Lauren Wood Nolan
