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Theses and Dissertations--Animal and Food Sciences

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

THE IMPACTS OF GUT-SUPPORTING FEED ADDITIVES ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GUT HEALTH, BLOOD CHEMISTRY, AND IMMUNE STATUS OF BROILER CHICKENS EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT STRESSORS, Richard A. Adefioye

IDENTIFYING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS PRECISION DAIRY TECHNOLOGY USE, Brad Kelly

STRATEGIC NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS WITH PROBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PERFORMANCE, FEEDING BEHAVIOR, AND RETICULORUMEN ENVIRONMENT IN COWS AND CALVES UNDER SUBACUTE RUMINAL ACIDOSIS RISK, Gustavo Mazon Correa Alves

FEEDING SYSTEMS AND FRESH LAMB COLOR STABILITY, Koushik Mondal

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

PROFILING THE CELL WALL POLYSACCHARIDES OF HEMP (CANNABIS SATIVA L.) INFLORESCENCE AND HEMPSEED AND EXPLORING THEIR APPLICATION AS RUMINANT FEED INGREDIENTS, Miranda Agbana

THE EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS ENZYME SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE PERFORMANCE, BONE QUALITY, AND NUTRIENT UTILIZATION OF BROILER CHICKENS, Megan Bauer

SELENIUM FORM-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE EARLY LUTEAL PHASE CORPUS LUTEUM, THE BLOOD, AND THE ENDOMETRIUM DURING EARLY GESTATION IN BEEF COWS, Sarah Nancy Carr

EVALUATION OF BORON SUPPLEMENTATION IN SWINE AND POULTRY, Tyler B. Chevalier

Effects of Biosynthesized Bromoform on Enteric Methane Production, Animal Performance and Tissue Residues in Cattle, Sydney Davis

ULTRASOUND-BASED STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MODIFICATIONS OF OAT PROTEIN: COMPLEMENTARY EFFECTS OF HIGH PRESSURE, CYSTEINE, AND FLAVONOIDS, Runnan Li

PERSONALITY TRAITS OF DAIRY CALVES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH FEEDING BEHAVIOR, ACTIVITY, AND PERFORMANCE, Emily A. Michalski

PLANT CELL WALL COMPOSITION AND IN VITRO FERMENTATION CHARACTERISTICS OF COOL-SEASON FORAGE GRASSES FROM TWO GROWING SEASONS IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY, Sophia Danielle Newhuis

Evaluation of increasing levels of mycotoxin-containing corn fines on diet choice and growth performance of nursery pigs, Duncan B. Paczosa

UTILIZING PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES TO VALIDATE A REAL-TIME LOCATION SYSTEM FOR DAIRY CATTLE AND MONITOR CALF BEHAVIORS DURING HEAT STRESS, Emily Rice

INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF FINISHING BEEF PRODUCTION: STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE STARCH DIGESTION, IMPROVE FLAKE QUALITY, AND REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS, Ronald J. Trotta

PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING AND PERSONALITY AS TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND DAIRY CALF INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN PERFORMANCE, BEHAVIOR, AND RESPONSE TO STRESS, Megan Marie Woodrum Setser

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Mechanisms of Programmed Nutrition in Finishing Cattle in Vivo and Ruminal Parameters of Amaize Supplementation in Vitro, Amanda Pesqueira Schiff

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

The Effect of Oil Type, Oil Quality, Vitamin E, and Phytase Supplementation on Broiler Performance, Apparent Nutrient and Energy Utilization, and the Fatty Acid Profile of Fat and Liver in Broiler Chickens, Richard A. Adefioye

PREDICTING TOMORROW: OPTIMIZING THE EARLY DETECTION OF DISEASE AND DISEASE RECOVERY IN DAIRY CALVES USING PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES, Melissa Cantor

THE EFFECTS OF FORM OF SELENIUM ON THE BOVINE CORPUS LUTEUM, UTERINE ENDOMETRIUM, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPTUS, Benjamin Ryne Crites

PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTY MODIFICATION OF MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN BY PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS UNDER OXIDATIVE STRESS, Anqi Guo

Impact of Mineral Supplementation on Intake Behavior and Blood Flow in Growing Beef Cattle Exposed to Fescue-Derived Alkaloids, Hannah Marie Herzing

ARABINOXYLAN STRUCTURAL PROFILING OF COOL-SEASON PASTURE GRASSES VIA HIGH-PERFORMANCE ANION-EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH PULSED AMPEROMETRIC DETECTION (HPAEC-PAD) ANALYSIS OF ENDOXYLANASE DIGESTS, Glenna Erin Joyce

THE EFFECT OF ENDOPHYTE-INFECTED TALL FESCUE SEED CONSUMPTION ON GUT AND SATIETY HORMONES RELATED TO INTAKE REGULATION IN HOLSTEIN STEERS, Mindy Elizabeth King

Impact of Feeding Foods Containing Industrial Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol on Canine Health and Well-Being, Elizabeth M. Morris