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Creator:: Andrew, Alyssa C.
Abstract:: Agrivoltaic systems promote dual use of land by combining solar energy and agricultural production. Grazing sheep in these systems is popular but research on intentionally designed pastures to increase production is lacking. This study seeks to compare the herbage growth and lamb production in simple, diverse, and legume pasture mixes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Alyssa C. Andrew for the degree of Master of Science in Water Resources Science

Creator:: Gultekin, Yunus
Abstract:: Pasture legumes that persist under challenging agro-ecological conditions are crucial to ensure high lamb growth rates in dryland pastures. Pasture and lamb production from white clover (TF-Whc), birdsfoot trefoil (TF-Bft), balansa clover (TF-Bc) and subterranean clover (TF-Sc) planted with tall fescue either as binary mixtures or as a diverse combination...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Fan, Qianqian
Abstract:: Water scarcity during summer becomes a serious problem in the Pacific Northwest, threatening forage production provided to livestock. Annual forages show great potential in handling drought because of their flexibility in seeding date and short growing season, and can shift the production to periods of feed shortage and fill the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . ......................................................42 2.8. The content of (A) crude protein (CP), (B) acid detergent fiber (ADF) and (C) neutral

Creator:: Krueger, Angela K.
Abstract:: Animal welfare is an essential component of agricultural production and animal use in teaching and research. However, defining animal welfare is intrinsically difficult because of how history and societal values and perceptions have shaped the term. Animal welfare encompasses three main ideas: physical well-being, normal affective/emotional states, and the ability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPENDIX C BLOOD ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE IDEAL 222 APPENDIX D ANIMAL CLUSTER GUIDE

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