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Forage production, dual use potential, and trait variation in chicory grown in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:

Seeno, Elizabeth

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Grasslands in the Pacific Northwest are characterized by seasonally wet, acidic soils that mainly support cool season grasses and a limited number of legume species. A major limitation to efficient animal production in grass-dominant pastures is the decline in the herbage growth rate and nutritional quality of forage from late...

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Dissertation
The Effects of a Dietary Immunomodulatory Supplement on the Immune-Metabolic Axis in Growing Beef Cattle

Creator:

Armstrong, Shelby A.

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To evaluate the immunologic and metabolic effects of OmniGen-AF® (Phibro Animal Health corporation, Quincy, IL; OG) supplementation in growing beef cattle, we designed three studies using replacement beef heifers (8.5 and 10.5 months of age) and steers supplemented across backgrounding, transition, and finishing periods. In Study 1, the effect of...

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Dissertation

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AUTHORS Gerd Bobe and Massimo Bionaz acted as advisors for all three studies. Experimental design
Mycotoxicoses in domestic livestock: toxicity of ergot alkaloids in domestic poultry and fusariotoxins in beef cattle

Creator:

Roberts, Heaven Le A.

Abstract:

Mycotoxins are food-borne toxins produced by molds which are commonly found on animal feeds of economic significance. Toxic doses of these compounds vary widely across livestock species, and even within a species when considered across all stages of development and production. This variation is due to the wide range of...

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Dissertation

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laboratory space for experiments described in Chapter 3 were provided by Dr. Massimo Bionaz. Dr. Jennifer