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Mycotoxicoses in domestic livestock: toxicity of ergot alkaloids in domestic poultry and fusariotoxins in beef cattle

Creator:

Roberts, Heaven Le A.

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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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...................................................................................................91 Extraction of Alkaloids from Feed, Excreta and Duodenal Contents ........................93
Lipid Metabolism and the Broiler Chicken : Effect of Dietary n-3 Fatty Acids

Creator:

Head, Brian A.

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In broiler chickens, hepatic lipid metabolism plays a significant role in whole body and muscle fatty acid (FA) incorporation. Flax seed is a rich source of α-linolenic acid and can be used to increase n-3 FA in poultry meat. Previous studies have shown that flax seed in combination with carbohydrase...

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Masters Thesis

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Foundation for funding the feeding trials discussed in this thesis, the Wilcox Scholarship Fund and
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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liver cell damage induced by high concentrate feeding as indicated by AST (A) and GGT (B