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  • Quantities of prostaglandins in whole and extended bovine semen and their potential effect on fertility following insemination

    Creator:
    Jaeger, John Ralph
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    Our objectives were to determine 1) the concentration of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) in whole and extended bovine semen, 2) if concentrations of prostaglandins in extended bovine semen are correlated to fertility, and 3) if PGF2α administered at the time of artificial insemination would improve conception rate. Concentration of PGF2α tended...
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    Dissertation
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    extended to Chad Mueller for agreeing to serve on my graduate committee for the final oral defense. My

  • Sheep selection in retrospect

    Creator:
    Saoud, Nabeel B.
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    A total of 399 crossbred ewes from two birth years were raised under two management systems, irrigated vs. dryland hill pastures. The crossbred ewes were sired by North Country Cheviot, Dorset, Finnsheep and Romney rams that were mated to Suffolk and Columbia-type ewes. Hampshire rams were the terminal sire breed...
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    Dissertation
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    , irrigated vs. dryland hill pastures. The crossbred ewes were sired by North Country Cheviot, Dorset, Finn

  • Evaluation of bamboo as livestock forage and applications of Yucca schidigera and Quillaja saponaria products in agriculture

    Creator:
    Greenway, Stephanie L.
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    Byproducts of bamboo processing, such as leaves and branches, may have potential as a livestock feedstuff. The objectives of this study were to evaluate seasonal changes in proximate composition of several bamboo species and reed canarygrass, and subsequently determine the digestibility of bamboo in ponies. Monthly samples of Phyllostachys bissetii,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Chad Jacobs for supplying me with access to research animals. I would like to thank Dr. D. Thomas for

  • The effect of nicotinic acid supplementation during late-gestation on lipolysis and feed intake during the transition period

    Creator:
    Chamberlain, Jason L.
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    An experiment was conducted with 27 multiparous Holstein and 27 multiparous Jersey cows to determine if nicotinic acid (NA) supplementation during the prepartum phase of the transition period decreases lipolysis and improves dry matter intake and to determine if Holstein and Jersey cows respond similarly to NA supplementation. Cows were...
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    Masters Thesis
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    -1 (Carlson, 2005). Studies by Parsons and Finn (1959) continued to get exciting results including

  • Cryogenic preservation of ram spermatozoa

    Creator:
    Burkhart, Harry Ray
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    Investigations with ram semen were conducted to develop procedures of cyrogenic preservation that would provide long-term retention of fertilizing capacity in ram spermatozoa. An isotonic extender consisting of egg yolk, sodium citrate, lactose, glycerol, and a broad spectrum antibiotic was selected from among several extenders tested in pilot studies. Using...
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    Dissertation
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    China and Bikaner of India have a tendency to breed the year-around. The Finnish Landrace (Finn- sheep