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Creator:: Jack, Cameron
Abstract:: Honey bees are important pollinators for many agricultural systems throughout the world. However, recent honey bee declines have caused great alarm, drawing attention to the vulnerability of worldwide agriculture to pollinator loss. These declines are often attributed to a combination of pests, pathogens, viruses, chemicals, and a lack of proper...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nutritional physiology of infected bees. Significantly higher spore intensities were observed in

Creator:: Reed, Shannon Kelly
Abstract:: Suspensory apparatus breakdown and hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal (fetlock) joints is a common condition in the llama and has been observed in llamas of all ages. Llama breeders refer to the condition as "down in the pasterns" or "down in the fetlocks." The condition can result in debilitating...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The palmar aspect of the carpal canal and metacarpus in the llama……………………………………………………………. 11 2

Creator:: Qu, Yang
Abstract:: Milk fever (MF), retained placenta (RP), and left displaced abomasum (LDA) are three common and costly metabolic diseases in cows during the first days of lactation. Some studies suggest that circulating concentrations of α-tocopherol (ATOC) are decreased by these three diseases. It is, however, unknown if and how long lower...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: disease treatment. The focus of future studies will be if and how vitamin E alimentation may prevent or

Creator:: Kaunda, Jean R.
Abstract:: There is a strong evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) is the key causative agent of cervical cancer. However, the majority of women who are exposed to the oncogenic HPV do not develop invasive cervical cancer, suggesting that other factors could play a role in the cause and progression of cervical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: invasive disease; 5) to investigate the association between concordant quartiles of the β-carotene as

Creator:: Song, Yang
Abstract:: Approximately 12% of Americans do not consume the amount of zinc equal to the Estimated Average Requirement for zinc and could be at risk for marginal zinc deficiency. Zinc is an essential component of proteins in the defense against oxidative stress and DNA damage repair. Specifically in the prostate, zinc...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: liver disease, chronic renal disease, sickle cell disease or high intakes of unleavened flour (high

Creator:: Evans, Allison N.
Abstract:: Thiamine (vitamin B₁) is required by all living organisms for carbohydrate metabolism and synthesis of amino acids. Thiamine deficiency is responsible for several related classes of early life stage mortality disorders in salmonines, including Thiamine Deficiency Complex (TDC) in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Cayuga Syndrome in the Finger Lakes, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: cause mortality rates as high as 100% with a family. TDC is the only nutritional deficiency

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