This community contains the theses and dissertations of the South Dakota State University, Department of Animal Science. The Department of Animal Science offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Animal Science, or the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biological Sciences.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
ETDS from 1962
Studies on the Protein Requirements of Laying Hens, Virgil Allen Stangeland
Influence of Nitrate, Vitamin A and Protein Level on Feedlot Performance and Vitamin A Status of Fattening Cattle, Burton Arthur Weichenthal
Beef Cattle Selection Indices and Phenotypic Correlations Among Certain Characteristics, Lowell L. Wilson
ETDS from 1961
Helminth Parasites of the Wild Turkey in South Dakota, Carl Frederick Dauman
Helminth Parasites of Wild Mammals from Localities in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, Donald Arwin Dickmann
Estimates of Genetic Parameters of Certain Production and Carcass Traits in Beef Cattle, Marion Fitzgerald
Effects of Energy Supplementation of Corn-oat Rations for Growing-Finishing Swine, Gerald Ernest Poley
ETDS from 1960
A Rapid Method of Determining Fat and Protein Content of Beef Using Specific Gravity, Duane Donald Bieber
Tenderization of Meat by Pre-rigor Infusion of Various Chelating Agent, John A. Carpenter
Protein and Energy Levels for Wintering Beef Calves and Effects on Subsequent Production, Marcus Hoelscher
The Evaluation of Weaning Weight, 12-month Weight and 12-month Type Score in the Selection of Replacement Heifers, Birkett Howarth
Factors Contributing to and Affecting the Cellulose Digestibility of Pelleted Roughage, John Russell Jahn
Some Effects of Saline Toxicity on Chicks, Laying Hens, Poults, and Ducklings, Laverne M. Krista
Lysine Supplementation of Swine Rations Containing Oats, Wayne Francis Larson
Ruminal Variation in pH, Temperature, Bacterial Flora, and In vitro Activity as Affected by Ration Change and Season, Norman Theodore Miller
Response of Feeder Lambs to Diehtylstilbestrol, Diallyldiethylstilbestrol, Diallylhexestrol, Dynafac and Animal Fat, Donald House Reid
ETDS from 1959
Evaluation of Final Weight in the Selection of Performance Tested Bulls, Delwyn D. Dearborn
Genetics of Resistance to Selenium Poisoning in the Fruit Fly, Drosophila Melangaster, Carl T. Hansen
The Effects of Feeding a Ration Containing Erythromycin thiocyanate to growing-finishing, Eldon Walter Juhl
Death and Crippling in the Marketing of Swine, Richard Marion Luther
A Study of Factors Influencing Weaning Weights of Beef Calves, Joe Allen Minyard
ETDS from 1958
Some Factors Influeneced by Honey Bees on Alfalfa Seed Production in South Dakota, Paul William Bergman
Results Obtained from New and Remodeled Poultry Houses in South Dakota, Boyd J. Bonzer
Comparison of Cellulose Digestion In vivo and In vitro, Charles Frederick LeFevre
Stilbestrol for Growing-fattening Cattle, Dean Vinton Radabaugh
Some Effects of Environment on Laying Hens, Lawrence U. Rubida
A Study of the Aspects of Vocational Agriculture Teacher Travel in South Dakota, Sylvan D. Vigness
A Study of the Spotted Alfalfa Aphid and the Potato leafhopper and Their Abundance in Relation to Certain Climatic Condition in Five Specific Areas in South Dakota, Mitchell J. Wrich
Effect of Various Feed Additives on Gain, Feed Efficiency and Digestibility of Rations by Lambs, Paul R. Zimmer
ETDS from 1957
Relative Attractiveness of Sugar and Liver to Phormia regina Meigen, David L. Billman
A Geographical Study of Housefly Resistance, Vernon H. Lee
The Posterior Spiracles of Hypoderma Lineatum de Villers (Diptera: Hypodermatidae) Larvae : Their Morphology and Development, Neal O. Morgan
The Effect of Vitamin D. Supplementation on the Growth and Development of Swine, Darwin Eugene Stolte
A Genetic Analysis of Economic Characteristics of Range Beef Heifers, Keith O. Zoellner
ETDS from 1956
Digestibility of Rations and Nitrogen Balance by Lambs as Influenced by Animal Fat, Urea, Soybean Meal and Linseed Meal, James King Turner
Effects of the Intensity of Grazing on Range Livestock Production, the Native Vegetation, and the Soil Complex, George Mason Van Dyne
ETDS from 1955
The Morphology of the Esophageal First Instar Larvae of Hypoderma Lineatum Devillers, Richard F. Halvorson
The Effects of Varying Levels of Alfalfa Hay in a Growing Fattening Ration for Pigs, LaVerne J. Kortan
ETDS from 1954
A Study of the Effects of Aureomycin Upon the Microflora of the Ovine Rumen, Milton Allison
Effects of Antibiotics Fed to Pigs During the Growing-Fattening Period, Harold John Kurtz
Relation of Rate of Gain to Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle, Leo E. Lucas
Methods of Storing Alfalfa for Fattening Cattle, Leonard Herman Timmerman
ETDS from 1953
Effect of Level and Source of Protein on Digestibility of Different Qualities of Prairie Hay by Cattle and Sheep, Ralph Louis Braun
The Quality and Quantity of Ewe's Milk as Affected by Breed, Stage of Lactation, and Somatotropin, Darold Dean Shaffhausen
ETDS from 1952
Immature Corn for Growing-Fattening Pigs, Charles J. Heidenreich
ETDS from 1951
The Effect of Supplementing Winter Range Grazing on Beef Cow Body Weights, Calf Production, and Calf Gains, James Joy Kiser
Beef Production on Irrigated Pastures in South Dakota, John L. Leibel
The Influence of Time of Mating, Number of Matings, Injection of Stilbestrol and Pregnant Mare Serum Upon Fertilization Rate in Swine, Ward William Repp