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 2018
Enhancing the Nutritive Value of Corn DDGS for Pigs, Casey Zangaro
ETDS from 2017
Effects of Phase Feeding During Gestation on Gilt Performance, Offspring Quality and Robustness, Agatha Ampaire
Using RNA Seq to Define Genes and Pathways Affecting Salmonella Vaccine Response in Beef Cattle, Sara Awrahman
Effects of Maternal Plane of Nutrition on Early Embryo Development and Offspring Performance, Erin E. Beck
Effect of Grazing Pressure on Cattle Grazing Cool Season Annual Forages, Brooke Brunsvig
Genetic Factors Associated with Thermal Tolerance in Grow-finish Pigs as Measured by Feeding Behavior, Amanda Jeanne Cross
Evaluation of a Bioprocessed Soybean Meal on Nursery Pig Immune Status and Disease Resistance, Jacob R. Koepke
Effect of Pre-marketing Management Practices on Shrink Loss in Lambs, Ann Kolthoff
Lysine Bioavailability of Two Lipid Coated Lysine Products After Exposure to Silages with Different Acidity, Jessica N. Reiners
Local and Systemic Actions of GnRH Relating to Estradiol and Associated Reproductive Parameters in Beef Cattle, Jerica J.J. Rich
The Influence of Chromium Supplementation on the Insulin Pathway, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality of Feedlot Steers, Heather Rode
Changes in Fertility Associated with Nutritional Programming and Excess Dietary Protein and its Influence on Primordial Follicle Numbers and Uterine pH, Olivia L. Swanson
ETDS from 2016
Effects of Small Intestinal Starch Digestion and Dietary Lipid on Efficiency of Nitrogen Use in Cattle, Ethan J. Blom
Evaluation of the Hypothalamic Kisspeptin System Throughout the Estrous Cycle and During the Attainment of Puberty in Gilts, Eric Steven Jolitz
The Effects of Preovulatory Estradiol on the Uterine Environment and Conceptus Survival From Fertilization to Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy, Emmalee J. Northrop
Characterization of Small Non-Coding RNAs in the Seminal Plasma of Beef Bulls with Predicted High and Low Fertility, Stephanie Perkins
ETDS from 2015
The Influence of Dietary Calcium Supplementation on Beef Tenderness in Steers Fed Zilpaterol Hydrochloride, Justin Carothers
Effect of Timing of Artificial Insemination and Estrus Expression using Sexed Semen on Pregnancy Rates in Holstein Dairy Cows, Stephen Crego
Determining the Efficacy of Predicting Beef Tenderness Using Proteins from Purge, Mo Jia
Determining the Relationship Between PH and Instrumental Color Measurements to Predict Water-Holding Capacity and Sensory Juiciness, Kaleigh Kerns
Heritability and Genome Wide Association Study for Epitopix Escherichia Coli O157:H7 Vaccine Response in Beef Calves, Kara B. Marley
Partially Accounting for Discovery Bias in Genomic Selection by Conditioning Out Subsets of the Population During Training, Jamie Tart Parham
Changes in Fertility Associated with Estrus Expression and the Influence of Varying Time of Insemination with Liquid and Frozen Semen on Pregnancy Success, Brittany N. Richardson
Energy Status of Steers Dictates Effectiveness of Glycerol Inclusion in High-Roughage and High-Concentrate Feedlot Diets, Erin M. Rife
Effects of Processing Conditions on Nutritional Quality and Glucosinolate Concentration of In vitro Incubations of Several Oilseed Meals, Adolf N.O. Sackey
The Evaluation of Chromium Propionate Supplementation on Insulin Responsiveness in Finishing Steers and Energy Status in Newly Weaned Steer Calves, Zachary K. F. Smith
ETDS from 2014
The Effects of Maternal Energy Restriction During Mid-Gestation on Growth Performance, Immune Function, and Gene Expression in the Resultant Beef Offspring, Anna Rose Taylor
ETDS from 2013
The Effect of Handler Personality Type on Feedlot Cattle Behavioral Responses, Heidi K. Franzky
Beef Retailer Perception of Consumer Buying Habits, Jason Everett Johnson
The Influence of Growth Stage on Carcass Composition and Factors Associated with Marbling Development in Beef Cattle, Simon Alexander Kern
Effects of Preovulatory Estradiol Concentration on Embryo Survival and Pregnancy Establishment in Beef Cows, Crystal A. Madsen
Investigation of Pre-and Post-Harvest Factors Influencing Beef Tenderness, Dustin Andrew Mohrhauser
Effects of Supplemental Fat Source on Total Tract Digestibility, Rumen Fermentation, Carcass Characteristics, and Feedlot Performance of Growing Lambs, Paige L. Redding
ETDS from 2012
The Effects of Slow-release Urea on Nitrogen Metabolism and Fiber Digestion in Steers Fed High-forage Diets, Carrie LaVonne Cox
Restoring Native Tallgrass Prairie and Improving Profitability on Eastern South Dakota Grasslands with Intensive Early Stocking, Kyke Dean Schell
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Regulation of Uterine pH Throughout the Bovine Estrous Cycle, Jennifer Kay Grant
The Effect of Feeding Heavy and Medium Weight Weaned Nursery Pigs Increased Levels of Amino Acids in Relation to Energy Intake, Jamie Lee Pietig
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Factors Influencing Runoff and Sediment Losses from the Belle Fourche River Watershed in South Dakota, Matthew James Hubers
In Vitro Degradation of Bovine Myofibrils is Caused by u-calpain, not Caspase-3, Dustin Andrew Mohrhauser
Effects of Short Term Administration of Genistein on the IGF-I System in Ovariectomized Gilts, Carolyn Nicole Paulson