Animal Science, Department of
Department of Animal Science: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
1. it is optional, not required (the ProQuest deposit is required); and
2. it will be available to everyone online; there is no embargo for dissertations in the UNL Digital Commons.
Master's candidates: Deposit of your thesis or project is required. (If an embargo [restricted access] is necessary, you may deposit it at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/ only after getting approval from your department and the Graduate Office; contact Terri Eastin).
TO DEPOSIT YOUR DISSERTATION OR THESIS
1. Create or log in to your Digital Commons account
To create an account: click on My Account at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu then Sign up.
Fill in your names, email address, create a password, and click on Create Account.
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2. Instructions for deposit
You should be able to copy (Ctrl-C) and paste (Ctrl-V) most fields.
TITLE: Fill it in using title case (that is, capitals for the first letter of all words except articles and prepositions).
AUTHOR: In each respective box, enter your names (and/or initials) as they appear on the title page of your dissertation or thesis. You are the sole author; your advisor is not considered a co-author. Institution is University of Nebraska-Lincoln (not "at Lincoln" or ", Lincoln"). Do not leave this field blank.
FIRST ADVISOR: Enter your advisor’s name. Add a second and third, if needed (advisors only, not committee members).
DATE OF THIS VERSION: Month and Year only.
CITATION: Copy and paste the rest of whatever appears on the title page of your work. It usually starts with something like “A THESIS Presented to the Faculty …” and ends with “Lincoln, Nebraska [month] [year].”
ABSTRACT: Just include the body of the abstract, not the title or your name, but DO add your advisor’s name at the end of the abstract after the word Advisor and a colon, like this: Advisor: ….
Skip the ORCID IDs, Keywords, Disciplines, and Comments fields, and DO NOT check a bubble for the Publication Status field.
Click UPLOAD FILE FROM YOUR COMPUTER. Select the file of your work from your device (should be in Portable Document Format, PDF).
Click the SUBMIT button at the bottom.
YOU DID IT! Your work is submitted!
CONGRATULATIONS on reaching this amazing milestone in your academic career!
3. After your initial deposit
Upon deposit, you will receive an email that your submission has been received; you need to show the Graduate Office this message.
Before we complete your upload, we usually wait a day or two to give you an opportunity to correct those oops issues that seem to emerge just after deposit. Before it’s been posted, you can still log back in and select Revise and upload a new version so you can upload a version with your advisor's name spelled right or whatever else needs to be fixed.
It is important that you DO NOT resubmit another file after it’s been posted online. This causes lots of problems.
But have no fear: If further changes are needed after it’s been posted, you can send a revised file to the series administrator (Sue Gardner) requesting to replace it.
2019
2018
Corn Residue Grazing as a Component of Semi-Confined Cow-Calf Production and the Effects of Post-weaning Management on Feedlot Performance, Shelby E. Gardine
Impact of ethanol process changes on distillers grains for beef cattle, Shelby Garland
GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEMPERATURE AND FEED INTAKE IN BEEF CATTLE, Robel Ghebrewold
Quality Effects on Beef from Cattle Fed High-Protein Corn Distillers Grains or Other Ethanol By-Products, Kellen B. Hart
Effect of corn silage harvest, hybrid, and concentration on performance in growing and finishing beef cattle, Fred H. Hilscher Jr
EVALUATION OF ALPHA AMYLASE CONTAINING CORN ON FINISHING CATTLE PERFORMANCE AND DIGESTIBILTY, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt
Evaluation of the Interaction of Beta-Adrenergic Agonists Supplementation and Heat Stress on Growth Performance and Carcass Composition in Feeder Lambs, Lauren Elisabeth Kett
Utilization of Depth - Enabled Identification and Tracking System to Identify and Track Individual Pigs and Analyse Individual Pig Activity, Jessica Michelle Lancaster
Supplementation and Reproductive Strategies for Beef Females as Part of a May-Calving Herd in the Nebraska Sandhills, Alicia Caitlin Lansford
Risk of Nitrate Toxicity when Grazing Annual Forages, Mary Lenz
Impact of Shade on Performance and Heat Stress of Finishing Cattle and Pooled Analysis of Individually Fed Finishing Trials, Brett A. Melton
USING INDIRECT CALORIMETRY TO INVESTIGATE FEEDING VALUE OF BYPRODUCTS FOR LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE: CANOLA MEAL AND DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS AND SOLUBLES, Mickayla A. Myers
Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Ingredients on Meat Curing Reactions Using a Model System, Faith Rasmussen
Assessing the Effects of Genetic Selection for Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Resistance or Feed Additives on Nursery and Grow-Finish Pig Performance, Dana Van Sambeek
Dissection of QTL on Host Chromosome 12 Uncovers Candidate Gene and Missense Polymorphism Associated with Porcine Circovirus 2 Susceptibility, Lianna R. Walker
Construction of a Pen-Scale Methane Collection System and Dietary Strategies for Methane Mitigation from Growing and Finishing Cattle, Thomas Winders
Identifying Breed Effects for Cow Mature Weight, Madeline J. Zimmermann
2017
Effects of Energy Restriction during Gilt Development on Milk Nutrient Profile, Progeny Biomarkers, and Growth Performance, Shana Marie Barnett
Use of byproducts in forage-based, post-weaning beef systems and effects of serial slaughter on performance and profitability, Robert G. Bondurant Jr.
Evaluation of Distillers Grains Components for Finishing Beef Cattle, Jordan E. Burhoop
EVALUATION OF PROTEIN AND FIBER FROM DISTILLERS GRAINS PLUS SOLUBLES IN FINISHING BEEF CATTLE DIETS, Zachary E. Carlson
Backgrounding Calf Management Strategies Using Corn Residue and Double Cropped Forages, Jordan L. Cox-O'Neill
Effect of Fat and Fiber on Methane Production and Energy Utilization in Lactating Dairy Cows, Olivia Rose Drehmel
Advancing Chemical Characterization of Feedstuffs Commonly Included in Dairy Cow Rations, Ellan I. Dufour
Evaluation of Corn Condensed Distillers Solubles in Beef Cattle Diets and Grazing Double-Cropped Forages Following Corn Harvest, Benjamin H. Hansen
Evaluating Long-Term Direct and Correlated Selection Response in White Plymouth Rock Chickens Selected for High or Low 8-Week Body Weight, Sylvia Harrison
Assessing Plant-Wax Markers as a Tool to Estimate intake and diet Composition in Beef Cattle, Emily J. Hilburger
Methane from Lactating Dairy Cattle: Studies for Mitigation, Diurnal Variation, and Role in Energy Metabolism, Jared Vern Judy
Estimates of Corn Residue Quality, Tasha M. King
Metabolic Regulation by Stress Mediators in Fetal Ovine Skeletal Muscle and Adult Bovine Myoblasts, Elena Marie Merrick
EFFECTS OF EGG YOLK ON PIGLET GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CIRCULATING IMMUNOGLOBULINS, BIOMARKERS OF INTESTINAL INTEGRITY, AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY, Kelly C. Moore
Management Strategies for Beef Heifer Development, Shelby Springman
Sensor Placement Effects Acceleration Data for Monitoring Equine Activity, Carol J. Thompson
Effect of Backgrounding Management Strategies on the Performance and Profitability of Yearling Beef Cattle, Cody A. Welchons
2016
EFFECTS OF FEED ADDITIVES AND BODY WEIGHT ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF BEEF FINISHING CATTLE, Curtis Bittner
The Effect of Salt Reduction on the Microbial Composition and Quality Characteristics of Sliced Roast Beef and Turkey, Chad G. Bower
Impact of Finishing Diets with De-Oiled Distillers Grains or Antioxidant Containing Supplement on Beef Shelf Life, Katherine I. Domenech-Perez
Effects of Field Pea Usage in Growing and Finishing Diets for Beef Cattle, Hannah L. Greenwell
VALIDATING LABORATORY TECHNIQUES THAT INFLUENCE ESTIMATES OF INTAKE AND PERFORMANCE IN BEEF CATTLE, Hannah C. Hamilton
THE EFFECT OF DIET ON THE BOVINE RUMEN MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION AND ITS EFFECTS ON METHANE PRODUCTION IN GROWING AND FINISHING CATTLE, Allison L. Knoell
The Effects of Zinc Supplementation from Two Sources on Egg Quality and Bone Health in Laying Hens, Kelli Marie Martin
ANTIMICROBIAL INTERVENTIONS APPLIED TO BEEF SUB-PRIMALS FOR THE CONTROL OF ESCHERICHIA COLI AND THEIR IMPACT ON GROUND BEEF QUALITY, Kelly Ann McCarty
Comparative Analyses of Transcriptome Data from Beef Cattle Persistently Infected with Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Sara Michelle Nilson
DEVELOPMENT OF TERMINAL AND MATERNAL ECONOMIC SELECTION INDICES IN BEEFMASTER CATTLE, Kathleen P. Ochsner
Genome-wide association study for feed efficiency traits using SNP and haplotype models, Kashly Rene Schweer
EVALUATION OF HEMATOLOGICAL AND SERUM BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUPPLEMENTATION OF ZILPATEROL HYDROCHLORIDE TO FEEDLOT HEIFERS, Sara Elizabeth Sieren
EFFECTS OF SALT AND NITRITE CONCENTRATION ON THE SHELF LIFE OF DELI-STYLE HAM, Regan E. Stanley
BEEF SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: CALVING DATE SELECTION, ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION, AND POST-WEANING MANAGEMENT, Benjamin T. Tibbitts
Genetic Parameters For Docility, Weaning Weight, Yearling Weight And Intramuscular Fat Percentage In Hereford Cattle, Jose A. Torres-Vazquez
Managing Corn Residue and Double Cropped Forages in Crop and Livestock Systems, Kristen M. Ulmer
Effects of Feeding Field Peas on Fresh Beef Quality, Hope Voegele
The Influence of Diet and Oxidation on Calcium Retention of the Mitochondria in Fresh Beef, Emery K. Wilkerson
2015
Effect of a Trace Mineral Injection on Beef Cattle Performance, Carmen J. Brasche
IMPACT OF WET DISTILLERS GRAINS PLUS SOLUBLES AND ANTIOXIDANTS ON A BASIC MECHANISM OF BEEF TENDERIZATION, Michael D. Chao
Effects of Feeding Distillers Grains Throughout Different Phases of Production on Shelf Life of Ground Beef, Brandy D. Cleveland
Efficiency of Energy Utilization and Fecal Mineral Excretion in Holstein and Jersey Dairy Cows, Gabriel Garcia Gomez
Beef Cattle Management Systems for Estrus Synchronization and Heifer Development, Hazy Rae Nielson
Dietary Strategies for Mitigation of Methane Production by Growing and Finishing Cattle, Anna C. Pesta
Corn Plant Maturity Effect on Yield and Nutritional Quality; Corn Silage Inoculation on Performance of Cattle Fed Silage with or without Live Yeast Added, Cassandra A. Row
Genomic Analysis of Sow Reproductive Traits: Identification of Selective Sweeps, Major Genes, and Genotype by Diet Interactions, Melanie D. Trenhaile
PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCIES OF INTENSIFIED COW-CALF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, Jason M. Warner
2014
Genetic Parameter Estimates and Breed Effects for Calving Difficulty and Birth Weight in a Multi-Breed Population, Cashley Ahlberg
Lifecycle Efficiency of Mice Divergently Selected for Heat Loss, Adrienne Bhatnagar
ENERGY VALUE OF DE-OILED DISTILLERS GRAINS PLUS SOLUBLES IN BEEF CATTLE DIETS, Meredith L. Bremer
CHANGES IN CORN RESIDUE QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE GRAZING PERIOD AND EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION OF CALVES GRAZING CORN RESIDUE, Amanda J. Burken
New approaches to corn silage use in beef cattle finishing diets, Dirk Burken
GENOME-WIDE ANALYSIS OF THE VARIATION IN HOST GENETICS IN RESPONSE TO EXPERIMENTAL CHALLENGES WITH PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2B, Taylor B. Engle
The effects of limestone particle size on bone health and performance of pullets and hens in conventional cage and alternative housing systems, Pamela E. Eusebio Balcazar
Energy Content of Reduced-Fat Dried Distillers Grains and Solubles for Lactating Dairy Cows and Effects on Energy and Nitrogen Balance, Alison J. Foth
The Effects of Feed Additives, Housing Systems, and Stress on Salmonella Shedding in Single Comb White and Brown Laying Hens, Dana L. Hahn
Feeding condensed distillers solubles to feedlot finishing steers and the effects of feed additives in adaptation diets, Marie E. Harris
Effects Of Distillers Grains Plus Solubles And Monensin Supplementation On Yearlings Grazing Smooth Bromegrass, Tyler L. Hasenauer
Effects of sorting prior to feeding Zilpaterol hydrochloride and effects of different implant strategies on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of steers and heifers, Fred H. Hilscher Jr
The Effects of HMTBa (2-hydroxy-4-methylthio-butanoic acid) Supplementation on Ruminal Microbial Crude Protein Synthesis and Community Structure in Dairy Cattle, Chad J. R. Jenkins
Genomic Predictions for Age at Puberty and Reproductive Longevity in Sows Using Bayesian Methods, Katherine L. Lucot
USE OF DISTILLER GRAINS IN ALTERNATIVE BEEF HEIFER SYSTEMS, Jared M. Mracek
FEEDING ALKALINE TREATED AND PROCESSED CROP RESIDUE TO FEEDLOT CATTLE, Sarah J. Peterson
Effects of Conventional and Alternative Curing Methods on Processed Turkey Quality Traits, Amy Lynn Redfield
Estimation of Breed-Specific Heterosis Effects for Birth, Weaning and Yearling Weight in Cattle, Lauren N. Schiermiester
Determining Forage Intake of Nursing Calves Grazing Native Sandhills Rangeland, Jennifer A. Walker
Feedlot Manure Management Considerations Including Anaerobic Digestion Potential and Mineral Retention, Andrea K. Watson
Model development for the prediction of intake and carcass measures to be used as economic marketing determinants for calf-fed steers, Mallorie F. Wilken
2013
Selection Objective for Improving Efficiency of Beef Cattle, Jose A. Barron Lopez
The Role of GnRH-II and its Receptor in Testicular Function, Amy Desaulniers