| dc.contributor.author | Kassetas, Cierrah Jordan | |
| dc.description.abstract | Thirty-six half-sibling Angus bulls were assigned one of three diets: 1) 60% corn-based (CON; S = 0.18%; n = 12); 2) 60% DDGS replacing corn (60DDGS; S = 0.55% DM; n = 12); 3) CON diet + equivalent sulfur of 60DDGS added as calcium sulfate (SULF; S = 0.54%; n = 12) to evaluate the effects of feeding diets containing DDGS or calcium sulfate on performance and semen characteristics. Bulls began the study at 9 months of age and gained 1.6 kg/day for 112 days. Treatment by day interactions (P < 0.05) were observed for glutathione peroxidase and trace mineral concentrations in seminal plasma. Effects of treatment (P < 0.05) were observed for semen kinematics and triiodothyronine in serum. Alterations observed when feeding 60% DDGS to developing bulls occurred in a manner that is not dependent on dietary sulfur; therefore, observed changes could be related to other components within DDGS. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Effects of Feeding 60% Dried Corn Distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Yearling Bull Reproduction | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-16T15:44:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-16T15:44:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31799 | |
| dc.subject | beef bulls | en_US |
| dc.subject | dried corn distillers grains plus solubles | en_US |
| dc.subject | semen characteristics | en_US |
| dc.subject | sulfur | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-9462-3748 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Animal Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Animal Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Dahlen, Carl | |
