• Evaluation of Feedlot Cattle Health Relative to Carcass Quality 

  Jeske, Theresa Mae (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) and liver condemnation on beef carcass traits. Health treatment records for 2534 animals from a North Dakota feedlot were ...

• Characterization of Salmonella spp. Isolated From Beef Cattle Post-Weaning To Slaughter 

  Nesemeier, Brenton Fred (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The occurrence of Salmonella in cattle has been well documented, but little is known of tracking its prevalence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from postweaning to slaughter. This study follows a longitudinal approach, ...

• The Role of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles in Sulfur Toxicity in Ruminants 

  Neville, Bryan Wayne (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  One of the challenges with using ethanol co-products is the potential for increased dietary S concentration. Dietary S concentration has been implicated as a cause of polioencephalomalacia (PEM) in ruminants. The focus ...

• The Effects of Arginine on Reproductive Performance in Ewes 

  Saevre, Chelsey Brie (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Reproductive performance is the largest determinant of income in the livestock industry. In the U.S. sheep industry, embryonic and fetal deaths during pregnancy account for almost half of the total number of fertilized ...

• Genetic Predictions Using Subjective Methods of Beef Cattle Temperament Evaluation, Genetic Association Between Beef Cattle Temperament and Production Traits, and Influence of Sire and Dam Temperament on Calf Performance 

  Celestino, Elfren (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Beef cattle temperament is not only important to handler safety and animal welfare but also found to be related to productivity and thereby, considered an economically important trait. Constraints to improve cattle temperament ...

• Ancestral Breed Grouping for Improving Animal Modeling in Admixed Populations and Its Use in Leptin (Genetic and Hormone) Association Studies with Performance Traits in Commercial Beef Cow Herd 

  Bhowmik, Nayan (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  The first study investigated American Aberdeen (AD) cattle's genetic structure and its genetic relationships with five American taurine beef breeds and the genetic population structure of a related admixed cattle herd for ...

• An Evaluation of Feeding Hempseed Cake in Finishing Cattle Diets 

  Winders, Thomas (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Understanding the potential of hempseed cake to be used as a livestock feedstuff is important for both industrial hemp and beef producers. Experiment 1 evaluated the effects of hempseed cake (HEMP) on growth performance, ...

• Understanding Consumer Acceptance of Multiple Red Meat Products and Perceptions of the American Meat Science Association’s Intercollegiate Meat Judging Program Benefits From Participants 

  Fevold, Michaella (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Per capita consumption of red meat products totaled 67 kg in 2017. Given the popularity of meat, it is important for meat scientists to monitor consumers acceptance of red meat products. Consumer acceptance of red meat ...

• Influence of Plasma Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Profile, Urea-Nitrogen, Glucose and Non-Esterified Fatty Acids on Dry Matter Intake in Developing Heifers and Mature Cows 

  Olorunkoya, Samuel (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  The objective of this experiment was to determine if nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) profiles or blood metabolites could explain dry matter intake (DMI) in developing heifers and/or mature cows in the weeks leading to ...

• Are Infrared Thermography, Automated Feeding Systems, And Heart Rate Variability Measures Capable of Characterizing Group-Housed Sow Social Hierarchies? 

  Sommer, Dominique (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Group gestation housing is becoming standard practice in commercial swine production. Although group housing promotes behavioral variability within the breeding herd, it can cause several management challenges for producers ...

• Evaluation of Beef Cattle Temperament Using Infrared Thermography and Computer Vison Imaging Technologies 

  Ogdahl, William (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  The aim of these studies are two-fold. The first, was to evaluate the use of infrared thermography (IRT) maximum, average, and minimum eye temperature (IRTMIN, IRTAVG, and IRTMAX, respectively) and percentage of eye white ...

• Evaluation of the Relationship Between Size, Feeding Behavior, and Feed Efficency in Beef Cattle 

  Mosher, Macie (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Feed efficiency in cow-calf operations can be influenced by multiple environmental and physiological factors. The current study examined the association between body size (weight, frame score, and volume), linear body ...

• The Effect of Hemp Byproduct Supplementation on Beef Quality 

  Gundersen, Kiersten (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  The supplementation of hempseed cake (hemp byproduct) could be considered an alternative protein and fiber source for ruminants such as cattle. Hempseed cake might be a successful alternative feed source due to cattle’s ...

• The Influence of Beef Carcass Weight on Troponin-T Degradation and Heat Shock Protein 70 in Two Different Muscles 

  Nath, Supriya Deb (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  This study was aimed to assess how carcass size affects protein degradation in postmortem muscle and subsequent impacts on meat quality. Beef carcasses were randomly selected at slaughter and classified as heavy (> 430.9 ...

• Use of Soybean Hulls in Drylot Cow-Calf Diets 

  Moore, Rebecca Lynn (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  One hundred and twenty-one Red Angus beef cows were used to evaluate the effects ofsoybean hull inclusion in drylot beef cow diets. Cows were stratified by age, body weight (BW),and body condition score (BCS), and randomly ...

• Estimating the Impacts of Litter Size and Non-Additive Genetic Effects on Ewe Longevity and Stayability in a U.S. Western Extensive Range Production System 

  Oribamise, Babatunde Victor (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Non-additive genetic effects are usually ignored in animal breeding programs due to data structure, computational limitations, and over-parameterization of the models. Non-additive genetic effects play an important role ...

• The Effects of Late Gestational Exercise on Colostrum Quality and Neonatal Immunoglobulin Absorption 

  Gavette, Juan Simon (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  To investigate the effects that late gestational exercise has on ewe performance and colostrum IgG levels, and to evaluate how it impacts neonatal serum IgG absorption and future performance, thirty-two multiparous Dorset ...

• Impacts of Added Roughage on Feedlot Performance, Digestibility, Ruminal Fermentation, and Ruminal pH of Steers Fed Wheat-Based Feedlot Diets 

  Pickinpaugh, Wayde Janelle (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Two studies were conducted to evaluate the inclusion of additional roughage in wheat-based diets containing modified distillers’ grains with solubles on feedlot performance (Study 1) and digestibility, ruminal pH, and ...

• Supplemental Leucine in Milk Replacer Fed to Neonatal Calves and Lambs: Effects on Growth, Development, and Metabolism 

  Reiners, Jessica Nora (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  Maximizing growth during the neonatal period in preruminants can enhance long-term growth and productivity, increasing producer profits and input efficiency. Meeting the requirements for growth can be achieved through ...

• Understanding the Relationship Between Weather Variables, Dry Matter Intake, and Average Daily Gain of Beef Cattle 

  Yusuf, Mustapha (North Dakota State University, 2021)

  The current National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) dry matter intake (DMI) prediction models are inadequate for DMI prediction of beef cattle in the Northern Great Plains. Four studies were conducted ...

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