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NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO ALTER PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, AND RUMINATION CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE FEEDLOT RECEIVING PERIOD
(2019-05-15)Feeder cattle procured through auction market channels experience multiple stressors prior to feedlot arrival. Once at the feedlot, cattle enter a novel environment where they are exposed to new feedstuffs and water sources ... -
NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO ALTER PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, AND RUMINATION CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE FEEDLOT RECEIVING PERIOD
(2019-05-15)Feeder cattle procured through auction market channels experience multiple stressors prior to feedlot arrival. Once at the feedlot, cattle enter a novel environment where they are exposed to new feedstuffs and water sources ... -
NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO ALTER PERFORMANCE, HEALTH, AND RUMINATION CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE FEEDLOT RECEIVING PERIOD
(2019-05-15)Feeder cattle procured through auction market channels experience multiple stressors prior to feedlot arrival. Once at the feedlot, cattle enter a novel environment where they are exposed to new feedstuffs and water sources ... -
ZINC-BASED ADDITIVES FOR BIOFOULING AND MIC PROTECTION: FABRICATION METHOD FOR LONG-TERM EFFICACY
(2019-05-15)Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and biofouling both begin with an initial layer of bacteria accumulating on a hard surface exposed to the natural environment. These bacteria quickly form a biofilm which becomes ... -
Behold The Beast: Victorian Anxieties and Monstrous Forms
(2019-05-15)This paper seeks to analyze two examples of Victorian Gothic, the 1885 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the 1897 novel Dracula as texts dealing with anxieties of degeneration, medicine, and addiction ... -
PEELING THE LABEL OFF: NARRATIVES OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES OVERCOMING STEREOTYPES
(2019-05-15)This performance thesis focused on the personal narratives of single parent families. Through the power of storytelling this project sought to correct some common stereotypes about single parent families, connecting with ... -
Management Impacts On Sorghum Silage Ruminal Digestibility
(2019-01-28)ABSTRACT The impetus for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) silage to replace corn silage in beef cattle and dairy rations has increased due to sorghum’s ability to grow well under water-limited conditions. Two experiments ... -
Management Impacts On Sorghum Silage Ruminal Digestibility
(2019-01-28)ABSTRACT The impetus for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) silage to replace corn silage in beef cattle and dairy rations has increased due to sorghum’s ability to grow well under water-limited conditions. Two experiments ... -
Management Impacts On Sorghum Silage Ruminal Digestibility
(2019-01-28)ABSTRACT The impetus for sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) silage to replace corn silage in beef cattle and dairy rations has increased due to sorghum’s ability to grow well under water-limited conditions. Two experiments ... -
Semi-Confined Cow/Calf Systems in the Texas Panhandle
(2019-01-28)Drought is common to Texas and the Great plains. This area experienced record drought during 2011-2012, prompting record cowherd liquidation. During extreme drought, forage is unavailable for grazing and hay is likewise ... -
ASSOCIATION OF GENETIC PRODUCTION INDEXES WITH PRODUCTION OUTCOMES OF FEEDLOT STEERS
(2018-12-13)Genetic knowledge is increasingly utilized within the beef seedstock sector, yet uncertainty remains on how to maximize these inputs at the commercial level. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of ... -
ASSOCIATION OF GENETIC PRODUCTION INDEXES WITH PRODUCTION OUTCOMES OF FEEDLOT STEERS
(2018-12-13)Genetic knowledge is increasingly utilized within the beef seedstock sector, yet uncertainty remains on how to maximize these inputs at the commercial level. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of ... -
Going Green With Water: Perceptions of Water Conservation by College Students in the Texas Panhandle
(2018-12-13)This thesis explores perceptions of water conservation by college students in the Texas Panhandle. There is a lot of existing research about water conservation, but very few employ a qualitative approach. Most previous ... -
UNREASONABLE, ARBITRARY, AND CAPRICIOUS:" THE UNITED STATES’ SECOND CIVIL WAR
(2018-07-18)Unreasonable, Arbitrary, and Capricious1 brings into cold relief the hypocrisy of the war on drugs, specifically the war on cannabis, by tracing the history of cannabis prohibition in the United States from the early days ... -
The Great War and the Panhandle-Plains Region
(2019-01-28)ABSTRACT Using artifacts from the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society’s collection of World War I weapons, uniforms, equipment, souvenirs, and other militaria, I curated the primary exhibition focusing on the Great War ... -
The Visual Culture of the Railroad in the Texas Panhandle
(2018-12-13)The arrival of the railroad to the Texas Panhandle was a foundational moment that connected the area to the rest of the state, the High Plains region, and the American nation. My thesis on the visual culture of the railroad ... -
Live and carcass production traits for progeny of purebred sires in comparison with the clone of a USDA Prime Yield Grade One carcass
(2019-01-28)A two-part study was conducted to determine the sire success of “Alpha”, a bull born in 2012 through somatic cell nuclear transfer from a carcass that graded USDA Prime Yield Grade 1 (P1). The first part of the study used ... -
Moral Distress and Resilience Amongst Pediatric Emergency Department Nurses
(2019-01-28)The purpose of this study was to quantify moral distress and resiliency amongst pediatric nurses (RNs) working in the emergency department (ED) and explore the relationship between resilience and moral distress in pediatric ... -
COPOLYMERIZATION OF CO2 AND EPOXIDES CATALYZED BY A SCHIFF-BASE CHROMIUM(III) COMPLEX
(2019-01-28)Global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have reached a record high in the last century and this is suspected to be a major contributor to climate change due to its effects as a greenhouse gas. Notwithstanding the ... -
Live and carcass production traits for progeny of purebred sires in comparison with the clone of a USDA Prime Yield Grade One carcass
(2019-01-28)A two-part study was conducted to determine the sire success of “Alpha”, a bull born in 2012 through somatic cell nuclear transfer from a carcass that graded USDA Prime Yield Grade 1 (P1). The first part of the study used ...
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