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(1995)This dissertation is divided into two broad areas of study. The first section focuses on the "state-of-the-science" of environmental effects of underwater explosive use. The literature review demonstrated a lack of ...
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(1996)Parenteral Se and/or Cu was used to supplement growing beef calves (age 7 months) marginally deficient in these two trace elements and pastured on high-endophyte (HE) or low-endophyte (LE) tall fescue. The 64 calves were ...
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(2003)This thesis discusses two problems of increasing economical importance in modem pig production which are excess death loss and excess numbers of substandard pigs, that is, pigs which do not reach the minimal weight to ...
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(2010-05-19)Diabetes mellitus is a common disease in cats. Most diabetic cats depend on insulin therapy to survive but traditional insulin formulations are associated with adverse effects and poor compliance. Novel insulin analogs and ...
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(2010-05-19)Background : Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality of all the gynecological cancers in women. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women due to late stage clinical diagnosis when treatment options are ...
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(2010-06-22)The objective of this study is to determine if the effects of a high molecular weight sodium hyaluronate (HA) alone or in combination with triamcinolone acetate (TA) can mitigate chondrocyte proteoglycan catabolism caused ...
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(2010-06-22)Exercising horses can lose in excess of 10-12 L/hour of fluid as sweat, and during prolonged exercise, effective circulating volume is diminished. During the second day of an equestrian 3-day event (3DE) there is only a ...
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(2010-08-20)One of the several differences between a normal and a neoplastic cell is that there is a phisiological limit to the number of possible cell replications in the former, whereas it appears to be unlimited in the latter. For ...
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(2010-08-20)The biocompatibility of chitosan and its similarity with glycosaminoglycans make it attractive for cartilage engineering despite its limited cell adhesion properties. Structural and chemical characteristics of chitosan ...
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(2010-08-20)The objective of this study was to compare ultrasonography and low field MR imaging for evaluation of equine tendon injuries over a 16 week period. The sample population was the superficial digital flexure tendon of eight ...
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(2010-08-20)Accurate estrus detection is an essential component of a successful artificial insemination program in modern swine operations. It is necessary to establish efficacious means of estrus detection and to optimize reproductive ...
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(2011-01-14)This study was performed to determine the effects of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) on monolayer expansion of equine tendon- and bone marrow-derived cells prior to culture with autogenous acellular tendon matrix and ...
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(2011-01-14)During semen collection in the stallion, contamination of the ejaculate occurs secondarily to the normal microflora present on the external genitalia. These bacteria and their metabolites can negatively affect spermatozoal ...
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(2011-01-21)Obesity and insulin resistance has increased in the last three decades among humans and cats and has been associated with an increase in the inflammatory response and oxidative stress in people. The purpose of this study ...
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(2011-05-25)This study consisted of three phases. On phase one, the VetMouseTrapTM, a novel device that allows computed tomography (CT) of awake cats and provides a clinically supportive environment, was designed. Ten normal cats were ...
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(2011-05-25)There is increasing amount of data indicating that epigenetics play a role in aging and aging-related diseases. Of the age-related disease, osteoarthritis is of particular importance to current health issues. Osteoarthritis ...
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(2011-05-25)Dilution and extension of semen longevity has been widely used in the swine industry to improve reproductive efficiency and genetic progress through artificial insemination. Through the dilution and extension of the life ...
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(2011-08-25)Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) deficiency is the leading cause of lameness affecting the stifle joints of large breed dogs, especially Labrador Retrievers. Although CCL disease has been studied extensively, its exact ...
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(2012-05-22)The experiments in this study were carried out to define the osteogenic potential of equine MSCs derived from synovium, bone marrow, and adipose tissue maintained under the same culture conditions. Equine MSCs were isolated ...
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(2012-09-18)Ranaviruses have been proposed as a major threat to amphibian biodiversity, however the impact of these pathogens on reptiles is less well understood. In this dissertation, a quantitative PCR was developed that was 100% ...
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