Students
This page contains information about current and past undergraduate and graduate students working in my lab.
There are often needs for undergraduate and graduate students interested in assisting with and overseeing research projects. If you are interested in working as an undergraduate research assistant or conducting your M.S. thesis project in my lab, please contact me by email.
Graduate Students
I currently have one graduate student working on her M.S. thesis in my laboratory and 3 students planning to begin their thesis research under my supervision in the Fall of 2006.
.Nichole Cherry is studying availability of phosphorus to dairy cattle in various feedstuffs. She will be using both ruminal and total tract nylon bag techniques during her studies.
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Nichole recently presented her research at both the Texas A&M
University student research competition and the Texas A&M
Agriculture Program conference. She received an honorable
mention at the Agriculture Program conference for which she received
a certificate and $100 cash prize.
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Undergraduate Students
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Beginning in the Spring of 2006, Andrew Foote, a Tarleton undergraduate student, began working on a project dealing with ruminal fiber digestion in goats and cattle. He is continuing that work and has plans to begin working on a project dealing with intestinal phosphorus transporters in dairy cattle. |
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Beginning in the Spring of 2005 Amanda Greenwood, a Tarleton undergraduate student, began working on a project dealing with copper repletion in Holstein calves following copper depletion. Amanda has continued to work in my laboratory where she assists with various projects. Most recently, she has been responsible for a project looking at nutritive quality of coastal Bermuda grass and Tifton 85 Bermuda grass with and without fertilizer across the entire 2006 growing season in Stephenville. |
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Lab Alumni
Jodi recently presented her research at both the Texas A&M University student research competition and the Texas A&M Agriculture Program conference.
During the summer of 2005, Blake Payne, an undergraduate student at Angelo State University, and James Crenwelge, a Tarleton undergraduate, worked on various projects in my laboratory. As their primary project, they conducted a study monitoring the performance of growing meat goats on various nutritional treatments.
Blake and James presented their work at the TAMU System and TAMU Agricluture Student Research Synmposia.
Click here to view a copy of their abstract.
Dillon Walker was the first graduate student to complete his M.S. thesis research in my lab. While working in my lab, Dillon studied the protective effects of the vitamin like compound, L-carnitine, on ammonia toxicity in sheep. Dillon is now working on his Ph.D. at Kansas State University in the department of animal sciences and industry.
Dillon presented his results at the National Animal Science meetings in St. Louis, MO in July 2004.
Click here to view a copy of his abstract
During 2004, Mary Southard worked in my laboratory on a project investigating the amino acid requirements of young Holstein calves. The focus of her research was to define the proper infusion rates for 1-13C-Leucine and 13C-Sodium Bicarbonate for use in the Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation technique. At the end of the Fall semester she presented her findings at the TSU Student Research Symposium.
Click here to view a copy of her abstract
