Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Mechanisms of Genetic Resistance and Neoplastic Transformation in Marek's Disease, Shyamesh Kumar
Antibiotics induce prostagladin e2 production and cytotoxicity in equine chondrocytes that can be inhibited by avocado soybean unsaponifiables, glucosamine, and chondroitin sulfate, Cathleen Ann Mochal-King
Intestinal digenetic trematodes found in double-crested cormorant populations in the Mississippi Delta and the potential impact of these parasites on commercial and wild fish species found in this region, Mary McPherson O'Hear
Systems Biology Modeling of Bovine Fertility using Proteomics, Divya swetha Peddinti
Pet awareness with students (P.A.W.S.): the development of age appropriate materials for teaching public health education to children, Joel Dillard Ray
Expression, purification, and antimicrobial activity of avian beta-defensin-2, -6, and -12, Li Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Evaluation of in vitro serial antibiotic elution from meropenem-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads after ethylene oxide gas and autoclave sterilization, Leonardo Alfredo Baez
Understanding molecular aspects of catfish-pathogen interactions, Pradeepkumar Reddy Dumpala
Skin from horses with hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) contains collagen crosslinking patterns that are associated with reduced tensile strength, Ashley Arwen Hill
Innate Immunity and Inflammation in Sepsis in a Mouse Model for Binge Drinking, Basit Latief Jan
Channel Catfish Herpesvirus Systems Biology, Dusan Kunec
Seasonal variation in the number of dogs and cats entering four animal shelters in Mississippi and the characterisitics [i.e. characteristics] influencing their adoption, Sarah Elizabeth Lefebvre
Effects of aspirin, meloxicam, deracoxib, and carprofen on platelet function in dogs, Kathleen Brannon Mullins
In vivo comparison of Edwardsiella ictaluri survival in kidneys of vaccinated and naÏve rag1-/- zebrafish, Casey Janine Varner
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Improving structural and functional annotation of the chicken genome, Teresia Buza
Detection Of Tick-Borne Bacterial Agents In Lone Star Ticks (Amblyomma Americanum) And Various Wildlife In Mississippi, Ashley Harris Castellaw
Characterization of late embryonic B cell stages in chicken bursa of Fabricius, Balazs Felfoldi
Assay of the Efficacy of Novel Pyridinium Oximes for Potential Activity in the Central Nervous System for Reactivating Phosphorylated Acetylcholinesterase, Ashley Renee Harmon
Pathogen Entrance And Development Of Disease During Infection Of The American Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus By The Enterobacterium Edwardsiella Ictaluri, Simon Menanteau-Ledouble
Determination of induction of Nur77 (NR4A1), Nor1 (NR4A3), and Nurr1 (NR4A2), Josiah Wilcots
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Characterization of Johne's disease in Mississippi cattle, Jesse Lee Carter
Potentiation of microglial toll-like receptor stimulated inflammatory cytokine output by manganese: a role for p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, Patrick L. Crittenden
An investigation of paraoxonase-1 activities in the serum of southerners as related to gender and race, Kimberly Ann Davis
Axial pull-out strength of 3.5 cortical and 4.0 cancellous bone screws placed in canine proximal tibias using manual and power tapping, Jennifer Lynn Demko
Sequence analysis of the 16s-23s intergenic spacer regions of Flavobacterium columnare, Lorelei Melissa Ford
The dynamics of trematode infected and uninfected Planorbella trivolvis in commercial catfish ponds, Barbara Ann George
Development and application of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the myxozoan parasite Henneguya ictaluri, Matthew J. Griffin
The investigation of innate immune system memory in rag1-/- mutant zebrafish, Claudia M. Hohn
Survivin and p53 expression in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma and correlation with prognosis, Heidi Huffman Rose
Epidemiologic and Economic Study of Hyperelastosis Cutis/HERDA in the Quarter Horse Cutting Industry, Sally Grant Tipton
The Study of the Life Cycle of Bolbophorus Damnificus and its Pathology in the Channel Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus), Marlena Catherine Yost
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Biomechanical And Molecular Characteristics Of 'Hyperelastosis Cutis' In Quarter Horses, Jesse Glennan Grady
Behavioral Outcomes and Molecular Marker Modulation during Learning and Memory Formation following Developmental Exposure to Organophoshorus Insecticides, Frank Orlando Johnson
Bovine viral diarrhea virus infections affect professional antigen presentation in bovine monocytes, Sang-Ryul Lee
Proteomic Analysis Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Sana Mujahid
Physiologically-Based Toxicokinetic and Toxicodynamic (Pbtk/Td) Modeling of a Ternary Organophosphorus Insecticide Mixture in Rats: Model Development and Validation, Julian Thomas Pittman
Traction-induced Injury of Rat Achilles' Tendon: New in Vivo Biomechanical Model for the Assessment of Tendon Disease and Injury, Edward Brown Silverman
Genetic and virulence diversity of Flavobacterium columnare, Esteban Soto
Kinetic study of the side-door mutants of the model Carboxylesterase PNB CE, Timothy Michael Streit
Risk Factor Analysis of Pre-Harvest Salmonella Status of Broiler Flocks, Victoriya Volkova
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Use Of Secondary Enrichment To Improve The Risk Assessment Of Salmonella In Broilers, Michael Lane Rybolt
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Biomechanical And Metabolic Changes Within Rabbit Articular Cartilage Following Treatment With Radiofrequency Energy, Christopher Larry Horstman
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
An Aminopeptidase Acting as a Potential Factor in Host Adaptation of Mycoplasma Gallinarum, Xiufeng Wan
