Graduate Students:

Kathleen Ann Rooney : M.S. Final, January 8, 1982
Differences among Illinois Dairy Herd Improvement Holstein Herds by regions and milk production.

Mary Helen Healey : M.S. Final January 10, 1985
Productive and reproductive performance of cows deficient in UMP synthase.

Gerald Ray Nehrkorn: M.S. Final June 6, 1985
Trends in economic values among important traits in dairy cattle.

Mary Ann (Matis) Greiner: M.S. Final Feb. 18, 1988
Relationships between genetic merit of Holstein bulls and deficiency of uridine monophosphate synthase.

Mirajuddin Syed: Started Ph.D., Fall 1986
Prelim May 15, 1990. Passed.
Ph.D. Final, April 16, 1991. Passed.
Inheritance and incidence of atresia coli in Holstein cattle.

Melvin Thomas Kuhn : M.S. Final Sept. 3, 1991
Phenotypic differences in milk yield, fat yield, and calving interval associated with deficiency of UMP synthase in Holstein cows.

Yu-Chia Huang: Started Ph.D., Fall 1990
Prelim May 18, 1993. Passed.
Ph.D. Final July 6, 1994. Passed.
Genetic analysis of hoof traits.

Kelly (Marshall) O'Callaghan: M.S. Final, Aug. 31, 1995.
Relationship of progeny hoof traits with productive life evaluations.

Susan (Smutny) Helmink: M.S. Final, 2000
Analysis of weight and height in a dog guide population to optimize mature size.

Pascal Oliver Boiscot: M.S. Final, September 27, 2000
Impact of feet and legs on longevity in diary cows.

Edward Hoon Shim : M.S. Final, June 5, 2001
Milk production loss associated with clinical mastitis and the efficacy of treatment protocols.

Heather Schlesser: M.S.Final November 30, 2004
Graphical Approach To Evaluate Genetic Estimates of Fertility and Survival.

Heather Adams: Started M.S. August 2004


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