Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-1991 Changes in the Vulvular and Vestibular Tissue of the Bovine During the Estrous Cycle as Determined by the use of Near Infrared Interactance Robert Alan Kunzler Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Animal Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Kunzler, Robert Alan, "Changes in the Vulvular and Vestibular Tissue of the Bovine During the Estrous Cycle as Determined by the use of Near Infrared Interactance" (1991). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 4222. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4222 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CHANGES IN THE VU LVULAR AND VESTIBULAR TISSUE OF THE BOVINE DURING THE ESTROUS CYCLE AS DETERMINED BY THE USE OF NEAR INFRARED INTERACTANCE by Robert Alan Kunzler A the sis submitted in partial fulfillment o f the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Dairy Science a pproved: Commi ttee Me mber Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 1991 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ii This research project was initiated in the spring of 1990, under the direction of Dr. David P. Marcinkowski. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Dr . Marcinkowski for his patience, encouragement, and technical help during the project and in analyzing the data. I would also like to thank the other members of my graduate committee for their time, wisdom , and expertise in their respective fields.