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Elbot, Morgan Bradfield.
Valuing water: a normative analysis of prior appropriation.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2014, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83894 
► This thesis aims to provide a normative evaluation of the Western U.S. water law of prior appropriation through a contextual analysis of water value pluralism.…
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▼ This thesis aims to provide a normative evaluation of the Western U.S. water law of prior appropriation through a contextual analysis of water value pluralism. The first chapter begins with a preliminary account of the major justificatory arguments made in defense of prior appropriation, followed by two critiques that undermine some proposed advantages of the water policy. The purpose of this analysis is to elucidate the normative claims that underlie many of the arguments within this debate but which fail to be made explicit. It becomes clear that these normative claims assume a utilitarian criterion for resource distribution, according to which water is primarily viewed as an economic good with a monetary value. The second chapter challenges the legitimacy of this assumption by introducing non-monetary water values, with attention to the particular social and cultural contexts in which they emerge. Through a review of four economic proxies, these non-monetary water values are shown to be incommensurable with monetary valuations. Finally, the third chapter offers a theoretical framework for the incorporation of non-monetary water values into resource distribution decisions. From this normative analysis, it is concluded that a necessary condition for achieving just resource distribution decisions is for prior appropriation to incorporate value pluralism by recognizing the legitimacy of non-monetary water values.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Rollin, Bernard (committee member), McShane, Katie (committee member), Callahan, Gerald (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: water values; contextualism; incommensurability; Native American; prior appropriation; value pluralism
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APA (6th Edition):
Elbot, M. B. (2014). Valuing water: a normative analysis of prior appropriation. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83894
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Elbot, Morgan Bradfield. “Valuing water: a normative analysis of prior appropriation.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83894.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Elbot, Morgan Bradfield. “Valuing water: a normative analysis of prior appropriation.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Elbot MB. Valuing water: a normative analysis of prior appropriation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83894.
Council of Science Editors:
Elbot MB. Valuing water: a normative analysis of prior appropriation. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83894
Colorado State University
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Wojak, Roland.
Virtual morality: the moral status of virtual actions.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2012, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/72364
► In this thesis, I examine virtual actions and the relationship between them and morality. Increasingly, people are using computer generated virtual mediums for relaxation, work,…
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▼ In this thesis, I examine virtual actions and the relationship between them and morality. Increasingly, people are using computer generated virtual mediums for relaxation, work, and socialization. Virtual worlds are one form that virtual mediums can take and are becoming more popular than ever before. These worlds are often characterized by an increased sense of freedom, where people can do things that they could not or would not do in the real world. The problem is that as more people interact within virtual worlds, these interactions are often characterized by negative or harmful behavior in one form or another, and while most people recognize this as a problem, it is unclear whether or not virtual actions can even be classified as morally wrong. I argue that virtual actions are the proper subjects of moral consideration and that, in some cases, they are morally wrong. In order to achieve this, I rely heavily on empirical findings from psychology and from several philosophical theories concerning consciousness and the nature of the self in relation to virtual worlds. By making clear how closely people are connected to the virtual world and showing the real world consequences that are a direct result from virtual actions, I hope to show that virtual actions can and should be morally judged in the same way that actions in the real world are judged.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Losonsky, Michael (committee member), Volbrecht, Vicki (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: virtual; ethics; morality; virtual action; virtual reality; virtual world
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Wojak, R. (2012). Virtual morality: the moral status of virtual actions. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/72364
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wojak, Roland. “Virtual morality: the moral status of virtual actions.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/72364.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wojak, Roland. “Virtual morality: the moral status of virtual actions.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Wojak R. Virtual morality: the moral status of virtual actions. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/72364.
Council of Science Editors:
Wojak R. Virtual morality: the moral status of virtual actions. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/72364
Colorado State University
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Tuminello, Joseph A.
Invasive species management: an animal ethics perspective.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2012, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66691
► In the scholarly literature on invasive species management, there exists a tendency to neglect the moral relevance of sentience when determining best possible management strategies…
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▼ In the scholarly literature on invasive species management, there exists a tendency to neglect the moral relevance of sentience when determining best possible management strategies regarding sentient members of invasive species. In addition, there is also a negative bias against invasive species, where such species are viewed as inherently "bad." Because of this negative bias, many wildlife managers, conservation biologists, and ecologists share the default view that invasive species are nuisances and must be gotten rid of, using the most cost-effective and efficient means possible. The neglect or omission of sentience within the literature often carries over into the implementation of invasive species management techniques, where sentient members of invasive species are often not treated as humanely as possible. In this thesis, I defend
Bernard Rollin's animal ethic, where sentient beings are those capable of having interests, and which are also capable of self-valuation, which is necessary for possessing intrinsic value (on
Rollin's view). Because such beings are capable of having interests which can be fulfilled or thwarted, they are objects of moral concern on this view. While I defend
Rollin's view, any moral theory which considers sentience morally relevant at all will be compatible with the majority of my arguments regarding our treatment of sentient members of invasive species. If sentience is a morally relevant criterion, I argue that it continues to be so even when sentient beings are members of species which are considered to be "invasive." This claim is strongly supported by the large-scale vagueness and disagreement over terms such as "invasive," "native," and "exotic" within the literature. Because sentience is a morally relevant criterion when determining best possible management practices regarding invasive species, members of such species should be treated as humanely and in accordance with their respective telos as much as possible. Typically, this will entail prioritizing nonlethal and preventive methods of control over lethal methods. However, even when lethal control is deemed to be the best possible type of management strategy in a given situation, it should be implemented as humanely as possible. In addition to arguing for sentience as a morally relevant criterion when determining best possible management strategies regarding invasive species, I also argue that the negative bias against invasive species as inherently "bad" is ultimately unfounded. I support this claim by providing evidence of a variety of potential negative, positive, and neutral aspects of invasive species. Because invasive species are not inherently "bad" or "good," I argue that our attitudes toward and management of members of such species should be developed on a case-by-case basis. It is also important that the assessment of invasive species on a case-by-case basis be combined with the moral relevance of sentience. The bias against invasive species may serve to perpetuate the omission of sentience as a morally…
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), McShane, Katie (committee member), Archibeque, Shawn (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: animal ethics; wildlife management; invasive species; environmental ethics
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Tuminello, J. A. (2012). Invasive species management: an animal ethics perspective. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66691
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tuminello, Joseph A. “Invasive species management: an animal ethics perspective.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66691.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tuminello, Joseph A. “Invasive species management: an animal ethics perspective.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Tuminello JA. Invasive species management: an animal ethics perspective. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66691.
Council of Science Editors:
Tuminello JA. Invasive species management: an animal ethics perspective. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/66691
Colorado State University
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Weaver, Alice Malia.
Fort Collins veterinary practices and websites: how telemedicine is used as a marketing tool.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Journalism and Technical Communication, 2012, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68139
► This thesis looked into how websites were viewed from the managerial side of the veterinary practice by conducting in-depth interviews with Online Content Managers (OCMs)…
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▼ This thesis looked into how websites were viewed from the managerial side of the veterinary practice by conducting in-depth interviews with Online Content Managers (OCMs) from eight veterinary clinics in Fort Collins, CO. The study found that not only did the OCMs find it important to use everything available to them to gain the trust of new potential clients, they also wanted to start and keep an emotional connection with all of their clients via the website. The study also found that the staff and veterinarian biography section of the websites were very important, and that an emphasis was placed on having pictures to go with every staff member, especially if the pictures also had companion animals with the staff members.
Advisors/Committee Members: Seel, Pete B. (advisor), Champ, Joseph (advisor), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: websites; communications; marketing; telemedicine; veterinary
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Weaver, A. M. (2012). Fort Collins veterinary practices and websites: how telemedicine is used as a marketing tool. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68139
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Weaver, Alice Malia. “Fort Collins veterinary practices and websites: how telemedicine is used as a marketing tool.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68139.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Weaver, Alice Malia. “Fort Collins veterinary practices and websites: how telemedicine is used as a marketing tool.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Weaver AM. Fort Collins veterinary practices and websites: how telemedicine is used as a marketing tool. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68139.
Council of Science Editors:
Weaver AM. Fort Collins veterinary practices and websites: how telemedicine is used as a marketing tool. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68139
Colorado State University
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Hoeffner, Jacob.
Seeing beyond design: exploring non-engineering functions of technology in engineering ethics.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2020, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/212017
► The purpose of this paper is to draw a distinction between the function of technology in engineering contexts and non-engineering contexts. The first two sections…
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▼ The purpose of this paper is to draw a distinction between the function of technology in engineering contexts and non-engineering contexts. The first two sections identify and elaborate this distinction; the final portion of the paper demonstrates why engineers should be aware of non-engineering functions of technology in light of this distinction. Both engineering (or design-based) and non-engineering evaluations of technology can be categorized within the genus of engineering ethics. However, I do not intend to provide a commentary on how engineers might improve the design process. Rather, my goal is to provide an argument as to why it is important for engineers to understand the limitations of the design method of evaluation. In order to do so, I will outline various non-engineering evaluations of conventional nuclear technology and the correlations between non-engineering evaluations and advanced nuclear designs of today. In closing, I will distinguish engineering as a method, a metaphysical concept, from engineering as a profession, an ethical concept. I will conclude by demonstrating that understanding the limitations of the design method is an essential feature of professional engineering. Through introducing the limitations of the design method it will be clear why engineers should learn to see beyond the design.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Hamid, Idris (committee member), Didier, John (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: engineering ethics; engineering education; philosophy of technology
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Hoeffner, J. (2020). Seeing beyond design: exploring non-engineering functions of technology in engineering ethics. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/212017
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hoeffner, Jacob. “Seeing beyond design: exploring non-engineering functions of technology in engineering ethics.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/212017.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hoeffner, Jacob. “Seeing beyond design: exploring non-engineering functions of technology in engineering ethics.” 2020. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Hoeffner J. Seeing beyond design: exploring non-engineering functions of technology in engineering ethics. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/212017.
Council of Science Editors:
Hoeffner J. Seeing beyond design: exploring non-engineering functions of technology in engineering ethics. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/212017
Colorado State University
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Maimone, Charles L.
David Hume's theory of justice: an examination of the possibility of an instinctual concept of property and natural virtue of justice.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2015, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166971
► In this work I argue that David Hume's classification of the virtue of justice as artificial is mistaken, and propose that the possibility of the…
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▼ In this work I argue that David Hume's classification of the virtue of justice as artificial is mistaken, and propose that the possibility of the existence of a natural virtue of justice should be taken seriously within Hume's moral framework. In the first chapter of this work, I present Hume's moral theory, with a focus on Hume's distinction between natural and artificial virtues. In the second chapter, I argue that Hume's certainty concerning the classification of justice as an artificial virtue is mistaken, and offer a positive account of the possibility of a natural origin, and ultimately a natural virtue of justice. In the third chapter I will entertain possible objections Hume might offer to my argumentation, and offer responses accordingly.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Archie, Andre (committee member), Hickey, Matthew (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Hume; natural; artificial; property; justice
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Maimone, C. L. (2015). David Hume's theory of justice: an examination of the possibility of an instinctual concept of property and natural virtue of justice. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166971
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Maimone, Charles L. “David Hume's theory of justice: an examination of the possibility of an instinctual concept of property and natural virtue of justice.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166971.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Maimone, Charles L. “David Hume's theory of justice: an examination of the possibility of an instinctual concept of property and natural virtue of justice.” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Maimone CL. David Hume's theory of justice: an examination of the possibility of an instinctual concept of property and natural virtue of justice. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166971.
Council of Science Editors:
Maimone CL. David Hume's theory of justice: an examination of the possibility of an instinctual concept of property and natural virtue of justice. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166971
Colorado State University
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Teeple, Jennifer Elyse.
Authenticity and animal welfare: understanding and ameliorating the suffering of dairy cows and their calves.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2016, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173526
► As Bernard Rollin discusses throughout his body of work, animals have interests and unique teloi as well as the capacity to feel pain and suffer…
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Bernard Rollin discusses throughout his body of work, animals have interests and unique teloi as well as the capacity to feel pain and suffer emotionally. I argue that we must confront the ways in which we contribute to the suffering of dairy cows and their calves in particular, for their lives constitute a paradigmatic denial of an animal’s telos. Martin Heidegger’s notion of everydayness and his concept of authenticity—and especially Charles B. Guignon’s interpretations of them—allow us to understand and come to terms with our own everyday contribution to the reprehensible practices surrounding dairy production. That is, Heidegger’s understanding of Being allows us to see that we are likely contributors to the perpetuation of dairy cow and calf suffering. The concept of authenticity also acts as a tool that allows us insight into describing and prescribing personal commitments that entail the amelioration of these animals’ suffering. The goal is to individually strive to improve animal welfare in the dairy industry, which entails taking responsibility for and altering our actions and choices; otherwise, to avoid doing so is culpable—a notion akin to Nancy Williams’s argument that we are affectively ignorant of our role in animal mistreatment. Finally, utilizing authenticity as a guide also allows us to look to history, idols, and exemplars for moral guidance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Engle, Terry (committee member), Wailes, William (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: authenticity; dairy; responsibility; culpability; animal welfare; Heidegger
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Teeple, J. E. (2016). Authenticity and animal welfare: understanding and ameliorating the suffering of dairy cows and their calves. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173526
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Teeple, Jennifer Elyse. “Authenticity and animal welfare: understanding and ameliorating the suffering of dairy cows and their calves.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173526.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Teeple, Jennifer Elyse. “Authenticity and animal welfare: understanding and ameliorating the suffering of dairy cows and their calves.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Teeple JE. Authenticity and animal welfare: understanding and ameliorating the suffering of dairy cows and their calves. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173526.
Council of Science Editors:
Teeple JE. Authenticity and animal welfare: understanding and ameliorating the suffering of dairy cows and their calves. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173526
Colorado State University
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Martin, Miriam Sharon.
Survey of management and marketing practices on U.S. cow-calf operations and evaluation of different captive bolt lengths in a commercial slaughter plant.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Animal Sciences, 2018, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/189374
► Finding ways to objectively measure welfare within different sectors of the beef industry is necessary to continually improve cattle welfare from birth to slaughter. The…
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▼ Finding ways to objectively measure welfare within different sectors of the beef industry is necessary to continually improve cattle welfare from birth to slaughter. The first objective of Study 1 was to benchmark cow-calf producer perspectives on management strategies and challenges that ultimately affect cattle welfare on ranches in the United States. The second objective of Study 1 was to quantify how producers are marketing their calf crop, their priorities when selecting replacements, and if producers saw value in handling and care guidelines. A total of 1,414 responses from cow-calf producers in 44 states were collected through a survey done in partnership with BEEF Magazine. Thirty questions were asked of producers to gather demographic information, producers' current handling and health management practices, and how they prioritized industry challenges. As well as establish at what age and through what avenue producers are marketing their calf crop, and gauge producer perspectives on a quality assessment outlining handling and care guidelines. After analyses of producer responses, it was concluded that the frequency of management methods and decisions are impacted by age, operation size, location, and BQA certification [P-values ≤ 0.009]. A higher percentage of respondents who were BQA certified used electronic eartags, followed by freeze branding [P-value = 0.009]. A higher percentage of respondents not BQA certified used basic eartags and hot branding. 74.5% of respondents were preconditioning their calf crop. A higher percentage of respondents were preconditioning their calf crop that were BQA certified, than those who were not BQA certified [P-value < 0.001]. The most important beef industry challenge identified was cow-calf health and the biggest challenge to producer's own operation was identified as land availability/price. The most important animal health issues on producers' operations were identified as Bovine Respiratory Disease, flies, Pinkeye, and reproductive health. Health challenge responses varied significantly by producer age, beef cow inventory, and region of the United States [P-values < 0.001]. By producer age, calf/neonate health was identified as the biggest challenge for respondents under the age of 30 [P-value < 0.001]. Respondents age 55-70 responded that Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)/regulations was more of a challenge than any other age group. The percentage of respondents who marketed their calf crop at certain ages varied by herd size [P-value < 0.001]. Respondents with 50 head or less or more than 1,000 head more frequently retained their calf crop through finishing and respondents with 51 to 200 head and 201 head to 500 head more frequently backgrounded and then sold their calf crop. Respondents' top priorities when selecting bulls were calving ease, followed by growth and feed efficiency traits. When selecting females, top priorities were reproductive efficiency, followed by mothering ability. The percentage of respondents using pain management differed by whether or not a…
Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple M. (advisor), Edwards-Callaway, Lily (advisor), Delmore, Lynn (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: cattle; stunning; welfare; marketing; beef quality assurance; value-added
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Martin, M. S. (2018). Survey of management and marketing practices on U.S. cow-calf operations and evaluation of different captive bolt lengths in a commercial slaughter plant. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/189374
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Martin, Miriam Sharon. “Survey of management and marketing practices on U.S. cow-calf operations and evaluation of different captive bolt lengths in a commercial slaughter plant.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/189374.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Martin, Miriam Sharon. “Survey of management and marketing practices on U.S. cow-calf operations and evaluation of different captive bolt lengths in a commercial slaughter plant.” 2018. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Martin MS. Survey of management and marketing practices on U.S. cow-calf operations and evaluation of different captive bolt lengths in a commercial slaughter plant. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/189374.
Council of Science Editors:
Martin MS. Survey of management and marketing practices on U.S. cow-calf operations and evaluation of different captive bolt lengths in a commercial slaughter plant. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/189374
Colorado State University
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Green, Christopher.
Power inequity and the repatriation right in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Degree: MA, Anthropology, 2014, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/82599
► The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 sought to empower Native communities to reattain their ancestral human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects,…
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▼ The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 sought to empower Native communities to reattain their ancestral human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Issues both in theory and in practice have arisen in regard to the law and have made implementation difficult and controversial. This paper seeks to analyze the power provided by the legislation and how it applied in the practice of compliance. This power dynamic is then reconciled within the repatriation ethic of the United States as well as internationally. As the scope broadens, an international repatriation ethic emerges that establishes repatriation of culturally affiliatable human remains and sacred objects as a basic human right for indigenous peoples.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pickering, Kathleen (advisor), Van Buren, Mary (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: cultural resources; human remains; human rights; NAGPRA; repatriation; sacred objects
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Green, C. (2014). Power inequity and the repatriation right in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/82599
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Green, Christopher. “Power inequity and the repatriation right in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/82599.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Green, Christopher. “Power inequity and the repatriation right in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Green C. Power inequity and the repatriation right in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/82599.
Council of Science Editors:
Green C. Power inequity and the repatriation right in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/82599
Colorado State University
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Baier, Faith Susan.
Evaluation of different hair characteristics and the impact of liver abscess presence on stress related physical and physiological parameters associated with well-being in beef feedlot steers.
Degree: MS(M.S.), Animal Sciences, 2019, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197329
► Physiological and behavioral parameters are commonly used to assess cattle welfare. The overall objective of these studies was to understand the impact of animal-based characteristics…
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▼ Physiological and behavioral parameters are commonly used to assess cattle welfare. The overall objective of these studies was to understand the impact of animal-based characteristics and the presence of a metabolic disease on the overall well-being of beef feedlot steers through the measurement of physical and physiological parameters. The objective of Experiment 1 was to determine the impact of hair color and length, and animal age on hair cortisol concentration in beef feedlot steers. Nineteen beef crossbred steers were used for this study. Seven of the steers (1,043 ± 6.8 kg; approx. 9 years of age) were fitted with ruminal fistulas and duodenal cannulas and classified as old steers. The other twelve steers (680 ± 4.5 kg; approx. 2.5 years of age) were fitted with only ruminal fistulas and classified as young steers. One steer was euthanized due to health problems within the first week of the study. Steers were categorized into one of three groups: old with black hair (OB, n = 3); old with white hair (OW, n = 3); young with black hair (YB, n = 12). Hair samples from the right rump region of each steer were collected throughout a period of six weeks from six different areas. Only samples collected during Week 6 were used for analyses. Older steers exhibited greater hair cortisol concentrations than younger steers (P < 0.001). The white hair of the old steers yielded higher concentrations of hair cortisol as compared to black hair from young steers (OW = 10.89 ± 2.03 pg/mg and YB = 0.98 ± 0.11 pg/mg, respectively; P < 0.001). Hair cortisol concentration was not impacted by duration of growth (P = 0.33). However, cortisol concentrations exhibited a weak, positive correlation with hair length (r = 0.33, P = 0.01). Additionally, the average hair growth per week of beef steers in the winter months was calculated to be 0.90 mm. Further research should be performed to improve our understanding of the effect of hair characteristics on hair cortisol concentrations as related to the well-being of cattle. The objective of Experiment 2 was to evaluate the relationship between liver abscess presence and stress-related parameters in beef feedlot cattle, utilizing both physiological (hair and serum cortisol, ocular temperature) and behavioral measurements (mobility scoring). The ultimate goal of the study was to establish an initial understanding of the welfare
state of cattle with liver abscesses so that management practices can be maintained or changed to allow for the production of cattle to be continually practiced in an efficient and sustainable manner. Three hundred and sixty-three beef breed, Bos taurus feedlot cattle were categorized by the liver abscess score assigned during the slaughter process. The liver abscess scoring groups were: no liver abscess presence (NLA; n = 316); mild liver abscess presence (MLA; n = 21) and severe liver abscess presence (SLA; n = 24). Two animals were unable to be assigned liver abscess scores. No relationships were identified between the presence of liver abscesses and the measured…
Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple (advisor), Edwards-Callaway, Lily (advisor), Engle, Terry (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: cattle; stress; cortisol; animal welfare
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Baier, F. S. (2019). Evaluation of different hair characteristics and the impact of liver abscess presence on stress related physical and physiological parameters associated with well-being in beef feedlot steers. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197329
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Baier, Faith Susan. “Evaluation of different hair characteristics and the impact of liver abscess presence on stress related physical and physiological parameters associated with well-being in beef feedlot steers.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197329.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Baier, Faith Susan. “Evaluation of different hair characteristics and the impact of liver abscess presence on stress related physical and physiological parameters associated with well-being in beef feedlot steers.” 2019. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Baier FS. Evaluation of different hair characteristics and the impact of liver abscess presence on stress related physical and physiological parameters associated with well-being in beef feedlot steers. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197329.
Council of Science Editors:
Baier FS. Evaluation of different hair characteristics and the impact of liver abscess presence on stress related physical and physiological parameters associated with well-being in beef feedlot steers. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197329
Colorado State University
11.
deRosset, Susan Ring.
Stone wolves, The.
Degree: MA, English, 2013, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80290
► With a July 2012 Pacific Northwest road trip undergirding this narrative nonfiction woven from three strands (the present, past, and contemplations on science, nature, and…
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▼ With a July 2012 Pacific Northwest road trip undergirding this narrative nonfiction woven from three strands (the present, past, and contemplations on science, nature, and mythology), the
Colorado author's husband and aging Yellow Labrador join her during the Summer of Fire as she returns to places of wild beauty where, in her twenties, she lived off-the-grid, rock-climbed, and engaged in ecofeminist campaigns to save wolves and wilderness from destruction. They are on their way to the San Juan Islands in the hope of seeing whales. But the road trip through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon also forces this former veterinary student to face the events of March 19, 1995. That first Sunday of Spring Break eighteen years ago resulted in an accidental death of her ex-partner's German shepherd, who was like a child to them, and nearly took their lives as well. The incident at Oregon's Crooked River Gorge was the defining moment of the young animal-lover's life; there was Before the gorge and there is After. There are still things that happened there that she cannot face, including what happened just after the dog fell to his death. Was she reckless that evening, or merely innocent? And does innocence get us off the hook for actions that result in irreversible loss and suffering – how does one forgive oneself for the sin of carelessness? It's time to face the unfaceable and return to the abyss. But it's also time to work out these complicated relationships with the other animals, with romantic partnerships, career aspirations, and with the untrusting self. It's time to take a close look at terrifying questions of life and death and irreversibility, control vs. responsibility, and what it means to be human and terribly, terribly fallible. What it means to not find what one had hoped for but to discover improbable serendipities just as redemptive.
Advisors/Committee Members: Callahan, Gerald (advisor), Levy, Ellen J. (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: ecofeminism; grief; memoir; science/nature; mythology; animals
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deRosset, S. R. (2013). Stone wolves, The. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80290
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
deRosset, Susan Ring. “Stone wolves, The.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80290.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
deRosset, Susan Ring. “Stone wolves, The.” 2013. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
deRosset SR. Stone wolves, The. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80290.
Council of Science Editors:
deRosset SR. Stone wolves, The. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80290
Colorado State University
12.
Easley, William Eric.
Of mice and Kant: re-examining moral considerability to non-human animals on Kant's cognitive grounds.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2014, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83893
► In this thesis, I examine Kant's criterion for moral considerability in light of the intersection between the moral, critical, and epistemic principles Kant commits himself…
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▼ In this thesis, I examine Kant's criterion for moral considerability in light of the intersection between the moral, critical, and epistemic principles Kant commits himself to and evidence of advanced cognitive capacities in non-human animals. As I argue, Kant's denial of crucial cognitive capacities in non-human animals represents a flawed attempt at applying a principle of parsimony which threatens to undermine the transcendental base of his theories. Further, expelling the anachronisms and human exceptionalism Kant fell victim to in his theories reveals a robust sense of ethical duties directly to non-human animals, beyond non-cruelty. In Chapter One, I argue that the basis of moral considerability in Kant's ethics ought to extend directly to non-human animals if they possess sufficient degrees of the three cognitive capacities that comprise dignity and the ability to meaningfully set ends: reason, autonomy, and self-consciousness. In Chapter Two, I examine Kant's cognitive theory and argue that it lacks a developmental account in terms of degrees of these capacities that is crucial to completing Kant's ethical project. In Chapters Three and Four, I develop a model for such an account based upon evidence and theories in the philosophy of mind and the sciences, concluding that many non-human animals do possess advanced cognitive capacities and the we, thus, have moral duties directly to most non-human animals.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard E. (advisor), Kneller, Jane (committee member), Volbrecht, Vicki J. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: cognition; animal cognition; animals; ethics; Kant; self-consciousness
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Easley, W. E. (2014). Of mice and Kant: re-examining moral considerability to non-human animals on Kant's cognitive grounds. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83893
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Easley, William Eric. “Of mice and Kant: re-examining moral considerability to non-human animals on Kant's cognitive grounds.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83893.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Easley, William Eric. “Of mice and Kant: re-examining moral considerability to non-human animals on Kant's cognitive grounds.” 2014. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Easley WE. Of mice and Kant: re-examining moral considerability to non-human animals on Kant's cognitive grounds. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83893.
Council of Science Editors:
Easley WE. Of mice and Kant: re-examining moral considerability to non-human animals on Kant's cognitive grounds. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/83893
Colorado State University
13.
Coley, Christopher Lee.
Holding agriculture accountable: moral obligations in the dairy industry.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2011, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47260
► The present social attitude towards agriculture is in disarray. The average person has developed more robust opinions about the ethical implications of agriculture; yet remains…
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▼ The present social attitude towards agriculture is in disarray. The average person has developed more robust opinions about the ethical implications of agriculture; yet remains more removed from the actual practice itself than in any other time in history. Meanwhile, the growing popularity of "ethical" foods such as organics, GM-free, etc., show the public's growing concern with food. This tension has introduced several misconceptions and failed judgments about agricultural products, putting greater social and governmental pressures on the industry as a whole. Because of this, it is important for philosophers to consider the ethical obligations of agriculture and its associated responsibilities to incorporate moral values into its future practices. The goal of this thesis is to confront these issues by developing a historical account of the industry and its guiding paradigm, engaging the paradigm's moral instability, and then offering a means of creating adequately pragmatic, yet ethically rigorous solutions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard E. (advisor), MacKenzie, Matthew D. (committee member), Wailes, William R. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: philosophy; agriculture; animal; applied ethics; dairy; moral theory
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Coley, C. L. (2011). Holding agriculture accountable: moral obligations in the dairy industry. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47260
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Coley, Christopher Lee. “Holding agriculture accountable: moral obligations in the dairy industry.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47260.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Coley, Christopher Lee. “Holding agriculture accountable: moral obligations in the dairy industry.” 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Coley CL. Holding agriculture accountable: moral obligations in the dairy industry. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47260.
Council of Science Editors:
Coley CL. Holding agriculture accountable: moral obligations in the dairy industry. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47260
Colorado State University
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Schultz-Bergin, Marcus Ryan.
Poverty of protectionism, The.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2011, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47451
► Much of the modern debate on the global economy takes the form of two ships passing in the dark. The economics literature on the subject…
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▼ Much of the modern debate on the global economy takes the form of two ships passing in the dark. The economics literature on the subject defends liberalized trade on empirical grounds while the philosophical literature defends protectionism on theoretical grounds. I aim to unite the literature, arguing against protectionism and defending liberalized trade both empirically and theoretically in the name of poverty reduction. In chapter 1 I explore two country-specific case studies to get an idea of how trade liberalization benefitted their development and poverty reduction efforts. I also establish a general background for both the economic theory, between protectionism and trade liberalization, as well as the current
state of poverty and protectionism in the world. Chapter 2 seeks to expand the case study analysis to analyze three general ways protectionism and trade liberalization interact with poverty reduction efforts. I argue that trade liberalization, as opposed to protectionism, promotes short term gains to national wealth. Additionally, trade liberalization, as opposed to protectionism, promotes sustained growth and poverty reduction. Finally, I argue that trade liberalization contributes to good governance, while protectionism works against it. In the final chapter I will consider a theory of fairness for the global economic system and its implications on three aspects of the global economic order: worker exploitation, protectionism in the developed world and the Fair Trade movement.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard E. (advisor), Archie, Andre M. (committee member), Cutler, Harvey (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: free trade; development; ethics; justice; poverty; protectionism
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Schultz-Bergin, M. R. (2011). Poverty of protectionism, The. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47451
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schultz-Bergin, Marcus Ryan. “Poverty of protectionism, The.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47451.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schultz-Bergin, Marcus Ryan. “Poverty of protectionism, The.” 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Schultz-Bergin MR. Poverty of protectionism, The. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47451.
Council of Science Editors:
Schultz-Bergin MR. Poverty of protectionism, The. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47451
Colorado State University
15.
Levi, Ashley.
Why we should talk about animals when we talk about antibiotics.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2016, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173480
► Antibiotic use in livestock has been accused of playing a major role in the emerging public health crisis of antibiotic resistance in human beings. While…
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▼ Antibiotic use in livestock has been accused of playing a major role in the emerging public health crisis of antibiotic resistance in human beings. While antibiotics are important medical tools that help to fight bacterial infections, informed scientific opinion suggests that if farmers continue to use them sub-therapeutically in animal feeds, they will pose a grave threat to human health. While this is an important issue, and one that has been taken up by many, what is also noteworthy, and what I take to be an important issue, are the ways in which the sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animal feeds poses a grave threat to animal health as well. Dr.
Bernard Rollin, bioethicist and distinguished professor of philosophy, animal sciences, and biomedical sciences at
Colorado State University brings to our awareness that antibiotics are one of the most influential technological tools that have enabled us to crowd large amounts of animals in very small spaces for profit at the expensive of their welfare. Therefore, I object to the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics not only because it affects human health, but insofar as it also promotes or makes possible farming practices that significantly harm animals. In what follows, I wish to identify and bring to awareness how the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics is necessary for the maintenance of the larger practice of industrial farming (i.e., factory farming). Further, if we give up such antibiotic use, not only might we see improvements in human health issues with regard to antibiotic resistance, but, we might well see better animal husbandry, welfare, and thus a more morally defensible agriculture.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard E. (advisor), Gorin, Moti (advisor), Kesel, Martha Lynne (committee member).
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Levi, A. (2016). Why we should talk about animals when we talk about antibiotics. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173480
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Levi, Ashley. “Why we should talk about animals when we talk about antibiotics.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173480.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Levi, Ashley. “Why we should talk about animals when we talk about antibiotics.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Levi A. Why we should talk about animals when we talk about antibiotics. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173480.
Council of Science Editors:
Levi A. Why we should talk about animals when we talk about antibiotics. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173480
Colorado State University
16.
Stoncius, Alec.
On the concept of freedom: freedom's relation to ethics and an application of a Collingwoodian framework.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2019, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199843
► In this project, I will begin by exploring the conceptual relations to the concept of free will, namely the relation of ethics. I will argue…
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▼ In this project, I will begin by exploring the conceptual relations to the concept of free will, namely the relation of ethics. I will argue that any conception of normative ethics is dependent on a conception of free will and free action. Beginning with this section, it is my hope to convince the reader that the free-will debate has genuine stakes, and providing an account of free will is necessary to the preservation of ethics. The second half will be an attempt to preserve the concept of ethics by articulating a theory of free will that uses the metaphysics of R.G. Collingwood. The application of Collingwood's metaphysics begins with the phenomenology of concepts as the foundation for thought, and seeks to develop these concepts through a scale of forms. The purpose for this application is to overcome the antinomy of the free-will debate by reconciling opposing concepts (i.e. "freedom" and "determinism") into one landscape of understanding.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Gorin, Moti (advisor), Hamid, Idris (committee member), Delahunty, Gerald (committee member).
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Stoncius, A. (2019). On the concept of freedom: freedom's relation to ethics and an application of a Collingwoodian framework. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199843
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Stoncius, Alec. “On the concept of freedom: freedom's relation to ethics and an application of a Collingwoodian framework.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199843.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Stoncius, Alec. “On the concept of freedom: freedom's relation to ethics and an application of a Collingwoodian framework.” 2019. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Stoncius A. On the concept of freedom: freedom's relation to ethics and an application of a Collingwoodian framework. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199843.
Council of Science Editors:
Stoncius A. On the concept of freedom: freedom's relation to ethics and an application of a Collingwoodian framework. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/199843
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Abbate, Cheryl Elizabeth.
Research on prisoners: an alternative to animal testing.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2011, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47275
► Members of the biomedical community justify biomedical research on sentient beings by depicting the benign results which are regarded as necessary for scientific and medical…
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▼ Members of the biomedical community justify biomedical research on sentient beings by depicting the benign results which are regarded as necessary for scientific and medical progress, which in turn is absolutely necessary for maintaining human health, well being, and life. Rather than take for granted that the burden of biomedical research should rest only on nonhuman animals, I will explore whether or not there is a more appropriate class of sentient beings that we should conduct our biomedical research on. I will argue, based on utilitarian principles, that if we can maximize overall happiness by conducting our research on a different group of beings, then we should opt to conduct our biomedical experiments on these beings. My central proposal is that our decision to experiment on nonhuman animals is not the best alternative available; rather, if we were to experiment on violent criminals, we would increase overall happiness. Since conducting biomedical research on this particular group of prisoners would fulfill the aims of retributive punishment, deter violent crime, and procure optimal scientific results, we would produce the maximal amount of benefits by experimenting on these transgressors. Thus when faced with the choice to experiment on either violent criminals or nonhuman animals, the morally commendable decision would be to perform research on violent criminals.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard E. (advisor), Cafaro, Philip, 1962- (committee member), Hogan, Michael (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: punishment; animal ethics; biomedical research; criminals; experimenting on prisoners; justice
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Abbate, C. E. (2011). Research on prisoners: an alternative to animal testing. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47275
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Abbate, Cheryl Elizabeth. “Research on prisoners: an alternative to animal testing.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47275.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Abbate, Cheryl Elizabeth. “Research on prisoners: an alternative to animal testing.” 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Abbate CE. Research on prisoners: an alternative to animal testing. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47275.
Council of Science Editors:
Abbate CE. Research on prisoners: an alternative to animal testing. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47275
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Woiwode, Ruth.
Evaluation of cattle handling categories in the beef quality assurance feedyard assessment, compliance of large feedyards with these guidelines, and influence of handling practices on behavior and performance of feedlot cattle, An.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2015, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167210
► Animal husbandry and management practices were surveyed in commercial feedlots to document compliance of select feedlots with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines for cattle handling…
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▼ Animal husbandry and management practices were surveyed in commercial feedlots to document compliance of select feedlots with Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines for cattle handling under the premise that this data warrants inclusion in the National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA). The BQA Feedyard Assessment for cattle handling has not yet been fully validated, and this work partially substantiates the current assessment categories. The inclusion of this handling data is essential in order to continue the track record of identifying target areas where improvement is needed, and to document growth and positive performance. Collecting and reporting of survey data is part of the verification and ongoing monitoring process that characterizes an effective HACCP plan, which was the system for management that was adopted during formation of the BQA program. It has been said that producers manage what they measure, and systematic measurement of categories for cattle handling and husbandry practices in the BQA can yield valuable information to assist producers in making management decisions. The NBQA, which has been conducted in five year increments since 1991 has accomplished just that, through the identification of targets where improvement is needed, with corresponding recommendations for improvement. The growing repository of data, collected over the course of time, reflects adjustments the industry has made in an effort to continuously improve the quality and consistency of beef production, and thus increase consumer confidence. BQA is a voluntary program that allows the use of self-assessment or third party audits to ensure compliance with the guidelines of the program. The BQA Feedyard Assessment (FA) provides guidelines for cattle handling in commercial feedlots, and is a useful tool for measuring cattle handling practices. Using these guidelines, select feedlots in 3 states (
Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska) were assessed for six current BQA categories (electric prod use, falls, stumbles, jump and run, and chute operation). These states rank 5th, 3rd, and 2nd, respectively, among all states for the number of cattle on feed each year. These three states were selected based on their ranking among the top five states for number of cattle on feed, and for the high density areas of large (1000+ head) feedyards in each
state, accounting for approximately 50% of all US fed cattle each year. The feedyards included in this study were all large (1000+ head capacity) yards, with a mean capacity of 34,000 head. Across 28 sites surveyed, rate of electric prod use was 3.8% vs. the 10% current BQA critical limit (CL); only 2 sites surveyed exceeded the CL with 15% and 45% respective rates; and 12 did not use an electric prod. The rate of cattle falling when exiting the squeeze chute was 0.6% vs. BQA CL 2%, and no site surveyed exceeded the CL. The rate of cattle stumbling when exiting the squeeze chute was 5.7% vs. BQA CL 10%, with 4 sites exceeding the CL and 4 sites that had no stumbles. The rate of cattle…
Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple (advisor), Archibeque, Shawn (committee member), Engle, Terry (committee member), Kirch, Brett (committee member), Paterson, John (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: beef quality assurance; feedlot cattle; vocalization; cattle handling; ADG; handling practices
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Woiwode, R. (2015). Evaluation of cattle handling categories in the beef quality assurance feedyard assessment, compliance of large feedyards with these guidelines, and influence of handling practices on behavior and performance of feedlot cattle, An. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167210
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Woiwode, Ruth. “Evaluation of cattle handling categories in the beef quality assurance feedyard assessment, compliance of large feedyards with these guidelines, and influence of handling practices on behavior and performance of feedlot cattle, An.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167210.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Woiwode, Ruth. “Evaluation of cattle handling categories in the beef quality assurance feedyard assessment, compliance of large feedyards with these guidelines, and influence of handling practices on behavior and performance of feedlot cattle, An.” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Woiwode R. Evaluation of cattle handling categories in the beef quality assurance feedyard assessment, compliance of large feedyards with these guidelines, and influence of handling practices on behavior and performance of feedlot cattle, An. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167210.
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Woiwode R. Evaluation of cattle handling categories in the beef quality assurance feedyard assessment, compliance of large feedyards with these guidelines, and influence of handling practices on behavior and performance of feedlot cattle, An. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/167210
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Caldera, Emmanuel.
Examining in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond and sulfate forms of copper, zinc, and manganese.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2015, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166925
► Trace minerals have long been identified as essential components in the diets of domestic livestock species. The mechanisms underlying Cu, Zn, and Mn absorption are…
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▼ Trace minerals have long been identified as essential components in the diets of domestic livestock species. The mechanisms underlying Cu, Zn, and Mn absorption are complex, but research has demonstrated interesting opportunities to optimize the involvement of trace minerals in ruminant nutrition. To further our understanding of absorption and retention of modern forms of trace minerals 4 experiments were conducted to examine in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond (IB) and sulfate forms of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn). In experiment 1, in vitro incubations were used to examine the effects of pH and mineral concentration and source (IB vs sulfate) on Cu, Zn, and Mn solubility. Solubility was measured at elemental concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 10.0 mg of product/ml (0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 mg/ml) at: 1) pH 5.5 (in McDougal's artificial saliva mixture 0.1 M NaHCO3-Na2HPO4KCl- MgSO4*7H2O-urea buffer) and 2) pH 2.0 (in McDougal's artificial saliva mixture 0.1 M NaHCO3-Na2HPO4KCl- MgSO4*7H2O-urea buffer). On average, the overall solubility of Cu, Zn, and Mn, from both trace mineral sources were similar at a pH 5.0 and 2.0. In Experiment 2 eight cross-bred steers were utilized to estimate the duodenal appearance of Cu, Zn, and Mn in steers post ruminal administration of IB and sulfate forms of Cu, Zn, and Mn in steers fed a corn silage and steam flaked corn-based diet. Treatments consisted of 1) 60 mg of Zn/kg DM from ZnSO4; 20 mg of Cu/kg DM from CuSO4; 40 mg of Mn/kg DM from MnSO4, and 2) 60 mg of Zn/kg DM from tetra-basic ZnCl; 20 mg of Cu/kg DM from tri-basic CuCl; 40 mg of Mn/kg DM from tri-basic MnCl. Individual trace mineral treatments were thoroughly mixed with 0.23 kg of ground corn and administered as a single dose via the rumen fistula. Rumen and duodenal samples were obtained at -4, -2, 0 h, pre dosing and at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, and 42 h post dosing. Duodenal appearance of Cu, Mn, and Zn post ruminal administration of different trace mineral sources were similar across treatments. In experiment 3, eight cross-bred steers were utilized in a 19 d experiment to investigate the effects of trace mineral source on apparent absorption and retention of Cu, Zn, and Mn in steers fed a corn silage and steam flaked corn-based diet. Steers were blocked by BW and randomly assigned to one of the 2 treatments. Treatments consisted of: 1) 30 mg of Zn/kg DM from ZnSO4; 10 mg of Cu/kg DM from CuSO4; 20 mg of Mn/kg DM from MnSO4; and 2) 30 mg of Zn/kg DM from tetra-basic ZnCl; 10 mg of Cu/kg DM from tri-basic CuCl; 20 mg of Mn/kg DM from tri-basic MnCl. Total fecal and urine output was measured daily for all steers during the 5 d collection period. Dry matter disappearance, apparent absorption, and apparent retention of Cu, Zn, and Mn were similar across treatments. In experiment 4, four-hundred cross-bred steers (initial BW 335 ± 9.6 kg) were utilized to investigate the effects of supplemental Zn, Cu, and Mn concentration and source on…
Advisors/Committee Members: Engle, Terry E. (advisor), Wagner, John J. (committee member), Archibeque, Shawn L. (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: cattle; manganese; beef; zinc; copper
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Caldera, E. (2015). Examining in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond and sulfate forms of copper, zinc, and manganese. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166925
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Caldera, Emmanuel. “Examining in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond and sulfate forms of copper, zinc, and manganese.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166925.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Caldera, Emmanuel. “Examining in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond and sulfate forms of copper, zinc, and manganese.” 2015. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Caldera E. Examining in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond and sulfate forms of copper, zinc, and manganese. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166925.
Council of Science Editors:
Caldera E. Examining in vitro and in vivo characteristics of Intellibond and sulfate forms of copper, zinc, and manganese. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/166925
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Kline, Helen Carter.
Carcass bruising location and bruise trim loss in finished steers, cows, and bulls at five commercial slaughter facilities.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2018, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/193200
► Determining the location of, and investigating possible causes of, bruising in beef carcasses is critical for addressing animal well-being concerns in the livestock industry—as well…
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▼ Determining the location of, and investigating possible causes of, bruising in beef carcasses is critical for addressing animal well-being concerns in the livestock industry—as well as understanding losses in value that are a consequence of carcass defects. This study was conducted in five commercial slaughter facilities, located in multiple regions of the U.S., that slaughter fed steers/heifers, cows and bulls. At each plant, animals from thirty trailers, at least one animal from each utilized compartment. In total, approximately 50 animals were marked each night, providing 150 marked animals over the three days of sampling at each facility. Individual carcasses were followed through the slaughtering process and were evaluated before carcass splitting for: presence/absence and location of bruising, and the weight of bruised meat that was removed from carcasses during trimming. This study found that 28.1% of carcasses observed were visibly bruised. Regions of the carcass that had the highest bruise incidence were the round, rib, and loin beef cuts, respectively. However, some carcasses had deep tissue bruises that were not visible on the surface of the carcass, but trim loss was collected once these bruises were exposed and averaged 1.0 kg per carcass. Cattle in the top deck compartment were less likely to be bruised when compared to cattle in the belly compartment (P = 0.03). Reduction of bruising enhances animal well-being and reduction in trim loss adds economic efficiency along the entire beef supply chain.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple (advisor), Edwards-Callaway, Lily (advisor), Belk, Keith (committee member), Engle, Terry (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: bruises; stocking density; yield loss; slaughter; animal welfare; stunning
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Kline, H. C. (2018). Carcass bruising location and bruise trim loss in finished steers, cows, and bulls at five commercial slaughter facilities. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/193200
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kline, Helen Carter. “Carcass bruising location and bruise trim loss in finished steers, cows, and bulls at five commercial slaughter facilities.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/193200.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kline, Helen Carter. “Carcass bruising location and bruise trim loss in finished steers, cows, and bulls at five commercial slaughter facilities.” 2018. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Kline HC. Carcass bruising location and bruise trim loss in finished steers, cows, and bulls at five commercial slaughter facilities. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/193200.
Council of Science Editors:
Kline HC. Carcass bruising location and bruise trim loss in finished steers, cows, and bulls at five commercial slaughter facilities. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/193200
Colorado State University
21.
Vogel, Kurt D.
Investigating the impact of husbandry and management practices on the interaction of animal well-being and product quality in beef, swine, and dairy production systems.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2011, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52137
► The impact of husbandry and management practices were investigated in a beef feedlot, a small slaughter facility, and a dairy. In the first experiment, the…
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▼ The impact of husbandry and management practices were investigated in a beef feedlot, a small slaughter facility, and a dairy. In the first experiment, the impact of â-adrenergic agonist supplementation and implant strategy on the physiological, metabolic, and behavioral responses of feedlot steers was evaluated. Due to the ineffectiveness of head-only electrical stunning of pigs in small slaughter establishments, a two-stage stunning method was proposed where head-only stunning for 3 s was immediately followed by application of the same stunning wand to the cardiac region of the animal for 3 s while lying in lateral recumbancy. A paired-comparison study was conducted on 89 pigs in a small slaughter facility to compare the head-only method applied for 6 s to the head/heart method. Head/heart stunning eliminated rhythmic breathing, natural blinking, eye tracking to moving objects, and righting reflex, which were all observed in head-only stunned pigs. Blood lactate was not different (P > 0.05) between stunning methods (head only: 8.8 ± .7 mmol/l, head/heart: 7.8 ± .7 mmol/l). Stun to bleed time did not differ (P > 0.05) (head only: 32 ± 1 s, head/heart: 33 ± 1 s). No heartbeat was observed with the head/heart method. Longissimus thoracis pH, color, and drip loss were not different (P > 0.05) between stunning methods. This study determined that the head/heart electrical stunning method reduced the incidence of signs of return to sensibility without significant effects on meat quality, plant operation speed, or blood lactate concentration. As concern toward the care afforded to animals on U.S. dairy farms increases, benchmark data and means of assessing the welfare status of the dairy industry are necessary to dovetail with existing National Animal Health Monitoring System and National Cattlemens' Beef Association National Non-fed Beef Quality Audits. The 3rd study was developed to explore the framework of a potential study to dovetail with these two programs and identify variables of relevance to such an analysis. A single Northern
Colorado Dairy Herd enrolled in the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) Dairy Herd Retirement program was selected for this pilot study. Overall, data suggested that risk factors for herd health issues exist based on lactation number, days in milk, daily milk production, and previous lactation 305 d milk. Our analysis showed that muscling and finish scores are potentially valuable tools for assessing body condition score in cows post mortem. Body condition score was different between daily production levels (low: 3.08, medium: 2.70, high: 2.51) (P < 0.05). The mean percentage of broken tails in the herd was 44.1% and the occurrence of tail breaks increased as cows became more lame (P < 0.05) and as lactation number increased (P < 0.05). Overall, this study demonstrated the importance of including welfare-relevant variables in assessing on-farm animal welfare that are not strictly restricted to production. The results of these studies indicate the importance of management in…
Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple (advisor), Belk, Keith E. (committee member), Engle, Terry E. (committee member), Rollin, Bernard E. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: beef; swine; stunning; growth promotants; dairy; welfare
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Vogel, K. D. (2011). Investigating the impact of husbandry and management practices on the interaction of animal well-being and product quality in beef, swine, and dairy production systems. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52137
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vogel, Kurt D. “Investigating the impact of husbandry and management practices on the interaction of animal well-being and product quality in beef, swine, and dairy production systems.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52137.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vogel, Kurt D. “Investigating the impact of husbandry and management practices on the interaction of animal well-being and product quality in beef, swine, and dairy production systems.” 2011. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Vogel KD. Investigating the impact of husbandry and management practices on the interaction of animal well-being and product quality in beef, swine, and dairy production systems. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52137.
Council of Science Editors:
Vogel KD. Investigating the impact of husbandry and management practices on the interaction of animal well-being and product quality in beef, swine, and dairy production systems. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/52137
Colorado State University
22.
Bechara, Samuel Leo.
Multifunctional nanowire scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications.
Degree: PhD, Bioengineering, 2012, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67404
► Unlike other regions of the body, the nervous system is extremely vulnerable to damage and injury because it has a limited ability to self-repair. Over…
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▼ Unlike other regions of the body, the nervous system is extremely vulnerable to damage and injury because it has a limited ability to self-repair. Over 250,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries and due to the complicated pathophysiology of such injuries, there are few options available for functional regeneration of the spinal column. Furthermore, peripheral nerve damage is troublingly common in the United States, with an estimated 200,000 patients treated surgically each year. The current gold standard in treatment for peripheral nerve damage is a nerve autograft. This technique was pioneered over 45 years ago, but suffers from a major drawback. By transecting a nerve from another part of the body, function is regained at the expense of destroying a nerve connection elsewhere. Because of these issues, the investigation of different materials for regenerating nervous tissue is necessary. This work examines multi-functional nanowire scaffolds to provide physical and chemical guidance cues to neural stem cells to enhance cellular activity from a biomedical engineering perspective. These multi-functional scaffolds include a unique nanowire nano-topography to provide physical cues to guide cellular adhesion. The nanowires were then coated with an electrically conductive polymer to further enhance cellular activity. Finally, nerve growth factor was conjugated to the surface of the scaffolds to provide chemical cues for the neural stem cells. The results in this work suggest that these multifunctional nanowire scaffolds could be used in vivo to repair nervous system tissue.
Advisors/Committee Members: Popat, Ketul (advisor), Tobet, Stuart (committee member), Legare, Marie (committee member), Rollin, Bernard (committee member), Sladek, John (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: nanotechnology; tissue engineering; scaffold; neural stem cells
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Bechara, S. L. (2012). Multifunctional nanowire scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67404
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bechara, Samuel Leo. “Multifunctional nanowire scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67404.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bechara, Samuel Leo. “Multifunctional nanowire scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Bechara SL. Multifunctional nanowire scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67404.
Council of Science Editors:
Bechara SL. Multifunctional nanowire scaffolds for neural tissue engineering applications. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67404
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Reyes-Illg, Gwendolen.
Respect for patient autonomy in veterinary medicine: a relational approach.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2017, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185762
► This thesis considers the prospects for including respect for patient autonomy as a value in veterinary medical ethics. Chapter One considers why philosophers have traditionally…
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▼ This thesis considers the prospects for including respect for patient autonomy as a value in veterinary medical ethics. Chapter One considers why philosophers have traditionally denied autonomy to animals and why this is problematic; I also present contemporary accounts of animal ethics that recognize animals' capacity for and exercise of autonomy (or something similar, such as agency) as morally important. In Chapter Two, I review veterinary medical ethics today, finding that respect for patient autonomy is undiscussed or rejected outright as irrelevant. Extrapolating mainstream medical ethics' account of autonomy to veterinary medicine upholds this conclusion, as it would count all patients as "never-competent" and consider determining their autonomous choices impossible; thus welfare alone would be relevant. Chapter Three begins, in Part I, by describing the ways we routinely override patient autonomy in veterinary practice, both in terms of which interventions are selected and how care is delivered. I also show that some trends in the field suggest a nascent, implicit respect for patient autonomy. Part II of Chapter Three presents feminist criticisms of the mainstream approach to patient autonomy. I argue that the relational approach to autonomy advocated by such critics can be meaningfully applied in the veterinary realm. I advance an approach that conceives respect for patient autonomy in diachronic and dialogic terms, taking the patient as the foremost locus of respect. In Chapter Four, I turn to issues of practical implementation, such as interpreting what constitutes an animal's values and concerns, and assessing the effect of positive reinforcement training on autonomy. The Conclusion offers areas for future research while refuting the objection that a simpler, expanded welfare-based approach would yield the same substantive recommendations as my account.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), McShane, Katie (committee member), Callahan, Gerald (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: autonomy; feminist; veterinary medicine; bioethics; animal; relational
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Reyes-Illg, G. (2017). Respect for patient autonomy in veterinary medicine: a relational approach. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185762
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Reyes-Illg, Gwendolen. “Respect for patient autonomy in veterinary medicine: a relational approach.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185762.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Reyes-Illg, Gwendolen. “Respect for patient autonomy in veterinary medicine: a relational approach.” 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Reyes-Illg G. Respect for patient autonomy in veterinary medicine: a relational approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185762.
Council of Science Editors:
Reyes-Illg G. Respect for patient autonomy in veterinary medicine: a relational approach. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/185762
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Grattan, Douglas.
By their own standards: a new perspective for the question of moral agency in animals.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2017, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/183855
► Much of the history of ethology, philosophy, and psychology has been a sort of tug-of-war between those claiming that animals have certain capacities and others…
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▼ Much of the history of ethology, philosophy, and psychology has been a sort of tug-of-war between those claiming that animals have certain capacities and others claiming that such science is unverifiable and amounts to anthropomorphizing. While resistance to such positive claims has certainly fallen off over the past few decades, the idea that animals can be moral is one of the last bastions of human uniqueness to which many tenaciously hold. Yet in the light of newer research involving emotion and cognition, such claims against morality in animals become harder to defend. However, even those who do claim that animals can possibly act morally still hold back from making the stronger claim that animals can be held responsible for their behavior. I view such attitudes against morality (or moral agency) in animals and against anthropomorphizing in this case as incorrect for the same reason: combined, they assume that 1) if animals are truly moral, they must be moral in the same ways we are, and 2) if they are moral, then they must be viewed in the same way we view humans and therefore treated as such. In short, both claims involve anthropocentrism and worries of anthropomorphism. This work will be dedicated to showing that this point of view is conceptually flawed and suggesting a new avenue to pursue this line of thought, one that keeps in mind both animal uniqueness – by invoking the subjective lived experiences of the animals themselves, coupled with what they have reason to know—and, surprisingly, human uniqueness.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Gorin, Moti (committee member), Volbrecht, Vicki (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: ethics; moral agency; ethology; animals
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Grattan, D. (2017). By their own standards: a new perspective for the question of moral agency in animals. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/183855
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Grattan, Douglas. “By their own standards: a new perspective for the question of moral agency in animals.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/183855.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Grattan, Douglas. “By their own standards: a new perspective for the question of moral agency in animals.” 2017. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Grattan D. By their own standards: a new perspective for the question of moral agency in animals. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/183855.
Council of Science Editors:
Grattan D. By their own standards: a new perspective for the question of moral agency in animals. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/183855
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Brown, Robert.
What to pack for the hero's journey: an examination of some concepts relating to heroic figures.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2019, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197373
► Heroes are a concept that has existed in almost every culture and period of human history. The contemporary era is no exception, with one example…
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▼ Heroes are a concept that has existed in almost every culture and period of human history. The contemporary era is no exception, with one example being the incredibly popular and lucrative industry of comic book superheroes. Despite this prevalence however, contemporary philosophy has had little to say about the hero. In this project I try to slightly remedy that situation by examining what the hero may look like in some popular normative ethical theories (nonspecific utilitarianism, Kantianism, and virtue ethics) with the idea that a successful ethical theory should be able to conceptualize the hero. Additionally, I borrow a concept from Ancient Roman culture, the discrimen, to aid in examining heroes ranging from the historic, the everyday, and beyond. Finally, I make some remarks on the inspirational nature of heroes, which I believe to be a significant reason for why philosophers should address the hero. Going forward, I would like to see more robust discussion of heroes in philosophy because of both the positive role they can play as exemplars to aid and facilitate ethical education and ultimately, create a more ethical society.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard (advisor), Didier, John (committee member), Hickey, Matthew (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: hero; heroic; virtue ethics; heroes; ethics; philosophy
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quad, there is a statue by Chris Navarro entitled… …a school such as Colorado State University, with its prided focus on
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Brown, R. (2019). What to pack for the hero's journey: an examination of some concepts relating to heroic figures. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197373
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Brown, Robert. “What to pack for the hero's journey: an examination of some concepts relating to heroic figures.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197373.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brown, Robert. “What to pack for the hero's journey: an examination of some concepts relating to heroic figures.” 2019. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Brown R. What to pack for the hero's journey: an examination of some concepts relating to heroic figures. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197373.
Council of Science Editors:
Brown R. What to pack for the hero's journey: an examination of some concepts relating to heroic figures. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/197373
Colorado State University
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Neuhold, Kelley L.
Sulfur metabolism in beef cattle and management strategies to improve performance and health in newly weaned beef cattle.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2012, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/71573
Subjects/Keywords: hydrogen sulfide; sulfur; receiving; performance; Cattle
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Neuhold, K. L. (2012). Sulfur metabolism in beef cattle and management strategies to improve performance and health in newly weaned beef cattle. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/71573
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Neuhold, Kelley L. “Sulfur metabolism in beef cattle and management strategies to improve performance and health in newly weaned beef cattle.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/71573.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Neuhold, Kelley L. “Sulfur metabolism in beef cattle and management strategies to improve performance and health in newly weaned beef cattle.” 2012. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Neuhold KL. Sulfur metabolism in beef cattle and management strategies to improve performance and health in newly weaned beef cattle. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/71573.
Council of Science Editors:
Neuhold KL. Sulfur metabolism in beef cattle and management strategies to improve performance and health in newly weaned beef cattle. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/71573
Colorado State University
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Flygt, Adrian A.
Ethical hunter: how to consume animal life, The.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 2013, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/81019
Subjects/Keywords: animal; killing; hunting; ethics
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Flygt, A. A. (2013). Ethical hunter: how to consume animal life, The. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/81019
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Flygt, Adrian A. “Ethical hunter: how to consume animal life, The.” 2013. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/81019.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Flygt, Adrian A. “Ethical hunter: how to consume animal life, The.” 2013. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
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Flygt AA. Ethical hunter: how to consume animal life, The. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/81019.
Council of Science Editors:
Flygt AA. Ethical hunter: how to consume animal life, The. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/81019
Colorado State University
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Hedleston, Jo Ann.
Origins of the animal husbandry ethic.
Degree: MA, Philosophy, 1998, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80658
► This thesis gives a historical account of the ethical idea of kindness to animals that is part of the animal husbandry ethic as found in…
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▼ This thesis gives a historical account of the ethical idea of kindness to animals that is part of the animal husbandry ethic as found in British and American culture. It deals in particular with the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson as the "author", along with Adam Smith, of the American agrarian dream, with special emphasis on the influence of the Christian utilitarian ethic of Francis Hutcheson, a leader of the Scottish Enlightenment in mid-eighteenth century, whose idea of the moral sense influenced both of these men. The modern idea of kindness to animals, or refraining from cruelty to animals, as part of good husbandry, comes from the social humanitarian movement in Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The idea is transformed from the ethic which states that we ought not be cruel to animals because it might in turn lead to cruel treatment of humans into a new ethic which claims we ought to be kind to animals because they are sensitive creatures with a value of their own beyond that of human use. That transformation of the ethic occurs in part as a result of the rise of natural science which gives us a new conception of the anatomical similarities of animals to humans. The discussion about what animals are is highlighted by Descartes' theory of the beast machine in Europe in general and I look at the controversy in detail in England and France especially as the organized church struggles to integrate the new empirical science and the old religion of Christianity. I make the claim that the humanitarian movement which produced the movement for reform in Britain was fueled by the ethical idea of the moral sense which first came to the public's attention through the popular writings of the Earl of Shaftesbury. These ethical ideas of the moral sense were refined and made palatable to ordinary Christians by the work of Francis Hutcheson and other natural theologians of the eighteenth century and written about extensively in the latter part of that century and the early part of the nineteenth in Britain. I survey some relatively unknown (in current scholarship) propagandistic literature of the animal welfare movement in Britain in order to support the claim that it was through a revival of Old Testament texts regarding the kind treatment of animals that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and others were able to bring about legislative change in England regarding the treatment of domestic animals in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I also survey some current theological writings on the subject of Christian duty to animals in order to compare the basic ethical assumptions of both centuries' interpretations of the Biblical texts, and suggest that modern problems in animal welfare might still be addressed by these same Biblically based ethical formulas, enlightened by scientific knowledge about animals.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rollin, Bernard E. (advisor), Rolston, Holmes, 1932- (committee member), Roberts, P. Elaine (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Animal welfare – History; Animal welfare – Moral and ethical aspects
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APA (6th Edition):
Hedleston, J. A. (1998). Origins of the animal husbandry ethic. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80658
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hedleston, Jo Ann. “Origins of the animal husbandry ethic.” 1998. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80658.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hedleston, Jo Ann. “Origins of the animal husbandry ethic.” 1998. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Hedleston JA. Origins of the animal husbandry ethic. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 1998. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80658.
Council of Science Editors:
Hedleston JA. Origins of the animal husbandry ethic. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 1998. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/80658
Colorado State University
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Edwards, Lily Nowell.
Understanding the relationships between swine behavior, physiology and management to improve animal welfare, reduce in-transit losses and improve meat quality in swine.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2009, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/30459
► The objective of these studies was to determine the relationship between pre-slaughter management, physiological measures, and meat quality using commercial swine marketing practices. Experiments 1…
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▼ The objective of these studies was to determine the relationship between pre-slaughter management, physiological measures, and meat quality using commercial swine marketing practices. Experiments 1 & 2 were conducted to determine the effects of distance moved at the farm, time of lairage in holding pens prior to slaughter and distance moved from lairage pens to the stunning area on blood lactate concentration ([LAC]), rectal temperature and meat quality. Both [LAC] and temperature changed during the marketing process (P< 0.0001). The highest [LAC]s were observed at loading and exsanguination. Longer distance resulted in higher [LAC] during loading (Exp. 2). Unexpectedly, longer rest resulted in higher [LAC]s at exsanguination (Exp 1 & 2) and at the end of lairage (Exp. 2). An increase in [LAC] during loading reduced glycolytic potential (Exp. 2) and had a positive impact on meat quality measures, i.e. decreased drip loss, increased 24 hr pH and trends for lower L* and higher visual muscle color score (Exp 1 &2). Specific measurements of pre-stun handling, jamming, rearing, vocalization, electric prod use, backing up, were found to be correlated with exsanguination [LAC] (P<0.05). Experiment 3 evaluated the persistence of blood changes in swine during the marketing process following alteration of dietary electrolyte balance (dEB). Experimental pigs were assigned to a Low (121 meq/kg) or High (375 meq/kg) dEB diet ad libitum for 3 days prior to slaughter. Prior to transport, animals were fasted in the barn for 10 h, then shipped to the plant, rested for 8 h and slaughtered. Blood was sampled four times, initial and final weights were obtained and meat quality parameters were measured. Increasing dEB had no adverse effects on growth performance, meat quality, carcass yield or incidence of pars esophageal ulcer scores. Exsanguination [LAC] was negatively correlated to 60 min pH (r = -0.32, P = 0.0004) and positively correlated (r = 0.21, P = 0.02) to drip loss. These results suggest that exsanguination [LAC] is predictive of the rate of early post-mortem metabolism. This study demonstrated that the effect of dEB on blood parameters was not maintained following a 10 h feed withdrawal (P > 0.22). Therefore, it is likely that the animal‟s ability to withstand any increased metabolic acid load associated with the stress of transport was lost following feed withdrawal. This research supports the use of LAC as a sensitive tool to determine changes in handling and management. These studies emphasized the impact that pre-slaughter management has on physiological parameters of swine throughout the entire marketing process.
Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple (advisor), Engle, Terry E. (advisor), Rollin, Bernard E. (committee member), Anderson, David B. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: marketing process; meat quality; exsanguination blood lactate; LAC; swine; pre-slaughter management; physiological measures; Swine – Marketing; Swine – Physiology; Animal welfare
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Edwards, L. N. (2009). Understanding the relationships between swine behavior, physiology and management to improve animal welfare, reduce in-transit losses and improve meat quality in swine. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/30459
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Edwards, Lily Nowell. “Understanding the relationships between swine behavior, physiology and management to improve animal welfare, reduce in-transit losses and improve meat quality in swine.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/30459.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Edwards, Lily Nowell. “Understanding the relationships between swine behavior, physiology and management to improve animal welfare, reduce in-transit losses and improve meat quality in swine.” 2009. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Edwards LN. Understanding the relationships between swine behavior, physiology and management to improve animal welfare, reduce in-transit losses and improve meat quality in swine. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2009. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/30459.
Council of Science Editors:
Edwards LN. Understanding the relationships between swine behavior, physiology and management to improve animal welfare, reduce in-transit losses and improve meat quality in swine. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/30459
Colorado State University
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Shivley, Chelsey B.
Exploring animal welfare through an investigation of veterinary education and on-farm assessments of dairy calf welfare.
Degree: PhD, Animal Sciences, 2016, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176750
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Advisors/Committee Members: Grandin, Temple (advisor), Garry, Franklyn B. (committee member), Engle, Terry E. (committee member), Rollin, Bernard E. (committee member), Kesel, Martha L. (committee member).Subjects/Keywords: animal welfare judging; dairy calf management; veterinary education; dairy calf average daily gain; animal welfare; dairy calf passive transfer
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Shivley, C. B. (2016). Exploring animal welfare through an investigation of veterinary education and on-farm assessments of dairy calf welfare. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176750
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shivley, Chelsey B. “Exploring animal welfare through an investigation of veterinary education and on-farm assessments of dairy calf welfare.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed January 18, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176750.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shivley, Chelsey B. “Exploring animal welfare through an investigation of veterinary education and on-farm assessments of dairy calf welfare.” 2016. Web. 18 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Shivley CB. Exploring animal welfare through an investigation of veterinary education and on-farm assessments of dairy calf welfare. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 18].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176750.
Council of Science Editors:
Shivley CB. Exploring animal welfare through an investigation of veterinary education and on-farm assessments of dairy calf welfare. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/176750
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