1. OPTIMIZING NUTRIENT UTILIZATION OF A PRECISION FEEDING SYSTEM FOR DAIRY HEIFERS USING LOW AND HIGH FORAGE DIETS Open Access Author: Lascano, Gustavo J. Title: OPTIMIZING NUTRIENT UTILIZATION OF A PRECISION FEEDING SYSTEM FOR DAIRY HEIFERS USING LOW AND HIGH FORAGE DIETS Graduate Program: Animal Science Keywords: Heifersforage to concentrate rationfiberprotein degradabilityyeastsaccharomyces cerevisiaeslow release ureastarchsoluble fiberbacteriamicrobial protein synthesis File: Download PhD_Dissertation_GJL.pdf Committee Members: Arlyn Judson Heinrichs, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJud Heinrichs, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKevin John Harvatine, Committee MemberAlexander Nikolov Hristov, Committee MemberRobert John Vansaun, Committee Member