James E. OldfieldPapers 1951-2010 1957-2002

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James E. OldfieldPapers 1951-2010 1957-2002

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The James E. Oldfield Papersdocument Oldfield's research and professional activities in animalnutrition, especially the role of selenium in eliminating white muscledisease in sheep and other ruminants. Oldfield completed his doctorate atOregon State College in 1951 and joined the faculty upon completion of hisdegree. He retired in 1985.

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Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station

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The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was established under the provisions of the federal Hatch Act of 1887, which provided grants of $15,000 to each U.S. state and territory for experimentation in the "principles and applications of agricultural science." Agricultural experimentation began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1888 under Edgar Grimm, the Station's first director, and in 1889 state legislation was approved formally establishing the Experiment Station. That year, the Station pub...

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Oldfield, J. E., 1921-

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James Edmund Oldfield joined the faculty of Oregon State College upon completion of his Ph.D. in 1951 and served as Professor of Animal Husbandry (and later Animal Sciences) until his retirement in 1985. He was Department Head of Animal Sciences from 1967 to 1983. Oldfield specialized in the study of animal nutrition and is credited with discovering the role of selenium in eliminating white muscle disease in sheep and other ruminants. He is considered a leader in the stu...

Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Oregon State University. Nutrition Research Institute

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