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  • Molasses-fat blend as an energy source and conditioning agent in feedlot diets
    Drouillard, J.S.; Flake, A.S.; Kuhl, G.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1998)
    Seventy-two yearling crossbred steers were used in an individual feeding trial to evaluate the effects of adding a molasses-fat blend (Synergy® 19/14; Cargill Molasses Liquid Products) to diets at 6 or 12% (dry ...
  • Natural degradable protein and roughage type for implanted finishing steers fed dry-rolled corn diets
    Milton, C.T.; Titgemeyer, E.C.; Brandt, R.T. Jr.; Kuhl, G.L.; Drouillard, J.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1996)
    Three hundred eighty-four crossbred, yearling steers (810 lb) were used to evaluate soybean meal (SBM), sunflower meal (SFM), and combinations of the two as protein supplements and supplemental protein effects in diets ...
  • Night feeding to reduce bird predation in feedlots
    Greenquist, M.A.; Drouillard, J.S.; Lee, C.D.; Sindt, J.J.; Kessen, T.J.; Loe, E.R.; Montgomery, S.P.; Sulpizio, M.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2004)
    During times of heavy infestations by birds, feedlots can have 25 to 30% increases in feed usage, thereby resulting in large economic losses. Because starlings, blackbirds, grackles, and other avian pests normally feed ...
  • Optaflexx1 affects rumen fermentation
    Walker, C.E.; Drouillard, J.S.; Nagaraja, T.G. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    Three experiments were conducted to determine effects of ractopamine-HCl, sold under the trade name Optaflexx, on rumen fermentation. In experiment 1, fermentative gas production was measured in vitro to determine the ...
  • Optimizing use of distiller’s grains with solubles (DGS) in finishing cattle diets
    Depenbusch, B.E.; Drouillard, J.S.; Loe, E.R.; Corrigan, M.E.; Quinn, M.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    Rapid expansion of the fuel ethanol industry has increased availability of distillery byproducts. Distiller’s grains with solubles (DGS) are the predominant byproduct of fermenting grains to fuel ethanol. During this ...
  • Optimizing use of wet sorghum distiller’s grains with solubles in flaked-corn finishing diets
    Daubert, R.W.; Drouillard, J.S.; Loe, E.R.; Sindt, J.J.; Depenbusch, B.E.; Fox, J.T.; Greenquist, M.A.; Corrigan, M.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2005)
    A finishing trial was conducted using 637 heifers (initially 849 lb) to determine the optimal amount of wet sorghum distiller's grains with solubles (WDGS) in finishing diets containing steam-flaked corn. Dietary treatments ...
  • Orally dosing steers with Lactipro (Megasphaera elsdenii) decreases the quantity of roughages fed during finishing
    Miller, K.A.; Van Bibber-Krueger, C.L.; Drouillard, J.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2013)
    The cost of roughages is relatively high in comparison to their contribution of nutrients to feedlot diets. Widespread drought has affected roughage supplies in the cattle-feeding regions of the United States, further ...
  • Performance and carcass characteristics of finishing steers fed dried, full-fat corn germ
    Drouillard, J.S.; Kessen, T.J.; Sulpizio, M.J.; Spire, M.F.; Ethington, R.T. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Three hundred and fifty-eight crossbred beef steers (average initial weight 701 lb) were fed finishing diets containing 0, 5, 10, or 15% full-fat corn germ to evaluate effects on growth performance and carcass chara ...
  • Performance and carcass characteristics of yearling steers and heifers fed Agrado™ throughout the finishing period
    Sindt, J.J.; Drouillard, J.S.; Dicke, B.; Klopfenstein, T.J.; Borck, L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2003)
    A finishing experiment was conducted at a commercial feedlot facility in Larned, Kansas, using 3,295 yearling steers and heifers to evaluate effects of Agrado™ addition to finishing diets. Agrado (ethoxyquin) is a dietary ...
  • Performance of beef heifers limit-fed growing diets containing alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed
    Montgomery, S.P.; Drouillard, J.S.; Sindt, J.J.; Farran, T.B.; Pike, N.J.; Coetzer, C.M.; LaBrune, H.J.; Trater, A.M.; Hunter, R.D.; Stock, R.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2001)
    Three hundred thirty-nine crossbred beef heifers were used in a 99-day growing study to identify optimum combinations of alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) in limit-fed growing diets. Diets contained 10, 20, ...
  • Performance of growing heifers fed prairie hay and supplemented with alfalfa and(or) cooked molasses blocks of different protein concentrations
    Titgemeyer, E.C.; Drouillard, J.S.; Bindel, D.J.; Hunter, R.D.; Nutsch, T. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1999)
    Crossbred heifers (683 lb; n = 175; 30 pens) were used to evaluate alfalfa and cooked molasses block supplementation to prairie hay. Treatments were arranged in a 2×3 factorial with the factors being 0 or 5 lbs of ...
  • Peroxide treatment of feather meal for finishing cattle
    Löest, C.A.; Titgemeyer, E.C.; Drouillard, J.S.; Coetzer, C.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    Heifers (756 lb, 312 head) were used in a finishing study to evaluate the effects of peroxide-treated feather meal on animal performance and carcass characteristics. Diets contained 3.0% of peroxide-treated or untreated ...
  • Plasma metabolites of receiving heifers and the relationship between bovine respiratory disease, weight gain, and carcass characteristics
    Montgomery, S.P.; Drouillard, J.S.; Sindt, J.J.; Greenquist, M.A.; Miller, W.F.; Pike, J.N.; Good, E.J.; Loe, E.R.; Sulpizio, M.J.; Kessen, T.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2004)
    Six hundred sixty-five crossbred beef heifers initially weighing 495 lb were used to evaluate rectal temperature and plasma glucose, lactate, and urea nitrogen at initial processing as indicators of health status of newly ...
  • Prior adaptation improves crude glycerin utilization by cattle
    van Cleef, E.H.C.B.; Uwituze, S.; Van Bibber-Krueger, C.L.; Miller, K.A.; Drouillard, J.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2013)
    Crude glycerin has increased in availability as a feedstock for cattle as a result of expansion of the biodiesel industry in the United States. This byproduct, when ingested by cattle, is fermented by ruminal bacteria ...
  • Refractive index: a rapid method for determination of starch availability in grains
    Sindt, J.J.; Drouillard, J.S.; Montgomery, S.P.; Farran, T.B. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2000)
    Steam-flaked corn samples were used in a series of experiments to determine if refractive index could be used as a rapid, inexpensive method to predict starch availability. Results were best when samples were incubated ...
  • Relationship of blood glucose concentration at arrival to performance and carcass characteristics of beef heifers
    Loe, E.R.; Drouillard, J.S.; Kessen, T.J.; Montgomery, S.P.; Sindt, J.J.; Sulpizio, M.J.; Pike, J.N. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2003)
    Crossbred yearling heifers (n = 394) were used to compare the effect of high or low blood glucose measured at arrival on feedlot performance and carcass characteristics. A blood sample was collected when heifers arrived ...
  • Relationship of plasma glucose to performance and carcass traits in finishing cattle
    LaBrune, H.J.; Drouillard, J.S.; Bindel, D.J.; Coetzer, C.C.; Löest, C.A.; Hunter, R.D.; Higgins, J.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2000)
    Blood glucose levels of finishing cattle were measured between 3 and 30 days prior to slaughter and compared to performance and carcass traits. In trial 1, blood samples were obtained from 318 heifers at 2 hours ...
  • Response of heifers fed Optaflexx™ to supplemental protein
    Walker, D.K.; Titgemeyer, E.C.; Drouillard, J.S.; Loe, E.R.; Depenbusch, B.E.; Webb, A.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2005)
    An experiment was conducted to determine the relationship between metabolizable protein supply and feeding Optaflexx™ (ractopamine-HCl) on growth and carcass characteristics of feedlot heifers. Seventy-two crossbred ...
  • Rumensin®-Tylan® combinations in limit-fed growing diets: effects on growing and finishing performance and carcass characteristics
    Montgomery, S.P.; Drouillard, J.S.; Farran, T.B.; Sindt, J.J.; Coetzer, C.M.; Pike, J.N.; Trater, A.M.; LaBrune, H.J.; Hunter, R.D.; Laudert, S.B. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2001)
    Five hundred seventy-two crossbred beef heifers were used to compare gain and feed efficiency of cattle consuming restricted quantities of energy-dense growing diets containing varying concentrations of Rumensin® and ...
  • Soy molasses as a feed ingredient for finishing cattle
    Drouillard, J.S.; Schoenholz, C.K.; Hunter, R.D.; Nutsch, T.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1999)
    Eighty Angus × Hereford cross steers were used in an individual feeding study to compare soybean molasses (a by-product of soybean meal manufacture) and soybean meal as ingredients in finishing diets containing flaked ...