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  • Administering a GnRH agonist (receptal) after insemination fails to improve pregnancy rates at first service
    Stevenson, J.S.; Rettmer, I.; Stewart, R.E. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1992)
    Two experiments were performed to determine the influence of administering a highly potent agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Receptal) on various reproductive characteristics in dairy cows. In Experiment ...
  • Beef empire carcass merit days index system
    Powell, T.H.; Unruh, J.A.; Dikeman, M.E.; Laudert, S.D.; Lee, R.W.; Seibert, G. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Kansas State University, in cooperation with the Beef Empire Days committee, developed a new beef carcass index system for 1991, incorporating yield and quality traits as indicators of carcass merit. Development of the ...
  • Blood meal source influences starter pig performance
    Kats, L.J.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Tokach, M.D.; Weeden, T.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    A total of 144 weanling pigs (initially 14.1 lb and 24 d of age) was used to compare three different blood meal sources in starter diets. The three sources included spray-dried porcine, spray-dried bovine, and flash-dried ...
  • Causes of diarrhea, pneumonia, and abortion in 1991 cattle submissions to the KSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
    Frank, R.K.; Vorhies, M.W.; Chengappa, M.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Causes of diarrhea, pneumonia, and abortion in Kansas cattle submissions to the Kansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory during 1991 were summarized. Antimicrobial susceptibility results for ...
  • A combination of spray-dided porcine plasma and spray-dried blood meal optimizes starter pig performance
    Kats, L.J.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Laurin, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    A total of 298 weanling pigs (initially 12.11b and 19 d of age) was used in a 25-<1 growth trial to examine the influence of various combinations of spray-dried porcine plasma (SDPP) and spray-dried blood meal (SDBM) ...
  • Comparison of avian and bovine spray-dried blood meal and whey levels in starter pig diets
    Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Kats, L.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    A total of 420 weanling pigs was used in a growth trial having two objectives. Objective 1 was to compare spray-dried avian blood meal and spray-dried bovine blood meal as protein sources in the phase II diet (d 7-21 ...
  • A comparison of beef flavor intensity among major muscles
    Carmack, C.F.; Kastner, C.L.; Dikeman, M.E.; Schwenke, J.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Twelve muscles from eight Select/Choice grade steers were evaluated for beef flavor intensity, tenderness, and juiciness. Sample steaks were cut, and evaluation was performed by a five-member professional panel. ...
  • Comparison of feeding calves vs. yearlings
    Hickok, D.T.; Schalles, R.R.; Dikeman, M.E.; Franke, D.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Data from the 207 crossbred steers used in this study indicate that when calves are placed in the feedlot on a finishing ration at weaning, they will have better feed efficiencies, greater lifetime ADGs, lighter carcass ...
  • Comparison of feedlot and carcass characteristics of Angus, Hereford, Brahman, Charolais, and Gelbvieh crossbred steers
    Hickok, D.T.; Schalles, R.R.; Dikeman, M.E.; Franke, D.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Feedlot performance of 207 steers with various percentages of Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Brahman, and Gelbvieh breeding were compared at a constant 1) days fed, 2) adjusted carcass backfat, and 3) slaughter weight. ...
  • Comparison of oral iron and injectable iron for the prevention of iron deficiency anemia in baby pigs
    Beeman, K.B.; Schoneweis, D.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    One of two oral iron compounds or an injectable iron (100 mg iron per treatment) were administered to pigs on d 1 and 15 postfarrowing, and they were compared with untreated littermates. There was no significant ...
  • Comparison of spray-dried blood meal and fish by-products in the phase II starter pig diet
    Kats, L.J.; Tokach, M.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Laurin, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    A total of 311 weanling pigs (initially 10.9 lb and 17 d of age) was used to compare fish by-products, spray-dried blood meal and combinations of spray-dried blood meal and fish by-products in the phase II (d 7 to 25) ...
  • Computerization of sow feeding and estrous detection - tests under low-investment housing conditions in kansas
    Blair, R.M.; Nichols, D.A.; Davis, D.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    In Exp. 1, weight change, backfat thickness, and litter size were compared for gilts fed individually or with a computer-controlled electronic sow feeder provided by Osborne Ind., Inc. and NEDAP-Poiesz, B.V. Twenty ...
  • Does diet form (pelleted vs meal) affect optimum particle size of corn for finishing pigs?
    Wondra, K.J.; Hancock, J.D.; Behnke, K.C.; Kennedy, G.A.; Hines, R.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    One hundred and sixty pigs, with an average initial wt of 121 lb, were used in an experiment to determine the effects of diet form and particle size on growth performance and nutrient digestibility. The pigs were ...
  • Effecfs of wheat gluten on nursery pig performance
    Richert, B.T.; Hancock, J.D.; Morrill, J.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    One hundred eighty weanling pigs, averaging 23 d of age and 12.6 lb initial weight, were used to evaluate spray-dried wheat gluten (WG) in phase 1 (d 0 to 14) and(or) phase 2 (d 14 to 37) nursery diets. Phase 1 treatments ...
  • Effect of 1174® Silage Inoculant on the fermentation of corn silages
    Bolsen, K.K.; Lin, C.; Brent, B.E.; Bradford, J.E.; Feyerherm, A.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    The effect of 1174® Silage Inoculant on the ensiling process was studied using three Pioneer corn hybrids. All hybrids fermented rapidly, and 1174 did not significantly influence any of the fermentation characteristics during ...
  • Effect of castration method on stocker health and gain
    Brazle, F.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Two field trials were conducted to compare two different band-castration techniques with surgical castration of calves and yearlings. In Trial I, the bull calves were surgically castrated or banded with Elastrator® rubber ...
  • Effect of deworming with Ivomec® on reproductive performance of yearling beef heifers
    Larson, R.L.; Corah, L.R.; Spire, M.F.; Cochran, R.C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    To determine the effect of deworming fallborn yearling heifers on reproductive parameters, 78 heifers were allotted to a either Ivomec® or control treatments. The heifers were dewormed in June and October when they ...
  • The effect of dietary soybean meal level in phase I on subsequent phase II growth performance
    Friesen, K.G.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; Tokach, M.D.; Kats, L.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    One hundred and four pigs (initially 11.7 lb and 21 d of age) were used to determine the effect dietary soybean meal has on growth performance in the early-weaned pig. Pigs were fed one of four diets from d 0 to 14 ...
  • The effect of dietary threonine on growing pig growth performance
    Friesen, K.G.; Nelssen, J.L.; Goodband, R.D.; Richert, B.T.; Laurin, J.L.; Weeden, T.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Sixty pigs (initially 68.57 lb BW) were used in a 28-d growth trial to determine the effect of increased dietary threonine on growth performance for the grower pig. The basal diet was formulated with corn and peanut ...
  • Effect of feed additives on shipping shrinkage of yearling heifers
    Brazle, F.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Two studies were conducted to determine the effect of feed additives on the transit shrink of yearling cattle. In Trial I, 146 mixed-breed heifers were offered a mineral mixture containing either Terramycin® or Bovatec®, ...