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  • Effects of experimental design and its role in interpretation of results
    Shelton, N.W.; Dritz, S.S.; Tokach, M.D.; Goodband, R.D.; Nelssen, J.L.; DeRouchey, J.M.; Murray, L.W. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2009)
    A total of 256 weanling pigs (PIC TR4 × 1050, initially 13.8 lb and 21 d of age) were used in a 28-d growth trial to compare allotment methods of a completely randomized design (CRD) and a randomized complete block design ...
  • Forage selection preferences of experienced cows and naïve heifers grazing native tallgrass range during winter
    Aubel, N.A.; Olson, KC; Jaeger, J.R.; Blasi, D.A.; Edwards, L.N.; Eckerle, G.J.; Pacheco, L.A.; Murray, L.W. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2011)
    Estimating the nutritive value of a grazing animal’s diet is a significant challenge. Description of the botanical composition of a grazed diet is vital in that regard. Microhistological analysis of fecal material has ...
  • Spring burning of native tallgrass pastures influences diet composition of lactating and non-lactating beef cows
    Aubel, N.A.; Olson, KC; Jaeger, J.R.; Eckerle, G.J.; Pacheco, L.A.; Macek, M.J.; Mundell, L.R.; Murray, L.W. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2012)
    Diet selection is a dynamic process because of seasonal changes in animal and plant characteristics. Nutrient requirements of grazing animals are a function of physiological state; moreover, plant characteristics may be ...