Browsing Cattlemen's Day by Author "Barnhardt, B.B."

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  • Attitudes of cow-calf producers toward NAIS are guarded
    Breiner, S.J.; Boone, K.M.; Blasi, D.A.; Grau, S.A.; Schroeder, T.C.; Barnhardt, B.B.; Breiner, R.M.; Bryant, A.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    The introduction of a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) into the United States has generated much confusion and controversy. The goal of the NAIS is to utilize 48-hour traceback in the event of an animal disease ...
  • Computer and internet usage of cow-calf producers is growing
    Breiner, S.J.; Boone, K.M.; Blasi, D.A.; Grau, S.A.; Schroeder, T.C.; Barnhardt, B.B.; Breiner, R.M.; Bryant, A.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    While the world continues to evolve toward enhanced computer and Internet usage, the agricultural arena has been slower to follow. The objective of this survey was to examine the computer utilization practices of cow-calf ...
  • Despite NAIS concerns electronic identification use by cow-calf producers is increasing
    Breiner, S.J.; Boone, K.M.; Blasi, D.A.; Grau, S.A.; Schroeder, T.C.; Barnhardt, B.B.; Breiner, R.M.; Bryant, A.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    The proposed U.S. National Animal Identification System has generated concerns among producers relative to implementation of the system. Many of these concerns stem from the USDA’s Bovine Identification Working Group’s ...
  • Effects of spring pasture burning, pasture deworming, and grain supplementation on performance of stocker steers grazing native Flinthills pasture
    Barnhardt, B.B.; Reinhardt, C.D.; Blasi, D.A.; Forcherio, J.C.; Scott, R.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2006)
    A grazing study was conducted using 445 crossbred beef steers (496 lb) to determine the benefits of feeding a grain-based supplementon burned and unburned native pasture, with and without a Safe-Guard (fenbendazole) ...
  • Evaluation of ExpressTM 5-PHM and Titanium® 5-PHM Bac®-1 on high-risk receiving steers
    Epp, M.P.; Blasi, D.A.; Hollis, L.C; Barnhardt, B.B. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2004)
    One backgrounding field study was conducted at two locations to compare the health and performance of high-risk receiving steers given an ExpressTM 5-Pasteurella Haemolytica- Multocida (PHM) vaccine or a Titanium® 5-PHM ...
  • Restricted feeding improves performance of growing steers during subsequent grazing on native flint hills pasture
    Anglin, C.O.; Blasi, D.A.; Olson, K.C.; Reinhardt, C.D.; Epp, M.P.; Derstein, R.D.; Barnhardt, B.B. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2008)
    Beef stocker operators are margin-operators, and rising feed costs force them to consider alternative feeding strategies to reduce production costs. Limit-feeding is a management technique that has positive implications ...
  • Supplementation of stocker steers grazing native flint hills pasture with a protein and mineral supplement increases average daily gains
    Barnhardt, B.B.; Epp, M.P.; Bryant, A.M.; Guiroy, P.J.; Blasi, D.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    Supplementation of range cattle with minerals is a common management practice that is used to maximize performance. Flint Hills grasses provide an adequate amount of protein for the diet through the first half of a ...
  • Trailer-mounted RFID reader scans EID tags during cattle shipments
    Barnhardt, B.B.; Bryant, A.M.; Epp, M.P.; Spire, M.F.; Blasi, D.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    One of the challenges regarding implementation of a national animal identification system is the logistics of reading and reporting EID (electronic identification) tag numbers as cattle move through the production cycle. ...
  • Variation in performance of electronic cattle ear tags and readers
    Bryant, A.M.; Blasi, D.A.; Barnhardt, B.B.; Epp, M.P.; Glaenzer, S.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2006)
    This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of ISO 11785 radio frequency identification (RFID) cattle ear tags and readers under ideal laboratory conditions. Tag and reader manufacturer identities are masked to ...
  • Veterinarians are most popular source of information utilized by cow-calf producers
    Breiner, S.J.; Boone, K.M.; Blasi, D.A.; Grau, S.A.; Schroeder, T.C.; Barnhardt, B.B.; Breiner, R.M.; Bryant, A.M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2007)
    Sources and channels of information used among agriculturalists have long been important issues in Cooperative Extension. A source is an entity that originates a message. By understanding from whom producers receive ...