Browsing Cattlemen's Day by Subject "Efficiency"

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Browsing Cattlemen's Day by Subject "Efficiency"

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  • Differences in efficiency among Kansas beef cow producers
    Eidson, S.; Langemeier, M.; Jones, R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1998)
    Beef cow producers must manage costs of production and improve production efficiency to compete with hog and poultry and other beef cattle producers. A sample of 46 beef cow enterprises from the Kansas Farm Management ...
  • An efficiency analysis of cattle backgrounding operations in Kansas
    Gow, L.; Langemeier, M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1999)
    As the structure of the beef industry changes, understanding its efficiency, cost, and profitability relationships is important. This study evaluates the relative efficiency of a sample of Kansas farm backgrounding ...
  • Efficiency differences in Kansas beef cow-calf production
    Stryker, L.; Jones, R.; Langmeier, M. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2002)
    For the beef industry to be economically competitive with other meat industries, it is essential that individual producers strive for the most efficient, highest quality, least cost production possible. A sample of 26 ...
  • Feeding propionic acid-treated, flaked sorghum to finishing steers
    Riley, J.G.; Gugle, T.; Fink, G. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1976)
    Fifty-four yearling Hereford steers averaging 805 pounds were used in an 86-day finishing trial to determine the effect of adding low levels of propionic acid to steam flaked sorghum grain. Three treatments were examined. ...
  • Performance and carcass characteristics of cull beef cows implanted with growth promotants and fed a high concentrate ration
    Cranwell, C.D.; Unruh, J.A.; Simms, D.D.; Brethour, J.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1992)
    Open, cull beef cows fed a high concentrate ration for 28 or 56 days and implanted with Finaplix-H®, Synovex-H®, or both had improved gain and feed efficiency compared to controls (nonimplanted cows). Changes ...