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  • Beta acid extracts of hops have a modest effect on ruminal metabolism and apparent total tract digestibility by steers fed high- concentrate diets
    Uwituze, S.; Heidenreich, J.M.; Higgins, J.J.; Drouillard, J.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010)
    Hops have been used for centuries to control bacterial contamination in beer production. Today, alpha acids are extracted from hops for use in flavoring beer, leaving residues that are rich in beta acids. Beta acid ...
  • Beta-cyclodextrin complexing to reduce antibiotic residue in milk
    Banala, S.; Brouk, M.; Simmons, S.R.; Schmidt, K.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2004)
    Various percentages (1.2% to 13%) of β- cyclodextrin (β–CD) were added to water or pasteurized whole milk to study β-CD crystallization patterns. Influential factors such as crystallization time (4 to 12 h), ...
  • Betaine as a dietary supplement for finishing cattle
    Loest, C.A.; Drouillard, J.S.; Titgemeyer, E.C.; Hunter, R.D.; Wessels, R.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1998)
    One hundred seventy five steers (902 lb initial body weight) were used in a finishing study to determine the effect of betaine, provided either as feed-grade betaine (Betafin-S6, Finnsugar Bioproducts) or as ...
  • Betaine supplementation for finishing cattle
    Löest, C.A.; Titgemeyer, E.C.; Drouillard, J.S.; Coetzer, C.M.; Hunter, R.D.; Lambert, B.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2000)
    Crossbred heifers (756 lb) were used to evaluate the effects of feed-grade betaine on animal performance and carcass characteristics. Heifers had ad libitum access to a finishing diet without betaine or with 4, 8, or ...
  • Beyond yield: plant disease in the context of ecosystem services
    Cheatham, M. R.; Rouse, M. N.; Esker, P. D.; Ignacio, S.; Pradel, W.; Raymundo, R.; Sparks, A. H.; Forbes, G. A.; Gordon, T. R.; Garrett, K. A. (2009)
    The ecosystem services concept provides a means to define successful disease management more broadly, beyond short-term crop yield evaluations. Plant disease can affect ecosystem services directly, such as through removal ...
  • Big Things - Little Things
    Pretzer, D.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1982)
    This study examined the economic effects of applying controllable management factors for farrow-to-finish operations. Average producers in Kansas market 7 pigs/litter with an average feed conversion of 4.58. Improvement ...
  • Binding agents for low-salt, low-fat, restructured beef roasts: connective tissue or gelatin
    Kenney, P.B.; Kastner, C.L.; Kropf, D.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1991)
    Connective tissue, from the outside of three major chuck muscles, was evaluated for binding properties when incorporated either raw or following preheating into precooked, restructured beef. Food-grade gelatin was ...
  • Binding agents for low-salt, low-fat, restructured beef roasts: fish surimi and beef heart or skeletal muscle
    Kenney, P.B.; Kastner, C.L.; Kropf, D.H. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1991)
    Five percent fish surimi, unwashed or washed ground beef, and washed or unwashed beef hearts were evaluated in precooked, chunked and formed, restructured beef roasts to determine if they would increase bind in ...
  • Bioavailability of alfalfa calcium
    Harbers, L.H.; Ward, G.M.; Dayton, A.D. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1984)
    The availability of oxalate and non-oxalate calcium in alfalfa was determined using a chick assay. Oxalate-bound calcium was found to contribute only 16% as much influence as nonoxalate calcium. The nonoxalate calcium ...
  • Bioavailability of lysine from hydroxymethyl lysine
    Elwakeel, E.A.; Titgemeyer, E.C.; Faris, B.R.; Brake, D.W.; Nour, A.M.; Nassar, M.E. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010)
    Twelve mature sheep were used as a ruminant model to estimate the bioavailability of lysine in hydroxymethyl lysine (HML) compared with a commercial product of rumen-protected lysine (RPL; LysiPEARL, Kemin Industries, ...
  • Bioavailability of phosphorus in selected feedstuffs for pigs
    Huang, K.; Allee, G.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1980)
    We used 140 crossbred pigs averaging 30.4 lb to determine phosphorus bioavailability with the slope-ratio technique. A standard curve was established by feeding a basal diet 0% inorganic phosphorus and three levels ...
  • Biochemical characterization of chitin synthase activity and inhibition in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae
    Zhang, Xin; Zhu, Kun Yan (2013)
    Chitin synthase (CHS) is an important enzyme catalyzing the formation of chitin polymers in all chitin containing organisms and a potential target site for insect pest control. However, our understanding of biochemical ...
  • The biology and behavior of the longhorned beetle, Dectes texanus on sunflower and soybean
    Michaud, J.P.; Grant, Angela K. (2005)
    The biology and behavior of the longhorned beetle Dectes texanus LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was studied on two host plants that suffer economic losses from this pest; sunflower, Helianthus annuus, and soybean, ...
  • A biopsy technique to predict quality in the live beef animal with emphasis on tenderness
    Dikeman, M.E.; Melton, C.C.; Tuma, H.J.; Beecher, G.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1970)
    Because tenderness is considered the most desired eating characteristic in meat, more emphasis should be placed on this trait in evaluating beef quality in breeding and selection programs. Both tenderness and marbling ...
  • Biorational approaches to managing stored-product insects.
    Phillips, Thomas W.; Throne, James E. (2010)
    Stored-product insects can cause postharvest losses, estimated from up to 9% in developed countries to 20% or more in developing countries. There is much interest in alternatives to conventional insecticides for controlling ...
  • Biosecurity in the dairy
    Stokka, G. L.; Falkner, T. R.; Bierman, P. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1997)
    Three strategies exist to control unwanted disease in a livestock operation: 1) prevent the douintroduction of infected cattle, 2) raise the overall level of resistance and specific resistance to infectious disease, and ...
  • Birth sequence and its effects on litter size
    Wheat, J.D.; Suba, M.S.; Hines, R.H.; Allee, G.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1982)
    Average farrowing interval and duration were 15.8 and 143.8 minutes for 1766 pigs born in 169 litters. Pigs born later in the litter were larger (r=.43) at birth. The correlation was -.14 between farrowing interval, average ...
  • Blade tenderization in combination with injection enhancement containing an enzyme increases tenderness of strip steaks from fed cull cows
    Hutchison, S.; Unruh, J.A.; Daniel, M.J.; Hunt, M.C.; Higgins, J.J. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2008)
    Cow meat is tougher than meat from young steers and heifers and typically has a less desirable, darker color. It is generally assumed that cow meat will need to be ground or have some form of post-mortem tenderization ...
  • Blended dried bakery product in swine finishing rations
    Allee, G.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1977)
    Eighty-four crossbred pigs averaging 43.6 kg. (95.9 lbs.) initially were used to evaluate the use of a blended dried bakery product (BDBP) in rations for finishing pigs. Replacing 0, 10, 20, or 30% of the sorghum in the ...
  • Blended dried bakery product in swine starter rations
    Allee, G.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1977)
    A growth trial, a digestion trial, and a preference trial were conducted to evaluate a blended dried bakery product (BDBP) as an ingredient in swine starter rations. Replacing 0, 10, 20, or 30% corn with BDBP had no effect ...