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Effects of supplemental trace minerals and prevaccination on stressed calves

Lindell, S.A.; Brandt, Robert T., Jr.; Stokka, Gerald L.; Gramlich, S.M.; Milton, C.T. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-15)

Two trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of high dietary levels of trace minerals on performance and health of stressed calves. In trial 1, 221 Brahman crossbred steers (674 l b, 1/8 to 1/4 Brahman) were used ...
Efficacy of using parasitic wasps to control stable flies in Kansas feedlots

Greene, G.L.; Cilek, J.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-15)

Release of parasitic wasps has resulted in stable fly reductions averaging 28, 42 and 38% for 1991, 1992, and 1993, respectively, with considerable variation from feedlot to feedlot. Costs for parasites plus ...
Estimates of genetic and phenotypic parameters for carcass and meat traits of beef cattle

Gregory, K.E.; Cundiff, L.V.; Koch, R.M.; Koohmaraie, M.; Dikeman, Michael E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Data from nine parental breeds and three composite populations described in the preceding article were used to calculate heritabilities and phenotypic and genotypic correlations among carcass and meat traits. Phenotypic ...
Estimates of genetic and phenotypic parameters for carcass and meat traits of beef cattle

Gregory, K.E.; Cundiff, L.V.; Koch, R.M.; Koohmaraie, M.; Dikeman, Michael E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-10-05)

Data from nine parental breeds and three composite populations described in the preceding article were used to calculate heritabilities and phenotypic and genotypic correlations among carcass and meat traits. Phenotypic ...
Evaluation of the potential of supplements to substitute for range forage

Stafford, S.D.; Cochran, R.C.; Vanzant, E.S.; Fritz, J.O. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Thirteen, ruminally fistulated, Angus × Hereford, yearling steers were used to evaluate the effect of feeding different types and amounts of supplements on t h e likelihood of observing a substitution of supplement ...
Factors influencing first-service conception and overall pregnancy rates in commercial beef heifers

Utter, S.D.; Houghton, P.L.; Corah, L.R.; Simms, D.D.; Spire, M.F.; Butine, M.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Commercial beef heifers (n=1863) from 16 different sources were used to evaluate the influence of management practices and biological traits on first-service conception and overall pregnancy rates. Frame score, initial ...
Heritabilities and genetic correlations for birth weight, weaning weight, and yearling weight in polled Hereford cattle

Glaze, J.B.; Schalles, R.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Performance data from a Polled Hereford herd selected for feed conversion were used in the calculation of heritabilities and genetic correlations for birth weight (BWT), weaning weight (WWT), and yearling weight ...
Heritabilities and genetic correlations for birth weight, weaning weight, and yearling weight in polled Hereford cattle

Glaze, J.B.; Schalles, R.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-10-05)

Performance data from a Polled Hereford herd selected for feed conversion were used in the calculation of heritabilities and genetic correlations for birth weight (BWT), weaning weight (WWT), and yearling weight ...
Implanting suckling heifer calves: growth and subsequent performance

Simms, D.D. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-15)

A total of 361, suckling, heifer calves was used over a 2-year period to assess the effects of implanting with either Ralgro® or Synovex-C® on growth and subsequent performance as replacement females. Both implants ...
In vitro dry matter digestibility of selected forage sorghum silages as influenced by plant parts

Sonon, R.N. Jr.; Bolsen, K.K.; Brent, B.E.; Harbers, L.H.; Boyer, John E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-15)

Eleven forage sorghum cultivars and one grain sorghum hybrid were used to determine the effect of individual plant parts on in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of sorghum silage. IVDMD was highest for the head ...
Influence of dietary energy levels on reproductive function and fertility in yearling beef heifers

Utter, S.D.; Corah, L.R. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Fifty-nine heifers were allotted to be fed at two different energy levels. One group gained 1.77 lb/hd/day, and the other 1.25 lb/hd/day. Estrus was synchronized with the MGA/prostaglandin system. After MGA removal, ...
Level of urea in high grain diets: finishing steer performance

Milton, C.T.; Brandt, Robert T., Jr. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-10)

Eighty-eight medium-framed crossbred steers (731 lb) were used to identify the optimal level of urea in finishing diets for growth and carcass traits. Diets contained no urea or .5, 1.0, or 1.5% urea (dry matter basis) ...
Level of urea in high grain diets: nutrient digestibility, microbial protein production, and rumen metabolism

Milton, C.T.; Brandt, Robert T., Jr. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-10)

Four ruminally and duodenally fistulated steers (1228 lb) were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design to evaluate the effects of dietary urea level on nutrient digestion, microbial protein production, and rumen metabolism ...
Location effects on forage production and quality among selected pioneer corn hybrids

Tiemann, D.G.; Bolsen, K.K.; Clark, D.H.; Kezar, W. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Six Pioneer corn hybrids were grown in Kansas and four of the six hybrids within three locations in Utah. The Utah hybrids were harvested between the one-quarter and one-half milk line stages of kernel maturity, whereas ...
Payout characteristics of anabolic agents from Synovex®, Finaplix®, and Revalor® implants in finishing yearling steers

Hickman, P.S.; Brandt, Robert T., Jr.; Henricks, D.M.; Minton, J. Ernest; Stevenson, Jeffrey S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-15)

Forty, individually fed, yearling steers (750 lbs) were used to measure payout characteristics of different trenbolone acetate-containing implants and to correlate those characteristics to growth response. Treatments were ...
Polyvinylchloride-packaged loin strip steaks from vacuum-packaged beef strip loins decontaminated with lactic acid and stored for up to 126 days

Mease, L.E.; Kropf, Donald H.; Prasai, R.K.; Kenney, P.B.; Vogt, L.R.; Fung, Daniel Y. C.; Kastner, Curtis L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-10-05)

Aerobic plate counts (APCs), presence/ absence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp., and visual color evaluations were used to determine the microbiological and display quality of steaks fabricated from beef ...
Polyvinylchloride-packaged loin strip steaks from vacuum-packaged beef strip loins decontaminated with lactic acid and stored for up to 126 days

Mease, L.E.; Kropf, Donald H.; Prasai, R.K.; Kenney, P.B.; Vogt, L.R.; Fung, Daniel Y. C.; Kastner, Curtis L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Aerobic plate counts (APCs), presence/ absence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp., and visual color evaluations were used to determine the microbiological and display quality of steaks fabricated from beef ...
Puberty and breeding performance of beef heifers developed at different rates of gain

Minton, J. Ernest; Brandt, Robert T., Jr.; Coughlin, C.M.; Cochran, R.C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

Crossbred heifers (546 lb initial body weight) were developed in drylot and limit-fed a corn, corn silage diet to gain .5 (n = 14), 1.0 (n = 15), 1.5 (n = 14), or 2.0 lb/d (n = 15) from Dec. 7, 1992 until the onset of ...
Relationships between lignin content and fermentability of intact and chemically treated big bluestem fiber

Cochran, R.C.; Towne, G.; Titgemeyer, Evan C.; Olson, K. C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

An accurate assessment of forage quality is required to allow prediction of animal performance. One of the most commonly used methods of forage evaluation is to measure lignin content, with more heavily lignified ...
Restricting calf presence without suckling shortens postpartum interval to first ovulation

Hoffman, D.P.; Stevenson, Jeffrey S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2010-09-17)

The suckling interaction between a cow and her calf is one of the factors that maintains a cow in postpartum anestrus (the period between calving and the beginning of first estrous cycle). Anestrus continues if the cow ...