Browsing Dairy Day, 1986 by Author "Stevenson, J.S."

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Browsing Dairy Day, 1986 by Author "Stevenson, J.S."

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  • Effect of milk intake and method of weaning on calf performance and stress in an early-weaning program
    Flynn, P.; Reddy, P.G.; Morrill, J.L.; Stevenson, J.S. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986)
    Feeding milk at 8% of birthweight and gradual weaning resulted in the most consistent increases in weekly weight gain, highest overall weight gain, and greatest increases in dry feed consumption during an 8-wk trial ...
  • Influence of multiple daily injections of oxytocin on reproductive and milk characteristics of postpartum dairy cows
    Stewart, R.E.; Stevenson, J.S. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986)
    Release of oxytocin at the time of suckling or milking may delay onset of estrous cycles in postpartum cows. Twenty lactating Holsteins were used in this study to determine if multiple daily injections of oxytocin would ...
  • Introducing a computer feeding system at various lactational stages for dairy cows
    Kube, J.C.; Shirley, J.E.; Frantz, K.D.; Stevenson, J.S. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986)
    Lactating dairy cows were introduced to a computer feeder in early (≤120 days in milk or D.I.M.), mid (120-220 D.I.M.), and late (>220 D.I.M.) lactation. Cows in the mid- and late-lactation groups adjusted quicker and ...
  • Milk progesterone kits: On-farm use
    Stevenson, J.S.; Call, E.P. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986)
    Diagnosing pregnancy in dairy cattle is an essential part of good management. The objective of this procedure is not to identify pregnant cows, but to identify the nonpregnant cows, those that become the breeding ...
  • Vitamin E requirements of dairy calves
    Reddy, P.G.; Morrill, J.L.; Minocha, H.C.; Frey, R.A.; Stevenson, J.S. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1986)
    Thirty-two Holstein heifer calves receiving conventional rations were supplemented with 0 (control), 125, 250, or 500 IU vitamin E/calf/day. The objective was to determine the optimum requirement based on their ...