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Replacing soybean meal with dried distillers grains and corn gluten feed in meat goats

Griffin, Ashley R.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

In recent years, there has been a higher demand for goat products, specifically goat meat, in the U.S. This has caused the number of goats to nearly double in the past few decades. However, there is very little information ...
Side-bias and time-of-day influenced cognition after minipigs were conditioned using a novel tactile stimulation device

Coffin, Morgan J.; Majarin, Rodrigo; Mumm, Jared M.; Bortoluzzi, Eduarda M.; Ruiz, Luke A.; Tommerdahl, Mark; Holden, Jameson K.; Walilko, Tim; Zai, Laila; Hulbert, Lindsey E. (2017-12-08)

Agricultural and clinical research communities seek objective tools to detect and track prepathological states for prevention, disease-treatment, and therapeutics. We propose a novel, quantitative approach to test the ...
Synergistic effect of UV light and sanitizers on the survival of Listeria monocytongenesi biofilms

Jones, Jennifer; Mendez, E.; Trinetta, Valentina; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

INTRODUCTION: The use of hurdle technology represents a promising method to control biofilm growth and prevent contamination within food processing plants. Listeria monocytogenes is a psychrotrophic foodborne pathogen known ...
The ability of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) to replace zinc oxide (ZnO) and common antimicrobials in nursery pig diets

Reynolds, Samantha N.; Lerner, Anne B.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

There is increasing consumer pressure to limit the use of antimicrobials and ZnO in nursery pig diets. Studies have shown that medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) may be an effective alternative to replace ZnO and common ...
The combined effects of moisture and temperature on the microbial load of poultry fat

Kufahl, Taylor; Johnson, Adam; Magossi, Gabriella; Jiao, Suinian (2017-05-05)

Salmonella spp. has been linked to rendered animal fat used in pet food industry. Companies have to use test-and-hold procedures in order to determine the safety of the product. This can be costly and lead to reprocessing. ...
The effect of bull age on freeze-quality of beef semen

Hartman, Ashley; Muilenburg, S.; McCabe, Esther; Grieger, David M. (2018-12-07)

The age of beef bulls received for semen collection at commercial semen freezing facilities varies greatly. The duration of time bulls are housed at a facility prior to production of freeze-quality semen is also highly ...
The effect of exogenous progesterone on the quality of in vitro produced bovine embryos

Ketchum, Jaclyn; Rock, Kendra; Grieger, David M. (2017-12-08)

Maternal genetics can be advanced with the implementation of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the beef and dairy industries. The efficiency of IVF-derived pregnancies is impacted by oocyte and embryo quality. An experiment ...
The effect of feeding medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) on nursery pig growth in an attempt to replace ZnO or carbadox

Lawrence, Jaymi M.; Lerner, Anne B.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

Due to high demands from consumers to limit antimicrobial usage in nursery pig diets, pork producers are seeking antimicrobial replacements that improve growth performance. Literature suggests a possible replacement to ...
The effect of LED light color and feed type on the performance of male broiler chicks to 21 days

McGurk, Kayla; Delfelder, C.J.; Seitz, Daniel E.; Beyer, R. Scott (2017-05-05)

Poultry producers are rapidly adapting new lighting technology that reduces labor and energy costs. There are numerous choices of color or spectrum, brightness, control systems, and lenses available in the marketplace. ...
The effect of nicotinamide riboside injection concentrations on avian myogenesis

Anderson, Milea G.; Davis, S.; Gonzales, John M. (2019-05-09)

INTRODUCTION: The poultry industry strives to meet consumer demands. Murine studies indicated NR effects NAD+, mitochondria biogenesis, and ATP. Previous research found nicotinamide riboside (NR), a vitamin B3 precursor ...
The effect of protein and acid source on growth and carcass characteristics in growing Boer goats

Nelson, Joel A.; Sorensen, Rachel J.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2018-12-07)

With a growing population of goats in the United States; there is an increasing demand on knowledge of how the goat grows and functions because of limited research data. Therefore; the objective of this study is to evaluate ...
The effect of replacing soybean meal and dried distillers grains with corn gluten feed in Boer goat diets

Fisher, Lyle W.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

There is minimal research on the dietary implications of corn co-products in small ruminants, especially in goats. This experiment was conducted to determine if corn gluten feed (CGF) could replace soybean meal (SBM) and ...
The effects of a Iron/GleptoForte in anemic susceptible piglets

Crane, Courtney; Williams, Hayden E.; Jones, Cassandra K.; DeRouchey, Joel M.; Tokach, Michael D.; Woodworth, Jason C.; Goodband, Robert D.; Dritz, Steven S.; Holtcamp, A. (2017-12-08)

New born piglets are typically born with an iron deficiency due to a variety of reasons, creating an importance for iron supplementation for the piglets. A 200-mg injection of iron is used and has been previously used to ...
The effects of corn gluten feed and corn dried distillers grains as a replacement for soybean meal on Boer type goat diets

Costigan, Samantha J.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

No information regarding the use of corn dried distillers grains (DDGS) or corn gluten feed (CGF) is available in the 2007 Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants (NRC, 2007) This has caused a lack of knowledge about ...
The effects of distillers dried grains with solubles and corn gluten feed substitutes in growth diets of Boer-type goats

Tran, Sophia M.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

This study was commenced to obtain more knowledge in the growing field of goat production. The objective of the study is to compare goat growth and the economical values of the diets for Boer-type goats. The three types ...
The effects of medium chain fatty acids as alternatives to zinc oxide or carbadox in nursery pig performance

Bone, Madison L.; Lerner, Anne B.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

There is an increased consumer pressure to limit the use of feed based antibiotic in nursery pig diets. A total of 360 weanling pigs (DNA 200×400; 5.4 ± 0.07 kg) were used in a 35-d growth experiment with 6 treatments to ...
The effects of medium chain fatty acids in mash and pelleted diets on growth performance of broilers

Nichols, Gage E.; Stark, Charles R.; Delfelder, C.J.; Beyer, R. Scott; Braun, Michaela B.; Wecker, H.K.; Evans, C.E.; Woodworth, Jason C.; Jones, Cassandra K.; Paulk, Chad B. (2018-02-05)

The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) in mash and crumbled broiler diets. A total of 400 male chicks (Cobb 500; initial BW 41.8 g) were housed in 4 Petersime ...
The effects of monensin sodium and Xylanase on corn and wheat based diets

O'Leary, Kirsten; Delfelder, C.J.; Beyer, R. Scott; Stark, Charles R.; Evans, C.E.; Yoder, Ashton D.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2017-05-05)

Due to increase in consumer concern about the use of antibiotics in broiler chick feed, xylanase was tested against monensin sodium to observe if the xylanase had better growth performance in broiler chicks. By comparing ...
The effects of replacing soybean meal with dried distiller's grain and corn gluten feed on Boer-type grower rations

Edington, Jordan E.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2019-05-09)

Evaluating different Boer goat grower rations is important in being cost effective with goat growth and performance. There have been few research experiments done on goat growth. The objective of this experiment was to ...
The effects of replacing soybean meal with dried distillers grains with solubles in a growing Boer goat diet

Hanson, Jessica M.; Crane, Alison R.; Lattimer, James M.; Jones, Cassandra K. (2018-02-05)

The objective was to determine what the impact of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) has in a growing Boer goat diet, specifically on ADG, ADFI, G:F, and carcass traits. Information ...