Pandalaneni, Karthik; Amamcharla, Jayendra K.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2015-04-22)
Isothermal crystallization of lactose was studied at supersaturated concentrations (w/w)
of 50%, 55%, and 60% at temperatures 20ºC and 30ºC using an in situ system, focused
beam reflectance measurement (FBRM), and a ...
Stevenson, Jeffrey S.; Pulley, Stephanie Leeann; Hill, Scott L.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2015-04-22)
Three experiments were conducted to determine if a larger dose of prostaglandin F2α
(PG) administered on day 6 of a 5-day Ovsynch timed artificial insemination (AI)
program would induce regression of the corpus luteum ...
Rocha, L.; Hulbert, Lindsey E.; Scortegagna, Filippe; Voelz, Benjamin; Mendonca, Luis(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2015-04-22)
Milking time may be a stressful event for lactating dairy cows during summer. Increases
in body temperatures because of crowding in the milk parlor holding pen may contribute
to increased heat stress. The objective of ...
Yuan, Kai; Muckey, Mary Beth; Mendonca, Luis; Hulbert, Lindsey E.; Bradford, Barry J.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2015-04-22)
Yeast supplementation has been shown to increase feed intake and production in
some studies with early lactation dairy cows, but the mechanisms underlying this effect
remain unknown. The objective of this study was to ...
Carpenter, Abigail J.; Ylioja, Caroline M.; Vargas, Claudio F.; Mamedova, Laman K.; Mendonca, Luis; Coetzee, Johann F.; Hollis, Larry C.; Gehring, Ronette; Bradford, Barry J.(Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 2015-04-22)
Inflammation during early lactation is common in dairy cattle, and a high degree of
inflammation during this time has recently been associated with both lower productivity
and greater risk of disease during that lactation. ...