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Livestock Feeders' Day, 1964: Recent submissions

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Level of protein for heifer calves wintered on bluestem pasture

DeGeer, C.V.; Smith, E.F.; Richardson, D.; Good, D.L. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-05-06)

The 65 heifers used in this study were good-to-choice Herefords purchased near Fort Davis, Texas, assigned to treatments on a random-weight basis. The heifers were rotated between pastures so any differences due to pastures ...
Nutritive value of forages as affected by soil and climatic differences

Richardson, D.; Banbury, Evans E.; Erhart, A.B.; Williams, G.; Russ, Oliver G.; Harbers, L.H.; Loper, D.C.; Cox, R.F. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-05-06)

This is a progress report on the second test to determine whether there is a differences in the performance of beef steers due to location, soil, climate, rainfall and/or feed produced in four area of Kansas: Colby, Garden ...
The value of wheat shorts in coarse and fine ground concentrate mixtures for fattening heifers

Smith, E.F.; Richardson, D.; Kramer, J.E. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-05-06)

Twenty-four yearling Hereford heifers with a USDA Feeder Grade of about High Good were divided on the basis of prior treatment and on a random-weight basis into four groups of six heifers each. The experimental diet is ...
The effects of adding protein to dry-rolled sorghum grain fattening rations

DeGeer, C.V.; Smith, E.F.; Richardson, D.; Cox, R.F.; Boren, Fred W. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-05-05)

Previous work indicated sorghum grain fattening rations supplemented with 0.5 pound per head daily of soybean oil meal produced less efficient gains but carcasses about equal to those from heifers fed 1 pound of soybean ...
The value of supplemental copper and cobalt for steers on fattening rations

Gnadt, K.L.; Smith, E.F.; Richardson, D.; Kramer, J.E.; Dunn, L.; Boren, Fred W. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-05-05)

Cobalt is one of the more recent minerals discovered to be essential to ruminants. It is necessary for the synthesis of Vitamin B 12 in the rumen. Copper is necessary for hemoglobin formation, along with iron. Corn is ...