Relationship of plasma glucose to performance and carcass traits in finishing cattle
| dc.citation.epage | 61 | en_US |
| dc.citation.spage | 60 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | LaBrune, H.J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bindel, D.J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coetzer, C.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Löest, C.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hunter, R.D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Higgins, James J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Drouillard, James S. | |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | jdrouill | en_US |
| dc.contributor.authoreid | jhiggins | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-23T17:26:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-08-23T17:26:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08-23T17:26:43Z | |
| dc.date.published | 2000 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Blood glucose levels of finishing cattle were measured between 3 and 30 days prior to slaughter and compared to performance and carcass traits. In trial 1, blood samples were obtained from 318 heifers at 2 hours postfeeding at 30 days before slaughter. Plasma glucose levels were correlated positively with fat thickness (P<.01) and kidney, pelvic, and heart fat (P<.02). Trial 2 utilized 72 steers from which blood was collected at 15 hours postfeeding at 3 days before slaughter. Blood glucose was correlated positively with average daily gain (P<.01); dry matter intake (P<.01); hot carcass weight (P<.01); ribeye area (P<.01); fat thickness (P<.06); and kidney, pelvic, and heart fat (P<.01). A third trial was conducted with 77 individually fed steers to determine if blood glucose levels could be used to predict finishing performance and carcass traits. Contrary to trials 1 and 2, plasma glucose did not reflect performance or carcass traits except marbling score (P<.03). | en_US |
| dc.description.conference | Cattlemen's Day, 2000, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 3, 2000 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4667 | |
| dc.publisher | Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service | en_US |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Cattlemen’s Day, 2000 | en_US |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 00-287-S | en_US |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 850 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Beef | en_US |
| dc.subject | Glucose | en_US |
| dc.subject | Finishing cattle | en_US |
| dc.title | Relationship of plasma glucose to performance and carcass traits in finishing cattle | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |
