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Rumination and Activity Patterns in Angus and Angus-Cross Beef Calves: Influences of Sex, Breed, and Backgrounding Diet

Animals, 2022
The objectives of this study were to evaluate the influences of sex, breed, and backgrounding diet on rumination and activity patterns in Angus and Angus-cross beef calves; and the daily variations in rumination and activity in Angus and Angus-cross beef
Bobwealth Omontese, Friday Zakari, Megan Webb   +2 more
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Effects of Silage-Based Diets and Cattle Efficiency Type on Performance, Profitability, and Predicted CH₄ Emission of Backgrounding Steers

Agriculture, 2022
Feed costs are the largest expense in commercial beef production. Increasing cattle (Bos taurus) feed efficiency should reduce feed costs and increase beef profitability.
Mohammad Khakbazan, Hushton C. Block, John Huang, Jeff J. Colyn, Vern S. Baron, John A. Basarab, Changxi Li, Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu   +7 more
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“You Will Be Missed You Know, but This Is No Place for You to Grow”: A Critical Metaphor Study of Pre-Adoption Narratives [PDF]

Ostrava Journal of English Philology, 2022
This article discusses (pre-)adoption narratives by investigating a selection of children’s picture books featuring multi-ethnic families. The research examines both textual and pictorial resources, focusing specifically on the use of metaphors ...
Giorgia Riboni
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Background and Epidemiology [PDF]

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2016
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal-recessive disease in white persons. Significant advances in therapies and outcomes have occurred for people with CF over the past 30 years. Many of these improvements have come about through the concerted efforts of the CF Foundation and international CF societies; networks of CF care centers; and the ...
Don B, Sanders, Aliza K, Fink
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Effects of Late Gestation Supplements Differing in Fatty Acid Amount and Profile to Beef Cows on Cow Performance, Steer Progeny Growth Performance through Weaning, and Relative mRNA Expression of Genes Associated with Muscle and Adipose Tissue Development

Animals, 2023
Strategic supplementation during late gestation has the potential to alter progeny performance. Mature fall-calving Simmental × Angus cows were used to evaluate the effects of late gestation supplementation of fatty acids to beef cows on cow performance,
Taoqi Shao, Joshua C. McCann, Daniel W. Shike   +2 more
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Effect of previous narasin exposure on performance and gastrointestinal morphometrics of finishing bulls supplemented with either sodium monensin or narasin [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
The objective of this study was to investigate the potential carryover effect of narasin (NAR) supplementation during the backgrounding phase on subsequent feedlot performance and gastrointestinal morphometrics of finishing Nellore bulls.
Jéssica Geralda Ferracini, Mariana Bassanezi Gasparim, Luanda Torquato Feba, Daniel Polli, Melina Aparecida Plastina Cardoso, Leandro Aparecido Ferreira da Silva, Daniel Hideki Mariano Watanabe, Johnny Maciel Souza, Ivanor Nunes do Prado, Danilo Domingues Millen   +9 more
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Lipid Metabolism, Carcass Characteristics and Longissimus dorsi Muscle Fatty Acid Composition of Tropical Crossbred Beef Cattle in Response to Desmanthus spp. Forage Backgrounding

Metabolites, 2021
Lipid metabolism, carcass characteristics and fatty acid (FA) composition of the Longissimus dorsi (loin eye) muscle were evaluated in tropical crossbred steers backgrounded on Desmanthus spp. (desmanthus) with or without feedlot finishing.
Felista W. Mwangi, David J. C. Blignaut, Edward Charmley, Christopher P. Gardiner, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Robert T. Kinobe, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli   +6 more
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Genetics and nutrition impacts on herd productivity in the Northern Australian beef cattle production cycle

Veterinary and Animal Science, 2022
Genetics and nutrition drive herd productivity due to significant impacts on all components of the beef cattle production cycle. In northern Australia, the beef production system is largely extensive and relies heavily on tropical cattle grazing low ...
Aduli E.O. Malau-Aduli, Jessica Curran, Holly Gall, Erica Henriksen, Alina O'Connor, Lydia Paine, Bailey Richardson, Hannake van Sliedregt, Lucy Smith   +8 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Related to Bovine Respiratory Disease—A Broad Cross-Sectional Study of Beef Cattle at Entry Into Canadian Feedlots

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
A broad, cross-sectional study of beef cattle at entry into Canadian feedlots investigated the prevalence and epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis ...
Sara Andrés-Lasheras, Reuben Ha, Rahat Zaheer, Catrione Lee, Calvin W. Booker, Craig Dorin, Joyce Van Donkersgoed, Rob Deardon, Rob Deardon, Sheryl Gow, Sheryl Gow, Sherry J. Hannon, Steve Hendrick, Michele Anholt, Michele Anholt, Tim A. McAllister   +15 more
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Analysis of Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Using Enogen Corn in Beef Cattle Rations

Animals, 2021
Agricultural production systems have been identified as significant sources of anthropogenic impacts across several environmental key performance indicators (KPIs).
Marty Matlock, Martin Christie, Greg Thoma   +2 more
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