Use of probiotic lactobacilli as alternative to monensin in beef feedlot cattle
Academia Environmental Sciences and SustainabilityIn an effort to substitute antibiotics in high-energy diets fed to feedlot cattle, probiotics have emerged as a viable alternative. In this study, increase of animals body weight (BW) and average daily gain (ADG) were used as indicators of ...
Flavia Ivana Mansilla +6 more
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Ciência Rural, 2000 O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar animais inteiros ou castrados aos oito meses, de diferentes sistemas de acasalamento (SA): de raça definida (D), cruzados da primeira (G1) e da segunda (G2) geração, e de diferentes grupos genéticos (GG) em cada SA ...
Lígia Pigatto Pereira +5 more
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ASSESSING THE COST OF BEEF QUALITY [PDF]
The number of U.S. fed cattle marketed through a value based or grid marketing system is increasing dramatically. Most grids reward Choice or better quality grades and some pay premiums for red meat yield.
Forristall, Cody +2 more
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Economic Impacts of Restricted Animal Movements in Mexico Due to Increased Mexican Regional Bovine Health Criteria [PDF]
Tuberculosis restrictions on animal movement have important implications for Mexican producers and consumers as well as the U.S. beef cattle industry. The restrictions cause decreased Mexican cattle exports, increased domestic fed beef production, and ...
Cunningham, Megan E., Peel, Derrell S.
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Impact of automated bunk management on feedlot steer performance and dry matter intake variation
Smart Agricultural TechnologyBunk management (BM) matches feed deliveries to pen appetence of feedlot cattle, while managing variation in daily feed intake to reduce the risk of digestive disorders.
S.V. Platts +6 more
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The Effect of Early vs. Normal Calf Weaning on Feedlot Performance and Herd Management: A Cross-Discipline Case Study [PDF]
A study of early vs. normal weaning of calves concludes that early weaning improves feedlot production efficiency, reducing per day and per pound feedlot production costs.
Beutler, Martin +7 more
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Economically Optimal Distiller Grain Inclusion in Beef Feedlot Rations: Recognition of Omitted Factors [PDF]
With the rapid expansion of the ethanol industry, the feeding landscape familiar to the feedlot industry is changing. While concerns regarding rising corn prices persist, many within the industry are looking at distiller’s grains, a by-product of ethanol
Black, J. Roy +3 more
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Effect of Calf Health on Feedlot Performance and Carcass Value [PDF]
This paper addresses if calf health does affect feedlot performance and carcass value. The physiological aspects of this question as well as a regression analysis to further evaluate this problem will be addressed in this paper.
Robson, Shana
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DERIVING FEEDER CATTLE PRICING CONTRACTS FROM FED CATTLE PRICE GRIDS: SIMULATION RESULTS OF RISK-SHARING CONTRACTS [PDF]
Post-slaughter quality-based pricing of cattle is increasingly common. This quality, however, is dependent upon unobservable quality characteristics of the feeder cattle used as inputs.
Roe, Brian E., Wang, Chia-Hsing
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Assessment of Effectiveness of Buffer Zones in Removing Impurities in Runoff from Areas Treated with Poultry Litter. Part II: Source Areas to Buffer Areas Ratio Effects [PDF]
, 1995 Vegetative filter strips (VFS) are known to reduce runoff losses of nutrients. solids. and other materials from land areas treated with fertilizers . Although VFS effectiveness is known to depend partially on the relative lengths of filter and pollutant ...
Daniel, T. C. +2 more
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