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Nitrous oxide fluxes from a commercial beef cattle feedlot in Kansas [PDF]

, 2014
Emission of greenhouse gases, including nitrous oxide (N₂O), from open beef cattle feedlots is becoming an environmental concern; however, research measuring emission rates of N₂O from open beef cattle feedlots has been limited.
Charles W. Rice, Aguilar, Orlando A., Maghirang, Ronaldo, W. Rice, Charles, Maghirang, Ronaldo G., Erickson, Larry E., Orlando A. Aguilar, A. Aguilar, Orlando, Larry E. Erickson, Steven L. Trabue, Trabue, Steven L., Ronaldo Maghirang, Rice, Charles W.   +12 more
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Determinants of Feedlot Cattle Death Loss Rates

, 2021
Death loss in feedlot cattle can have significant impacts on feedlot profitability. Not only does death loss result in foregone revenue, but the operation still incurs the costs to date associated with those animals.
Raper, Kellie Curry, Peel, Derrell S., Derrell S. Peel, John Michael Riley, Riley, John Michael, Mark Buda, Buda, Mark, Kellie Curry Raper   +7 more
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Evaluation of the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota in Beef Cattle Transported to a Feedlot, With a Focus on Lactic Acid-Producing Bacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The nasopharyngeal (NP) microbiota is important in defining respiratory health in feedlot cattle, with certain NP commensals potentially protecting against bovine respiratory disease (BRD) pathogens.
Samat Amat, Samat Amat, Devin B. Holman, Edouard Timsit, Edouard Timsit, Timothy Schwinghamer, Trevor W. Alexander   +6 more
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Immunology and Prevention of Infection in Feedlot Cattle

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 1998
This article reviews the basic types of immunity, the factors relevant to feedlot cattle that have been shown to suppress immune function, and what is known about the basis of protective acquired immunity against the common bovine respiratory pathogens.
Roth, James A., Perino, Louis J.
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Economically Optimal Distiller Grain Inclusion in Beef Feedlot Rations: Recognition of Omitted Factors

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 distillers grains, a by-product of ethanol ...
Jones, Crystal, Rust, Steven R., Tonsor, Glynn T., Black, J. Roy   +3 more
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Clinical and pathological study of an outbreak of obstructive urolithiasis in feedlot cattle in southern Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2003
The epidemiology, clinical picture and pathology of an outbreak of urolithiasis in cattle in southern Brazil are described. The disease occurred in August 1999 in a feedlot beef cattle herd. Five out of 1,100 castrated steers were affected.
Loretti Alexandre Paulino, Oliveira Luciana Oliveira de, Cruz Cláudio Estêvão Farias, Driemeier David   +3 more
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Economic impacts of lameness in feedlot cattle.

Translational animal science, 2017
Lameness is an important health issue in feedlot cattle; however, there is a paucity of information regarding its economic impact. Decision tree models are excellent tools for assessing costs of disease such as the net return (net return = benefit - cost). Models were developed using expert opinion, literature and retrospective feedlot data provided by
Davis-Unger, J., Pajor, E. A., Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K., Marti, S., Dorin, C., Spackman, E., Orsel, K.   +6 more
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Cattle grazing on semi-natural pastures [PDF]

, 2010
The knowledge of the grazing behaviour of cattle on Swedish semi-natural pastures and how this relates to the nutritional quality and quantity of the vegetation is low. In a situation where farming is being intensified both nationally and globally, it is
Pelve, Maja
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Economic and circular economy analysis of including potato waste in beef feedlot diets: a Canadian case study

Frontiers in Sustainability
IntroductionThe present study investigates the combined impact of adding a common agricultural waste by-product alternative feed (cull potatoes) to the diet of feedlot cattle on both economic profitability and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.MethodsA ...
Emma C. Stephens, Isaac Aboagye, Genet Mengistu, Tim McAllister, Kim Ominski   +4 more
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EFFECTS OF JOINT PRODUCT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ON E.COLI 0157:H7 AND FEEDLOT PROFITS

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 on feedlot profits. Fecal samples from 711 feedlot pens in 73 feedlots in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were tested for E. coli 0157:H7.
Perry, William R., Jones, Rodney D., Sanderson, M.W., Smith, R.A., Griffin, D.D., Sargeant, J.M., Marsh, Thomas L.   +6 more
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