Browsing by Subject "Beef cattle"
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(2010-10-12)Wet distiller’s grains with solubles are the most common feedstuff generated by the ethanol industry, and this feedstuff has been utilized by the feedlot industry. Exploration of the effect of dietary distiller’s inclusion ...
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(2018-04-18)Beef cattle production in the United States is faced with restricted access to previously used feed-grade antibiotics, deemed medically important, under the 2017 Veterinary Feed Directive. Suitable alternatives should be ...
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(2009-04-17)Research using cattle fitted with GPS collars has shed light on how cattle behave in response to different landscape features such as brush, rock cover, slope, water, forage and grazing land accessibility. This publication ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)Lysine and threonine turnover was measured in two growing Angus steers by infusion of L-4,5-('3)H-lysine and L-G-('3)H-threonine for 12 hours. Deuterium oxide (75 ml) was injected at the beginning of the infusion period ...
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(2019-06-03)Ruminant production is essential to meeting the high-quality protein requirements of an increasing global population. However, gaseous byproducts from ruminant production such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1982)A biotechnical model that simulates the life cycle of beef cattle was validated and used to examine effects of different genetic potentials for mature size (WMA), milk production (PMA) and maturing rate (MATR) on biological ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)Birth, growth and carcass data on cattle raised at Riesel, Texas were analyzed to evaluate Zebu sire breed differences. Zebu breeds included Gray Brahman (B), Red Brahman (R), Gir (G), Indu-Brazil (I) and Nellore (N). Angus ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)The effects of castration, breed group and growth stimulants on certain carcass characteristics and palatability traits of young bulls were tested. In addition, postmortem aging effects on steer and bull beef were studied. ...
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(2000-05-03)A beef cow requires energy, protein, minerals and vitamins in its diet. Many factors, including forage quantity and quality and animal body condition, affect the amounts of required nutrients.
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(2005-09-09)Producers can prevent or minimize health problems in cow-calf herds in fall and winter by reducing the stresses caused by inadequate nutrition, sudden feeding changes and unsanitary conditions. This publication describes ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1977)Cross-sectional data were obtained from a serial slaughter of 197 bulls from a five breed diallel involving Angus, Brahman, Hereford, Holstein and Jersey collected at the Texas A&M Agricultural Research Center at McGregor. ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)Brahman-cross cows (day 11 or 12 of the estrous cycle) were used to study the effects of prostaglandin-induced luteolysis on the corpus luteum (CL). Four cows (0 h controls) were injected (sc) with saline while 16 cows ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)Beef production is the foremost agricultural activity in East Texas. Although production practices vary, the cow-calf enterprise dominates. Much of the land is used for production of forages that vary from native grasses ...
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(2002-09-23)This publication provides beef producers with information on managing a nutrition program for range beef cattle. It discusses forage needs, body condition, crude protein and digestibiity of forage in the various areas of ...
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(2000-08-18)The relationship between forage quality and the physical appearance of feces of grazing cattle is explained. Four photographs provide a quick and easy visual reference for evaluating the diet quality of grazing beef cattle.
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(2002-09-05)Pasture forages for beef cattle are of five types--warm-season perennials, warm-season annuals, cool-season annuals, cool-season perennials and legumes. This publication discusses the five types and proposes a year-round ...
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(2009-03-02)There are several value-based fed cattle pricing systems, including formula pricing, price grids and alliances. This publication describes the different cattle pricing methods and helps you decide which is best for you.
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)Of all the problems that confront agriculture perhaps the unpredictability of weather is the most difficult to quantify. Twenty years of climatalogical data were obtained for Beeville, Texas and cumulative frequency ...
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(2008-12-05)Livestock Risk Protection policies offer price risk insurance to cattle producers. Hedging with an LRP policy is one way to secure an acceptable price now for a commodity that will be produced or marketed some time in the future.