Browsing by Department "Animal Science"
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(2014-07-17)The objectives of this study were to evaluate the use of fecal NIRS profiling and the n-alkane labeled supplementation method for the prediction of voluntary intake in beef cattle for the identification of animals divergent ...
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(2022-04-06)In recent years due to drastic reductions in cost, sequencing-based technologies have become more accessible to the scientific community. As a result, these tools have become commonplace within the contemporary literature ...
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(2018-05-08)Feed expenses are the largest driver of input cost in the beef industry, thus, increasing the genetic merit of beef cattle efficiency is an effective strategy to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of ...
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Application of vaccination protocols to manage beef cattle productivity and mitigate production risk (2010-01-16)The U.S. beef industry is very large with many inter-connected facets. Nutrition and health are key components of a system striving to compete economically while striving to produce a high quality product. The decisions ...
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(2019-12-10)The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate effectiveness of pulsed-UV light in reducing the presence of E. coli Biotype I surrogate microorganisms on beef subprimals, and (2) to evaluate the impact of pulsed-UV ...
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(2009-05-15)This research was conducted to test the hypothesis that parenteralarginine supplementation is effective in enhancing birth weights of intrauterinegrowth restricted (IUGR) fetuses. Underfed and prolific ewes were used ...
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(2018-08-08)The reproductive efficiency of beef cows has long been a major determinant of success for cattle producers nationwide, and any method of improvement to this efficiency will aid the industry in being more profitable. Arginine ...
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(2017-08-10)The objective of this study was to determine the influence of different maize growth location and different maize varieties on new-make whiskey aroma development. Three maize varieties (Dyna-Gro – D57VP51; Mycogen – 2 C797; ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Food safety is a critical issue for beef harvest operations. There are multiple interventions available for treating carcasses; however, this project was designed to evaluate an intervention capable of reducing bacterial ...
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(2016-07-27)Career-building competitions, such as collegiate livestock evaluation, claim to enhance writing and speaking skills, confidence in making decisions, teamwork, and critical thinking skills of participants, yet there is ...
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(2021-07-07)Number of calves (n = 596) and weaning calf value (n = 574) from natural service, multi-sire breeding groups were evaluated in a crossbred research herd. Sires and dams that were F1 crosses of Angus (A) and Nellore (N) ...
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(2018-05-04)Foodborne salmonellosis has been traced back to undercooked ground beef and other beef products in the past, and due to the widespread presence of lymph nodes (LNs) throughout carcasses, they are a source of Salmonella ...
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(2022-08-30)ABSTRACT Salmonella can be harbored in peripheral lymph nodes (LNs) of cattle which can lead to contaminated ground beef. LNs present in beef fatty tissues can result in Salmonella presence in lean and fat trimmings used ...
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(2011-08-08)Cattle consuming low-quality forage may have decreased forage organic matter intake as a result of decreased nitrogen (N) intake. To date, a value has not been assigned to dried distillers' grains as a protein supplement ...
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(2010-07-14)This study was conducted to determine water intake. Forty-four Holstein bull calves were evaluated to investigate the effects of starter intake, body weight, temperature and time to predict water intake. A model was developed ...
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(2016-08-02)Objectives of this study were characterize residual feed intake (RFI) in finishing steers to examine relationships with performance, feed efficiency, feeding behavior traits, and blood metabolite profiles and identify ...
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(2015-05-11)The objective of study 1 was to examine the associations between feeding behavior traits and performance and residual feed intake (RFI) in Brangus steers (N = 84). Steers with low-RFI phenotypes consumed 19% less (P < 0.01) ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Increase in consumption of fresh produce over the past decade has resulted in a rise in incidents of foodborne outbreaks due to pathogens. Chemical sanitizers have been extensively used in the industry for decontamination ...
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(2018-07-27)Some bacteria are of importance in food production, harvest, and processing because they can have undesirable effects on a food, resulting in spoilage or deterioration. Human disease-causing bacteria associated with food ...
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(2016-01-08)Multiple investigations were undertaken to evaluate the value of three facets of beef cattle production. In the first study, price and quantity effects of β-adrenergic agonists removal from beef cattle production were ...