Browsing by Author "Sawyer, Jason E."
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Chavez, Theresa Marie (2012-07-16)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of heat stress and varying levels of milk replacer on dairy calf performance. Holstein bull calves ≤ 2 d of age were randomly assigned housing, outside under a covered ...
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Gogichaishvili, Ilia (2012-10-19)High productivity rates, usage of nonproductive land, renewability and recovery of waste nutrients and potential for CO2 emission reduction represent some of the advantages that selected algae species might have over ...
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Application of vaccination protocols to manage beef cattle productivity and mitigate production risk Horne, Willy J. (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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Payne, Catherine Pomeroy (2012-07-16)Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers.), one of the predominant forages in the southeastern US, varies in nutritive value in response to management and environmental factors. Beef cattle supplementation decisions are ...
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McCann, Joshua C (2013-06-07)The rumen microbiome is a dynamic environment consisting of bacteria, protist, and fungi responsible for fiber degradation. Advances in molecular techniques have enabled description of bacterial microbiome via pyrosequencing. ...
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Adams, Thaddeus Hunter (2012-10-19)The consumption of high-fat hamburger enriched with saturated fatty acids (SFA) and trans-fatty acids (TFA) may increase risk factors for cardiovascular disease, whereas hamburger enriched with monounsaturated fatty acids ...
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Thayne, Jeffrey Thomas (2009-05-15)The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of inclusion of Bio-Mos in the growing ration for weaned lambs on growth rate, feed efficiency, and clinical measures of health of the lambs. Mannan oligosaccharides ...
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Minten, Megan A.; Bilby, Todd R.; Bruno, Ralph G. S.; Allen, Carolyn C.; Madsen, Crystal A.; Wang, Zeping; Sawyer, Jason E.; Tibary, Ahmed; Neibergs, Holly L.; Geary, Thomas W.; Bauersachs, Stefan; Spencer, Thomas E.; Ye, Xiaoqin (PloS One, 2013)
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Holloway, Kenton S. (2010-07-14)A study evaluating effects of metaphylaxis and milk replacer additives on health and growth was conducted with Holstein bull calves (n = 52; mean BW = 42.28 +- 3 kg) < 7 d of age. Calves were randomly assigned to receive ...
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Walter, Joel (2012-02-14)The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of residual feed intake (RFI) classification on performance, feed efficiency, feeding behavior and carcass traits, and to determine the relative importance of ...
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Dillon, James T. (2010-01-14)This study was conducted to assess cutout and value differences in Yield Grade 4 beef carcasses by evaluating impacts of gender, fatness, muscling, and weight. USDA Choice, Yield Grade 4 carcasses (n = 60) were selected ...
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Orsak, Andrew Nathan (2012-02-14)Steer calves n = 345 (year 1 n = 183; 253 ± 35 kg, year 2 n = 162; 241 ± 36 kg initial BW) were used to evaluate 56-d preconditioning systems in each of two years. Angus- and Charolais-sired calves out of crossbred dams ...
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Runyan, Chase (2011-02-22)This research was directed at investigating the variation in immune response of cattle when administered a known challenge from Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) following different Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) vaccine ...
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Sugg, Joel D (2013-08-14)Response to range supplementation is in part driven by level of supplement consumed and amount of associated variation. In order to evaluate intake limiting agents in a self-fed dried distillers’ grain supplement (DDG), ...
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Cooper, Aaron Jay (2011-10-21)Data were analyzed on 2 to 6 yr old cows to evaluate sire and family effects. Cows were produced in the McGregor Genomics Project from 13 embryo transfer (ET) full sib families (n = 188, F2 Nellore-Angus (NA)) and 4 half ...
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Dean, Dustin Tyler (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Purebred Beefmaster steers (n = 160) from five owners were fed at a commercial feedlot in South Texas beginning in November of 2004; 68 steers possessed pedigree information. Beginning in mid-November, steers were individually ...
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Groschke, David Wayne (Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)In 2003-2004, the Texas A&M University Ranch to Rail South program evaluated 430 steers in Edroy, TX. Data were analyzed on several traits, but feeder calf frame and muscle grades and health status were emphasized. Muscle ...
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Amen, Tonya Sue (2009-05-15)Feed efficiency in fed F2 Nellore-Angus steers produced through embryo transfer was evaluated using two methods: residual feed intake (RFI) and NRC-based model predicted residual consumption (MPRC). Sire and family(sire) ...
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Bailey, Jayton (2012-02-14)The objective of the first study was to determine which combination of bimodal (2-population) distribution models best fit non-feeding interval data to distinguish intervals within (1st population) and between (2nd population) ...
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Obeidat, Mohammad Diya Talal Hamed (2013-07-08)Calving rate, weaning rate, birth weight, weaning weight, and ADG from 1997 to 2011 were investigated in Angus, Nellore, F_(1) Nellore-Angus, first generation 3/8 Nellore 5/8 Angus produced as following: (1/2 Nellore 1/2 ...