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1998

Agriculture

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

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Effects Of Extruded Corn Or Grain Sorghum On Intake, Digestibility, Weight Gain, And Carcasses Of Finishing Steers, R. J. Gaebe, D. W. Sanson, Ivan G. Rush, M. L. Riley, D. L. Hixon, S. I. Paisley Jan 1998

Effects Of Extruded Corn Or Grain Sorghum On Intake, Digestibility, Weight Gain, And Carcasses Of Finishing Steers, R. J. Gaebe, D. W. Sanson, Ivan G. Rush, M. L. Riley, D. L. Hixon, S. I. Paisley

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

We conducted two trials to evaluate the effects of extruding vs dry-rolling either corn or grain sorghum on intake, digestibility, and performance of finishing steers. In Trial 1, 92 crossbred steers (average BW 413 kg) were used in a 2 x 2 factorial design. Diets contained either dry-rolled corn (RC), extruded corn (EC), dry-rolled grain sorghum (RGS), or extruded grain sorghum (EGS). Diets were fed for 110 d and contained 78.6% of the respective grain, 9% alfalfa pellets, 8.2% molasses, and 4.2% protein-mineral supplement. Daily gain was highest (P < .049) for steers fed RC, and the ADG of steers fed RGS was higher than that of steers fed extruded diets; there was no difference in ADG between steers fed EC and those fed EGS. Steers fed dry-rolled diets consumed more DM (P = .001) than steers fed extruded diets. Feed efficiency …


Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers, B. A. Weichenthal, Ivan G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt Jan 1998

Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers, B. A. Weichenthal, Ivan G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt

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Light-test weight corn (59.2 to 61.5 kg/hL; 46 to 48 lb/bu) was compared to normal corn (72 kg/hL; 56 lb/bu) in growing and finishing diets for largeframe crossbred steer calves in 2 consecutive yr. The source of the calves was the same each year as was the diet composition. Growing diet dry matter included 32.9% corn silage, 22.3% alfalfa haylage, 37% dry rolled corn, and 7.8% protein supplement. Finishing diet dry matter included 9.2% corn silage, 86.2% dry rolled corn, and 4.6% protein supplement. Rumensin was included in both diets and steers were implanted with Synovex Sâ at the start …


Mixed Infection Of Hard Red Winter Wheat With High Plains Virus And Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus From Wheat Curl Mites In Nebraska, T. Mahmood, Gary L. Hein, S. G. Jenson Jan 1998

Mixed Infection Of Hard Red Winter Wheat With High Plains Virus And Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus From Wheat Curl Mites In Nebraska, T. Mahmood, Gary L. Hein, S. G. Jenson

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

A new disease of wheat and corn caused by the High Plains virus (HPV) has been observed in the High Plains region of western United States. HPV is transmitted by the wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella, which is also the vector of wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV). In the field it is extremely difficult to visually differentiate plants infected with WSMV from those with HPV. An indirect protein-A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (PAS-ELISA) and Western blot analysis were used to identify WSMV and HPV. Samples of wheat curl mites were collected from arbitrarily chosen sites from commercial wheat plantings …


Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers1, B. A. Weichenthal, I. G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt Jan 1998

Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers1, B. A. Weichenthal, I. G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Light-test weight corn (59.2 to 61.5 kg/hL; 46 to 48 lb/bu) was compared to normal corn (72 kg/hL; 56 lb/bu) in growing and finishing diets for largeframe crossbred steer calves in 2 consecutive yr. The source of the calves was the same each year as was the diet composition. Growing diet dry matter included 32.9% corn silage, 22.3% alfalfa haylage, 37% dry rolled corn, and 7.8% protein supplement. Finishing diet dry matter included 9.2% corn silage, 86.2% dry rolled corn, and 4.6% protein supplement. Rumensin was included in both diets and steers were implanted with Synovex Sâ at the start …