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1998

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Projecting Fed Cattle Price Discovery Over The Next Decade (1998), J. Mintert, C.E. Ward, D.S. Peel, Ted C. Schroeder Jan 1998

Projecting Fed Cattle Price Discovery Over The Next Decade (1998), J. Mintert, C.E. Ward, D.S. Peel, Ted C. Schroeder

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Interviews were conducted with cattle feeders, beef packers, and others involved in the beef industry to project how fed cattle prices will be discovered in the next decade. Respondents generally indicated that economics will determine beef's market share in 2010, how important public grades and grading will be, and whether consumer brands for fresh beef will become common. Economics also will determine how much influence alliances will have, whether most cattle will be marketed by some value-based pricing system, and what changes will occur in market information and futures markets.

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Differences In Efficiency Among Kansas Beef Cow Producers (1998), S. Eidson, Michael R. Langemeier, R. Jones Jan 1998

Differences In Efficiency Among Kansas Beef Cow Producers (1998), S. Eidson, Michael R. Langemeier, R. Jones

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Beef cow producers must manage costs of production and improve production efficiency to compete with hog and poultry and other beef cattle producers. A sample of 46 beef cow enterprises from the Kansas Farm Management database was used to measure technical, economic, and overall efficiencies. On average the farms were 92% technically efficient, 80% economically efficient and 73% overall efficient. Our results suggest that 5% increases in economic and scale efficiencies would increase profit per cow by $20 and $24, respectively.

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Early Detection Of Problem Implants Using Infrared Thermography (1998), M.F. Spire, J.C. Galland, James S. Drouillard Jan 1998

Early Detection Of Problem Implants Using Infrared Thermography (1998), M.F. Spire, J.C. Galland, James S. Drouillard

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Thermal imaging of feedlot cattle ears is a noninvasive diagnostic tool that aids in identifying properly placed or abscessed growth-promoting implants. Thirty-two calves were used to determine if abscessed and normal, functional implants could be identified and differentiated using infrared thermography. Infrared images were taken at implantation on days 2, 4, 7, 14, and 21 after implantation. Abscessed implants were easily identified. Use of thermal imaging can verify implant administration and, thus, has the potential to immediately impact feedlot quality assurance programs.

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Comparison Of Implants In Grazing Heifers And Carryover Effects On Finishing Gains And Carcass Traits (1998), F.K. Brazle Jan 1998

Comparison Of Implants In Grazing Heifers And Carryover Effects On Finishing Gains And Carcass Traits (1998), F.K. Brazle

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Crossbred yearling heifers were allotted randomly to three grazing implant treatments: 1) control (CONT), 2) Component® E-H (CEH), and 3) Ralgro® (RAL). After grazing native grass for 74 days, the heifers were transported to a western Kansas feedlot. All heifers were implanted with Synovex-H® upon arrival at the feedlot and were reimplanted70 days later with Finaplix-H®. The CEH heifers gained faster while on grass (P<.10) and in the feedlot than the RAL heifers. The CEH heifers had heavier carcasses than RAL heifers. Control heifers had the largest ribeyes. Other carcass traits, including USDA quality grade, were not influenced by pasture treatment. In this study, administration of CEH to heifers grazing native grass optimized overall performance whencombined with the feedlot implants (Synovex-H and Finaplix-H).

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Effects Of Feeding Rumensin® In A Mineral Mixture On Steers Grazing Native Grass Pastures (1998), F.K. Brazle, S.B. Laudert Jan 1998

Effects Of Feeding Rumensin® In A Mineral Mixture On Steers Grazing Native Grass Pastures (1998), F.K. Brazle, S.B. Laudert

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Four hundred sixty-nine English and Continental cross yearling steers grazed on native grass pastures over a 2-year period. Rumensin® was added (1,620 g/ton) to the mineral mixture in half of the pastures. Some of the pastures were used from April 23 to July 15 and the remainder from April 23 to August 15. The pooled data for the grazing periods indicated that Rumensin supplemented steers gained 7.7% faster(P<.05) and consumed 32% less mineral (P<.05) compared to the control steers.

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Effects Of Revalor-G®, Ralgro®, And Synovex-H® On The Performance Of Stocker Heifers Grazing Irrigated Rye Pasture (1998), Gerry L. Kuhl, Dale A. Blasi Jan 1998

Effects Of Revalor-G®, Ralgro®, And Synovex-H® On The Performance Of Stocker Heifers Grazing Irrigated Rye Pasture (1998), Gerry L. Kuhl, Dale A. Blasi

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A 151-day field study was conducted to compare three anabolic implants for promoting weight gain in stocker heifers grazing center pivot-irrigated pastures of winter rye. Three hundred previously nonimplanted heifers averaging 421 lb were allotted to one of four treatments: 1) no implant-control (NC), 2) Ralgro® (RAL), 3) Revalor-G® (REV-G) and 4) Synovex-H® (SYN-H). Heifers were weighed at monthly intervals to evaluate the growth response curve of each implant type over time relative to controls. Only during the first 32-day period after implantation did heifers implanted with REV-G gain significantly faster (P<.05) than NC. All implant groups responded similarly (P>.05) during the next three monthly weigh periods. …

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Roundup 1998 Jan 1998

Roundup 1998

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Roundup is the major beef cattle education and outreach event sponsored by the Agricultural Research Center-Hays. The purpose is to communicate timely, applicable research information to producers and extension personnel. The research program of the Agricultural Research Center-Hays is dedicated to serving the people of Kansas by developing new knowledge and technology to stabilize and sustain long-term production of food and fiber in a manner consistent with conservation of natural resources, protection of the environment, and assurance of food safety. Primary emphasis is on production efficiency through optimization of inputs in order to increase profit margins for producers in the …

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