Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 10 of 10
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
2024 Cattlemen's Day Full Report
2024 Cattlemen's Day Full Report
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This report includes research conducted in 2023 on beef cattle management, nutrition, and meat science conducted at Kansas State University. Specific topics include effects of prescribed burning and grazing in the Flint Hills, managing livestock pests with prescribed range burning, feeding techniques and methods in feedlots, nutrition supplements for improved health management, and beef thawing methods and consumer palatability preferences.
Foreword, Swine Day 2023
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This file includes the 2023 Swine Day Research Report introduction, standard abbreviations, K-State Vitamin and Trace Mineral Premixes statement, biological variability and chances of error explanation, and acknowledgments of our supporters. We hope that the information in the 2023 Swine Day Research Report will be of benefit as we attempt to meet the needs of the Kansas swine industry.
2023 Cattlemen’S Day Full Report, Liz Boyle
2023 Cattlemen’S Day Full Report, Liz Boyle
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This report includes research conducted in 2022 on beef cattle management, reproduction, nutrition, and meat science conducted at Kansas State University.
Foreword, Swine Day 2022
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This file includes the 2022 Swine Day Research Report introduction, standard abbreviations, K-State Vitamin and Trace Mineral Premixes statement, biological variability and chances of error explanation, and acknowledgments of our supporters. We hope that the information in the 2022 Swine Day Research Report will be of benefit as we attempt to meet the needs of the Kansas swine industry.
Cattlemen's Day 2022, Beef Cattle Research
Cattlemen's Day 2022, Beef Cattle Research
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This report includes research on beef cattle management, reproduction, nutrition, and meat science conducted at Kansas State University.
A Survey Of Added Vitamins And Trace Minerals In Diets Utilized In The U.S. Swine Industry, Jamil E. G. Faccin, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Robert D. Goodband
A Survey Of Added Vitamins And Trace Minerals In Diets Utilized In The U.S. Swine Industry, Jamil E. G. Faccin, Mike D. Tokach, Jason C. Woodworth, Joel M. Derouchey, Jordan T. Gebhardt, Robert D. Goodband
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
From November 2021 to February 2022, 37 swine nutritionists representing 29 production systems and 8 nutrition supplier companies in the United States were surveyed about added vitamins and trace mineral concentrations in swine diets. Respondents were asked to provide vitamin and trace mineral inclusion rates, weight ranges associated with each dietary phase, and number of sows utilizing their nutritional recommendations. Survey participants represented 4.38 million sows, or 72% of the U.S. industry. Data were compiled into 3 nursery phases (weaning to 15 lb; 15 to 25 lb; and 25 to 50 lb), 3 finishing phases (50 to 120; 120 to …
The Effect Of Phase-Feeding Strategies On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Growing-Finishing Pigs: I. Lysine Levels At The Estimated Requirement, M. B. Menegat, S. S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, J. C. Woodworth, J. M. Derouchey, R. D. Goodband
The Effect Of Phase-Feeding Strategies On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Growing-Finishing Pigs: I. Lysine Levels At The Estimated Requirement, M. B. Menegat, S. S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, J. C. Woodworth, J. M. Derouchey, R. D. Goodband
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The objective of this study was to evaluate phase-feeding strategies for grow-finish pigs under commercial research conditions and using lysine levels closely set to the pig’s requirement estimates for maximum growth performance. A total of 1,188 pigs (PIC 359 × 1050; initially 60.4 lb body weight (BW)) were used in a randomized complete block design with 27 pigs per pen and 11 pens per treatment. Treatments consisted of four feeding programs: a 1-phase feeding program with 0.82% standardized ileal digestible (SID) lysine from 60 to 280 lb BW; a 2-phase feeding program with 0.96 and 0.77% SID lysine from 60 …
The Effect Of Phase-Feeding Strategies On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Growing-Finishing Pigs: Ii. Field Approach On Lysine Levels, M. B. Menegat, S. S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, J. C. Woodworth, J. M. Derouchey, R. D. Goodband
The Effect Of Phase-Feeding Strategies On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Growing-Finishing Pigs: Ii. Field Approach On Lysine Levels, M. B. Menegat, S. S. Dritz, M. D. Tokach, J. C. Woodworth, J. M. Derouchey, R. D. Goodband
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The objective of this study was to evaluate phase-feeding strategies for grow-finish pigs under commercial research conditions and using a field approach with lysine levels slightly below the pig’s requirement estimates for maximum growth performance. A total of 1,100 pigs (PIC 359 × 1050; initially 57 lb body weight (BW)) were used in a randomized complete block design with 25 pigs per pen and 11 pens per treatment. Treatments consisted of four feeding programs: a 1-phase feeding program with 0.79% standardized ileal digestible (SID) lysine from 60 to 280 lb BW; a 2-phase feeding program with 0.91 and 0.72% SID …
Effects Of Dietary Fat Source On Performance Of Lactating Dairy Cows Fed A Pre-Mixed Concentrate, C. Ylioja, C. Abney-Schulte, Rick A. Stock, B. Bradford
Effects Of Dietary Fat Source On Performance Of Lactating Dairy Cows Fed A Pre-Mixed Concentrate, C. Ylioja, C. Abney-Schulte, Rick A. Stock, B. Bradford
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Inclusion of a pre-blended concentrate (OneTrak®, Cargill Inc., Blair, NE) in the total mixed ration (TMR) for dairy cows can simplify the daily mixing of dietary ingredients. A cow’s response to fat supplementation can be affected by other dietary ingredients; however, little is known about production responses to dietary fat in diets with high concentrations of non-forage fiber. This study evaluated cow performance in response to fat sources when the ration contained a pre-blended concentrate composed largely of a non-forage fiber source. Six pens of mid-lactation cows were studied; the addition of saturated fat (Energy Booster 100) and rumen-protected unsaturated …
Spinning Straw Into Milk: Can An All- Byproduct Diet Support Milk Production?, M. Hulett, C. Ylioja, T. Wickersham, B. Bradford
Spinning Straw Into Milk: Can An All- Byproduct Diet Support Milk Production?, M. Hulett, C. Ylioja, T. Wickersham, B. Bradford
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Ruminants are able to consume feeds that are unsuitable for humans and monogastric animals, and thus contribute to increased efficiency of our food systems. This study evaluated the performance of dairy cows consuming a diet comprised almost entirely of byproduct feeds, compared with cows consuming a typical lactation diet. The hypothesis was that the byproduct diet could support 80 lb/day of milk production. Although milk production and crude feed efficiency decreased compared to the typical diet, feed efficiency expressed as human-edible output per human-edible input increased for the byproduct diet. This study highlights the unique and important role played by …