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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1985; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 85-319-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 470; Beef; Levamisole; Diets; Potassium; Gain; Health
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The Effects Of Levamisole, Receiving Diets, And Pre And Post Transit Potassium On Gain And Health Of Stressed Calves, F.K. Brazle, Frank Blecha, J.B. Mclaren, Jack G. Riley
The Effects Of Levamisole, Receiving Diets, And Pre And Post Transit Potassium On Gain And Health Of Stressed Calves, F.K. Brazle, Frank Blecha, J.B. Mclaren, Jack G. Riley
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
We purchased 264 calves (125 bulls and 139 steers) in Tennessee and transported them to Kansas to evaluate the effects of levamisole injections and potassium supplementation, before and after transit, and feedlot receiving rations on performance and health of stressed calves. The calves were held for 48 to 96 hours in the order-buyer barn, fed either a 1.1% or 1.5% potassium (K) ration, transported for 24 hours, and fed either a 40% concentrate or hay-plus protein-supplement receiving diet fortified with either 1.1 or 1.7% K for 28 days. They were met in Kansas with 16 hr of cold driving rain, …