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Yearling Scrotal Circumference Prediction Equation And Age Adjustment Factors For Various Breeds Of Beef Bulls, J.M. Geske, R.R. Schalles, K.O. Zoellner
Yearling Scrotal Circumference Prediction Equation And Age Adjustment Factors For Various Breeds Of Beef Bulls, J.M. Geske, R.R. Schalles, K.O. Zoellner
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Scrotal circumference measurements and other data were collected on 4,218 Angus, Red Angus, Brangus, Charolais , Gelbvieh, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Limousine, Salers, and Simmental bulls born in the spring of 1991. All were participants in selected on-farm and central bull tests. Our objectives for the study were to develop 205-and 365-day age-adjustment factors for scrotal circumference and derive a 365-day scrotal circumference prediction equation based on adjusted 205-day scrotal circumference. We determined that a 205-day scrotal circumference of approximately 21 cm is necessary to reach 32 cm at 1 year. Age-of-dam adjustment factor for 205-day scrotal circumference is +.8 cm …
Breed And Management Comparisons And Genetic Parameters For Carcass Traits, K.M. Andries, R.R. Schalles, D.E. Franke, Michael E. Dikeman
Breed And Management Comparisons And Genetic Parameters For Carcass Traits, K.M. Andries, R.R. Schalles, D.E. Franke, Michael E. Dikeman
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Carcass data from 5 years of a long-term, rotational , crossbreeding project were used to calculate heritabilities, genetic and phenotypic correlations , and management effects and to compare breeds for marbling, ribeye area, and hot carcass weight. Angus, Brahman, Charolais, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Gelbvieh, and Simmental breeds were involved. Sixty percent of the steer calves were fed as calves and 40% as yearlings. Heritabilities were .40 for marbling, .46 for ribeye area, and .51 for carcass weight. Genetic and phenotypic correlations were high between carcass weight and ribeye area but low between marbling and the other traits. Steers fed as …
Factors Affecting Premature Browning In Cooked Ground Beef, Melvin C. Hunt, K.E. Warren, Donald H. Kropf, M.A. Hague, C.L. Waldner, Sally L. Stroda, Curtis L. Kastner
Factors Affecting Premature Browning In Cooked Ground Beef, Melvin C. Hunt, K.E. Warren, Donald H. Kropf, M.A. Hague, C.L. Waldner, Sally L. Stroda, Curtis L. Kastner
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Some ground beef patties developed an internal, brown cooked color and looked well-done at temperatures as low as 13 1EF, whereas normal patties were re d to pink. The premature brown color was not relate d to percent fat; patty compaction; animal source and maturity; pH (5.5 to 5.8); or concentrations of raw patty heme and nonhemeiron, myoglobin, and total pigment. Because oxidation-reduction potential and total reducing activities were higher (P<.05) and TBA numbers were lower (P<.05) in normal than prematurely brown patties, the brown color is apparently related to greater patty oxidation.
Agronomic Performance And Silage Quality Traits Of Forage Sorghum Hybrids In 1994, M.S. Mitchem, L. Pfaff, K.K. Bolsen, Matthew A. Young
Agronomic Performance And Silage Quality Traits Of Forage Sorghum Hybrids In 1994, M.S. Mitchem, L. Pfaff, K.K. Bolsen, Matthew A. Young
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The 1994 growing season was characterized by near norm al rainfall and temperatures. Both whole-plant DM and grain yields were excellent for all hybrid s. The middle-season Pioneer 947 hybrid had the highest grain yield. The two dual-purpose hybrids had the highest whole-plant DM yields, and the male sterile (Golden Harvest H-1) and the grain sorghum (DeKalb 42Y) had the lowest. Strong winds in the first week in September caused substantial lodging in three of the four tall middle- and late-season hybrids (DeKalb FS-5 and Golden Harvest H-2 and H-68). Two of the short height, dual purpose hybrids (Northrup King …
Relating Quality Changes To Storage Time For Baled Alfalfa, W.K. Coblentz, J.O. Fritz, K.K. Bolsen, R.C. Cochran
Relating Quality Changes To Storage Time For Baled Alfalfa, W.K. Coblentz, J.O. Fritz, K.K. Bolsen, R.C. Cochran
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The relationships between storage time and several chemical indices for forage quality were established for alfalfa hay baled at two moisture levels (29.9 and 19.7%) in conventional and laboratory bale s made at 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 times the density o f parent, conventional bales. Bales were sampled after 0, 4, 11, 22, and 60 days. For the high-moisture bales, most quality indices indicated substantial nutrient loss early in the storage period, particularly between days 4 and 11, with little change after 22 days. A nonlinear mathematical model was constructed to describe how neutral detergent fiber and several other quality …
Influence Of Timing And Rate Of Gain On Puberty And Reproductive Performance Of Beef Heifers, J.M. Smith, G.C. Lamb, J. Ernest Minton, Robert T. Brandt Jr., R.C. Cochran
Influence Of Timing And Rate Of Gain On Puberty And Reproductive Performance Of Beef Heifers, J.M. Smith, G.C. Lamb, J. Ernest Minton, Robert T. Brandt Jr., R.C. Cochran
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Seventy-seven crossbred heifers (573 lb initial body weight) were developed in drylot and limit-fed a corn, sorghum silage diet predicted to produce gains of either 1 lb/day for the entire developmental period (EVENGAIN) or .25 lb/day for the first two-thirds of the period followed by 2 lb/day during the last third (LATEGAIN). Treatments began on November 15, 1993 and continued until April 25, 1994, the onset of the breeding season. Actual daily gains averaged 1.31 lb/day for EVENGAIN heifers, whereas LATEGAIN heifers averaged .55 lb/day for the first two-thirds of the feeding period and 2.5 lb daily for the last …
Cash Operating Income And Liquidity Management For Feeder Cattle Operations, B.D. Elliott, Michael R. Langemeier, Allen M. Featherstone
Cash Operating Income And Liquidity Management For Feeder Cattle Operations, B.D. Elliott, Michael R. Langemeier, Allen M. Featherstone
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Net cash flow measures the amount of cash remaining after all cash expense obligations are satisfied. This cash is available for additional farm investment, off-farm investment, family living, and additional debt repayment. A 5-year, average, monthly, cash-flow statement was used to determine net cash flow for 18 feeder cattle farms .Results indicate that excess cash was used primarily to invest in equipment, vehicles, and nonfarm assets. Investments in buildings increased moderately over the study period, while investment in land was minimal.
Display Life And Internal Cooked Color Of Ground Beef From Vitamin E-Supplemented Cattle, C.L. Lavelle, Melvin C. Hunt, Donald H. Kropf
Display Life And Internal Cooked Color Of Ground Beef From Vitamin E-Supplemented Cattle, C.L. Lavelle, Melvin C. Hunt, Donald H. Kropf
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Retail display life of ground beef and internal color of patties cooked to four endpoint temperatures (131, 149, 160, and 17 1EF) were determined for ground beef (9% fat) from vitamin E-supplemented (500 and 2000 IU per day) steers. Visual scores indicated that the display time required for the 500 and 2000 vitamin E samples to reach an objectionable reddish-brown/brown color was increased by 12 and 32 hours, respectively, as compared with the 0 vitamin E samples. Patties did not differ in internal cooked color regardless of vitamin E level. Vitamin E was effective in increasing retail display color stability …
Response Of Pregnant Beef Cows To Undegradable Intake Protein Fed In Excess Of The Degradable Intake Protein Requirement, R.C. Cochran, H.H. Koster, E.S. Vanzant, Timothy J. Jones, K. C. Olson, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Response Of Pregnant Beef Cows To Undegradable Intake Protein Fed In Excess Of The Degradable Intake Protein Requirement, R.C. Cochran, H.H. Koster, E.S. Vanzant, Timothy J. Jones, K. C. Olson, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Two concurrent experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect on performance and forage intake of increasing the supply of undegradable intake protein (UIP) to pregnant beef cows already receiving sufficient degradable intake protein (DIP) to maximize forage intake. Three supplements were fed at .34% BW/day, providing .092% B W/day of DIP (level determined in previous study to maximize forage intake) and .042, .059, and .077% BW/day of UIP (low , moderate, and high UIP, respectively) . In study 1, ad libitum tallgrassprairie forage intake was measured daily from 12/1/93 to 2/10/9 4 using 18 pregnant Angus x Hereford cows. Forage …
Relationships Between Weaning Weight, Maternal Weaning Weight, And Milk Production In Polled Hereford Cattle, J.B. Jr. Glaze, R.R. Schalles
Relationships Between Weaning Weight, Maternal Weaning Weight, And Milk Production In Polled Hereford Cattle, J.B. Jr. Glaze, R.R. Schalles
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Performance data from a Polled Hereford herd selected for improved feed conversion were used to calculate a variety of genetic parameters. Heritabilities were .14 for weaning wt, .18 for maternal weaning wt., and .19 for milk production. The genetic correlations were -.10 between weaning weight and maternal weaning weight and 0 between weaning weight and milk production. However, the genetic correlation between maternal weaning weight and milk was . 99, indicating they are essentially the same trait. Milk EPDs published by most breed associations are calculate d as the maternal weaning weight. Our study strongly supports this method of estimating …