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Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle: A Discussion Of The Issues, Scott Fausti, Steve Schamber, Dwight Adamson Apr 1997

Value Based Marketing For Fed Cattle: A Discussion Of The Issues, Scott Fausti, Steve Schamber, Dwight Adamson

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

Beef demand in the United States began to weaken relative to the demand for pork and poultry in the 1970s. The literature offers two possible explanations: 1) the lifestyles explanation; and 2) the relative-price explanation. Barkema and Drabenstott (1990) review the literature concerning the market share issue and concisely outline the two possible explanations: "The lifestyle argument suggests that consumers chose to eat less beef due to health concerns and changes in lifestyles. The relative-prices explanation suggests consumers switched from beef to poultry because beef became relatively more expensive than poultry." The issue of improving beefs competitiveness against other domestic …

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Utilizing Soyhulls In Livestock And Dairy Rations, Don Boggs, Kim Cassel, Jeff Held, Bob Thaler Apr 1997

Utilizing Soyhulls In Livestock And Dairy Rations, Don Boggs, Kim Cassel, Jeff Held, Bob Thaler

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Soyhulls are a co-product of soybean processing. The soyhull is the seedcoat of the soybean (not the pod) and makes up approximately 8% of the soybean. When the soybeans are rolled or flaked, the soyhull pops loose from the meat of the seed. The soyhulls are very lightweight and once loose can easily be removed from the seed by air. The soyhulls are ground and blended back with the soybean meal to produce 44% meal, or they can be used as a feedstuff in various types of livestock and dry rations.

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Johne's Disease In The Beef Herd, Bill Epperson Apr 1997

Johne's Disease In The Beef Herd, Bill Epperson

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Johne's (pronounced yo-knees) disease is a slowly progressive disease of ruminants, including cattle. All beef producers need to be concerned about Johne's disease. Johne's costs the commercial beef producer through excessive culling, death loss, and suboptimal herd performance. Producers who sell Johne's infected breeding stock have been involved in litigation for selling diseased animals. Johne's is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. M. paratuberculosis is slow growing and resistant to all common antibiotics. In contrast to most common bacteria, the Johne's organism persists in the environment for long periods of time, especially in areas associated with water. The organism survives …

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South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University Apr 1997

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's comments: Citizen Input helps set research agenda [p] 1
Calving later, weaning earlier - will it cut wintering costs? [p] 2
IBR protection in cattle starts at the call surface [p] 4
'The plagues are here, Baby' [p] 6
Safflower fits all West River cropping condition but needs a market [p] 8
Biostress research projects go beyond Northern Plains Biostress Lab [p] 10
Sheep can be custom fitted to almost any farm or ranch [p] 12
Economists outline rules for surviving under new farm bill [p] 14
Grain destinations determine producer marketing plans [p] 16
Internet -surfing farmers can …

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Weak Calf Syndrome An Indirect Result Of Cold-Weather Stress, Bill Epperson Apr 1997

Weak Calf Syndrome An Indirect Result Of Cold-Weather Stress, Bill Epperson

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

Severe winter conditions are commonplace in many geographical areas where beef is produced. However, cold temperatures, wind, and abnormally high snowfall can combine to produce environmental conditions that make adequate care of the beef herd impossible. In such conditions and despite the best effort, producers will often have difficulty carrying out typical management practices and providing adequate nutrition to cows. The end result is that nutrition during gestation may not have been optimal, environmental conditions at calving may be poor, and cows are very stressed. These conditions can lead to several health problems not normally encountered by the beef producer. …

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Livestock And Meat Trade; Sheep And Lamb Outlook, Gene Murra, Gene Murra Mar 1997

Livestock And Meat Trade; Sheep And Lamb Outlook, Gene Murra, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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Estimating Grass Utilization Using Photographic Guides, James R. Johnson, G. Wayne Reeves, David W. Schmidt, John L. Skogberg Mar 1997

Estimating Grass Utilization Using Photographic Guides, James R. Johnson, G. Wayne Reeves, David W. Schmidt, John L. Skogberg

SDSU Extension Circulars

Stocking rate, and the resulting level of grass utilization (or grass weight removed) by grazing livestock, has more impact on grass productivity than any other single factor within the range manager’s control. Determining the level of utilization for a pasture is one of the most important measurements that a manager can make when monitoring grazing Management over the years. The photo guide and procedures presented in this publication are intended to make grass utilization estimates both rapid and useful. The terms “utilization,” “use,” and “degree of use” all have similar meanings.

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1997 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University Mar 1997

1997 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International "Little I" Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

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Relative Profitability And Production Costs Of Post-Crp Alternative Land Uses In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Martin Beutler, Luarel Venuiszen Feb 1997

Relative Profitability And Production Costs Of Post-Crp Alternative Land Uses In South Dakota, Larry Janssen, Martin Beutler, Luarel Venuiszen

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

South Dakota (SD) has 2.06 million acres of CRP land with contracts expiring from 1996 - 2002. These CRP lands are 10.5% of cropland acres and 4.6% of land in farms in South Dakota. The major objective is to determine relative profitability of alternative crop and forage uses of post-contract CRP lands in different regions of South Dakota. Crop and forage per acre net returns were heavily influenced by relative productivity of CRP lands. The relative productivity of average CRP land compared to all cropland varies from 76% to 95% in eastern and central SD to 89% - 103% of …

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Using Alternative Feeding Management To Reduce Winter Feed Costs For Sheep, Jeff Held Feb 1997

Using Alternative Feeding Management To Reduce Winter Feed Costs For Sheep, Jeff Held

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

A short supply of traditional forage sources and much higher prices means that sheep producers should consider alternative feedings management strategies to lower their production costs. For large-flock owners, substituting feeds could prove to be a wise choice. For many small-flock owners, simple physical adjustments in feeding management could move feed costs inline with previous production cycles. Annual flock feed costs usually account for 50 to 70% of total expenses. However, very little time is actually spent determining the absolute dollar figure on a per ewe basis. For producers to lower feed costs in the current production cycle, it’s logical …

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Agriculture's Future Model; New Farm Bill Requires Careful Cost Control, Burton Pflueger, Donald Peterson Jan 1997

Agriculture's Future Model; New Farm Bill Requires Careful Cost Control, Burton Pflueger, Donald Peterson

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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Comparison Of Reproductive Performance Of Crossbred Ewes Bred For Either Fall Or Spring Lambing At Two Different Locations: Progress Report, T. P. Lundeen, A. L. Slyter, Rud Wasson, Ron Swan Jan 1997

Comparison Of Reproductive Performance Of Crossbred Ewes Bred For Either Fall Or Spring Lambing At Two Different Locations: Progress Report, T. P. Lundeen, A. L. Slyter, Rud Wasson, Ron Swan

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

The objective of the current study was to measure the performance of crossbred ewes lambing in the fall compared to similar ewes lambing in the spring at two different locations.

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Effect Of Sire Selection On Lamb Growth And Carcass Traits, Jeff Held, A. L. Slyter, Bruce Read, Breck Long Jan 1997

Effect Of Sire Selection On Lamb Growth And Carcass Traits, Jeff Held, A. L. Slyter, Bruce Read, Breck Long

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

The objectives of our study were to determine the production advantage for growth and carcass traits in lambs sired by rams selected for rapid pre- and postweaning ADG.

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Eastern South Dakota Wetlands, Rex R. Johnson, Kenneth F. Higgins, Michael L. Kjellsen, Charles R. Elliot Jan 1997

Eastern South Dakota Wetlands, Rex R. Johnson, Kenneth F. Higgins, Michael L. Kjellsen, Charles R. Elliot

Natural Resource Management Faculty Books

Diverse and extensive wetland resources have always been familiar parts of the landscape to farmers, hunters, and residents of eastern South Dakota. The journals and oral histories of adventurers, trappers, and natives and immigrants reveal how wetlands shaped the wildlife and the people who lived on and modified the land to meet their own needs. The history of South Dakota wetlands parallels the history and interactions of people and wetlands elsewhere in North America and the world. This interaction can best be characterized as constant conflict. Driven primarily by economics, farmers the world over expended tremendous energy to "reclaim" and …

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Conquering A Wilderness: Destruction And Development On The Great Plains In Mari Sandoz's Old Jules, Lisa Lindell Jan 1997

Conquering A Wilderness: Destruction And Development On The Great Plains In Mari Sandoz's Old Jules, Lisa Lindell

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

Jules Ami Sandoz came to America in 1881 at the age of 22. Following a three-year sojourn in northeastern Nebraska, he headed further west, settling in the recently surveyed region northwest of the Nebraska Sandhills. In Old Jules, the biography of her pioneer father, Mari Sandoz presented a character filled with conflicts and contradictions. Pitted against Jules's dynamic vision of community growth was his self-centered and destructive nature. Well aware of the more unsavory qualities exhibited by her father. Sandoz nonetheless maintained that he and others like him were necessary to the development of the West. This recognition did not …

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Leafy Spurge - A Review, Sharon A. Clay, Chad M. Scholes Jan 1997

Leafy Spurge - A Review, Sharon A. Clay, Chad M. Scholes

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Faculty Publications

Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is a perennial herbaceous weed that infests millions of acres of range and pasture in the northern Great Plains. It outcompetes grasses and lowers land productivity because cattle will not graze infested areas even if spurge makes up only 10% of the vegetative biomass. This presentation will cover the history, taxonomy, and phenology of leafy spurge. A discussion of chemical, mechanical, and biocontrol techniques that aid in leafy spurge management will also be included.

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Spring 1997 Lambing Protocol Sdsu Sheep Unit, Rud Wasson, Jeff Held, Lowell Slyter Jan 1997

Spring 1997 Lambing Protocol Sdsu Sheep Unit, Rud Wasson, Jeff Held, Lowell Slyter

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

This report details steps in the lambing protocol including: prelambing, lambing, processing lambs and recording lambing data, vaccinations, creep area and daily observation.

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1997 South Dakota State University Wrestling Media Guide, South Dakota State University Jan 1997

1997 South Dakota State University Wrestling Media Guide, South Dakota State University

Jackrabbit Wrestling Media Guides (1997-2014)

Who, What and Where At SDSU Page 1
Jackrabbit Coaches Page 2 & 3
Jackrabbit Profiles Pages 4-12
1997 Recap Page13
1997 Results Pages 14-15
All-Americans Pages 16-17
Year By Year Records Page 19
Jackrabbit Lettermen Page 18
Year By Year Results Page 19
About SDSU Page 20
Behind the Scenes Inside back cover

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South Dakota Performance Ram Testing Program Final Reports: 1995-96 And 1996-97, Jeff Held Jan 1997

South Dakota Performance Ram Testing Program Final Reports: 1995-96 And 1996-97, Jeff Held

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

The South Dakota Performance Ram Testing program was established primarily to identify differences in wool traits for rams managed under the same environmental conditions and plane of nutrition and, secondly, to measure postweaning growth rate as indicated by weight gain. An added feature is evaluation of animal carcass merit using real-time ultrasound technology.

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Fall Lambing Performance Of Purebred Columbia And Hampshire Ewes, A. L. Slyter, Tim Lundeen, Rud Wasson Jan 1997

Fall Lambing Performance Of Purebred Columbia And Hampshire Ewes, A. L. Slyter, Tim Lundeen, Rud Wasson

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

This study was initiated to evaluate the performance of purebred Columbia and Hampshire ewes selected for a September-October once a year lambing system in a effort to provide a more continuous supply of lambs to the market.

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Dairy Digest 1996-1997, South Dakota State University Dairy Club Jan 1997

Dairy Digest 1996-1997, South Dakota State University Dairy Club

Dairy Digest

No abstract provided.

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Utilizing Leafy Spurge As Haylage For Sheep, Scott Kronberg, Lowell Slyter Jan 1997

Utilizing Leafy Spurge As Haylage For Sheep, Scott Kronberg, Lowell Slyter

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

It is well recognized that sheep will graze the noxious weed leafy spurge and at least one sheep producer (Don Genre near Towner, ND) feeds large quantities of leafy spurge hay to sheep. We conducted a small trial to determine how well sheep would consume leafy spurge haylage, and how productive they were while consuming it.

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South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University Jan 1997

South Dakota Farm And Home Research, South Dakota State University

South Dakota Farm and Home Research: 1949 -1998

Director's comments: Look at research as a 'continuum of discovery' [p] 1
Efforts to add value to ag products spread across the state [p] 2
Researchers look for ways to Improve sow reproductive efficiency [p] 4
Unique SDSU research documents Intergenerational farm transfer 6
SDSU engineers measure stress on posts designed for cheaper, stronger pole barns [p] 8
Workday for SDSU scientist begins early, ends late [p] 10
SDSU plans futuristic development center for rural South Dakota [p] 12
New 'Ag Center' boosts research, Extension In West River [p] 14
SDSU dedicates new laboratory honoring veteran MIibank cheese makers [p] …

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Use Of The Relative Dose Response Assay To Determine The Vitamin A Status Of Neonatal Calves: Effects Of Season On Colostrum Quality And Immunological Parameters, Mary Jo Boner Jan 1997

Use Of The Relative Dose Response Assay To Determine The Vitamin A Status Of Neonatal Calves: Effects Of Season On Colostrum Quality And Immunological Parameters, Mary Jo Boner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Plasma vitamin A is not a reliable indicator of vitamin A status. Therefore, the feasibility of using the relative dose response (RDR) assay as a method for determining vitamin A status of calves was examined. In addition, effects of colostrum quality and season on vitamin A status and health of calves were determined. Blood was sampled from the jugular vein of 16 newborn calves to establish values over a 24 h period for immunoglobulin M (IgM) concentration, hematocrit, serum protein concentration, and leukocyte differentials. Liver biopsies were performed at birth, and successfully completed for 11 calves. Blood samples were obtained …

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Effect Of Extended Light On Growth And Fall Reproductive Performance Of Crossbred Ewe Lambs, A. L. Slyter, Dana Hanson, G. Anderson, Bruce Read Jan 1997

Effect Of Extended Light On Growth And Fall Reproductive Performance Of Crossbred Ewe Lambs, A. L. Slyter, Dana Hanson, G. Anderson, Bruce Read

South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1997

Previous work at SDSU and numerous other stations has shown poor success in getting ewe lambs to lamb for their first time in the fall. Under natural conditions during the spring (April-May), day length is increasing which inhibits cyclic activity in the ewe. Exposure to short days has been shown to stimulate estrous activity. However, facilities necessary to achieve a light tight chamber on a large scale is not cost effective. It was hypothesized that if day length is artificially extended prior to the anticipated breeding season and allowed to return to a natural shorter day cyclic activity might be …

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South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 14, 1996, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University Dec 1996

South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 14, 1996, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be informed that the individuals listed in the program do not constitute an official confirmation of having met the graduation requirements. The 1996 Fall Graduation Exercises will commence with introductions by University President Robert T. Wagner. Serving as honorary marshals are Dr. Mary K. Wagner, Assistant Professor Emerita of Rural Sociology, and Dr. Donald G. Kenefick, Professor Emeritus of Plant Science and Biochemistry. The commencement address, titled "Access To and Community in Higher Education: Obstacles and Opportunities," will be delivered by Dr. Diane E. Kayongo-Male. Dr. Carol J. Peterson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, will acknowledge student and faculty …

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Potential For Cost-Share Policies To Improve Groundwater Quality Without Reducing Farm Profits, Thomas Dobbs, John Bischoff Dec 1996

Potential For Cost-Share Policies To Improve Groundwater Quality Without Reducing Farm Profits, Thomas Dobbs, John Bischoff

Economics Staff Paper Series (1969 - 2017)

The Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) of reinforced the Federal government's commitment to environmental aspects of farm policy that received major attention in 1985 legislation and reinforcement in 1990. All three pieces of legislation placed emphasis on incentive and cost-share policies to reduce adverse soil and water effects of farming practices. A major initiative under FAIR is the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), for which $1.3 billion is authorized over 7 years to provide cost-share or incentive payment contracts with crop and livestock producers for environmental and conservation improvements (Young and Shields, 1996). In part, this program is …

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South Dakota State University Graduate Bulletin 1996-1998, South Dakota State University Dec 1996

South Dakota State University Graduate Bulletin 1996-1998, South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University Catalogs and Bulletins: 1935 to present

No abstract provided.

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Increased Hog Production In South Dakota: One Possible Solution - Contracting, Gene Murra Nov 1996

Increased Hog Production In South Dakota: One Possible Solution - Contracting, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

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South Dakota Farm & Home Research Index: 1978 - 1994, Clark N. Hallman, Mary E. Caspers, Mary Kraljic Nov 1996

South Dakota Farm & Home Research Index: 1978 - 1994, Clark N. Hallman, Mary E. Caspers, Mary Kraljic

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

South Dakota Farm &Home Research Index 1978-1994 aids researchers, extension personnel, historians, librarians, and others in locating information about the research of the state's Agricultural Experiment Station. It facilitates the identification of articles describing relevant research and researchers. South Dakota Farm & Home Research has been published by the Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University, Brookings, since 1949. The quarterly journal features brief reports on a wide variety of experiment station and university research activities focusing on agriculture and home economics. This index supplements the previous index to South Dakota Farm & Home Research, compiled by Leon Raney and …

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