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Journal

1984

Cattlemen's Day

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Comparison Of Synovex-S And Steer-Oid Implants For Feedlot Steers, B. Lee, S. Laudert Jan 1984

Comparison Of Synovex-S And Steer-Oid Implants For Feedlot Steers, B. Lee, S. Laudert

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Synovex-S and STEER-oid were compared in a 133-day finishing trial to evaluate their effects on growth and carcass traits of yearling steers. No significant differences in average daily gain, feed intake, feed to gain ratio, carcass weight, ribeye area, fat thickness, quality grade or yield grade were detected between the two implants at the end of the trial. However, significant differences in feed efficiency were detected during days 0-35 and 36-63, possibly due to different release rates of the implants.


Effect Of Actaplanin On Performance Of Grazing Steers, Lyle W. Lomas Jan 1984

Effect Of Actaplanin On Performance Of Grazing Steers, Lyle W. Lomas

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Feeding actaplanin in a loose mineral mix or twice weekly in a supplement significantly improve gains of grazing steers. The greatest improvement in performance was found with average daily actaplanin intakes of 255 or 257 mg per head in the two trials.


Feedlot Performance Of Angus And Brahman X Angus Steers During Cold Weather, S. Boyles, Jack G. Riley, Ronald V. Pope Jan 1984

Feedlot Performance Of Angus And Brahman X Angus Steers During Cold Weather, S. Boyles, Jack G. Riley, Ronald V. Pope

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Straightbred Angus steers gained .21 lb/day faster than Brahman x Angus steers during a 184-day winter feeding trial. Angus steers had a higher yield grade. more fat thickness at 12th rib, and graded 90% Choice. Brahman x Angus steers were 40 days younger at slaughter, had more carcass weight/day of age and larger loin eyes, but only graded 10% choice. There was no difference in feed efficiency.


The Weather In 1982 And 1983, L. Dean Bark Jan 1984

The Weather In 1982 And 1983, L. Dean Bark

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

The 1983 weather in Kansas upset carefully laid plans and confounded the best management techniques. Yet the averages for 1982 and 1983 appear very similar. In Manhattan, the average temperatures were 54.04 F for 1982 and 54.06 for 1983. Precipitation totals were 32.88 in. for 1982 and 35.74 in. for 1983. However, those who watched their crops dry up in the summer of 1983 after delayed planting because of wet fields, and suffered with their livestock through heat stress in July and August and cold stress during December know differently. Neither our crops nor our livestock ever experience "average" weather. …


Toxicity Problems With Ammoniated Dry Roughages, D. Simms, Gerry L. Kuhl, J. Brethour Jan 1984

Toxicity Problems With Ammoniated Dry Roughages, D. Simms, Gerry L. Kuhl, J. Brethour

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

In two trials conducted at the Fort Hays Experiment Station, symptoms of toxicity (hyperexcitability, circling, convulsions, death) were observed in several newborn calves (l to 14 days of age) nursing cows consuming ammoniated forage sorghum hay. None of these symptoms was observed in calves nursing cows consuming untreated hay. No toxicity symptoms were observed in the cows on any treatment. However, several instances of similar symptoms in cattle consuming ammoniated forages have been reported in growing calves and adult cattle in Kansas, Texas, California, and Kentucky. The primary forages involved in these incidents were forage sorghum, hybrid sudan, cereal grain, …


Effect Of Bovatec, Oxytetracycline (Otc), Bovalec Plus Otc And Rumensin-Tylan Combination On Feedlot Performance And Liver Abscess Control In Finishing Steers, B. Lee, S. Laudert Jan 1984

Effect Of Bovatec, Oxytetracycline (Otc), Bovalec Plus Otc And Rumensin-Tylan Combination On Feedlot Performance And Liver Abscess Control In Finishing Steers, B. Lee, S. Laudert

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

Adding Bovatec, OTC, Bovalec plus OTC or Rumensin-Tylan to finishing steer diets did not significantly improve average daily gain in the 133 day feeding period, but did improve (P<.05) feed to gain ratios. The Rumensin-Tylan combination was the only treatment that reduced (P<.05) liver abscess incidences.