Most Recent Articles from Professional Animal Scientist

• Review: Limit-Feeding with Altered Forage-to-Concentrate Levels in Dairy Heifer Diets1 

  ABSTRACT Limit-feeding high-concentrate or high-digestibility diets for growing dairy heifers may offer an economical alternative to ad libitum...

  08/01/09 by Zanton, G I; Heinrichs, A J · More from publication

• REVIEW: Transport Losses in Market Weight Pigs: I. A Review of Definitions, Incidence, and Economic Impact 

  ABSTRACT Transport losses (dead and nonambulatory pigs) present animal welfare, legal, and economic challenges to the US swine industry. The...

  08/01/09 by Ritter, M J; Ellis, M; Berry, N L; Curtis, S E; Anil, L; Berg, E; Benjamin, M; Butler, D; Dewey, C; Driessen, B; DuBois, P; Hill, J D; Marchant-Forde, J N; Matzat, P; McGlone, J; Mormede, P; Moyer, T; Pfalzgraf, K; Salak-Johnson, J; Siemens, M; Sterle, J; · More from publication

• Accuracy and Repeatability of Sow Body Condition Scoring1, The 

  ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to estimate observer accuracy and repeatability of body condition scoring of sows when scorers had...

  08/01/09 by Fitzgerald, R F; Stalder, K J; Dixon, P M; Johnson, A K; Karriker, L A; Jones, G F · More from publication

• Variation in Nutrient Content of Microbrewers Grains and Effect on Performance and Carcass Composition When Fed Wet to Growing-Finishing Swine1 

  ABSTRACT The number of microbreweries and brew pubs producing craft beers is increasing. A survey of New Jersey microbrewery establishments was...

  08/01/09 by Lynn, B A; Wohlt, J E; Schoknecht, P A; Westendorf, M L · More from publication

• Evaluation of Growth-Based Predictions of Carcass Fat and Marbling at Slaughter Using Ultrasound Measurements1 

  ABSTRACT Carcass data from serially slaughtered steers fed different dietary energy sources during backgrounding were used to formulate equations...

  08/01/09 by Rhoades, R D; Ponce, C H; Smith, S B; Herring, A D; Tedeschi, L O; Lunt, D K; Dean, D T; Ribeiro, F R; Choi, C W; Riley, D G; Sawyer, J E · More from publication

• Production Characteristics of Pasture-Fed Beef 

  ABSTRACT Twenty pasture-fed steers and 10 pasture-fed heifers were evaluated for relationships among daily BW gain, grazing period, frame size,...

  08/01/09 by Steinberg, E L; Comerford, J W; Baumer, V H; Mills, E W · More from publication

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