Most Recent Articles from Professional Animal Scientist

• REVIEW: Reproductive Traits and Their Heritabilities in Beef Cattle 

  ABSTRACT Fertility is a complex trait in beef production systems and genetic evaluation procedures, which is partly due to the numerous measures...

  10/01/09 by Cammack, K M; Thomas, M G; Enns, R M · More from publication

• Preweaning Performance, Heterosis, and Direct and Maternal Breed Effects in Angus, Hereford, Red Poll, Santa Gertrudis, and Reciprocal-Cross Calves 

  ABSTRACT Production records of 1,631 cow-calf pairs were used to evaluate breed and breed combination differences in calf performance to weaning...

  10/01/09 by Oxford, E L; Brown, A H; Johnson, Z B; Tabler, G T; Kutz, B R · More from publication

• Effects of Corn Coproduct Supplementation on Primiparous Cow Reproduction and Calf Performance1, The 

  ABSTRACT An experiment was replicated over 2 yr to determine the effect of additional RUP and dietary fat from dried distillers grains plus...

  10/01/09 by Larson, D M; Funston, R N · More from publication

• Chemical Composition of Pen Surface Layers of Beef Cattle Feedyards1 

  ABSTRACT The biological, physical, and chemical characteristics of beef cattle feedyard pen surfaces may affect nutrient transformations and...

  10/01/09 by Cole, N A; Mason, A M; Todd, R W; Rhoades, M; Parker, D B · More from publication

• Reduced Carriage of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cattle Fed Yeast Culture Supplement 

  ABSTRACT The effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on cattle carriage of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (O157) was assessed using 8...

  10/01/09 by Liou, L; Sheng, H; Ferens, W; Schneider, C; Hristov, A N; Yoon, I; Hovde, C J · More from publication

• Effects of Adding MIN-AD to Steam-Flaked Corn-Based Diets With or Without Wet Corn Distillers Grain Plus Solubles on Performance by Beef Cattle During Receiving and Finishing Phases 

  ABSTRACT Effects of wet corn distillers grain (WCDG) and MIN-AD (MIN-AD Inc., Amarillo, TX). a commercial source of calcium-magnesium carbonate,...

  10/01/09 by May, M L; Quinn, M J; DiLorenzo, N; Smith, D R; Hales, K E; Simms, D D; Galyean, M L · More from publication

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