Increasing the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices can help maintain sufficient food production while reducing its environmental impact. To ensure this adoption, it is important to assess research and training needs those helping farmers producers adopt practices. However, there a gap in literature related Western United States for agriculture. Needs assessments organizations, such as Sustainable Agriculture Research Education (SARE) program Cooperative Extension, address...

The objective of this study was to characterize the epidemiology Salmonella carried by dairy cows culled from herds in Texas High Plains. Feces were collected a convenience sample 706 animals nine farms. In addition, individually paired fecal and hide samples 70 healthy milking on three dairies. Samples cultured for using routine methods; isolates serotyped subjected panel antimicrobial drugs determine susceptibility. recovered 32.6% cows. Whole-herd use vaccine containing siderophore...

Effects of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in steam-flaked corn-based diets fed to natural-program beef cattle on growth performance, total tract apparent digestibility, carcass characteristics, and feeding behavior were evaluated a randomized block design experiment. Steers (n = 144; 341 ± 7.03 kg) blocked by initial BW assigned randomly 1 the 3 treatments 12 pens per treatment with 4 steers pen). Treatments included following: 1) control (CTL; no yeast); 2) low (LY; 1.5 g/animal...

Effects of a tannic acid blend (ByPro; Silvateam USA, Ontario, CA) added to steam-flaked corn-based fishing diets on beef cattle growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility, fecal N volatilization, and meat lipid oxidation were evaluated. Steers ( = 144; 349 ± 25 kg initial BW) blocked by BW assigned randomly 1 3 treatments with 12 pens/treatment 4 steers/pen fed ad libitum. Treatments included control (CON; no ByPro) ByPro at 30 or 60 g DM/steer daily (30-ByPro...

The effects of dietary pretreatment with fibrolytic enzyme-based cocktail were evaluated in 2 studies: (1) vitro true digestibility; and (2) intake, digestibility, feeding behavior, ruminal fermentation beef steers fed growing diets. For the assessment, inoculum was collected from (BW = 543 ± 45 kg; 4-h after feeding; diets) enzymes included or not (Trichoderma reesei extract; 0.75 µL/g substrate DM). Within batches (n 4), 12 substrates incubated nutrient digestibility evaluated. study 2, 5...

Abstract The objectives of this experiment were to evaluate the effects feeding Bacillus subtilis PB6 on clinical health, performance, and carcass characteristics feedlot steers. Bos indicus crossbred steer calves (n = 397; 342 kg initial body weight [BW]) randomly assigned pens by BW; 24) one two following experimental treatments: 1) no supplemental dietary direct-fed microbial, control (CON; n 12 pens) or 2) 13 g/steer daily B. (CLO; CLOSTAT, Kemin Industries, Des Moines, IA; pens). Steers...

Abstract British crossbred steers (n = 3,072; initial body weight [BW] 358 ± 37 kg) were used to evaluate the effects of chromium propionate supplementation yearling in a commercial feedyard on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and health. Steers blocked by BW; pens assigned randomly one two dietary treatments within block. Treatments, replicated 15 per treatment with 75 135 heads pen, included 1) control, 0 mg supplemental Cr/kg dry matter (DM) (CTL); 2) 0.50 diet DM (chromium...

Crossbred beef steers fitted with a ruminal cannula were used to study the effects of silage type (BH 8895 corn or AF7401 sorghum) and level inclusion (10 20%) in cattle finishing diets on digestibility nutrients, kinetics, vitro methane production, feeding behavior. A 4 × 6 unbalanced Latin square design was (6 steers; 363 ± 23 kg; diets: [CS] sorghum [SS], both at 10 20% inclusion, DM basis). Each period consisted 14 d adaptation 7 collection. Steers fed once daily 1000 h. An additional...

British and × Continental crossbred beef steers, n = 2,100; 313 ± 38 kg of initial body weight (BW) were used to evaluate the effects Bacillus subtilis PB6 supplementation yearling steers in a commercial feedyard on health, prevalence Salmonella spp., growth performance, carcass characteristics. Steers blocked by arrival date assigned randomly pens within block; 1 2 dietary treatments block. Treatments, replicated 15 pens/treatment with 70 steers/pen, included: 1) control (CON), diets...

Crossbred steers (British × Continental; n = 192; initial BW 391 ± 28 kg) were used to evaluate the effects of feeding ethanol coproducts on feedlot cattle growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, and carcass characteristics. Steers blocked by assigned randomly 1 6 dietary treatments within block. Treatments (replicated in 8 pens with 4 steers/pen) included 1) control, steam-flaked corn-based diet (CTL), 2) corn dried distillers grains solubles (DGS; DRY-C), 3) deoiled DGS...

Nutritional composition of sorghum before grain harvest and ruminal disappearance crop residues were evaluated in traditional senescent stay-green hybrids grown under restricted water conditions. Hybrids seeded a randomized complete block design (experimental unit = 2.63-ha plots; n 12, 6 plots per treatment) limited conditions (330 mm/season). Plants sampled 129 d after seeding botanically fractioned for yield nutrient (Exp. 1) vitro true digestibility 2). Crop baled situ was using...

You have accessJournal of UrologyStone Disease: Basic Research II1 Apr 2014MP25-06 ASSESSMENT OF INDUCTION CALCIUM OXALATE NEPHROLITHIASIS IN A NOVEL PORCINE STONE FORMING MODEL - PILOT STUDY Brandon Trojan, Sara Lauren Underwood, Bryce Staches, Andrew Navetta, Stephanie Filleur, and Thomas Nelius TrojanBrandon Trojan More articles by this author , TrojanSara UnderwoodLauren Underwood StachesBryce Staches NavettaAndrew Navetta FilleurStephanie Filleur NeliusThomas View All Author...

The effects of beef cattle growing systems (grazing vs. bunk) and silage type (corn sorghum) on finishing phase growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibilities were evaluated. Steers (n = 128; BW 394 ± 21 kg) backgrounded by either grazing (forage sorghum AF7401, 104 d) or bunk fed (65% concentrate diet, 85 d). Following the backgrouding period, animals blocked BW, randomly allocated to one two dietary treatments, corn (BH8895) (AF7401) at 20%, DM basis, in a randomized...

The objectives of the study were to determine 1) lactation performance, in situ degradability, and rumen fermentation Holstein cows fed a bmr-6 sorghum silage (SS) vs. leading non-bmr corn (CS) variety 2) degradation kinetics DM starch from grain isolated SS. In Experiment 1, four second (578 ± 41 kg BW) mid lactation, 101 113 DIM, randomly assigned diets containing SS or CS 2 × crossover design with 14-d adaptation periods followed by 7-d collection periods. Cows individually housed open...

Silage type and level of inclusion on beef cattle finishing diets ruminal fermentation degradability, digestibility, feeding behavior were evaluated. In Study 1, steers (n = 6; BW 363 ± 23 kg) fitted with cannula used (6 × 4 unbalanced Latin square design). Treatments 4) consisted silage (corn BH8895 sorghum AF7401) (10 or 20%, DM basis). Each period 14 d for adaptation 7 collections. Steers individually fed ad libitum once daily. degradability was studied by in situ technique. 2, the same...

ObjectivesRuminants effectively utilize animal and industrial production byproducts to create a high-quality nutritionally-rich protein sources. Increasing the of is critical component increasing food security within developing countries. Therefore, objective was investigate potential development cost-effective, nutritionally complete diets using local feedstuffs. Diets were designed assess gain beef cattle in confined feeding systems across Honduras viability feedstuffs, rather than intent...