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Prediction of optimal rumen degradable protein levels in no-roughage, corn-based feedlot diets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The need to balance no-roughage, corn-based feedlot diets for rumen degradable protein inclusion is essential in the feedlot setting. Five crossbred steers were fitted...
Utilization of forages in beef cow-calf nutrition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Two studies investigated methods of decreasing feed costs of cow-calf operations. In the first study, two experiments were conducted to determine the difference in grazed forage intake of beef cows of known residual feed ...
Ruminal degradation of protein and carbohydrate in the domestic and wild ruminant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
To optimize growth and health ruminant animals in a confined setting, diets need to be formulated to provide balanced levels of rumen degradable energy and nitrogen (RDN) to maximize microbial growth while also providing ...
The effects of supplemental rumen-protected fat in feedlot rations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Four experiments were conducted to determine the effects of supplemental rumen-protected fat in feedlot rations. The first experiment tested the effects ...
Influence of diet, production traits, blood hormones and metabolites, and mitochondrial complex protein concentrations on residual feed intake in beef cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Residual feed intake (RFI) is the difference between measured feed intake and predicted feed intake of an animal. Intake prediction is computed from a regression of intake on gain and metabolic body weight. Residual feed ...
Potential diagnostic methods and nutritional changes to combat bovine respiratory disease in receiving cattle
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) accounts for up to 70 percent of health disruptions and $500 million in associated medical costs and production losses, thus receiving considerable attention from cattle health personnel ...
Improvement of feed efficiency in beef cattle through selection upon residual feed intake (RFI)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Selecting beef cattle which metabolically are more efficient at converting feed into gain or body weight maintenance is one way to reduce feed cost in beef production. Residual feed intake (RFI) is one trait used to identify ...