Harvested and purchased feeds make up nearly 40 percent of annual production costs in typical cow/calf operations. These costs also have a dramatic impact on cost per unit of gain in stocker operations. Consequently, cattle ...

The way cattle are handled shortly before loading, during hauling, and the first two weeks in the feedlot has a great influence on the overall performance of feedlot cattle. There is no one program that will give best ...

Beef cattle have the ability to digest low-cost feedstuffs that are not usable by other livestock species. One such feedstuff is poultry litter, which provides opportunities or both the poultry producer and the beef cattle ...

Implants increase the weaning weight of suckling calves and increase the rate and efficiency of gain of cattle fed growing and finishing rations. This guide provides information about implanted growth stimulants for cattle.

Raynaud's phenomenon is diagnosed by history, which also plays a key role in distinguishing primary from secondary Raynaud's phenomenon (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on expert opinion). The initial treatment ...

During periods of high temperatures and humidity, livestock losses can occur from hot weather stress. Hot weather stress is particularly hazardous to closely confined livestock (those in feedlots, sorting and holding pens, ...

On its twentieth anniversary, this article looks back at Missouri's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program. It tells the story of the program's creation, as well as some highlights of its first two decades. Pictures of ...

Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include Shipping Hazardous Materials, EHS As A Resource, When An Inspector Calls, Laboratory ...

Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include Emergency Preparedness, Roles and Responsibilities, Radioactive Material Security, ...

Some patients who have been diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus will develop dysplasia and, in some cases, esophageal carcinoma (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on consistent cohort studies). Endoscopic surveillance ...

Compared with planned repeat low-transverse cesarean section, vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) is not associated with increased risk of maternal or neonatal mortality (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). ...

Newsletter of the department of Environmental Health and Safety on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. Article subjects include Fire Factor Event, Campus Sustainability, Tritium Exit Signs, New RU Lab Cleanout ...

Patients whose family history includes 1 first-degree relative with subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by intracranial aneurysm (ICA) need not be screened for ICAs (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on a single case ...

In October, St. Louis artist Carmen Dence brought the famous Latin carnival of her hometown, Barranquilla, Colombia, to Glenwood R-VIII Elementary School, just a few miles outside West Plains in southern Missouri. Dence ...

This essay emerged from the Bootheel Underserved Arts Communities Project, which was co-sponsored by the Missouri Arts Council, the Missouri Folk Arts Program, and the State Historical Society of Missouri at the University ...

St. Louis, Missouri boasts a small but active Irish-American community whose historic roots stretch back to the early nineteenth century. Clearly eclipsed by Boston, Chicago, and New York City (among others) in both ...

Kansas City, Missouri's Westside is the home of a thriving Mexican American population. A host of visual markers distinguish this part of the city, including vivid murals on buildings and cars, bathtub yard shrines housing ...

Despite the evidence of benefits from GM papaya's adoption in other countries, concerns over the loss of export markets and health and environmental risks have led to great uncertainty and indecision about policies to ...

Unexplained hypocalcemia can usually be diagnosed by a limited number of serum tests when the cause isn't obvious from the history (recent neck surgery or renal failure): • calcium (corrected for serum albumin); • ...

The Ottawa Knee Rules can guide the use of radiography in adults who present with isolated knee pain. However, information on use of these rules in the pediatric population is limited (strength of recommendation [SOR ...