Browsing 2013 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Advisor "Kerley, Monty Stephen, 1960-"
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Essential oil effects on rumen fermentation, animal performance, and meat quality of beef steers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Efficiency in ruminants has historically been improved by using antibiotics and ionophores to alter rumen fermentation. Nutritionists, however, have begun searching for alternative rumen modifiers due to the negative ... -
Improving fiber by-product utilization in high concentrate diets
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The effects of starch and fiber combinations in feedlot diets were examined to determine maximum whole shell corn (WSC) inclusion rate in high fiber diets and determine the effects of fibrolytic enzyme addition to WSC diets ...