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Effect of a transitional diet on stocker heifers grazing wheat pasture
(2020-05)
Cattle on wheat pasture require an acclimation period before significant body weight gains occur. Weight loss is often observed during the adaptation period. The effect of energy supplementation while grazing wheat has ...
Black-tailed Prairie Dog and Large Ungulate Response to Fire on Mixed-grass Prairie
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-12-01)
Restoring historic fire-grazing regimes and the declining keystone species the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) are two management priorities in North America's grasslands. My study sought to investigate the ...
Supplementation of dried distillers' grains cubes to cattle: Effects on forage intake and digestibility, grazing performance, and subsequent feedlot performance and carcass characteristics
(2021-12)
Experiment 1 compared chemical composition and disappearance kinetics of loose and extruded dried distillers' grains (DDG), as well as evaluated DDG cube supplementation rate on DMI and digestibility for growing cattle ...
Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Carbon Dioxide in the Breath of Beef Calves
(Oklahoma State University, 2006-07-01)
Two experiments were conducted to test the ability to measure exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) and exhaled carbon dioxide (eCO 2 ) in the breath of healthy beef calves and calves showing clinical signs of bovine respiratory ...
Use of near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy for the Characterization of Wheat and Barley Grain Entering Feedlots in Western Canada
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)
The first experiment evaluated the use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for the nutrient prediction of wheat grain and the factors affecting in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) and in vitro kinetics ...
Development of a Multi-Scale Walkover Platform for Precision Livestock Management
(2019-05-01)
Stocker Cattle Operations are a vital part of the beef cattle industry in Oklahoma. One of the most vital pieces of information for a stocker cattle operation is the weight of each individual management. Walkover Scales ...
Evaluation of Diet Adaptation Programs and Supranutritional Dietary Antioxidants for Feedlot Cattle
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-12-01)
To evaluate feedlot performance and carcass characteristics of finishing beef steers fed diets containing wet distiller's grains with solubles (WDGS) and supplemented with vitamin E, one hundred ninety-nine steers (370 ...
Vegetation response to fire and domestic and native ungulate herbivory in a Wyoming big sagebrush ecosystem
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)
Coupling of fire and grazing as a landscape management tool is a global phenomenon in many diverse landscapes. While grazing exclosure studies examining the effects of livestock on rangelands have provided insight into the ...
Oklahoma Quality Beef Network: Price Premiums from a Preconditioning Program
(Oklahoma State University, 2004-07-01)
The proposed study determined if an extra value existed in the preconditioned calves involved in this particular program. It is going to estimate the price differences between cattle sold through the OQBN program and ...
Production Practices and Management Intensity of Oklahoma Cow-calf Producers Across Income and Herd Size
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)
The purpose of this study was to analyze management practices of two groups of Oklahoma cow-calf producers based on commercial herd size and income dependency from beef production. Logit models were estimated to determine ...