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Management Strategies to Improve Immune Function and Performance of Feeder Cattle

Creator:

Lippolis, Katana D.

Abstract:

Three experiments evaluated the effects of different management strategies on immune function and performance of feeder cattle. The objective of experiment 1 was to compare the effects of anticipating, delaying, or vaccinating against Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) at the time of weaning and feedlot entry on growth, DMI, and plasma...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Annual Forages Differ in Response to Partial-Season Irrigation Deficit in Both Spring Seeded and Summer Seeded Cropping Systems

Creator:

Fan, Qianqian

Abstract:

Water scarcity during summer becomes a serious problem in the Pacific Northwest, threatening forage production provided to livestock. Annual forages show great potential in handling drought because of their flexibility in seeding date and short growing season, and can shift the production to periods of feed shortage and fill the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis