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The influence of supplemental alfalfa quality on the intake and utilization of low-quality roughages by beef cattle

Creator:

Weder, Christoph E.

Abstract:

Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of quality of supplemental alfalfa quality on beef cattle consuming low-quality meadow grass (MG) roughages. Fifteen steers (250 kg) were assigned randomly to one of three treatments: 1) meadow grass (5.2% CP), no supplement (MNS); 2) meadow grass plus high quality alfalfa...

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Masters Thesis

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approved: Timothy DelCurto Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of quality of
Effects of forage quality and type of protein supplement on intake and digestibility in beef steers and performance of postpartum beef cows

Creator:

White, Jenny J.

Abstract:

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of forage quality and supplemental undegradable intake protein (UIP) level on intake, digestibility, and performance of beef cattle. In Exp. 1, five ruminally cannulated steers (BW = 456 ± 6 kg) were used in a 6 x 5 incomplete Latin square with...

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Masters Thesis

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, Timothy DelCurto, Kenric Walburger, and Micah S. Wells Keywords: Beef cattle, Forage Quality, Protein