An experiment was conducted with 27 multiparous Holstein and 27 multiparous Jersey cows to determine if nicotinic acid (NA) supplementation during the prepartum phase of the transition period decreases lipolysis and improves dry matter intake and to determine if Holstein and Jersey cows respond similarly to NA supplementation. Cows were...
There is growing public concern about the high proportion of saturated fatty acids in milk fat; however, feed intake, energy partitioning toward milk synthesis, and milk fat concentrations can decrease when cows are fed high concentrations of unsaturated lipids. The objective of this study was to identify the optimal rate...
Three studies during three consecutive summers were conducted
at the Squaw Butte Experiment Station to estimate relative and quantitative
forage intake of spring and fall calving cow-calf pairs on
summer range. In a drylot study (experiment 1) individual animal
consumption of fescue or meadow hay cut at 2- to 10-day...
The objectives of this study were to determine the diets of
cattle at risk to DABPE on stress and inciting pastures and to determine
if segregated feeding groups of cattle displayed differential
susceptibility to DABPE.
Stress pastures were classified and mapped by plant communities
and segregated feeding group areas. Cattle...
Rapid copper depletion without clinical symptoms of copper deficiency
was found in cattle under natural Klamath basin conditions.
Copper metabolism was influenced by grass species fed to the animals.
Tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea Schreb. 'Altar and 'Fawn', reduced
liver copper stores and decreased blood plasma copper and ceruloplasmin
activity to...
Pangola digitgrass (Digitaria decumbens), Coastcross-
1 bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), and Kazungula
setaria (Setaria sphacelata cv Kazungula) were used in a
two-year study at the C.A.M.P.A. Training Center in
Tampico, Mexico. The objective of the study was to determine
the optimum stocking rate during the grazing season
on these species and...
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Four experiments were conducted (1961-1964) for the primary
purpose of studying the milk and milk constituent yields of dairy cows
under dry lot and pasture systems of management. The secondary
purpose was to compare the health and breeding performance of cows
under these two systems.
Ninety-eight cows of the Holstein...
The production level of dairy cows fed corn cannery waste
silage was investigated during a 305 day lactation study. Eighteen
Holstein cows were paired according to their probable producing
ability and field corn silage was fed to the control pairmates, Forage
analyses (DM, CP, CF, and nitrates) were determined on...
This project was designed to test the biological effects of three
levels of dietary protein (12.7, 16.3 and 19.3% CP on a dry matter
basis) on high producing Holstein-Friesian dairy cows. Forty five
second lactation or older cows that showed the potential to produce
over 31.75 kg (70 lbs) per...
Studies were conducted at the Squaw Butte Experiment Station during
two consecutive years to : (1) compare various internal indicators and
chromic oxide to estimate forage intake and fecal production, (2) compare
methods of producing slaughter weight steers using maximum quantities
of forage and minimum quantities of grain. Actual fecal...
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The word food is a common noun used every day and
by every one. But have you ever thought of its full significance?
Any substance that can support life or help
to support it is food. Plants require food to support
them when growing; they find it in the air...
Research has yielded valuable information about the inheritance of body weight in many mammals. The results with one species may not be directly applicable to another species, but since the results do not contradict genetic theory, one must assume that the same general rules apply to all species.
When the...
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Mycotoxins are food-borne toxins produced by molds which are commonly found on animal feeds of economic significance. Toxic doses of these compounds vary widely across livestock species, and even within a species when considered across all stages of development and production. This variation is due to the wide range of...
Three trials with wethers and four trials with steers were
conducted to determine some of the effects of sodium bicarbonate,
calcium hydroxide and/or transfer of ruminal contents on ruminant
adjustment to abrupt changes to concentrate rations.
Lambs fed a basal concentrate diet plus sodium bicarbonate had
the highest average feed...
The object of this study was to analyze the application of linear
programming techniques to ration formulation for feedlot lambs and
steers.
Three rations for feeder lambs were designed to study the application of linear programming techniques under varying ration constraints.
Rations studied were as follows:
iso-caloric rations with
three...
Ninety-two spring-born and 76 fall-born steer and heifer calves
(Hereford and Angus x Hereford) averaging 188 and 255 kg, respectively,
were utilized in a 2x2 factorial arrangement of treatments to study
the effects of zeranol and monensin, alone and in combination, on
growth rate, feed efficiency and carcass characteristics. After...
I. The Effect of Artificial Photoperiod on Eating Behavior and Other
Behavioral Observations of Dairy Cows.
Twenty-eight cows were randomly assigned to a dairy photoperiod of
18 h light and 6 h darkness or to continuous light and observed 1 d each
month from December 1981 to February 19.82. Lighting...
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Blackberry pomace (BBP), a byproduct from juice processing, is often disposed of in landfills. We propose BBP as an antioxidant-rich feed supplement for transition dairy cows. To explore the effects of BBP on antioxidant status, 24 multiparous dairy cows (5 Holstein and 19 Jersey) were assigned randomly to one of...
A Cr₂0₃, and cellulose fibre mixture was used with cattle, in
three grazing and two semi-restricted experiments, to study the mode
of its excretion, the possibility of using it in a once-daily dosing and
grab-sample regime to estimate fecal output and in a field experiment
to test a hypothesis involving...
Digestibility experiments were carried out with dairy heifers to
determine the digestibility of orchard grass, Dactylis glomerata, and
also to evaluate the accuracy of various indicator techniques in pasture
digestibility experiments. Chromic oxide was used as an external
indicator to predict fecal dry matter output in three digestion
trials. Cut...
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Antimicrobial resistant Enterobacteriaceae might be introduced into dairy cows through the consumption of feeds and the microbes may eventually enter the human food supply. Thirty-two farms were selected at random from 43 commodity feeding dairy farms. Of the 32 farms selected, 12 farms agreed to participate in the study. In...
The most critical time in the life of a dairy cow is the first few days postpartum. How well she moves from low to high performance during this time depends on how she is managed during her transition from the dry cow group into the fresh pen. Proper nutrition management...
Steer calves were fed individually twice daily on rations containing barley, protein supplement, and alfalfa pellets. There was no daily gain advantage in feeding concentrates at more than approximately 2% of body weight daily. Feed conversion and cost of gain slightly favored those lots which received larger amounts of steam-rolled...
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Bypass protein is an important part of the diet of lactating cattle. The National Research Council recommends that bypass protein make up 34 to 36 percent of the total crude protein consumed by lactating cattle.
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The following trials were conducted to compare different silages as a base for a growing ration. The objectives were, 1) to compare the growth performance of light and heavy calves on corn, corn cannery waste, milo, sorgho-sudan, and peavine silages at two levels of concentrate supplementation; 2) to determine any...
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Faced with declining milk prices, dairy farmers in the Western States have trimmed feed costs by feeding bulk commodities and byproducts. How effective is this cost-cutting tool, and what problems does the dairy operator face in feeding bulk feeds?
Published December 1940. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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In the first set of studies, 2 experiments evaluated the influence of supplement composition on ruminal forage disappearance, performance, and physiological responses of Angus × Hereford cattle consuming a low-quality, cool-season forage (8.7 % CP and 57 % TDN). In Exp. 1, 6 rumen-fistulated steers housed in individual pens were...
Our objectives were to determine if dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) and source of anions influence periparturient feed intake and milk production, and to characterize feeding behavior of dairy cattle during the transition period. Diets differed in DCAD (cationic or anionic) and anionic supplement (BioChlor®, Fermenten®, or anionic salts), and were...