2006 Animal Science Research Report

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Beef and Dairy Cattle, Swine, Poultry, Sheep, Horses and Animal Products

December 2006
Publication: P-
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
Oklahoma State University

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CONTENTS

GENETICS/ANIMAL BREEDING

Growth and Carcass Characteristics of Rambouillet, Dorset x Rambouillet and Romanov x Dorset-Rambouillet Ewes from Fall Lambing

S.Erat, D.S. Buchanan, G.Q. Fitch and W.A. Philips

PHYSIOLOGY

Effect of Body Weight Gain and Bovine Somatotropin Treatment on Plasma Concentrations of IGF-I in Postpartum Beef Cows

M.J. Prado-Cooper, M.P. Davis, N.M. Long, I. Rubio, R.P. Wettemann, L.J. Spicer

Prenatal Nutrition and Postnatal Growth and Metabolism of Calves

N.M. Long, M.P. Davis, M.J. Prado-Cooper, and R.P. Wettemann

FOOD SCIENCE

A Novel Approach for Rapid Identification and Sequencing of Different Bacteriocins Produced by LAB Based on a Practical ‘Immunity Class’

S. Macwana and P.M. Muriana

The Expression of Recombinant Sheep Prion Protein (RecShPrPC) and its Detection Using Western Blot and Immuno-PCR

S. Thomas, C. S. Fernando, J. Roach, U. DeSilva and C. A. Mireles DeWitt

Subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes by Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

K. Kalpana and P.M. Muriana

NUTRITION/MANAGEMENT COW/CALF

Effects of Timing of Weaning in a Fall-Calving System on Performance of Beef Cows and Their Progeny

M.D. Hudson, J.P Banta, D.S. Buchanan, and D.L. Lalman

Effects of Weaning Date and Deworming on Post Weaning Performance of Beef Heifers Grazing Native Range

M.D. Hudson and D.L. Lalman

NUTRITION/MANAGEMENT STOCKER CATTLE

Use of Soybean Hulls as a Complementary Feedstuff to Winter Rye Pasture

K.E. Hales, E.M. Whitley, G.W. Horn, M.D. Childs

Adaptation Period on Wheat Pasture for Positive Live Weight Gains: Fact or Fiction?

B.G. Fieser, J.P. Banta, G.W. Horn, D.L. Lalman, J.R. Kountz, J.D. Steele, and D.E. Williams

Timing of Grazing Termination in Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat Enterprises: Two-Year Summary

B.G. Fieser, G.W. Horn, J.T. Edwards, E.G. Krenzer, Jr., S.A. Schaefer, and J.R. Kountz

Effect of Mineral Supplementation with or without Monensin and Energy Supplementation on Growth Performance of Wheat Pasture Stocker Cattle

B.G. Fieser, G.W. Horn, J.T. Edwards, and J.R. Kountz

Effect of Introduced Microbes and Re-Implant Treatment on Performance of Steers Grazing Mature Alfalfa and Maton Rye Pasture

M.D. Hudson, A.P. Woodruff, G. Highfill, and D.L. Lalman

The Effects of Supplementation and Forage Source on Performance of Steers During Fall Backgrounding

Chuck Coffey, David Lalman, and Dan Childs

NUTRITION/MANAGEMENT FEEDLOT

Effect of Sex at Arrival on Health and Performance of High Risk Calves During a 44-Day Receiving Period

Burciaga-Robles, L.O., D.L. Step, B.P. Holland, M.P. McCurdy, and C.R. Krehbiel

Effects of an Intratracheal Mannheimia haemolytica Challenge on Intake and Nitrogen Balance in Fed or Fasted Steers

Burciaga-Robles, L.O., D.L. Step, B.P. Holland, M. Montelongo, A.W. Confer, J.N. Gilliam, C.L. Goad and C.R. Krehbiel

NUTRITION/MANAGEMENT HORSE

Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Nutrient Digestibility in Mature Horses Fed Diets with High and Low Concentrate to Hay Ratios

A.M. Brown, S.R. Cooper, D.W. Freeman, and R.G. Teeter

NUTRITION/MANAGEMENT SWINE

Influence of Dietary Manipulation on DM, N, and P Excretion of Pigs during an Entire Finishing Period.

M.B. Lachmann, S.D. Carter, T.A. Buhay, R.P. Cueno, S.K. Jenkins, and Z. Marable

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