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Arkansas Agriculture Newsletters
Beef Cattle Research Update 

The Beef Cattle Research Update includes information on various research topics.

June 2009 - Effects of Tasco in Alleviation of Heat Stress in Beef Cattle; Utilization of Cottonseed Products in Bull Development Programs; The value of reproductive tract scoring as a predictor of fertility and production outcomes in beef heifers; Impact of water troughs on cattle use of riparian zones in the Georgia Piedmont, USA; Performance of growing cattle grazing stockpiled Jesup tall fescue with varying endophyte status; National Beef Quality Audit - 2005: Survey of targeted cattle and carcass characteristics related to quality, quantity and value of fed steers and heifers

March 2009 - Eye White Percentage as a Predictor of Temperament in Beef Cattle;  Effects of Early Gestational Undernutrition on Fetal Growth, Organ Development and Placentomal Composition in the Bovine ; An evaluation of bovine respiratory disease complex in feedlot cattle: Impact on performance and carcass traits using treatment records and lung lesion scores; Performance and carcass traits of finishing heifers fed crude glycerin; Growth implants reduced tenderness of steaks from steers and heifers with different genetic potentials for growth and marbling; Mother's milk

December 2008 - Effect of Selection for Residual Feed Intake on Postpartum Performance of Brahman Cows; Effects of Tilmicosin alone or in combination with Mannheimia haemolytica toxoid administered at initial feedlot processing on morbidity and mortality of high-risk calves; Corn oil or corn grain supplementation to steers grazing endophyte-free tall fescue: I. Effects on in vivo digestibility, performance and carcass quality; Effects of commingling beef calves from different sources and weaning protocols during a 42-day receiving period on performance and bovine respiratory disease; Animal performance and economic comparison of novel and toxic endophyte tall fescues to cool-season annuals; Impact of age and source verification of calves on value received via video auctions

September 2008 - Effect of Pre-shipping Management on Measures of Stress and Performance of Beef Steers During Feedlot Receiving; Pattern of Parturition as Affected by Time of Feeding and Prediction of the Time of Day That Parturition Will Occur in Spring-Calving Beef Cows; Evaluation of domperidone dosages and delivery methods for the treatment of fescue toxicosis in beef heifers; Timing of artificial insemination in postpartum beef cows following administration of the CO-Synch + controlled internal drug-release protocol; Current efficacies of several cattle anthelmintics as determined via fecal egg count reductions; Effects of weaning management strategies on performance and health of calves during feedlot receiving

June 2008 - 2008 Farm Bill Amendments to and Status of Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling; Rotational Grazing on Rangelands: Reconciliation of Perception and Experimental Evidence

March 2008 - Long-term outlook; Supplemental trace minerals for shipping-stressed cattle; Influence of reproductive tract score on pregnancy in Angus heifers; Cow and calf performance while grazing tall fescue pastures with toxic or nontoxic novel endophyte; Growth performance and immune function of fall-born beef calves; Effects of on-arrive versus delayed modified-live virus vaccination of newly-received calves; Comparing fecal egg countreduction, weight gain and product safety in stocker cattle treated with moxidectin or ivermectin; Effect of region of origin on feedlot performance andcarcass traits; Effect of percentage Angus on feedlot performance and carcass traits; Combating endophyte-infected tall fescue; Long-yearling vs. a calf-fedfeeding system performance and economics; U.S. beef production per cow; Across-breed expected progeny differences; Returns for U.S. cow-calf producers; Americans dining out less; Burgers are going upscale; Four new beef products

 

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