Considering the relevance of meat discoloration for meat production chain and the
conflicting results regarding the influence of feeding regimes on color of fresh beef and the …

Background Backgrounding (BKG), the stage between weaning and finishing, significantly
impacts feedlot performance in beef cattle; however, the contributions of the rumen …

While large feedlots commonly hedge corn and fed cattle prices, weather remains the
largest uncontrollable component of production risk. This research examines the economic …

Reproductive performance was evaluated in beef heifers born over a 2-yr period to
determine the effects of target breeding weight (TBW) and development system (SYS) on …

Corn (Zea mays L.) production is expanding in the prairie region of western Canada. The
objectives of this study were to compare three new low heat unit corn hybrids to barley …

Objective Our objective was to evaluate the effects of pre-finishing plane of nutrition of
stocker steers on subsequent feedlot performance and carcass characteristics over 2 years …

The effects of cattle sex, production system, growth promotant use, slaughter season,
carcass phenotype, and pre-slaughter cattle management on the incidence of beef …

ABSTRACT A 2-yr experiment was conducted to determine the effects of supplementing
canola meal and wheat-based dry distillers grains with solubles (wDDGS) on the …

Spring-calving nonlactating pregnant Angus (Bos taurus) cows (yr 1, n= 90, BW= 637.6±5.8
kg; yr 2, n= 78, BW= 671.2±8.1 kg; yr 3, n= 68, BW= 669.4±6.6 kg) were managed in 1 of 3 …

Nowadays, the lack of cattle feed, particularly green fodder, has become a key limiting factor
in the agricultural economy. Switchgrass appears to offer a viable solution to the feed …