Beef Cattle Nutrition Technical Articles
Article published the August 8, 2016:
The small intestine is the main place of digestion. Given the special physiology of ruminants, the protein reaching the small intestine is not identical to the protein contained in the feed. Rumen microbes util...
Article published the March 7, 2016:
Introduction
The localization of genomic regions related to the expression of quantitative traits allows identifying genes and their pathways that provides a better comprehension of their genetic con...
Article published the January 25, 2016:
Introduction.
It is well known that, ruminal microbial protein synthesis (MPS) is the most important process in ruminant nitrogen (N) metabolism, since MPS not only contributes more than 50% of the ami...
Article published the December 2, 2014:
Introduction
The objective of this article is to briefly describe the most common ethanol coproducts, how they are produced, and typical nutrient compositions. Rapid growth of the ethanol industry in the...
Article published the September 23, 2013:
*Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster 44691†National Research Council (CONICET, CCT La Plata), Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de...
Article published the November 15, 2011:
IntroductionThe concept of strategic supplementation is the art and science of putting the appropriate supplemental feed in front of the cow at the right time. To understand the idea of strategic suppleme...
Article published the August 12, 2009:
INTRODUCTION
The quality of the semen is one of the factors most important in success of reproductive biotechnologies (artificial insemination, fixed time artificial insemination, embryonic transfer and in vit...
Article published the April 8, 2009:
An in situ trial was conducted to evaluate effects of corn moisture and length of ensiling on dry matter digestibility (ISDMD) and degradable intake protein (DIP). Corn treatments consisted of dry-rolled, high-...
Article published the February 17, 2009:
Choosing from the array of feedstuffs available for feeding and developing bulls can be challenging for many beef cattle producers. The feed industry, popular press, and other cattlemen often offer conflicting ...
Article published the January 22, 2009:
Most of the forage grown in Alberta is deficient in several trace minerals. These minerals are so named because they are required in minute or trace amounts. Table I shows the average trace mineral content in s...