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Livestock are most productive when fed a ration balanced according to their nutrient needs. Unfortunately, many rations are balanced using average values for each feedstuff. These so-called "book values" often result in over- or under-feeding certain nutrients. More economical and better balanced diets can be formulated using nutrient concentrations determined from feed analysis. Methods of Feed Testing Once a feed sample has been...
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Bovine respiratory disease continues to be the leading cause of illness and death loss from weaning through finishing. There is no objective method to evaluate a live animal’s severity of sickness or their response to treatment. A pilot study was conducted at a commercial feedyard to evaluate the ability of near infrared spectroscopy to differentiate between cattle identified as healthy and those identified as having undifferentiated Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD). At processing, 215 randomly...
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Barley has a long history of use as both human and animal food and is grown in many countries around the world. In Western countries, barley is primarily used for animal feed and for malting and brewing with very little designated for food use. Over the last two decades there have been a number of important developments that have influenced or have the potential to influence barley utilization in food and feed. Interest in the use of barley as a food grain has increased primarily...
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