Browsing Auburn University Graduate School by Department "Animal Sciences"
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Evaluation of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria on Stockpiled Bermudagrass
(2019-04-18)
A two-year, small-plot study was conducted to evaluate plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as an alternative form of N fertilization for fall-stockpiled bermudagrass. Eighteen 1-m2 Coastal bermudagrass plots were ...
Evaluation of Residual Feed Intake in Centrally-Tested Bulls and Related Steers
(2010-01-07)
Feed intake was measured on 1433 Angus, Simmental and composite Simmental-Angus bulls at the Auburn University Beef Evaluation Center (AUBEC) from 1977 to 2007. All bulls were housed at the AUBEC for a minimum of 70 days. ...
Evaluation of Sustainable Forage Systems for Meat Goat Production in the Southern US
(2006-08-15)
The effect of production systems on growth, carcass traits and carcass quality of 45 Boer wether goat kids was determined and the development of prediction equations for carcass composition was examined using carcasses ...
Evaluation of the Effects of Grass-Legume Mixtures on Beef Cattle in the Deep South
(2025-08-04)
Forage systems in the Deep South, USA, present seasonal limitations that reduce cattle productivity, particularly due to suboptimal summer forage quality and the prevalence of toxic tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus). ...
Evaluation of Warm-Season Annuals for Livestock Production
(2021-04-19)
Warm-season forages are high yielding and can have high nutritive value, providing producers with an ideal option during the months in which cool-season forages are not productive. Two, 2-year small plot studies were ...
Evaluation of Warm-Season Baleage in a Cow-Calf Production System
(2017-07-22)
A 52-d feeding trial was conducted to compare pearl millet (PM) and sorghum sudan (SS) harvested as baleage with bermudagrass hay (B) fed to cow/calf pairs during a winter feeding system. Alternating cone (C) and open-shaped ...
Evaluations of the Current Use of Digital Media to Generate Agricultural Education and Impact Among Target Audiences
(2022-05-04)
The media landscape has experienced a thorough reinvention over the course of the last four decades. Media was once thought to consist of only print and television news, due to the widespread use of the internet it has now ...
Examination of Received Prices Between Replacement Heifers and Feeder Heifers in Alabama
(2008-12-15)
A constant source of beef replacement heifers is essential. Consignors perceive replacement quality heifers are worth more than feeder heifers. This study examined what factors affected prices received for replacement ...
Examining the ability of molecular methods to differentiate reproductive potentials in Bos taurus heifers
(2022-11-30)
Informative selection of replacement heifers remains a challenge in cow-calf production. Traditional phenotypic methods are currently used to identify heifers with a high probability of conceiving early in their first ...
Exploring immunoglobulin and metabolomic biomarkers of subfertility in Bos taurus beef heifers
(2023-07-17)
Unexplained heifer subfertility is a resource drain on beef production, negatively effecting production efficiencies. Animals that do not conceive within a breeding season and those conceive late result in lighter calves ...
Extended effects of sequential weaning and backgrounding management in southeastern U.S. beef calves on performance, health, and immunological responses through the feedyard
(2023-06-29)
Beef calf management strategies used during the weaning and post-weaning period can have extended effects on growth performance and health in all sectors of the production chain. Understanding post-weaning management ...
Fasting length and hay type effects on metabolic parameters in the horse
(2014-12-10)
Several metabolic disorders in the horse have been associated with post-prandial fluctuations of blood insulin and glucose concentrations in response to the ingredient and/or chemical composition of feedstuffs consumed. ...
Fermentation Characteristics of Different Cool-Season Annuals With or Without Silage Inoculant
(2019-11-19)
Feed and forage costs make up the greatest portion of costs for beef cattle operations in the Southeast. In the Southeast, the most common method of preserving forages for the winter months is dry hay. Dry hay can be ...
Fiber and protein degradation characteristics of stockpiled Tifton 85 bermudagrass
(2016-07-27)
A 2-yr study was conducted to determine effects of rate of N fertilization on kinetic parameters of fiber digestion and protein degradability in stockpiled Tifton 85 bermudagrass. Six 0.76-ha pastures of stockpiled Tifton ...
Forage Production Characteristics and Performance of Growing Beef Heifers Grazing Native Warm-Season Grass Mixtures
(2019-11-18)
A 2-yr study was conducted at Black Belt Research and Extension Center in Marion Junction, AL to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) fertilizer application rate on forage production, nutritive value, sward characteristics, ...
Forage Quality and Nutrient Uptake Potential of Triticale
(2010-08-23)
Two triticale cultivars, Trical® 342 and Trical® 2700, were amended with 3 fertilizer treatments: commercial nitrogen (N) fertilizer, broiler litter, or control (no treatment). Forage yield, forage quality, and concentration ...
Forage quality, animal performences, and carcass traits of steers finished on winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) pasture with varying levels of corn supplementation
(2005-12-15)
Crossbred steers (n=72) from E.V. Smith Beef Research Unit resident herd were selected to study forage based finishing systems using winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) with varying levels of supplementation. ...
Forage Type Effects on Beef Cattle Performance and Carcass Traits
(2009-05-06)
Non-implanted Angus crossbred steers from Auburn University’s Wiregrass Research and Extension Center resident herd in Headland, Alabama were used for a two-year forage-finishing study. In January 2006 (n = 18) and December ...
From Producer to Consumer: Sustainability in the U.S. Beef Industry
(2025-04-03)
Sustainability in the livestock industry has been a significant focus in recent years, specifically in areas of environmental impact and animal welfare. Research into consumer perceptions of food systems is important so ...
Glycemic response to meal length in horses
(2009-05-15)
Cereal grains are an ideal feedstuff for horses with high energy demands because of their high soluble carbohydrate content. However, consumption of a single meal high in soluble carbohydrates causes an immediate increase ...