Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Department "Animal Sciences"
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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 ...
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 ...
Improving Forage Systems Viability for Beef Cow-Calf Pairs in the Southeast US
(2020-07-17)
Improvement of grazing and nutritional management strategies in warm-season perennial forage systems in the Southeast US can lead to more efficient and sustainable cattle operations. Extending the grazing season, improving ...
The Influence of Hemp Seed Meal on Tenderness and Shelf Stability on Goat Steaks
(2023-07-20)
Over the last decades, the increased adoption of sources for healthier, more tender red meat has become a growing trend. There is an increasing demand for healthier protein sources such as lean goat meat. Just as important ...
Influence of Packaging Film and Beef Trimmings on Ground Beef Shelf-Life
(2021-08-03)
Fresh beef storage in the retail setting can be presented in a variety of packaging methods and identifying the best alternative such as vacuum packaging to current traditional methods could potentially increase shelf life ...
The Influence of Packaging Methodology on Fresh Beef Surface Color
(2022-07-13)
Packaging techniques and materials used throughout the meat industry are evolving as technology is developed. Most notably, the rise in use of thermoforming vacuum packaging within the fresh meat industry has prompted ...
Influence of Storage Temperature on Vacuum Packaged Steak Characteristics
(2022-12-05)
Meat consumers utilize beef color as one of the sole indicators of product freshness.
However, if the product has been previously frozen for preservation, changes may occur during
thawing that hinders the consumers ...
Investigating plasma metabolomics profiles at the time of artificial insemination, based on pregnancy outcome, in Bos taurus heifers.
(2018-07-10)
The development of biomarkers for the identification of infertile heifers has the potential to improve the efficiency of cow-calf production. In this study, we utilized metabolomic profiling to look for biomarkers in the ...
Investigating the ability of traditional and molecular methods to differentiate between reproductive potentials in Bos taurus heifers
(2021-07-13)
Within the livestock industry, one of the main problems that a producer faces is infertility. Infertility in cattle can lead to an animal being removed from cow-calf operations earlier in their lifetime. Reproductive ...
Investigating the role of connexin 43 in oocyte developmental competence
(2018-07-09)
In this study we are committed to understanding the role of connexin 43 (CXx43)-based, cumulus cell cellular coupling and its relationship to bovine embryo development. Several studies have provided clear evidence that ...
Investigating the role of inflammation on bovine oocyte health and development
(2020-08-07)
In this study we investigated the effects of inflammation resulting from LPS exposure on oocyte health, maturation and subsequent developmental competence. Inflammation caused by infection in cattle is known to have negative ...
Jersey Steer Ruminal Papillae Histology and Nutrigenomics
(2018-07-19)
The transition from a high forage to a high concentrate diet is an important milestone for beef cattle moving from a stocker system to the feedlot. However, little is known about how this transition affects the rumen ...
Kinematic Analysis of the Collected and Extended Jog and Lope of the Stock Breed Western Pleasure Horse
(2010-12-07)
Scientific research concerning stock breed western pleasure horses is limited. Therefore the purposes of this investigation were to determine if stock
breed western pleasure horses 1) alter stride length independently of ...
The Lactocrine Hypothesis and Laser Microdissection: Evaluating Tissue-Specific Effects of Milk-Borne Factors on Gene Expression in the Neonatal Porcine Uterus
(2014-05-29)
In the pig, development of the uterus begins in utero and is promoted postnatally via communication of milk-borne bioactive factors (MbFs) that advance development of neonatal somatic tissues. The passage of MbFs from ...
Maintaining Meat Quality through the Beef Supply Chain
(2024-04-25)
The studies presented here were designed to evaluate the impacts of increased time periods during two key phases of the beef supply chain: pre-harvest transportation and post-processing storage. In the first study, the ...