Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Department "Animal Sciences"
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Alternative Beef Finishing Strategies: Effects on Animal Performance, Retail Shelf Life, Sensory, Fatty Acid Profile and Lipid Stability
(2006-12-15)
The effect of supplemental concentrate levels to steers finished on winter annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) or full concentrate (GRAIN) was studied. Initial color, fatty acid profile, retail shelf-life, lipid ...
Alternative Forage Systems for Developing Replacement Heifers
(2020-05-11)
Heifer development systems are an essential phase of beef production due to lifelong production implications. Reproductive success of a heifer’s first breeding season is critical to the sustainability of cow-calf production ...
Amino acid supplementation of hydrolyzed feather meal for finisher pig diets
(2008-05-15)
The objective of this study was to determine the possibility of replacing soybean meal (SBM) in pig diets completely with hydrolyzed feather meal (FM). Corn-SBM, finisher 1 and 2 positive control (PC) diets were formulated ...
An Analysis of Quality of Non-Traditional Beef Grind Material versus Traditional Beef Grind Material for Ground Beef Products
(2013-05-06)
An experiment was conducted to evaluate quality differences between traditional and non-traditional grind materials. Three traditional grind sources (T) were compared with seven non-traditional grind sources (N): 7% fat ...
Application of Neutral Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water as a Post-Harvest Intervention Strategy to Control Foodborne Pathogens Associated with Meat Products
(2018-07-24)
The meat industry has been viewed as an important component of human society and eat safety continues to be a major food safety concern in recent years. Nowadays, due to the increasing demand and preference of “fresh-like” ...
Beef cattle performance, forage productivity and quality from a mixed small-grain/ryegrass and warm-season annuals grazing system
(2010-04-05)
A two-phase grazing experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility and productivity of a cool-season/warm-season annuals grazing system for growing-finishing beef cattle. Eighteen Angus × Simmental steers grazed ...
Beef Communication within the Digital Pasture: Tools that Impact Consumer Perceptions
(2022-05-09)
Increasingly, people obtain information from social media (SM) instead of peer-reviewed scientific and factual sources. As a result, a knowledge gap has been created between average citizens, consumers, and the animal ...
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE MEAT INDUSTRY FROM THE GROUND UP: THE ANALYSIS OF FRESH CHARACTERISTICS OF VACUUM PACKAGED GROUND BEEF, CHICKEN, AND PORK AND THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS USING RIPPLE EFFECTS MAPPING
(2023-07-28)
Sustainability has been a popular topic among many industries in recent years, and agriculture is no exception. Commonly referred to as a three-legged stool, sustainability stands upon legs of social, economic, and ...
Can a Horse Learn While Under the Influence of a Tranquilizer (acepromazine maleate)?
(2006-12-15)
Although tranquilizers commonly are used as “training aids,” little is known about how this practice affects efficiency of learning in the horse. Forty mature horses were used to compare learning performance of tranquilized ...
Carcass and Growth Characteristics and Consumer Acceptance of Grain vs. Forage Finishing of Standard and Miniature Cattle of the Same Age
(2012-04-19)
Crossbred standard cattle (STD, n=7) and crossbred miniature cattle (MINI, n=7) were raised on grain and forage finishing systems to determine the differences in growth performance, carcass characteristics, and retail yield ...
Carcass, Sensory, Quality and Instrumental Color Characteristics of Serially Harvested Forage-Fed Beef
(2010-12-06)
Striploins were used in two successive studies to evaluate the effects of serially harvested forage-finished steers and forage vs. grain-finished beef. The first study included six groups of steers that were serially ...
Changes in in vitro fermentative capacity of equine feces due to alteration of forage diet
(2017-04-25)
In vitro digestibility methods require a microbial inoculum source. In hindgut fermenters like equids, cannulation of the cecum is a high-risk procedure and can be avoided by using feces as a microbial inoculum source. The ...
Characterization of Depot Development and the Role of the Novel Adipokine Relaxin in Regulating Lipid Metabolism, Endocrine Function and the Extracellular Matrix in Porcine Adipose Tissue from Lard and Meat-type Pigs
(2019-08-14)
The lard-type, Mangalica pig is a genetic model of excessive adiposity and a breed prized for its excellent pork quality. Therefore, this European heritage breed may serve as a model to improve carcass merit in modern ...
Characterizing Grass-Fed Ground Beef and Enhanced Steaks Using Modified Atmosphere Packaging
(2008-12-15)
Fall-born Angus x Continental crossbred steers (n = 18) were randomly assigned to six 1.4 ha paddocks with 3 head in each paddock. The paddocks had been randomly planted with Marshall Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.), ...
Chemical dormancy and cool-season annual forage establishment method effects on overseeded bahiagrass
(2024-12-10)
Warm-season perennial pastures are the base of livestock production systems in lower Alabama. To overcome the shortage in forage production during the late fall and winter months, during bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) ...
Common Knowledge or Common Sense? Evaluating Scientific and Agricultural Literacies in Higher Education
(2023-07-17)
People are unable to adequately describe the modern world's sophisticated, complex agriculture systems and industries. Higher education instructors and students, despite their expertise and elevated knowledge, are not ...
Comparative Analyses and Structural Modeling of RNAs Participating in Non-Canonical Initiation of Protein Synthesis
(2010-12-09)
Transfer-messenger RNA and the Internal Ribosomal Entry Site (IRES) RNAs of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) and Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) play important roles in trans-translation and cap-independent protein ...
Complete Replacement of Soybean Meal in Pig Diets with Hydrolyzed Feather Meal with Blood by Amino Acid Supplementation Based on Standardized Ileal Digestibility
(2013-03-28)
The current study was conducted to examine the possibility of completely replacing soybean meal (SBM) with hydrolyzed feather meal with blood (FM) by supplementing with appropriate AA based on standardized ileal digestible ...
The Consumer Cold Chain: Evaluation of Consumer Handling Behaviors on Fresh Beef Products at Retail Locations and during Vehicular Transport from Retail to Residence and the Implications on Palatability
(2017-11-16)
Unlike the controlled and highly regulated systematic steps in the production and handling of the fresh red meat products prior to purchase, a consumer’s handling behavior cannot be regulated by an outside authority after ...
Cotton Byproduct Assessment for Improving Beef Cattle Feeding Recommendations
(2021-04-12)
Beef cattle producers in the southeastern US have access to byproducts from multiple industries, including the cotton ginning industry. These byproducts, specifically whole cottonseed and cotton gin trash, are subject to ...