Livestock Utilization
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2020 Utilization of Soybean Hulls in Drylot Beef Cow-Calf Rations
- A study to evaluate the use of soybean hulls as a partial forage replacement in drylot cow-calf rations during an entire calving cycle.
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2016 Utilizing Winter Rye as a Forage for the Integration of Crop and Livestock Production
- Using winter rye for forage to integrate cropland into a livestock system
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2014 Effects of Corn Particle Size and Forage Level on Performance and Carcass Traits of Yearling Steers during Finishing
- Animal performance for yearling steers fed diets containing whole, dry-rolled, or finely-ground corn with decreasing forage levels.
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2014 Double Cropping Annual Forages
- Results demonstrating the value of winter cereals as a reliable forage crop that provides cover and extends the haying/grazing season.
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2013 Effects of Forage Level in Finishing Diets on Beef Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characterisitics
- A trial to see how forage levels in cattle diets affect performance and carcass traits.
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2013 Effects of Forage Level in Finishing Diets on Beef Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics
- Results of a 2013 study to evaluate three different finishing diets that contained 20, 30, or 40 percent forage to assess effects on growth performance and meat-quality traits.
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2011 Evaluation of Pea Forages in Growing and Finishing Feedlot Rations
- A study to evaluate animal performance and effects on carcass traits of pea forage.
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2006 Profitable Calf Backgrounding Integrating Annual Forage Crops
- The results from a 2006 experiment about profitable calf backgrounding integrating annual forage crops.
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2005 Annual Forages for Hay and Grazing - Two Crops in One Season - A Demonstration Project
- The results from a 2005 experiment at the Carrington Research Extension Center to demonstrate annual forages for hay and grazing - two crops in one season.
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2004 Annual Forages for Hay and Grazing -Two Crops in One Season - A Demonstration Project
- The results from a 2004 experiment at the Carrington Research Extension Center to test annual forages for hay and grazing - two crops in one season.
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2000 Maximizing Forage and Minimizing Grain Intake in Bison Bulls Fed for Meat
- A study looking at animal performance, carcass quality, and economic returns when the forage feeding period was lengthened and the grain feeding period was shortened.
