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Utilization of dried bakery product by finishing beef steers
One hundred forty-four medium-framed
crossbred steers averaging 857 lb were used to
evaluate steer performance and determine net
energy (NE) values of finishing diets that
included dried bakery product (DBP). DBP replaced
corn in the control diet at 15 or 30% of
dietary DM. DM intake was depressed 6.5%
by inclusion of 30% DBP. No differences in
daily gain (P>.3) or feed efficiency (P>.9)
were observed by replacing corn with DBP.
Dietary values of NEm and NEg, calculated
from animal performance, were not affected
(P>.7) by the inclusion of DBP. Kidney,
pelvic, and heart fat (KPH) (P<.05) and 12th
rib fat thickness (P<.1) were increased
linearly with inclusion of DBP, whereas other
carcass characteristics were unaffected. These
data indicate the DBP (10% rice hulls included)
has an energy value similar to that of corn
grain, although the optimal inclusion level of
DBP appears to be below 30% of dietary DM
Optimal urea level in corn-based finishing diets containing alfalfa as the roughage source
One hundred medium-growth potential,
crossbred yearling steers (766 lb) were used to
identify the optimal level of urea in finishing
diets, based on growth and carcass traits. The
corn-base d diets had no urea o r contained .35,
.70, 1.05, or 1.40% urea (dry matter basis) and
no other supplemental protein. Alfalfa hay
(10% of DM) was the roughage source and
contained 16% crude protein. Feed efficiency
and gain were improved by .35% urea, with
little improvement from higher additions.
Regression analysis indicated that the optimal
level of urea for gain and feed efficiency was
.5% of dietary dry matter. Hot carcass weight
and dressing percentage responded
quadratically, being highest for steers receiving
.7 and 1.05% urea. Fat thickness and yield
grade responded cubically to the addition of
urea; these traits were also highest for steers receiving
.7 and 1.05% urea. Loineye area
decreased linearly with increased urea in the
diet. Marbling scores and KPH fat were
unaffected by urea addition. The increased
growth, carcass weight, and finish, with no
improvements in loineye area, indicate that urea
enhance d diet digestibility but did not increase
metabolizable protein supply. Optimal urea
levels (.5%) were less than those previously
indicate d for diets containing prairie hay as the
roughage source (.9%), suggesting that alfalfa
may supply a portion of the rumen degradable
nitrogen requirement when utilized as a source
of roughage in high grain diets
Implant strategies for finishing calves
Two hundred-sixteen Angus and Angus-cross
steer calves (690 lb) were used in a 129-
day finishing study to evaluate different implant
strategies, including an experimental new
implant for feedlot cattle that contains 28 mg of
estradiol benzoate and 200 mg of trenbolone
acetate (EBTBA). Treatments were 1)
nonimplanted control, 2) implanted and
reimplanted with Synovex-Sfi, 3) single initial
implant with EBTBA, 4) single initial implant
with Revalor-Sfi, 5) implanted with Synovex-S
and reimplanted with EBTBA, and 6) implanted
and reimplanted with EBTBA. Initial implants
and reimplants were administered on day 0 and
63, respectively. All implant treatments
increased feed intake, slaughter and carcass
weights, and rate and efficiency of gain.
Compared with other implant treatments, the
use of EBTBA as a reimplant treatment (trts 5
and 6) resulted in improved (P<.08) rate and
efficiency of gain and heavier carcass weights
(P<.07). However, only 58.3% of cattle in trts
5 and 6 graded Choice vs. 86.1% for controls
and 80.6% for steers implanted twice with
Synovex-S (P<.07). Carcasses were more
masculine (P<.07) for steers in trts 5 and 6 than
for nonimplanted controls, steers implanted with
Revalor-S, and steers implanted twice with
Synovex-S. Performance of steers implanted
once with EBTBA did not differ from that of
steers implanted once with Revalor-S or twice
with Synovex-S, but carcasses were more
masculine (P<.07) for EBTBA vs. Revalor-S
steers. Implant treatment
did not affect meat tenderness, as
measured by Warner-Bratzler shear force
determinations. Single EBTBA or Revalor-S
implants resulted in performance and carcass
traits similar to those resulting from implanting
twice with Synovex-S
Supplemental chromium and revaccination effects on performance and health of newly weaned calves
Two trials were conducted to evaluate the effects of chromium (Cr) supplementation (4 mg/hd/day in a yeast form) or no supplementation, with or without revaccination with a modified live viral vaccine at 9 days postweaning o n performance, health, and ability to withstand an IBR challenge infection. In Trial 1, Cr supplementation had no effect on performance of newly weaned calves in a 28-day receiving study, but reduced the incidence of respiratory disease by 37%. Revaccinati on depressed dry matter intake and had no effect on animal health. In trial 2, blood plasma levels of cortisol and ACTH (stress hormones ) were measured at 6 and 26 days postweaning. Cortisol levels were unaffected by treatment or by time after weaning. Plasma ACTH conc e ntrations were lower at 26 vs 6 days postweaning, and were reduced at 26 days by revaccination. Despite some slight differences in rectal temperature, treatment did not appear to affect the animals\u27 ability to withstand a live IBR challenge. We concluded that supplemental Cr was beneficial in reducing the incidence of bovine respiratory disease, although mediation of stress hormones was not involved. Revaccination of newly weaned calves with a modified live viral vaccine showed no performance or health benefit
Looking for magnetic monopoles at LHC with diphoton events
Magnetic monopoles have been a subject of interest since Dirac established
the relation between the existence of monopoles and charge quantization. The
intense experimental search carried thus far has not met with success. The
Large Hadron Collider is reaching energies never achieved before allowing the
search for exotic particles in the TeV mass range. In a continuing effort to
discover these rare particles we propose here other ways to detect them. We
study the observability of monopoles and monopolium, a monopole-antimonopole
bound state, at the Large Hadron Collider in the channel for
monopole masses in the range 500-1000 GeV. We conclude that LHC is an ideal
machine to discover monopoles with masses below 1 TeV at present running
energies and with 5 fb of integrated luminosity.Comment: This manuscript contains information appeared in Looking for magnetic
monopoles at LHC, arXiv:1104.0218 [hep-ph] and Monopolium detection at the
LHC.,arXiv:1107.3684 [hep-ph] by the same authors, rewritten for joint
publication in The European Physica Journal Plus. 26 pages, 22 figure
Monopolium production from photon fusion at the Large Hadron Collider
Magnetic monopoles have attracted the attention of physicists since the founding of the electromagnetic theory. Their search has been a constant endeavor which was intensified when Dirac established the relation between the existence of monopoles and charge quantization. However, these searches have been unsuccessful. We have recently proposed that monopolium, a monopole-antimonopole bound state, so strongly bound that it has a relatively small mass, could be easier to find and become an indirect but clear signature for the existence of magnetic monopoles. In here we extend our previous analysis for its production to two photon fusion at LHC energies
Monopolium: the key to monopoles
Dirac showed that the existence of one magnetic pole in the universe could offer an explanation for the discrete nature of the electric charge. Magnetic poles appear naturally in most Grand Unified Theories. Their discovery would be of greatest importance for particle physics and cosmology. The intense experimental search carried thus far has not met with success. Moreover, if the monopoles are very massive their production is outside the range of present day facilities. A way out of this impasse would be if the monopoles bind to form monopolium, a monopole- antimonopole bound state, which is so strongly bound, that it has a relatively small mass. Under these circumstances it could be produced with present day facilities and the existence of monopoles could be indirectly proven. We study the feasibility of detecting monopolium in present and future accelerators
Efeito de diferentes níveis de proteína bruta na ração sobre o desempenho e as características de carcaça de cordeiros terminados em creep feeding
Substituição do farelo de soja por uréia ou amiréia na dieta de bovinos de corte confinados
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