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Targeted durations of tylosin phosphate on incidence and severity of liver abscesses in feedlot cattle*
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02574
L.F.B.B. Feitoza , A.N. Baker , R.L. Thorn , L.S. Monteiro , F. Nasiu , T.G. Nagaraja , Q. Kang , J.S. Drouillard
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Myosin heavy chain, myogenic regulatory factors, and steroid hormone receptor responses in serially slaughtered implanted or nonimplanted beef steers
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02579
K.R. Wesley , L.K. Fuerniss , J.T. Jobe , J.P. Hutcheson , W.T. Nichols , T.J. Kirkpatrick , S.L. Pillmore , K.B. Cooper , B.J. Johnson , T.E. Lawrence
{"title":"Myosin heavy chain, myogenic regulatory factors, and steroid hormone receptor responses in serially slaughtered implanted or nonimplanted beef steers","authors":"K.R. Wesley ,&nbsp;L.K. Fuerniss ,&nbsp;J.T. Jobe ,&nbsp;J.P. Hutcheson ,&nbsp;W.T. Nichols ,&nbsp;T.J. Kirkpatrick ,&nbsp;S.L. Pillmore ,&nbsp;K.B. Cooper ,&nbsp;B.J. Johnson ,&nbsp;T.E. Lawrence","doi":"10.15232/aas.2024-02579","DOIUrl":"10.15232/aas.2024-02579","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The objective of this study was to quantify changes in beef steers in myosin-heavy-chain fiber type, myogenic regulatory factors, and steroid hormone receptors over time and in response to implantation in the longissimus dorsi (LD), semitendinosus (ST), and diaphragm (D) muscles.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>Eighty beef steers were paired based on estimated final BW, and individuals received no implant (CON) or Revalor-XS (Merck Animal Health) administered at d 0 and 190 (IMP). Four pairs of steers were randomly assigned to slaughter group at 42-d intervals from d 0 to 378. At slaughter, samples were collected from the LD, ST, and D muscles of each animal for immunohistochemical analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results and Discussion</h3><div>Proportions of cross-sectional area (CSA) occupied by each myosin-heavy-chain type were not different between implant treatments. Increased days on feed led to increased CSA in all muscles. Total nuclei density tended to be greater in CON steers. Myogenic regulatory factors expressed as a proportion of total nuclei led to no difference due to implant treatment in all variables, except a tendency for increased proportion of myonuclei in the ST of IMP steers. Day influenced all variables in the LD with positive quadratic effects on proportion of myonuclei and MYF5-positive nuclei. In the ST, day affected proportion of myonuclei and PAX7- and MYF5/ PAX7-dual-positive nuclei. All myogenic factors were affected by day in the D. Steroid receptor expression was unaffected by implant status regardless of muscle. Day tended to affect steroid receptor variables in the LD, ST, and D, with varying trends by muscle and variable.</div></div><div><h3>Implications and Applications</h3><div>Implant treatment did not alter the proportion of muscle fiber types, myogenic outcomes relative to total nuclei, or steroid hormone receptors. However, implant administration increased overall CSA by 9% to 16%, suggesting enhanced muscle growth without affecting muscle composition or regulatory mechanisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8519,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Science","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 10-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143139430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Efficacy of ultrasonography to detect liver abscesses in cattle*
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02639
A.B. Thompson , T.L. Perkins , T.E. Lawrence , R.G. Amachawadi , T.G. Nagaraja , P.R. Broadway , N.C. Burdick Sanchez , V. Machado , M.S. Grant , M.L. Galyean , K.E. Hales
{"title":"Efficacy of ultrasonography to detect liver abscesses in cattle*","authors":"A.B. Thompson ,&nbsp;T.L. Perkins ,&nbsp;T.E. Lawrence ,&nbsp;R.G. Amachawadi ,&nbsp;T.G. Nagaraja ,&nbsp;P.R. Broadway ,&nbsp;N.C. Burdick Sanchez ,&nbsp;V. Machado ,&nbsp;M.S. Grant ,&nbsp;M.L. Galyean ,&nbsp;K.E. Hales","doi":"10.15232/aas.2024-02639","DOIUrl":"10.15232/aas.2024-02639","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our aim was to evaluate the use of ultrasonography to identify liver abscesses in cattle.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>Finishing steers (n = 160, mean final BW = 649 kg) were used in Exp. 1 and Exp. 2 (n = 63, mean final BW = 593 kg). Liver abscess images were obtained 24 h before slaughter. Steers in Exp. 3 (n = 40; mean final BW = 168 kg) and 4 (n = 40; mean final BW = 159 kg) were beef × dairy steers used in a study to experimentally induce liver abscesses. Real-time ultrasound imaging of the liver was conducted on the day of slaughter.</div></div><div><h3>Results and Discussion</h3><div>In Exp. 1, the sensitivity of ultrasonography for detection of liver abscesses in finishing beef steers was 14.6%, and in Exp. 2 the sensitivity was 5.6%. In the lightweight beef × dairy steers, sensitivity was 50% in Exp. 2 and 41.1% in Exp 3. Ultrasound accuracy ranged from 70% to 75% within all 4 experiments. Specificity of ultrasonography ranged from 84.6% to 100% among all experiments.</div></div><div><h3>Implications and Applications</h3><div>Low sensitivity of detection in all experiments indicates ultrasonography has limited value for detecting liver abscesses in live cattle. Nonetheless, the greater specificity observed indicates that ultrasonography is effective at diagnosing a steer as negative, but the likelihood of detecting a negative is greater than detecting a positive because of the low prevalence of liver abscesses among the steers in each study. Even with modern ultrasound equipment with improved resolution, liver abscesses remain difficult to detect in live cattle, but sensitivity seems to be improved in lighter versus heavier weight cattle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8519,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Science","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 21-27"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143139431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Case Study: Assessment of greenhouse gas intensities on exemplary small and mid-sized US dairy farms
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02624
L.A. Olthof , K.R. Briggs , J.R. Knapp , B.J. Bradford
{"title":"Case Study: Assessment of greenhouse gas intensities on exemplary small and mid-sized US dairy farms","authors":"L.A. Olthof ,&nbsp;K.R. Briggs ,&nbsp;J.R. Knapp ,&nbsp;B.J. Bradford","doi":"10.15232/aas.2024-02624","DOIUrl":"10.15232/aas.2024-02624","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our objective was to estimate greenhouse gas (GHG) intensities for 4 dairy farms representing the Northeast, Great Lakes, West, and Southeast US regions using the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management: Environmental Stewardship (FARM ES) life-cycle analysis model.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>Four herds with &lt;1,000 lactating cows, on farms selected as excellent environmental stewards, were assessed, with mean (±SD) production of 10,782 ± 2,037 kg/yr fat- and protein-corrected milk (FPCM). Data from 2021 were gathered from management software, interviews, and on-farm evaluations. Soil OM data for ≥7 yr were available on 3 farms. Emissions intensity was quantified as net CO<sub>2</sub> equivalents (CO<sub>2</sub>e) emitted per unit of FPCM sold.</div></div><div><h3>Results and Discussion</h3><div>Mean (±SD) GHG emissions intensity was 0.97 ± 0.16 kg of CO<sub>2</sub>e/kg of FPCM. In terms of point sources, FARM ES attributed 42 ± 6% of the farms’ emissions to enteric methane and 28 ± 9% to manure emissions. The remaining emissions were associated with feed production and energy use. Two farms that used manure separation had an average emissions intensity 0.20 kg of CO<sub>2</sub>e/kg of FPCM less than farms that did not. Average annual soil carbon sequestration rates ranged from −0.82 to 3.52 Mg of carbon/ha, decreasing mean net GHG emissions intensity by 18% on these farms (0.81 vs. 0.99 kg of CO<sub>2</sub>e/kg of FPCM).</div></div><div><h3>Implications and Applications</h3><div>Management practices have wide-ranging implications for dairy farm emissions intensities, and quantifying soil carbon sequestration is key for estimating net GHG emissions for a dairy farm.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8519,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Science","volume":"41 1","pages":"Pages 28-38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143139432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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"February" Cover
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Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2590-2865(25)00005-9
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Call for Submissions
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Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/S2590-2865(25)00010-2
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Economic returns and market risk of extending days on feed for beef × dairy cross heifers 延长肉牛和奶牛杂交母牛饲喂天数的经济回报和市场风险
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02616
C.S. Schmaltz , T.C. Schroeder , L.J. Walter , J.P. Hutcheson
{"title":"Economic returns and market risk of extending days on feed for beef × dairy cross heifers","authors":"C.S. Schmaltz ,&nbsp;T.C. Schroeder ,&nbsp;L.J. Walter ,&nbsp;J.P. Hutcheson","doi":"10.15232/aas.2024-02616","DOIUrl":"10.15232/aas.2024-02616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our objective was to estimate economic net returns and return risk for beef × dairy cross heifers as days on feed (DOF) are extended.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>Cattle production information and carcass performance data were obtained from a recent publication detailing a beef × dairy heifer cross serial slaughter study. Before final implant date heifers were treated the same through the first 265 DOF. At terminal implant, heifers were randomized into 4 treatment groups. Treatment 1 was fed for 58 d after randomization; treatment 2 for 79 d; treatment 3 for 97 d; and treatment 4 for 120 d. Baseline budgets were constructed using 5-yr average prices. Scenarios varying prices and costs and risk analysis of price changes over extended DOF were analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results and Discussion</h3><div>Net returns varied in economically important ways as DOF were extended. In baseline scenario, treatment 1 had highest net return of $99.84/head (hd) and treatment 4 lowest return of $57.13/ hd. Changing feed cost, carcass base price, and QG adjustments generally did not alter ordering of net returns across DOF. With low feed prices or high carcass prices, extending DOF increased net returns in some scenarios. Sensitivity analysis changing prices revealed base carcass price was the dominant risk determinant representing &gt;90% of return risk. Return standard deviations ranged $69.06/hd for 3 wk extended DOF to $114.52/hd for 9 wk.</div></div><div><h3>Implications and Applications</h3><div>Extending DOF reduced net returns in the baseline. With different market conditions from baseline, extending DOF could increase returns. Market risk, especially carcass base price changes, was prevalent when extending DOF.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8519,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Science","volume":"40 6","pages":"Pages 824-834"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143183210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Perspectives and Commentary: Fat nutrition and metabolism of early-lactation dairy cows
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02540
A.F. Kertz
{"title":"Perspectives and Commentary: Fat nutrition and metabolism of early-lactation dairy cows","authors":"A.F. Kertz","doi":"10.15232/aas.2024-02540","DOIUrl":"10.15232/aas.2024-02540","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>My objective was to review key factors involved in identifying and characterizing how dairy cows metabolize fat sources and their resultant effects on DMI, milk fat depression, and body condition, with emphasis on early lactation. Thus, short-term, mid-lactation studies were not included.</div></div><div><h3>Sources</h3><div>The main sources of information were peer-reviewed journal articles, some dairy nutrition conference proceedings, a monograph, several abstracts, a still pertinent periodical article (Lock and Bauman, 2007), and 50 yr of research and field experiences in this area.</div></div><div><h3>Synthesis</h3><div>Forms of fat, such as triglycerides or free fatty acids whether unsaturated or saturated, affect DMI, milk fat depression, and body condition. The more unsaturated that fatty acids (FA) are, especially the amount of linoleic acid, the more negatively these facets are affected.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Applications</h3><div>Know what kinds of fat sources are being fed. What is the FA composition of feedstuffs fed and fat sources, especially the UFA and their levels? The more UFA sources there are, the more DMI and milk fat percentage may be negatively affected. Linoleic FA is a key marker for these negative effects, which may ensue if daily intake of linoleic acid is 300 to 400 g or more. This can be exacerbated by other factors such as low dietary forage levels, greater starch, wet forages, and finely chopped forages, which all contribute to lower rumen pH, which facilitates milk fat depression. Reduction in DMI is the major consideration when fat supplementation occurs, with digestibility of fat supplements being a secondary consideration. Either palmitic or stearic acid above 80%, but especially above 90%, in a fat supplement is of concern and may be less digestible because they can become more crystalline. This can also be a factor when physically blending these single sources together. However, if these 2 FA sources are melted and then prilled, this crystalline formation is not likely to occur. Palmitic and stearic acids melted together and then prilled incorporate the complementary benefits of both, potentially in ratios of 1:1 to 2:1, palmitic to stearic acid.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8519,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Science","volume":"40 6","pages":"Pages 729-737"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143183466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Effects of initiating dietary narasin, at different production stages, on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2023-02515
Roger A. Arentson , Mark Knauer , Joe Gooding , Michael Shields , Scott N. Carr
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Restricting bunk space allotments to 15 or 25 centimeters per head has minimal effects on growth performance in limit-fed growing beef heifers 将每头牛的铺位分配限制在 15 厘米或 25 厘米,对限饲生长肉用小母牛的生长性能影响甚微
IF 1.4
Applied Animal Science Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.15232/aas.2024-02625
W. Cole Ellis, Zachary M. Duncan, Madeline S. Grant, William R. Hollenbeck, Evan C. Titgemeyer, Dale A. Blasi
{"title":"Restricting bunk space allotments to 15 or 25 centimeters per head has minimal effects on growth performance in limit-fed growing beef heifers","authors":"W. Cole Ellis,&nbsp;Zachary M. Duncan,&nbsp;Madeline S. Grant,&nbsp;William R. Hollenbeck,&nbsp;Evan C. Titgemeyer,&nbsp;Dale A. Blasi","doi":"10.15232/aas.2024-02625","DOIUrl":"10.15232/aas.2024-02625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our objective was to evaluate the effects of bunk allotment on growth performance of receiving beef heifers limit fed a diet based on high-energy corn and corn co-products, in pens that contained 18 to 28 heifers.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>Beef heifers (291 ± 15.5 kg; n = 332) were used in a randomized complete block design. Heifers were blocked by origin, stratified by indi- vidual arrival weight, and assigned to pen within block. Pens were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments, with 4 pens per treatment, that provided 15.2, 25.4, 35.6, or 45.7 cm of linear bunk per heifer. Heifers were limit fed a high- energy diet once daily at 2.0% of BW (DM basis) for 56 d. Individual BW were measured on d 0 and 56. Pen BW were measured weekly and used to adjust feed delivered for the following week.</div></div><div><h3>Results and Discussion</h3><div>Bunk allotments of 15.2, 25.4, 35.6, or 45.7 cm per heifer did not affect final BW, ADG, DMI, or G:F. At feeding, 43%, 62%, 79%, and 96% of heifers in the pen had access to the feed bunk when allotted 15.2, 25.4, 35.6, and 45.7 cm of linear bunk per heifer, respectively. The SD of ADG within the pen did not differ among feed bunk sizes.</div></div><div><h3>Implications and Applications</h3><div>Bunk allotments as low as 15.2 to 25.4 cm per heifer can be used without negatively influencing growth performance of growing beef heifers of about 290 to 360 kg of BW that are limit fed a high-energy diet at 2.0% of BW (DM basis) once daily in pens that contained 18 to 28 head.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8519,"journal":{"name":"Applied Animal Science","volume":"40 6","pages":"Pages 818-823"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143183455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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