Translational animal science
Dec 26, 2024
Two experiments evaluated the effects of an injectable trace mineral (ITM) solution at weaning on trace mineral (TM) status, inflammatory and antioxidant responses, grazing behavior, response to vaccination, and growth of beef calves. Experiment 1 us...
Translational animal science
Dec 7, 2024
The purpose was to determine local (articular) and systemic effects of intra-articular interleukin-1 in horses supplemented with a dietary PUFA supplement [STRUCTURE-Joint ()]. Sixteen (16) healthy, mature, light breed horses were randomly assigned t...
Translational animal science
Dec 16, 2019
The objective was to develop a protocol for a noninvasive behavioral test to assess goat-human interactions. Boer goats ( = 45) were housed in groups of 3 at the K-State Sheep and Meat Goat Unit. A 3-min human approach test (HAT) was conducted after ...
Translational animal science
Dec 6, 2019
Forty-five beef cull cows [body weight () = 503 ± 58 kg; body condition score () = 2.1 ± 0.6] were randomized into two treatments to compare the effects of oral drenching of no probiotic vs. 100 mL of NCIMB 41125 ( ; Lactipro Advance; 2 × 10 cfu/mL;...
Translational animal science
Nov 29, 2019
One hundred forty-four cull cows (body condition score = 2.10 ± 0.61; BW = 456 ± 47 kg) were organized into a 2 2 factorial design (48 pens, 12 pens/treatment, and 3 cows/pen) to evaluate the effect of dietary roughage level and oral drenching of N...
Translational animal science
Oct 5, 2019
Lactoferrin (LF) is a sialylated iron-binding glycoprotein, occurring in several biological secretions like milk, saliva, and seminal fluids and is a major component of a mammalian innate immune system. It plays multiple protective roles against larg...
Translational animal science
Sep 5, 2019
A blend of essential oils (EO) and a prebiotic were combined (EOC) to formulate a colostrum-based liquid birth supplement and a separate feeding supplement (Start Strong and Stay Strong, Ralco Inc., Marshall, MN). These products were designed to prom...
Translational animal science
Jul 30, 2019
This study determined whether feeding the immunomodulating supplement, OmniGen-AF, to feedlot heifers would alter metabolic profiles to a glucose tolerance test. Heifer calves ( = 32; 217 ± 2 kg) were allocated into two treatment diets: 1) Control, f...
Translational animal science
Jul 27, 2019
The objective of the experiment was to investigate the effects of prebiotics in nursery pigs on growth performance and immune biomarkers. Sixty-four weaned pigs (31 ± 1 d; BW 8 ± 0.1 kg) of mixed gender were housed (4 pigs/pen) in an environmentally ...
Translational animal science
Jun 19, 2019
Fat products have been historically thought to have too low water activity to harbor pathogens. However, it has been recently reported that high moisture levels in fats may lead to presence and growth. Limited research on strategies to eliminate pat...