Small Ruminant

Tuesday, July 22, 2014: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
2104A (Kansas City Convention Center)
Moderator:
R. R. Redden
2:00 PM
724
Rumen Microbial Species Associated With Feed Efficiency in Sheep Fed a Forage-Based Diet
Kristi M. Cammack, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming; Melinda Ellison, University of Wyoming; Gavin C. Conant, University of Missouri; William R. Lamberson, University of Missouri; Rebecca Cockrum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kathleen J. Austin, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming
2:15 PM
725
Rationing late gestation ewes using a Net Energy or Metabolisable Energy rationing system: Impacts on ewe and lamb performance
Francis Campion, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin; Fiona McGovern, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin; Alan G Fahey, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin; Tommy M. Boland, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin
2:30 PM
727
Early supplementation of alfalfa to starter diets improves the pre- and post-weaning performance of lambs
B. Yang, Institute of Dairy Science, Zhejiang University; B. He, Institute of Dairy Science, Zhejiang University; S.S Wang, Institute of Dairy Science, Zhejiang University; J.X. Liu, Zhejiang University; J.K. Wang, Institute of Dairy Science, Zhejiang University
2:45 PM
728
Performance and Reproductive Measurements of Katahdin Ewes and Fall-Calving Angus Cows Grazing Stockpiled Toxic Tall Fescue Under a Mixed or Sequential Grazing Scheme – 2 Year Summary
Richard E. Daugherty Jr., Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; James D. Caldwell, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Bruce C. Shanks, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Christopher L Boeckmann, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Cindy A DeOrnellis, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Amy L. Bax, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University
3:00 PM
729
Reducing dietary cation-anion difference increased gastrointestinal calcium binding proteins-D9k expression level of transition goats for plasma calcium absorption
Wen-xuan Wu, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University; Yi Yang, College of Animal Science, Guizhou University
3:15 PM
730
Hematological and serum chemical profiles in lambs fed sericea lespedeza
Mohan Acharya, University of Arkansas; Joan M. Burke, USDA-ARS; James E Miller, Louisiana State University; Thomas H Terrill, Fort Valley State University; Erin Smyth, University of Arkansas; Geraldine Huff, USDA, Agriculture Research Service; Elizabeth B. Kegley, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture; Kenneth P. Coffey, University of Arkansas; Charles F. Rosenkrans, University of Arkansas
3:30 PM
731
Comparison of white blood cell phagocytic efficiency in two genotypes of Katahdin sheep
Samaneh Azarpajouh, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Tumen Wuliji, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Amy L. Bax, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University
3:45 PM
732
Short-Term Effects of Divergent Selection for Parasite Resistance in F1 Kiko × Boer Doe Progeny
Chevise L. Thomas, University of Missouri; Bruce C. Shanks, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; James D. Caldwell, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Luke S. Wilbers, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Kelsey L. Basinger, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Bob Weaber, Kansas State University; William R. Lamberson, University of Missouri
4:00 PM
733
MILK PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LACTATION CURVE IN DAIRY SHEEP AND THEIR CROSSES IN MEXICO
Juan Carlos Angeles Hernandez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Diana Arely Solis Guzman, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México; Manuel Gonzalez Ronquillo, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de México; Aurora Hilda Ramirez Perez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México; Sergio Angeles campos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México
4:15 PM
734
Goats of Arkansas & Missouri: A Production Survey
Kelsey F Cole, Missouri State University; Benjamin M Onyango, Missouri State University; Jodie A Pennington, Lincoln University; Charlotte A Clifford-Rathert, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University; Catherine Hoegeman, Missouri State University; Elizabeth L. Walker, Missouri State University
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