2004 Research Reports
Beef and Dairy Cattle, Swine, Poultry, Sheep, Horses and Animal Products
December 2004
Publication: P-1008
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Division of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources
Oklahoma State University
Genetics/Animal Breeding
Survey of Ovine Prion Protein (PRNP) Polymorphisms in Oklahoma Sheep
U. DeSilva, X. Guo, D.M. Kupfer, S.C. Fernando, A.T.V. Pillai, F.Z. Najar, S. So,
G.Q. Fitch, and B.A. Roe
Physical and Radiation Hybrid Mapping of Porcine Tissue Kallikreins
S.C. Fernando, R.D. Geisert, and U. DeSilva
Physiology
Changes in Ovarian Follicular Growth During Early Lactation in Holstein Cows
L. J. Spicer, C. C. Francisco, D. Jones and C. S. Chamberlain
Influence of GnRH and Estradiol on Estrus and Luteal Activity of Anestrous Postpartum
Beef Cows
I. Rubio, F.J. White, N.H. Ciccioli, and R.P. Wettemann
Effects of Early and Late Fall Calving of Beef Cows on Gestation Length and Pregnancy
Rate
D.W. Kastner, F.J. White, I. Rubio, R.P. Wettemann, and D.L. Lalman
Influence of Time of Insemination after the Onset of Estrus on Pregnancy Rate of Beef
Heifers
R.P. Wettemann, I. Rubio, F.J. White, D.W. Kastner, and D.L. Lalman
Food Science
Postmortem Addition of Vitamin E to Processed Meats: Improving Oxidative Stability
of Cooked Products
T.M. Wills, C.M. DeWitt, and H. Sigfusson
Subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes by Multilocus Sequence Typing
K. Kalpana, S. Mitra, and P.M. Muriana
Development of a Microplate Fluorescence-Based Assay for Biofilm Forming Strains of
Listeria monocytogenes
R.K. Wright and P.M. Muriana
Cloning and Sequencing of the Gene Encoding Curvaticin FS47, an Anti-Listerial Bacteriocin
Produced by Lactobacillus curvatus FS47
S. Macwana, L. Ma, M.A. Cousin, and P.M. Muriana
Application of a ‘Universal’ Real-Time Primer for PCR Detection of Listeria monocytogenes
from Meats
S. Mitra and P.M. Muriana
Hot Water Deluge System for Pre-package Pasteurization of Frankfurters
P.M. Muriana, W. Robertson, and D. Howard
Effect of Liquid Smoke Extracts on Frankfurters Inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes
S. Gedela, W. Robertson, and P.M. Muriana
Nutrition/Management Cow/Calf
Effects of High-linoleic and Mid-oleic Sunflower Grain Supplements on Performance
and Reproduction of Beef Cows and their Calves
J.P. Banta, D.L. Lalman, C.R. Krehbiel, and R.P. Wettemann
Effects of a High-linoleic Sunflower Seed Supplement on Performance and Reproduction
of Primiparous Beef Cows and their Calves
J.P. Banta, D.L. Lalman, C.R. Krehbiel, and R.P. Wettemann
Comparing the Accuracy of the Cardy Portable Nitrate Meter with Laboratory Analysis
of Nitrate Concentrations in Summer Annual Forages
G.E. Selk, R.C. LeValley, G.A. Highfill, and D.S. Buchanan
Effects of Late-Summer Protein Supplementation and Deworming on Performance of Beef
Heifers Grazing Native Range
D.L. Lalman, J.G. Kirkpatrick, and D.E. Williams
Digestibility Measures on Gestating Beef Cows Supplemented Whole or Rolled Drought
Stressed Soybeans
J.D. Steele, D.L. Lalman, and J.P. Banta
Nutrition/Management Stocker Cattle
Effect of Time of Grazing Termination of Winter Wheat Pasture on Cattle Performance
and Subsequent Grain Yield
B.G. Fieser, G.W. Horn, E.G. Krenzer, and S.A. Schaefer
Nutrition/Management Feedlot Cattle
Effects of Cultures of Lactobacillus acidophilus (BG2FO4) and Propionibacterium freudenreichii
P-63 with or without Levucell SB (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on Feedlot Performance,
Carcass Merit, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shedding by Finishing Beef Steers
C.R. Krehbiel, J.S. Ward, D.L. Step, L.J. McBeth, J.B. Morgan, and R.A. Ball
Effect of an Isolated Soy Protein By-Product on Finishing Cattle Performance and Carcass
Characteristics
C.R. Krehbiel, R.E. Peterson, L.J. McBeth, J.P. Banta, D.L. Lalman, D.L. Step, H.
DePra, C.E. Markham, D.R. Gill, and R.L. Ball
Effect of Cotton Flo and Fuz Zpellet on Feedlot Performance, Carcass Merit, and Feeding
Behavior in Feedlot Cattle
C.E. Markham, C.R. Krehbiel, D.R. Gill, and R.L. Ball
Effects of Roughage Source and Particle Size on Performance and Carcass Characteristics
of Finishing Heifers
C.E. Markham, C.R. Krehbiel, L.O. Burciaga, D.R. Gill, R.E. Peterson, H.A. DePra,
and L.J. McBeth
Effect of Zinc Source and Level on Finishing Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics,
and Adipocyte Differentiation
L.J. McBeth, D.R. Stein, A.T.V. Pillai, M.J. Hersom, C.R. Krehbiel, U. DeSilva, R.D.
Geisert, J.R. Malayer, J.B. Morgan, C. K. Larson, and R.L. Ball
Effect of Angus and Charolais Sires with Early vs Normal Weaned Calves on Feedlot
Performance and Carcass Characteristics
L.J. McBeth, M.L. Looper, C.R. Krehbiel, D.L. Step, and R.L. Ball
Effects of Replacing Dry Rolled Corn with Dry Rolled Wheat on Feedlot Performance
and Carcass Merit
R.A. Ross, L.J. McBeth, C.R. Krehbiel, D.L. Step, J.P. Banta, D.L. Lalman, and R.A.
Ball
Effect of Depleting and Repleting Dietary Calcium on Plasma and Tissue Calcium Concentrations
and Beef Tenderness
H.A. DePra, D.R. Gill, C.R. Krehbiel, J.B. Morgan, R.L. Horst, and F.N. Owens
Effect of Feeding 2,500, 50,000 or 100,000 IU of Vitamin D3 Daily on Feedlot Performance,
Carcass Merit, and Plasma and Tissue Metabolite Concentrations
H.A. DePra, J.D. Duggin, D.R. Gill, C.R. Krehbiel, J.B. Morgan, D.C. Bietz, A.H. Trenkle,
R.L. Horst, and F.N. Owens
Nutrition/Management Swine
Evaluation of b-Glucan as an Alternative to Antibiotic in the Diets of Weanling Pigs
T.B. Morillo, S.D. Carter, J.S. Park, and J.D. Schneider
Effects of a Solid-State Fermented Phytase on Phosphorus and Nutrient Digestibility
of Growing Pigs Fed Barley-Soybean Meal Based Diets
J.S. Park, M.B. Lachmann, S.D. Carter, J.D. Schneider, T.B. Morillo, and R.P. Cueno
Evaluation of Beta-Glucan and Antibiotics on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits
of Weanling and Finishing Pigs
R.P. Cueno, T.B. Morillo, S.D. Carter, M.S. Lachmann, J.S. Park and J.D. Schneider