Michael S. Brown, PhD, PASAssociate Professor,
Ruminant Nutrition, Management, and Health |
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Contact Information: WTAMU |
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ANSC 3375 |
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ANSC 4328 |
Feedlot Management |
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ANSC 7407 |
Research Techniques |
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ANSC 7324 |
Digestive Physiology |
Other Responsibilities
- Faculty supervisor of WTAMU Feedlot and Feedmill
- Faculty supervisor of WTAMU Animal Nutrition Laboratory and Surgery facilities
- Academic and research advisor of graduate students
Research Interests – Applied nutrition, management, and health of growing/finishing cattle
- Impact of grain processing procedures on growth performance and mill efficiency
- Nutrient requirements and utilization for growth
- Interactions between nutrition and animal health
- Efficacy of exogenous
metabolic modifiers and feed additives
Current and previous projects
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1 |
In vitro fermentation
of steam-flaked corn and sorghum supplemented with urea or casein hydrolysate |
PDF file |
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2 |
Serum metabolites and hormones,
and dry matter intake by sheep ruminally infused with glucose |
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3 |
Using ruminal, serum
chemistry, and endocrine profiles to classify the response to a carbohydrate
challenge |
PDF file |
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4 |
Effect of degree of
corn processing on feedlot performance and mill efficiency |
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5 |
Effects of degree of
corn processing on site and extent of digestion |
PDF file |
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6 |
Feed intake restriction
of finishing steers |
PDF file |
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7 |
Feedlot performance and
carcass characteristics of steers fed zinc sulfate, Zinpro, or Availa Zn |
PDF file |
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8 |
In situ disappearance
of minerals in cottonseed meal and corn |
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9 |
Protein nutrition of
feedlot cull cows |
PDF file |
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10 |
Anabolic implants and
carcass value |
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Digestion and retention
of two calcium sources |
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12 |
Water partitioning in
the body |
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13 |
Effect of growth
implants on buller incidence and performance |
PDF file |
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14 |
Performance and health
of stressed calves supplemented with Sucram |
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Circulating metabolites
and hormones, rectal temperature, and feed intake by steers fed lipoic acid
and challenged with IBR virus |
MS Word file |
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Growth performance and
carcass characteristics of finishing steers fed blends of urea and cottonseed
meal in 11.5, 13.0, or 14.5% CP diets |
In progress |
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17 |
Effect of dietary CP
concentration and CP degradability on site and extent of digestion |
In progress |
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18 |
Influence of zinc
sources on growth performance and carcass characteristics |
In progress |
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19 |
Hormone profiles and
urinary excretion of dopamine and serotonin metabolites by steers
supplemented with Sucram |
In progress |
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20 |
Influence of dust
exposure on calf health |
In progress |
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21 |
Effect of HA4 on
performance and tissue nutrient concentrations |
In progress |
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