2004 Abstracts

• Metabolizable protein requirements for maintenance and gain of growing goats
J. Luo, A. L. Goetsch, I.V. Nsahlai, and T. Sahlu


• Effects of stocking rate on grazing behavior of sheep and goats co-grazing mixed pastures
G. Animut, A. L. Goetsch, G. E. Aiken, R. Puchala, G. Detweiler, C. R. Krehbiel, R. C. Merkel, T. Sahlu, L. J. Dawson, and Z. B. Johnson


• Effects of stocking rate on performance of sheep and goats co-grazing mixed pastures
G. Animut, A. L. Goetsch, G. E. Aiken, R. Puchala, G. Detweiler, C. R. Krehbiel, R. C. Merkel, T. Sahlu, L. J. Dawson, and Z. B. Johnson


• Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Web-Based Calculator
A. L. Goetsch, T. A. Gipson, T. Sahlu, and R. C. Merkel


• Effects of the number of yearling Boer crossbred wethers per automated feeding system on feed intake, feeding behavior, and growth performance
A. L. Goetsch, T. A. Gipson, G. Detweiler, R. C. Merkel, T. Sahlu


• Influence of progesterone on synchronization and pregnancy rate of Alpine does
M. L. Looper, R. C. Merkel, E. R. Loetz, A. L. Goetsch, L. J. Dawson, J. M. Burke, and R. Flores


• Effects of length of pasture access on energy use by growing meat goats
T. Berhan, R. Puchala, R. C. Merkel, T. A. Gipson, G. Animut, A. L. Goetsch, T. Sahlu


• Effects of feed restriction on heat production by mature meat goats
I. Tovar-Luna, A. L. Goetsch, R. Puchala, and T. Sahlu


• Effects of walking speed and forage consumption on heart rate and energy expenditure by Alpine does
T. Berhan, R. Puchala, A. L. Goetsch, G. Animut, R. C. Merkel, T. Sahlu, and Z. B. Johnson


• Effect of breed and litter size on yield of milk, milk fat, and milk protein in Boer x Spanish and Spanish does
B. Tamir, R.C. Merkel, T.A. Gipson and A.L. Goetsch


• Effects of pasture inclusion of mimosa on growth by co-grazing goats and sheep
G. Animut, A. L. Goetsch, G. E. Aiken, R. Puchala, G. Detweiler, C. R. Krehbiel, R. C. Merkel, T. Sahlu, L. J. Dawson, and Z. B. Johnson


• Evaluation of predictions of body weight and feed intake by growing crossbred Boer goats with a goat simulation model
M. Villaquiran, L. Nuti, T. A. Gipson, A. L. Goetsch, and H. D. Blackburn


• Effects of goat breed and stage of lactation on yield, sensory quality, and fatty acid concentration of soft cheese
S. S. Zeng, K. A. Soryal, B. A. Fekadu, K. Tesfai, and B. Bah