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Organization profile
Organization profile
The West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) performs research in the following areas: agronomy, soils and water quality; dairy production systems and pasture grazing management; environmental horticulture and display garden materials; irrigation water management; swine nutrition and alternative housing systems;and wind and biomass renewable energy systems.
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Swine
Medicine & Life Sciences
swine
Agriculture & Biology
sows
Agriculture & Biology
Lactation
Medicine & Life Sciences
distillers grains
Agriculture & Biology
Diet
Medicine & Life Sciences
Holstein
Agriculture & Biology
crossbreds
Agriculture & Biology
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Profiles
Projects 2005 2021
Effects of water quality on nursery pig performance and health
Johnston, L. J., Shurson, J. & Urriola, P. E.
5/1/19 → 4/30/20
Project: Research project
pig
water quality
effect
health
Integrating living mulches into annual strawberry production systems.
N. American Strawberry Growers Assoc.
2/26/19 → 12/31/19
Project: Research project
live mulches
strawberries
production technology
Catalyzing an open-community research and education program to leverage the microbiome for the advancement of organic livestock production, using mastitis as a test case
Noyes, N., Caixeta, L. & Heins, B. J.
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
9/1/18 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
livestock production
research programs
education programs
mastitis
testing
Research Output 1986 2019
Growth performance of nursery pigs fed diets containing increasing levels of a novel high-protein corn distillers dried grains with solubles
Yang, Z., Urriola, P. E., Hilbrands, A. M., Johnston, L. J. & Shurson, G. C., Jan 1 2019, In : Translational Animal Science. 3, 1, p. 38-47 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
corn protein
distillers grains
Nurseries
Zea mays
growth performance
Peri-estrus activity and rumination time and its application to estrus prediction: Evidence from dairy herds under organic grazing and low-input conventional production
Minegishi, K., Heins, B. J. & Pereira, G. M., Mar 1 2019, In : Livestock Science. 221, p. 144-154 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
rumination
Estrus
dairy herds
estrus
grazing
The Effect of Goldfish (Carassius auratus) on Water Quality in Horse Stock Tanks
Catalano, D. N., Heins, B. J., Missaghi, S., Hathaway, M. & Martinson, K. L., Aug 1 2019, In : Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 79, p. 73-78 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Water Quality
goldfish
Horses