This study was conducted to investigate the effect of decreasing concentrations dietary neutral detergent fiber (NDF) at high rumen undegradable protein (RUP) on performance, digestibility, chewing activity, blood attributes, and carcass characteristics in 32 weaned male Afshari lambs (90 days age; 26 kg initial body weight; BW). Dietary metabolic energy (ME) increased from 10.6–11.5 11.8 MJ/kg...

We consider planning of freight train classification at hump yards using integer programming. The problem involves the formation of departing freight trains from arriving trains subject to scheduling and capacity constraints. To increase yard capacity, we allow the temporary storage of early freight cars on specific mixed-usage tracks. The problem has previously been modeled using a direct inte...

Two experiments were conducted to determine in situ disappearance of bromegrass hay and a ruminally undegraded protein (RUP) supplement in beef cattle fed restricted amounts of forage. Six Angus crossbred cattle (BW = 589 +/- 44.4 kg; three steers and three heifers) fitted with ruminal cannulas were fed chopped (2.54 cm) bromegrass hay (8.9% CP) at one of three percentages of maintenance intake...

Our objective was to determine the impact of supplemental energy, N, and protein on feed intake and N metabolism in sheep fed low-quality forage. Six Texel x Dorset wethers (16 mo, 63+/-3.1 kg) fitted with mesenteric, portal, and hepatic venous catheters were used in a Latin square design with five sampling periods. Lambs were fed chopped bromegrass hay (4.3% CP) to appetite, and a mineral mixt...

Superconductivity in binary ruthenium pnictides occurs proximal to and upon suppression of a mysterious non-magnetic ground state, preceded by pseudogap phase associated with Fermi surface instability, its critical temperature, T$_{c}$, is maximized around the quantum point. By analogy isoelectronic iron based counterparts, antiferromagnetic fluctuations became "usual suspects" as putative medi...

In this paper, a proposal of a generic model for process-oriented software development organizations is presented. Additionally, the respective way of managing the process model, and the instantiation of their processes with RUP (Rational Unified Process) workflows, whenever they are available, or with other kind of processes is suggested. The proposals made in this paper were consolidated base...

An incomplete 8 x 8 Latin square trial (4-wk periods; 12 wk total) using 32 multiparous and 16 primiparous Holstein cows was conducted to assess the production response to crude protein (CP), digestible rumen-undegraded protein (RUP), and rumen-protected Met (RPM; fed as Mepron; Degussa Corp., Kennesaw, GA). Diets contained [dry matter (DM) basis] 21% alfalfa silage, 34% corn silage, 22 to 26% ...

We hypothesized that gestational nutrition would affect calf feed efficiency and small intestinal biology, which would be correlated with feed efficiency. Multiparous beef cows (n = 36) were individually fed 1 of 3 diets from d 45 to 185 of gestation: native grass hay and supplement to meet NRC recommendations (control [CON]), 70% of CON NEm (nutrient restricted [NR]), or a NR diet with a RUP s...

The dynamical evolution of globular clusters is theoretically described by a series well-known events typical N -body systems. Still, the identification observational signatures able to empirically describe stage stellar system with density cluster represents challenge. In this paper, we study age Rup 106 and IC 4499. To aim, radial distribution blue straggler stars (BSSs) via A + parameter slo...

This trial tested whether rumen-protected Lys (RPL) supplementation would improve the nutritive value of rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) from corn protein. Thirty-two lactating Holstein cows were blocked by days in milk and parity into 8 squares 4 each replicated × Latin squares. Treatments provided all supplemental crude from: (1) soy (67% expeller soybean meal plus 33% solvent meal); (2) a b...