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Effect of condensed tannins on ruminal degradability of purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea Vent.) harvested at two growth stages by Jin, L, Wang, Y, Iwaasa, A.D, Xu, Z, Schellenberg, M.P, Zhang, Y.G, Liu, X.L, McAllister, T.A

“…The native legume purple prairie clover (PPC; Dalea purpurea Vent.) is adapted to the prairie region of North America and contains high levels of condensed…”
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Synergy between ruminal fibrolytic enzymes and enzymes from Trichoderma longibrachiatum by Morgavi, D P, Beauchemin, K A, Nsereko, V L, Rode, L M, Iwaasa, A D, Yang, W Z, McAllister, T A, Wang, Y

“…The mechanism by which enzyme additives improve feed digestion in ruminants is not fully understood. Direct hydrolysis of feed in the rumen is a potential mode…”
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Evaluation of cool-season binary mixtures as pasture: Herbage yield, nutritive value, and beef cattle performance by Peprah, S., Damiran, D., Biligetu, B., Iwaasa, A.D., Larson, K., Lardner, H.A.

“…•Hybrid bromegrass-legume mixtures produced 54% more biomass than Russian wildrye-legume mixtures at Lanigan site, while biomass did not differ between…”
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Pastures under dry climate can be cold spots for soil nitrous oxide emissions from grazing cattle excreta by Lemke, R.L., Machado, P.V.F., Alemu, A.W., Baron, V.S., Farrell, R.E., Iwaasa, A.D., Liang, B.C., Schoenau, J.J.

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Assessment of the Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) Tracer Technique for Measuring Enteric Methane Emissions from Cattle by McGinn, S.M, Beauchemin, K.A, Iwaasa, A.D, McAllister, T.A

“…A commonly used method of measuring enteric methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants is the SF6 tracer technique that measures respired and eructated CH4…”
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Use of corn distillers’ dried grains to reduce enteric methane loss from beef cattle by McGinn, S.M, Chung, Y.H, Beauchemin, K.A, Iwaasa, A.D, Grainger, C

“…There are significant emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from agriculture, and a major source is enteric methane (CH4) from ruminants. Our study reports the…”
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Effect of pasture type (alfalfa vs. grass) on methane and carbon dioxide production by yearling beef heifers by Chaves, A.V, Thompson, L.C, Iwaasa, A.D, Scott, S.L, Olson, M.E, Benchaar, C, Veira, D.M, McAllister, T.A

“…The objective of this study was to determine effect of pasture type on methane and carbon dioxide production by heifers grazing alfalfa or grass pastures at…”
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Effects of an exogenous enzyme preparation on microbial protein synthesis, enzyme activity and attachment to feed in the Rumen Simulation Technique (Rusitec) by Wang, Y., McAllister, T. A., Rode, L. M., Beauchemin, K. A., Morgavi, D. P., Nsereko, V. L., Iwaasa, A. D., Yang, W.

“…The effects of an exogenous enzyme preparation, the application method and feed type on ruminal fermentation and microbial protein synthesis were investigated…”
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Effect of a fibrolytic enzyme preparation from Trichoderma longibrachiatum on the rumen microbial population of dairy cows by Nsereko, V L, Beauchemin, K A, Morgavi, D P, Rode, L M, Furtado, A F, McAllister, T A, Iwaasa, A D, Yang, W Z, Wang, Y

“…The effects of supplementing a dairy cow diet with incremental levels of a fibrolytic enzyme preparation (preparation B) from Trichoderma longibrachiatum on…”
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Optimizing harvest schemes to improve yield and feeding quality in chickpea by Gan, Y, Iwaasa, A.D, Fernandez, M.R, McVicar, R

“…Late maturity often causes substantial losses in yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in the short growing season in western Canada. This study…”
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AC Saltlander green wheatgrass by Steppuhn, H, Jefferson, P.G, Iwaasa, A.D, McLeod, J.G

“…AC Saltlander originated from seeds collected in Turkey by United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) scientists. Plants from these seeds were grown in a…”
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Resistance of feed enzymes to proteolytic inactivation by rumen miroorganisms and gastrointestinal proteases by Morgavi, Diego, Beauchemin, Karen, Nsereko, V.L., Rode, L.M., Mc Allister, T.A., Iwaasa, A.D., Wang, Y., Yang, W.Z.

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A shearing technique measuring resistance properties of plant stems by Iwaasa, A.D., Beauchemin, K.A., Buchanan-Smith, J.G., Acharya, S.N.

“…A shearing technique was developed to measure fracturing properties of plant stems. Shearing force measurements assess the amount of energy required to…”
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Shearing force of alfalfa stems as affected by seeding rate by Iwaasa, A.D, Beauchemin, K.A, Acharya, S.N, Bowley, S.R, Buchanan-Smith, J.G

“…Physical properties of forages may provide a simple method of predicting animal voluntary feed intake. Physical measurements, such as shearing force, may…”
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Shearing force of alfalfa stems: effects of cultivar and shearing site by Iwaasa, A.D, Beauchemin, K.A, Acharya, S.N, Buchanan-Smith, J.G

“…A 3-yr study was conducted to investigate the effect of shearing position on shearing force characteristics in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) stems and to…”
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Shearing force of alfalfa stems: effects of genotype and year interactions by Iwaasa, A.D, Beauchemin, K.A, Acharya, S.N, Buchanan-Smith, J.G

“…Shearing force of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) stems was measured to evaluate genotype-by-year interactions. Based on mean shearing force for each stem segment…”
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Assessment of stem shearing force for three alfalfa cultivars grown under dryland and irrigated conditions by Iwaasa, A.D. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.), Beauchemin, K.A, Buchanan-Smith, J.G, Acharya, S.N

“…The Ottawa Texture Measuring System was used to assess the shearing force of three alfalfa cultivars at similar physiological maturity. Shearing force of stems…”
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