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Fiber characteristics of the Huacaya Alpaca by Lupton, C.J., McColl, A., Stobart, R.H.

“…A study was conducted to establish a comprehensive profile of US Huacaya Alpaca fiber characteristics that could be useful for educational, promotional,…”
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Measurement of luster in Suri alpaca fiber by Lupton, C.J., McColl, A.

“…A study was conducted to evaluate the ability of two instruments for measuring luster in Suri alpaca fiber and to compare the results with subjectively…”
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Comparison of three systems for concurrent production of lamb meat and wool by Lupton, C.J., Huston, J.E., Craddock, B.F., Pfeiffer, F.A., Polk, W.L.

“…An innovative lamb-feeding facility with a raised-slatted floor (RF) was designed and built for the purposes of concurrently producing high-quality, high-value…”
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Comparison of three systems for concurrent production of high quality mohair and meat from Angora male kids by Lupton, C.J., Huston, J.E., Hruska, J.W., Craddock, B.F., Pfeiffer, F.A., Polk, W.L.

“…Castrated Angora kids ( n = 210, initial BW = 25.4 ± 4.0 kg) approximately 7 months of age were used in two consecutive years (2002 and 2003) to evaluate three…”
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ASAS CENTENNIAL PAPER: Impacts of animal science research on United States sheep production and predictions for the future by Lupton, C.J

“…One hundred years ago, there were more than 48 million sheep in the United States. In 1910, they were valued at $4/head, with 43% of income coming from the…”
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Redberry juniper as a roughage source in lamb feedlot rations: Wool and carcass characteristics, meat fatty acid profiles, and sensory panel traits by Whitney, T.R., Lupton, C.J., Smith, S.B.

“…Effects of replacing cottonseed hulls with juniper leaves on end products were investigated in lambs. Lambs were individually fed diets containing cottonseed…”
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Evaluating percentage of roughage in lamb finishing diets containing 40% dried distillers grains: Growth, serum urea nitrogen, nonesterified fatty acids, and insulin growth factor-1 concentrations and wool, carcass, and fatty acid characteristics by Whitney, T.R, Lupton, C.J

“…Effects of percentage of roughage on growth, serum urea N, NEFA, and IGF-1 concentrations and wool, carcass, and fatty acid (FA) characteristics were…”
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Intermediate Periodicities in Juniper Consumption and Sampling Strategies to Estimate the Diet of Free-Grazing Goats by Walker, J. W., Waldron, D. F., Campbell, E. S., Taylor, C. A., Lupton, C. J., Landau, S.

“…We conducted this study to describe the intermediate-term periodicities in percentage juniper (Juniperus spp.) in goat diets and to develop optimal sampling…”
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Pharmacokinetic differences in exposure to camphor after intraruminal dosing in selectively bred lines of goats by Campbell, E.J, Frost, R.A, Mosley, T.K, Mosley, J.C, Lupton, C.J, Taylor, C.A. Jr, Walker, J.W, Waldron, D.F, Musser, J

“…A pharmacokinetic dosing study with camphor was used to determine whether selection lines of high-juniper-consuming goats (HJC, n = 12) and…”
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Heritability of juniper consumption in goats by Waldron, D.F, Taylor, C.A. Jr, Walker, J.W, Campbell, E.S, Lupton, C.J, Willingham, T.D, Landau, S.Y

“…Data from goats (n = 505), collected over a 4-yr period, were used to estimate the heritability of juniper consumption. Juniper consumption was determined by…”
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Effects of Supplementation on Juniper Intake by Goats by Campbell, Erika S., Taylor, Charles A., Walker, John W., Lupton, Christopher J., Waldron, Dan F., Landau, S. Y.

“…The potential for winter supplementation to increase juniper intake by goats on rangelands in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas was assessed in two…”
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Fiber production and properties in genetically furred and furless rabbits by Rogers, A.D, Lupton, C.J, Lukefahr, S.D

“…The objectives of this study were to describe and compare means and measures of variability of fiber characteristics and fiber production between genetically…”
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Carcass traits of Rambouillet and Merino × Rambouillet lambs and fatty acid profiles of muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissues as affected by new sheep production system by Rhee, Ki Soon, Lupton, C.J., Ziprin, Y.A., Rhee, K.C.

“…Rambouillet and Merino×Rambouillet lambs were assigned to production systems varying in physical environment and diet: RF (raised-floor, open-sided barn/85%…”
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Effects of sheep production systems on oxidative storage stability of lean lamb patties by Rhee, Ki Soon, Lupton, C.J., Ziprin, Y.A., Rhee, K.C.

“…Rambouillet lambs were assigned to three production systems varying in physical environment and diet: RF (a new, raised-floor feeding structure, with animals…”
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Measurement of medullation in wool and mohair using an Optical Fibre Diameter Analyser by Lupton, C.J. (Texas AandM University System, San Angelo.), Pfeiffer, F.A

“…We conducted three experiments to evaluate the Optical Fibre Diameter Analyser (OFDA) for estimating medullation (med [M], kemp [K], and total [T] medullated…”
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Effects of fish meal and sodium bentonite on daily gain, wool growth, carcass characteristics, and ruminal and blood characteristics of lambs fed concentrate diets by Walz, L.S, White, T.W, Fernandez, J.M, Gentry, L.R, Blouin, D.C, Froetschel, M.A, Brown, T.F, Lupton, C.J, Chapa, A.M

“…We evaluated the effects of replacing some soybean meal (SBM) protein with fish meal (FM) protein in diets adequate and slightly deficient in CP, with or…”
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Prediction of clean mohair, fiber diameter, vegetable matter, and medullated fiber with near-infrared spectroscopy by Coleman, S.W, Lupton, C.J, Pfeiffer, F.A, Minikhiem, D.L, Hart, S.P

“…Four experiments were conducted in three separate years to test the utility of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to predict the clean mohair content of Angora…”
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Evaluation of the optical fibre diameter analyser (OFDA) for measuring fiber diameter parameters of sheep and goats by Qi, K, Lupton, C.J, Pfeiffer, F.A, Minikhiem, D.L

“…The Optical Fibre Diameter Analyser (OFDA) instrument is based on automatic image analysis technology and was recently introduced to provide a rapid, accurate…”
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Prospects for expanded Mohair and Cashmere production and processing in the United States of America by Lupton, C.J. (Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, San Angelo.)

“…Mohair from Angora goats has been produced in the United States since the introduction of these animals from Turkey in 1849. Cashmere on Texas meat goats was…”
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Performance of hair breeds and prolific wool breeds of sheep in southern Illinois: wool production and fleece quality by Bunge, R, Thomas, D.L, Nash, T.G, Lupton, C.J

“…The objective of this study was to compare weight and quality of fleeces of different F1 ewe types produced from breeds with a broad range of fleece types…”
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