The effects of chromium propionate supplementation to yearling steers in a commercial feedyard on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and health.

British crossbred steers (3,072; initial body weight [] = 358 ± 37 kg) were used to evaluate the effects of chromium propionate supplementation to yearling steers in a commercial feedyard on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and health. Steers were blocked by initial BW; pens were assigned randomly to one of two dietary treatments within block. Treatments, replicated in 15 pens per treatment with 75 to 135 heads per pen, included 1) control, 0 mg supplemental Cr/kg dietary dry matter () (); 2) 0.

Substance use in the general hospital.

Introduction: People misusing substances are overrepresented in health settings. Substance misuse can also be an underlying factor complicating medical diagnosis and management.

Aims: (i) To establish the prevalence of substance misuse in the general hospital inpatient population; and (ii) to examine the relationship between medical diagnosis and substance misuse problem as identified by screening tools.