2009 Beef Cattle Report

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Date of this Version

2009

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Published in 2009 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report (Lincoln, NE: December, 2008). Copyright © 2008 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Table of Contents 2009 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

Cow/Calf
Effect of Winter Grazing System and Supplementation on Beef Cow and Progeny Performance
Effect of Estrus Synchronization with a Single Injection of Prostaglandin During Natural Service Mating
Limit Feeding Beef Cows with Bunkered Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles or Distillers Solubles
Estimating Livestock Forage Demand: Defining the Animal Unit
Moving Beyond Weight as the Only Predictor of Breeding Readiness: Using a Breeding Maturity Index
The Effects of Breeding Maturity on Dystocia and Rebreeding of the Primiparous Beef Female
An Economic Budget for Determining Co-Product Storage Costs

Growing
Replacing Fertilizer Nitrogen with Dried Distillers Grains Supplement to Yearling Steers Grazing Bromegrass Pastures: Daily Gain and Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Replacing Fertilizer Nitrogen with Dried Distillers Grains Supplement to Yearling Steers Grazing Bromegrass Pastures: Economics and Models
Energy Value of Wet Distillers Grains in High Forage Diets
Feeding Corn Distillers Solubles or Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Cornstalks to Growing Calves
Comparison of Dry Distillers or Modified Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles in Wet or Dry Forage-Based Diets
Level of Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Solubles Ensiled with Wheat Straw for Growing Steers
Summary of Grazing Trials Using Dried Distillers Grains Supplementation

Beef Feedlot
Profit Variability for Calf-Fed and Yearling Production Systems
Effects on Sorting Cattle by Weight and Time of Year on Finishing Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Economics
Feeding Distillers Grains and E. coli O157:H7
An Economic Overview of Ethanol Co-Product Utilization in Nebraska
Using Wet Corn Gluten Feed to Adapt Cattle to Finishing Diets
The Effects on Ruminal pH, Feed Intake and Digestibility When Using Wet Corn Gluten Feed to Adapt Cattle to Finishing Diets
Effect of the Grains-to-Solubles Ratio in Diet Containing Wet Distillers Grains ± Solubles Fed to Finishing Steers
Effects of Substituting Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles in a Wet Corn Gluten Feed-Based Dieton Finishing Performance
Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles or Solubles in Feedlot Diets Containing Wet Corn Gluten Feed
Cattle Performance and Economic Analysis of Diets Containing Wet Distillers Grains and Dry-Rolled or Steam-Flaked Corn
Effects of Wet Corn Gluten Feed and Roughage Inclusion Levels in Finishing Diets Containing Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles
Effects of Roughage Source and Level with the Inclusion of Wet Distillers Grains on Ruminal Metabolism and Nutrient Digestibility
Effects of Feeding High Levels of Byproducts in Different Combinations to Finishing Steers
Sulfur in Distillers Grains
Ruminal Sulfide Levels in Corn Byproduct Diets with Varying Roughage Levels
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Levels Post Feeding
Effects of Rumensin® and Tylan® in Finishing Diets with Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles
Effects of Feeding Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Feedlot Manure Value
Effect of Dietary Cation-Anion Difference on Feedlot Performance, Nitrogen Mass Balance and Manure pH in Open Feedlot Pens
Effect of Dietary Cation-Anion Difference on Intake and Urinary pH in High Concentrate Diets
Composting or Stockpiling Feedlot Manure: Nutrient Concentration and Recovery
Impact of a New Direct-Fed Microbial on Intake and Ruminal pH
Effects of Environmental Factors on Body Temperature of Feedlot Cattle
Effects of Surface Soil Temperature on Daily Water Intake in Feedlot Cattle

Beef Products
Fatty Acid Profile of Three Beef Muscles from Yearlings and Calf-Fed Steers Fed Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles
Fatty Acid Composition of Beef from Cattle Fed Wet Distillers Grains Diets Supplemented with Vitamin E
Vitamin E Mitigates the Boost in Lipid Oxidation of Beef Due to Wet Distillers Grains Feeding
Effect of Wet Distillers Grain Feeding Supplemented with Vitamin E on Case Life of Beef
Modified Wet Distillers Grains Finishing Diets May Increase the Levels of Polyunsaturated and Trans Fatty Acids of Beef
A Rapid Method to Evaluate Oxidation Capacity of Fresh Beef

Statistics Used in the 2009 Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose