2017
Growth and Reproductive Performance of Yearling Beef Heifers Implanted with Revalor G in the Nebraska Sandhills, Benjamin T. Tibbitts, Hazy Rae Nielson, K. H. Ramsay Ramsay, and Richard N. Funston
Nutrient Content of Summer-Planted Oats after Corn Harvest and Grazing Performance, Kristen M. Ulmer, Robert G. Bondurant, Jana L. Gramkow Gramkow, Mary E. Drewnoski, and James C. MacDonald
Effect of Corn Residue Grazing or Baling on Subsequent Crop Yield and Nutrient Removal, Kristen M. Ulmer, Jordan L. Cox, Manbir K. Rakkar Rakkar, Robert G. Bondurant, Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Mary Drewnoski, Karla H. Jenkins, James C. Macdonald, and Rick J. Rasby
Delineating Complex Forage Mixtures Using Plant-Wax Markers, Napoleón Vargas Jurado, Hannah C. Hamilton, and Ronald M. Lewis
Effect of Feeding Field Peas on Fresh Beef Quality, Hope R. Voegele, Katherine I. Domenech, Emery K. Kunze Kunze, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Karla H. Jenkins, Jim C. MacDonald, and Chris R. Calkins
Rumen Undegradable Protein and Bambermycins Supplementation of Calves Grazing Corn Residue, Cody A. Welchons, Robert G. Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Pooled Gain Analysis of Steers Grazing Corn Residue and Supplemented with Distillers Grains, Cody A. Welchons and Jim C. MacDonald
2016
2016 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report (complete)
Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose
Table of Contents 2016 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Effect of Crude Glycerin Concentration on Forage Digestion Parameters in Beef Calves, Robert G. Bondurant, Jana L. Harding, Melissa L. Jolly- Breithaupt Breithaupt, James C. MacDonald, Andrea R. McCain, and Samodha C. Fernando
Carcass Gain, Efficiency, and Profitability of Steers at Extended Days on Feed, Robert G. Bondurant, Jim C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, Kate Brooks, Rick N. Funston, and Kelly Bruns
Effect of Winter Distillers Grains Supplementation Level on Spayed Heifer Performance, Robert G. Bondurant, Brandon L. Nuttelman, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, James C. MacDonald, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Producer Concerns and Perceptions Regarding the Effect of Methane on Cattle Production and the Environment, Bradley M. Boyd, Amanda Burken, Lisa Franzen- Castle Castle, Karla Jenkins, Richard J. Rasby, Matt K. Luebbe, Rick Stowell, Samodha C. Fernando, and Galen E. Erickson
Metabolic and Body Temperature Responses to Environmental Conditions across Seasons in Finishing Steers, Bradley M. Boyd, Terry L. Mader, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, Dirk Burken, Henry Hilscher, Gene Wijffels, John B. Gaughan, Megan Sullivan, Judy Cawdell- Smith, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Shade and Feeding Zilpaterol Hydrochloride to Finishing Steers on Performance, Carcass Quality, Heat Stress, Mobility, and Body Temperature, Bradley M. Boyd, Steven D. Shackelford, Kristin E. Hales Hales, Tami M. Brown- Brandl, Meredith L. Bremer, Matthew L. Spangler, Tommy L. Wheeler, David A. King, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Feeding OmniGen- AF® on Immune Function, Performance, and Carcass Characteristics during the Feeding Period, Joe O. Buntyn, Sara E. Sieren, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, Dirk Burken, Galen E. Erickson, Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez, Jeff A. Carroll, Steven J. Jones, Ty B. Schmidt, Keven C. Dehann, and Troy J. Wistuba
Modifying Different Components of Distillers Grains and the Impact on Feedlot Performance, Zachary E. Carlson, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk Burken Burken, Galen E. Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Evaluation of the Relative Contribution of Protein in Distillers Grains in Finishing Diets on Animal Performance, Zachary E. Carlson, Galen E. Erickson, James C. MacDonald Donald, and Matt K. Luebbe
Feeding Vitamin E May Reverse Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Instability Caused by Feeding Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles to Cattle, Michael D. Chao, Katherine I. Domenech, and Chris R. Calkins Calkins
Effects of Dietary Antioxidant Supplementation on Cattle Finished with 30% Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Fatty Acid Profiles and Display Life, Michael D. Chao, Katherine I. Domenech, Hope R. Voegele Voegele, Emery K. Kunze, and Chris R. Calkins
Effect of Feeding Distillers Grains and Supplementing with Dietary Antioxidants on Ground Beef Shelf Life and Fatty Acid Profile, Brandy D. Cleveland and Gary Sullivan
Effects of Feeding Isolated Nutrient Components in MDGS on Growing Cattle Performance, Brianna B. Conroy, Curtis J. Bittner, Jim C. MacDonald Donald, Matt K. Luebbe, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains or Isolated Components in Distillers Grains on Feedlot Performance and Carcass Traits, Brianna B. Conroy, Matt K. Luebbe, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Jacob A. Hansen
Utilizing Corn Residue or Fall Double Cropped Forages for Winter Backgrounding of Calves, Jordan L. Cox, Kristin E. Hales, Kristen M. Ulmer Ulmer, Richard J. Rasby, Steven D. Shackleford, Chad Engle, John Rieckman, Harvey C. Freetly, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Granulosa Cell Exposure to Excess Androgens Inhibits Their Ability to Proliferate in the Cow Which May Cause or Perpetuate Androgen Excess, Andrea S. Cupp, Sarah Romereim, Adam F. Summers Summers, William E. Pohlmeier, Renee M. McFee, Renata Spuri- Gomes, Scott G. Kurz, Anthony K. McNeel, Robert A. Cushman, John S. Davis, and Jennifer R. Wood
Economics of Rebreeding Non- pregnant Females, Aline G. da Silva, Jacqueline A. Musgrave, Don C. Adams Adams, John Nollette, Andy Applegarth, and Rick N. Funston
Effect of Dam Age on Offspring Productivity, Aline G. da Silva, Jacqueline A. Musgrave, John Nollette Nollette, Andy Applegarth, and Rick N. Funston
Impact of Supplementing Cattle with OmniGen- AF at the Receiving or Finishing Phase on Beef Shelf- Life, Katherine I. Domenech, Michael D. Chao, Joe Buntyn Buntyn, Ty B. Schmidt, and Chris R. Calkins
Beef Fatty Acid Profiles from Steers Finished with De-oiled Dry Distillers Grains Plus Solubles vs. a Corn- Based Diet, Katherine I. Domenech, Keni E.Z. Nubito, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, and Chris R. Calkins
Accurate Amounts and Nutritive Values of Corn Residues, Shelby E. Gardine, Andrea K. Watson, Jana L. Harding Harding, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effects of Different Inoculum Used for In Vitro and In Situ Digestion Procedures Performed on Corn Residue Samples, Hannah C. Hamilton, Jana Harding, Jim C. MacDonald Donald, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effects of Replacing a Traditional Growing Diet with a Complete Pelleted Feed on Total Tract Digestibility of Growing Diets, Jana L. Harding, Melissa L. Jolly, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Evaluating Syngenta Enhanced Feed Corn on Finishing Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Marie E. Harris, Melissa L. Jolly- Breithaupt, Brandon L. Nuttelman Nuttelman, Dirk Burken, Galen E. Erickson, Ivan G. Rush, and Matt K. Luebbe
Effects of Protein Supplementation in Corn Silage Growing Diets Harvested at 37 or 43% DM on Cattle Growth, F. Henry Hilscher, Robert G. Bondurant, Jana L. Harding Harding, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Galen E. Erickson
The Effect of Delayed Corn Silage Harvest on Corn Silage Yield and Finishing Performance in Yearling Steers, F. Henry Hilscher, Dirk Burken, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, Jana L. Harding, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Galen E. Erickson
Annual Forages following Irrigated Winter Wheat, Karla H. Jenkins, Aaron Berger, and Gary Hergert Hergert
Evaluating Syngenta Enhanced Feed Corn Processed as Dry- Rolled or High- Moisture Corn on Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Melissa L. Jolly- Breithaupt, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk Burken Burken, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Matt K. Luebbe
Site and Extent of Digestion of Finishing Diets Containing Syngenta Enhanced Feed Corn, Melissa L. Jolly- Breithaupt, Jana L. Harding, Jim C. MacDonald Donald, Galen E. Erickson, and Matt K. Luebbe
Effect of Harvest Method on Residue Quality, Tasha M. King, Robert G. Bondurant, Jana L. Harding Harding, Jim C. MacDonald, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effect of Diet on the Rumen Microbial Community Composition of Finishing Cattle and the Role it Plays in Methane Emissions, Allison L. Knoell, Christopher L. Anderson, Anna C. Pesta Pesta, Galen E. Erickson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effect of Feeding Dried De-oiled Distillers Grains and Addition of Postmortem Antioxidants on Ground Beef Shelf Life, Jenae C. Martin, Brandy D. Cleveland, Tommi F. Jones Jones, Jim C. MacDonald, and Gary Sullivan
Impact of Crude Glycerin Supplementation on Rumen and Duodenal Microbial Populations in Forage Diets, Andrea R. McCain, Robert G. Bondurant, Melissa Jolly Jolly, Jana L. Harding, Samodha C. Fernando, and Jim C. MacDonald
Effect of Corn Residue Composition on Digestibility by Lambs, Levi J. McPhillips, Janessa J. Updike, Jim C. MacDonald Donald, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Jana L. Harding, and Melissa L. Jolly- Breithaupt
Finishing Yearling Heifers Using Self- Fed Dried Distillers Grains on Pasture, Jared M. Mracek, Jason M. Warner, Bradley R. Wetovick Wetovick, Dennis E. Bauer, Twig T. Marston, Jim C. MacDonald, Jerry D. Volesky, and Richard J. Rasby
Effect of Safeguard® on Fecal Egg Count and Steer Performance in Newly Received Calves, Antonio J. Neto, Curtis J. Bittner, Brandon L. Nuttelman Nuttelman, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of MGA vs CIDR Estrus Synchronization on Estrus Response and Pregnancy Rates in 311 d Old Beef Heifers, Hazy R. Nielson, Rosemary V. Anderson, and Rick N. Funston Funston
How Many Clean-up Bulls Are Needed aft er Estrus Synchronization and Artificial Insemination?, Hazy R. Nielson and Rick N. Funston
Comparison of TAI at GnRH Injection and Delayed Insemination of Non- estrus Beef Heifers, Hazy R. Nielson, Dan J. Kelly, T. L. Meyer, and Rick N. Funston
Effect of Feeding De-oiled Dry Distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Beef Oxidation, Color and Tenderness, Keni E.Z. Nubiato, Katherine I. Domenech, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, and Chris R. Calkins
Evaluation of Distillers Grains Components Singly or in Combination in a Calf Fed Feedlot Study, Rachel A. Oglesbee, Curtis J. Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Matt K. Luebbe
Student Perceptions and Knowledge of the Feedlot Industry and the Feedyard Management Specialization Internship, Rachel A. Oglesbee, Meredith L. Bremer, Kari L. Lewis Lewis, Dennis R. Brink, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Rumen Protected Amino Acids in Finishing Cattle Diets, Colton Oney, Curtis J. Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Andrea K. Watson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Galen E. Erickson, and Whitney Rounds
Methane Production, Diet Digestibility, and VFA Profile of Growing Steers Fed High or Low Quality Forage, A. C. Pesta, M. L. Jolly- Breithaupt, Samodha C. Fernando Fernando, Paul J. Kononoff, and Galen E. Erickson
Use of Dietary Nitrate or Sulfate for Mitigation of Methane Production by Finishing Steers, Anna C. Pesta, Robert G. Bondurant, Samodha C. Fernando Fernando, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Direct- Fed Microbial Supplementation in Different Diets on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Beef Feedlot Heifers, Laura F. Prados, Nirosh D. Aluthge, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher, Samodha C. Fernando, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of a Newly Developed Direct- Fed Microbial on Performance in Finishing Beef Steers, Laura F. Prados, Nirosh D. Aluthge, Robert G. Bondurant Bondurant, Samodha C. Fernando, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Inoculating Corn Silage with Buchnerii 500 on Feedlot Cattle Performance with or without Added Yeast Product at Time of Feeding, Cassandra A. Row, Curtis J. Bittner, Jana L. Harding Harding, James C. MacDonald, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Angel A. Aguilar, Renato J. Schmidt, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Corn Plant Maturity on Yield and Nutrient Quality of Corn Plants, 2- Year Summary, Cassandra A. Row, Robert G. Bondurant, Andrea K. Watson Watson, Jana Harding, Jim C. MacDonald, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Galen E. Erickson
Cows with Excess Androgen are Anovulatory and Have Differing Patterns of Progesterone Secretion, Renata Spuri- Gomes, Sarah C. Tenley, Mohamed A. Abedal- Majed Majed, Scott G. Kurz, Jeff Bergman, Jennifer R. Wood, and Andrea S. Cupp
Effects of Supplementing OmniGen- AF® with or without Ractopamine Hydrochloride on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feedlot Steers, Kelby M. Sudbeck, Robert G. Bondurant, Troy J. Wistuba Wistuba, Kevin C. DeHaan, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, and Matt K. Luebbe
Effects of Supplemental Energy and Protein Source on Performance of Steers Grazing Irrigated Corn Residue, Benjamin T. Tibbitts, Jim C. MacDonald, Rick N. Funston Funston, Cody A. Welchons, Robert G. Bondurant, and F. Henry Hilscher
Evaluation of Different Byproduct Combinations along with Treated Corn Stover on Growing Steer Performance, Kristen M. Ulmer, Curtis J. Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Observations of Forage Quality and Calf Gain when Grazing Double Cropped Forage following Wheat Harvest, Kristen M. Ulmer, Robert G. Bondurant, Jana L. Harding Harding, Gary Lesoing, M. E. Drewnoski, and James C. MacDonald
Effect of Corn Residue Harvest Method on In Vivo and In Vitro Digestibility, Janessa J. Updike, Levi J. McPhillips, Melissa L. Jolly- Breithaupt Breithaupt, Jana L. Harding, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Jim C. MacDonald
Effects of Wintering System on Cow and Calf Performance in a Summer-Calving Intensive Production System, Jason M. Warner, Curtis J. Bittner, Robert G. Bondurant Bondurant, Karla H. Jenkins, Richard J. Rasby, Matt K. Luebbe, Galen E. Erickson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Evaluation of Varying Corn Grain (and Byproduct) Inclusion in Beef Cattle Finishing Diets, Andrea K. Watson, Matt K. Luebbe, and Galen E. Erickson Erickson
Effect of Pelleted Byproducts on Performance When Fed to Growing Cattle, Cody A. Welchons, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk Burken Burken, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Pelleted Feed Products and Bambermycins on Performance When Fed to Cattle Grazing Residue, Cody A. Welchons, Robert G. Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Jim C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, and Cody A. Nichols
Performance and Economics of Supplementing Yearlings on Smooth Bromegrass Pastures, Cody A. Welchons, Robert G. Bondurant, Terry J. Klopfenstein Klopfenstein, Jim C. MacDonald, and Andrea K. Watson
2015
2015 Beef Cattle Report (complete)
Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose
Comparison of Wet or Dry Distillers Grains Plus Solubles to Corn as an Energy Source in Forage-Based Diets, Nerissa A. Ahern, Brandon L. Nuttelman, Terry J. Klopfenstein Klopfenstein, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Genetic Parameter Estimates for Calving Difficulty and Birth Weight in a Multibreed Population, Cashley M. Ahlberg, Larry A. Kuehn, R. Mark Thallman Thallman, Stephen D. Kachman, and Matthew L. Spangler
Effect of 300 or 400 mg Daily of Ractopamine Hydrochloride on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Steers During the Last 14, 28, or 42 Days, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk B. Burken, Adam L. Shreck Shreck, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, and Nathan A. Pyatt
Effects of Next Enhance® Concentrations in Finishing Diets on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Feedlot Cattle, Curtis J. Bittner, Galen E. Erickson, Karla H. Jenkins Jenkins, Matt K. Luebbe, Martin A. Andersen, and Geoff I. Zanton
Response to Increasing Concentrations of De-oiled Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles in Beef Feedlot Diets, Meredith L. Bremer, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk B. Burken Burken, Galen E. Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Feeding Value of De-oiled Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles Relative to Normal When Fed with Either Dry-Rolled Corn or Steam-Flaked Corn in Beef Finishing Diets, Meredith L. Bremer, Marie E. Harris, Jake A. Hansen Hansen, Karla H. Jenkins, Matt K. Luebbe, and Galen E. Erickson
Digestibility of De-Oiled Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles in Forage-Based Diets, Meredith L. Bremer, Sarah J. Peterson, Adam L. Shreck Shreck, Galen E. Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and James C. MacDonald
Evaluation of Rumen Metabolism and Digestibility of Corn Silage and MDGS Finishing Diets, Dirk B. Burken, Shelby E. Gardine, Jana L. Harding Harding, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, and Galen E. Erickson
The Effects of Corn Price, Shrink, and Harvest Moisture on Corn Silage Economics, Dirk B. Burken, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Galen E. Erickson Erickson
Feeding Elevated Levels of Corn Silage and MDGS in Finishing Diets, Dirk B. Burken, Brandon L. Nuttelman, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Galen E. Erickson
A Basic Mechanism of Beef Tenderization: Feeding Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles Contributes to Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Instability, Michael D. Chao, Katherine I. Domenech, and Chris R. Calkins Calkins
Effect of Feeding Distillers Grains in Different Phases of Production on the Fatty Acid Profile and Oxidation of Frozen, Cooked Beef Links, Brandy D. Cleveland, Amy L. Redfield, James C. MacDonald Donald, Tommi F. Jones, and Gary A. Sullivan
Effect of Corn Residue Removal on Subsequent Crop Yields, Mary E. Drewnoski, L. Aaron Stalker, James C. MacDonald Donald, Galen E. Erickson, Kathy J. Hanford, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effects of Processing Treated Corn Stover and Distillers Grains on Performance of Growing Cattle, Jana L. Harding, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk B. Burken Burken, Galen E. Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Effects of Replacing Corn with a Pelleted Treated Corn Stover and Distillers Grains on Performance of Finishing Cattle, Jana L. Harding, Curtis J. Bittner, Dirk B. Burken Burken, Galen E. Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Effects of Replacing Corn with a Pelleted Treated Corn Stover and Distillers Grains on Intake and Total Tract Digestibility of Finishing Diets, Jana L. Harding, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Using Enspira to Improve Fiber Digestion, Jana L. Harding, Adam L. Shreck, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt Breithaupt, Galen E. Erickson, and James C. MacDonald
Evaluating Two Rates of Monensin Fed During the Grain Adaptation Period on Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Marie E. Harris, Galen E. Erickson, Karla H. Jenkins Jenkins, and Matt K. Luebbe
Effect of Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Monensin Supplementation on Grazing Steers, Tyler L. Hasenauer, Terry J. Klopfenstein, James C. MacDonald Donald, Robby G. Bondurant, and Dirk B. Burken
Effect of Zinc and Copper Source on Finishing Steer Feedlot Performance and Incidence of Footrot, E. Henry Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Scott B. Laudert Laudert, Robert J. Cooper, Bill D. Dicke, D. J. Jordon, and Tony L. Scott
Effects of Three Aggressive Implant Protocols on Feedlot Performance and Carcass Traits of Calf-Fed Steers, F. Henry Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Marshall N. Streeter Streeter, Robert J. Cooper, Bill D. Dicke, D. J. Jordon, and Tony L. Scott
Efficacy of Bovatec 2.2 Mineral Blocks for Cattle Grazing Crested Wheatgrass Pastures, Karla H. Jenkins, Jacob A. Hansen, and Matt K. Luebbe Luebbe
Using Sugar Beet Pulp to Replace Wheat Straw when Limit Feeding Late Gestation Beef Cows, Karla H. Jenkins, Matt K. Luebbe, and Terry J. Klopfenstein Klopfenstein
Nutrient Digestibility and Ruminal pH of Finishing Diets Containing Dry Milling Byproducts With and Without Oil Extraction, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Adam L. Shreck, Jana L. Harding Harding, James C. MacDonald, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Galen E. Erickson
Dried Distillers Grains Supplementation of Calves Grazing Irrigated Corn Residue, Mandi Jones, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Robby Bondurant
Comparison of Commercial Lick Tubs to Distillers Grains Supplementation for Calves Grazing Corn Residue, Mandi Jones, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Kathleen R. Brooks, Dirk B. Burken, Robby Bondurant, and Andrea K. Watson
Evaluation of Changes in Nutritional Quality of Corn Residue Over Time, Mandi Jones, James C. MacDonald, Terry J. Klopfenstein Klopfenstein, Galen E. Erickson, Keith Glewen, and Andrea K. Watson
Effects of Grazing on Nebraska Sandhills Meadow Forage Nutrient Content, Jared V. Judy, Jacki A. Musgrave, L. Aaron Stalker Stalker, Karla H. Jenkins, and Terry J. Klopfenstein