2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

Authors

Date of this Version

2019

Citation

MP 106

UNL Beef, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2019

Comments

Used by permission

Abstract

Cow/Calf

• The Effect of Cow Udder Score on Subsequent Calf Performance in the Nebraska Sandhills
• Economic Analysis of Beef Systems
• Effects of Prepartum Nutrition on May-Calving Cows and Progeny
• Effects of Maternal Late Gestation Nutrition on May-Born Heifer Progeny
• Effects of Maternal Late Gestation Nutrition on May-Born Steer Progeny
• Impact of Cow Size on Cow-Calf and Subsequent Steer Feedlot Performance
• Evaluation of Lactation Demands on Nutrient Balance in Two Calving Seasons in Range Cows Grazing Sandhills Upland Range
• Impacts of 40 Years of Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory on Beef Cattle and Range Systems

Growing

• Confined Cow-Calf Production System and Post-Weaning Management Impact on Calf Production
• Effects of Isolated Nutrients in Distillers Grains on Total Tract Digestibility and Digestible Energy in Forage Diets
• Effects of Backgrounding and Feedlot System Strategies on May-Born Steer Performance
• Effects of Supplemental SoyPass in Forage-Based Diets Containing Distillers Grains on Performance of Growing Steers
• Economics of Field Pea Supplementation for Cattle Grazing Crested Wheatgrass

Forage and Residue Resource Management

• Effect of Rapeseed Inclusion in Late-Summer Planted Oats Pasture on Growing Performance of Beef Steers
• The Effect of Varying Oat-Pea Seeding Rates on Forage Quality and Quantity
• Nitrate Concentrations of Annual Forages Grown for Grazing in Nebraska
• Impact of Grazing Spring Rye on Subsequent Crop Yields and Profitability

Evaluating Forage Quality

• Prediction of Energy Value (TDN) in Grazed and Hayed Forages
• Three Year Summary: Comparison of Diets Collected from Esophageally Fistulated Cows to Forage Quality Estimated from Fecal Analysis

Finishing

• Biochar Supplementation in Growing and Finishing Diets
• Corn Oil Supplementation on Performance and Methane Production in Finishing Steers
• Impact of Corn Silage Inclusion on Finishing Cattle Performance
• Impact of Corn Silage Inclusion on Nutrient Digestion and Rumen Fermentation in Finishing Cattle
• Effects of Varying Levels of Silage Inclusion and Brown Midrib Corn Silage on Finishing Performance of Steers
• Effects of Brown Midrib Corn Silage Hybrids with or without Kernel Processing at Harvest on Nutrient Metabolism in Beef Steers
• A Comparison of Synovex ONE® Alone to Synovex Choice® Followed by Synovex Plus® as Implant Strategies for Finishing Heifers
• Evaluation of Reimplant Window with Revalor-200® on Steer Performance and Carcass Characteristics
• Evaluation of an Algal Biomass as an Ingredient in Cattle Feed
• Impact of Shade in Beef Feedyards on Performance, Body Temperature, and Heat Stress Measures
• Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains (High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets
• Evaluation of Corn Bran Plus Solubles on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets
• Evaluation of the Energy Value and Nutrient Digestibility of Distillers Grains That Have Undergone a Fiber Separation Process in Finishing Diets
• Effects of Urea and Distillers Inclusion in Finishing Diets on Steer Performance and Carcass Characteristics
• Effect of Adding Urea to Finishing Diets Containing Two Different Inclusions of Distillers Grains on Steer Performance and Carcass Characteristics
• Pooled Analysis of Individually Fed Finishing Trials

Beef Products

• Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Curing Ingredients on Curing Reactions in a Model Meat System
• Quality Effects on Beef from Cattle Fed High-Protein Corn Distillers Grains and Other Ethanol By-Products
• Impact of Dietary Fat Source on Beef Tenderness

Statistics Used in Nebraska Beef Cattle Report and Their Purpose