2010 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

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2010

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Published by Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Copyright © 2010 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Cow/Calf
Effect of Calving Season and Wintering System on Cow Performance
Extending Grazing in Heifer Development Systems Decreases Cost Without Compromising Production
Post Weaning Management of Heifer Calves Impacts ADG and Feed Efficiency as Pregnant Heifers
Estrous Synchronization Increases Early Calving Frequency, Which Enhances Steer Progeny Value
Reproductive Aging Influences Ovarian Function in Beef Cows
Comparison of Feeding Wet Distillers Grains in a Bunk or on the Ground to Cattle Grazing Native Sandhills Winter Range.. 19 Supplementing Wet Distillers Grains Mixed with Low Quality Forage to Grazing Cow/Calf Pairs
Evaluation of Storage Covers When Wet Distillers Byproducts Are Mixed and Stored with Forages
Genetic Analysis of Mature Size in American Angus Cattle
Factors Associated with Feed Intake of Angus Steers
Genetic and Phenotypic Parameter Estimates for Feed Intake and Other Traits in Growing Beef Cattle

Growing
Plant and Animal Responses to Grazing Systems in the Nebraska Sandhills
Supplementing Modified Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles to Long Yearling Steers Grazing Native Range
Supplementing Dried Distillers Grains to Steers Grazing Cool Season Meadow
Supplementing Dried Distillers Grains to Growing Calves on Smooth Bromegrass Pastures
Forage Quality and Grazing Performance of Beef Cattle Grazing Brown Midrib Grain Sorghum Residue
Comparing Ensiled or Fresh Mixed Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles with Straw at Two Inclusions in Growing Calf Diets
Comparing the Energy Value of Wet Distillers Grains to Dry Rolled Corn in High Forage Diets
Effects of Time of Transporting Prior to Sale Date on Selling Weight of Weaned Steer Calves

Finishing
Determinants of Profit Variability in Calf-Fed and Yearling Production Systems
Routine Hedging of Fed Cattle Sales Price for Calf-Fed and Yearling Production Systems
Routine Hedging of Corn Price for Calf-Fed and Yearling Production Systems
Distillers Grains and Livestock Are Important to Ethanol Energy and Greenhouse Gas Balance
The Economic Impact of Feeding Wet Corn Co-Products in Nebraska
Update: Meta-Analysis of UNL Feedlot Trials Replacing Corn With WDGS
Evaluation of Feedlot and Carcass Performance of Steers Fed Different Levels of E-Corn, a Potential New Feed Product from Ethanol Plants
Effects of Using Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles to Adapt Cattle to Finishing Diets on Feed Intake, Ruminal pH, and Ruminal Hydrogen Sulfide Concentration
Relating Hydrogen Sulfide Levels to Polioencephalomalacia
Feeding Fiber from Wet Corn Gluten Feed and Corn Silage in Feedlot Diets Containing Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles
Fiber Digestibility and Rumen pH for Diets Containing Wet Corn Gluten Feed or Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles
Metabolism Characteristics of Feedlot Diets Containing Different Fat Sources
Lipid and NDF Analysis of Ethanol Byproduct Feedstuffs
Evaluation of a New Single Implant Strategy vs. Two Common Implant Strategies in Beef Finishing Steers
Comparison of Revalor-XS vs. Two Common Implant Strategies in Finishing Steers
Comparison of Revalor XS to a Revalor IS and Revalor S Implant Strategy in Finishing Steers
Vaccination to Reduce the Prevalence of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 in Feedlot Cattle Fed Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles
Evaluation of ProTernative Stress Formula and ProTernative Continuous Fed Formula in a High Energy Feedlot Diet
Tympanic Temperature of Steers Fed Different Levels of Metabolic Energy Intake During Summer and Winter
Tympanic Temperature Profiles of Confined Beef Cattle
Relationship of Metabolizable Protein Balance, Purine Derivative Excretion, and 3-Methyl Histidine Excretion to Feed Efficiency in Individually Fed Finishing Heifers

Beef Products
Fatty Acid Profile of Beef from Steers Fed Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles (Wdgs) and Vitamin E
Effects of Feeding Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Vitamin E on Beef Tenderness and Color Under Different Packaging Systems
Wet Distillers Grains Diets Supplemented with Vitamin E Affect Sensory Attributes of Beef m. longissimus lumborum
Wet Distillers Grains Diets Supplemented with Vitamin E Alter the Mineral Composition of Beef m. longissimums lumborum and m. psoas major
Sensory Attributes of Beef from Steers Fed Field Peas
Intramuscular Tenderness Mapping and Muscle Fiber Directions of Small Muscles in the Beef Round
Alternative Muscles for Traditional Japanese and Korean Beef Recipes
Steak-Quality Meat from the Beef Heel
Acid Marination for Tenderness Enhancement of the Beef Bottom Round
Multiple Antimicrobial Interventions for the Control of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 in Very Small Beef Processing Facilities

Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose