Animal Science, Department of
Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports
2020
Economics of Yearling Systems, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Mary E. Drewnoski, James C. MacDonald, Andrea K. Watson, and Jay Parsons
Evaluation of Level of Milk Potential on Nutrient Balance in 2- and 4- Year- Old May- Calving Range Cows Grazing Sandhills Upland Range, J. Travis Mulliniks and Don C. Adams
Evaluation of Green Grass as a Feed Ingredient in Beef Finishing Rations and Impact on Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Fatty Acid Profiles in Meat, Mitchell M. Norman, Nicolas A. Bland, Bradley B. Boyd, Briana B. Conroy, Andrea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson, and Chris Calkins
Nutrient Digestibility of Condensed Algal Residue Solubles in Beef Cattle Fishing Diets, Mitchell M. Norman, Hannah C. Wilson, Andrea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson, and Jonathan W. Wilson
Effect of Conventional or High Protein Dry Distillers Grains Plus Solubles in Either Dry- Rolled or Steam- Flaked Corn Based Diets on Finishing Performance of Steers, Lauren A. Ovinge, L.J. McPhilips, B.M. Boyd, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Conventional or High Protein Dry Distillers Grains Plus Solubles in Either Dry- Rolled or Steam- Flaked Corn Based Diets on Amount and Site of Nutrient Digestion, Lauren A. Ovinge, Mitch M. Norman, Hannah C. Wilson, Kaylee E. Wheeler, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Relative Humidity on Meat Quality in Dry Aged Beef, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Soon K. Lau, Morgan L. Henriott, Nicolas J. Herrera, Nicolas A. Bland, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, and Chris Calkins
Evaluation of Rumen Undegradable Protein Sources Fed in an Organic Production System, Elizabeth A. Schumacher, Galen E. Erickson, F. Henry Hilscher, Levi J. McPhillips, Zac E. Carlson, Mary E. Drewnoski, Jim C. MacDonald, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Comparison of Rumen Undegradable Protein Content of Conventional and Organic Feeds, Elizabeth A. Schumacher, Galen E. Erickson, Hannah C. Wilson, J. C. MacDonald, Andrea K. Watson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Evaluation of the Water Footprint of Beef Cattle Production in Nebraska, Tyler J. Spore, Mesfin Mekonnen, Christopher M.U. Neale, Andrea K. Watson, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Ankom F58 Filter Bags Compared to Dacron Bags and Beakers for Analysis of Acid Detergent Fiber, Braden C. Troyer, Hannah C. Wilson, and James C. MacDonald
Impact of Essential Oils Blend on Beef Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Diets with Increasing Corn Silage Inclusions, Hannah C. Wilson, Bradley M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher, Zachary E. Carlson, Andrea K. Watson, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Shade in Beef Feed Yards on Performance, Body Temperature, and Heat Stress, Tommy M. Winders, Bradley M. Boyd, Casey Macken, Andrea K. Watson, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of FluidQuip Fiber Stream Dried Distillers Grains plus Solubles on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets, Aksel R. Wiseman, Bradley M. Boyd, Levi J. McPhillips, Galen E. Erickson, Andrea K. Watson, and Scott L. Tilton
Evaluation of Rup Content of Nexpro Dried Distillers Grains plus Solubles and Their Effect on Growing Calf Performance in Corn Silage Based Diets, Aksel R. Wiseman, Zachary E. Carlson, Levi J. McPhillips, Galen E. Erickson, Andrea K. Watson, and Scott L. Tilton
Evaluation of Masters Choice Corn Silage on Growing Steer Performance, Jiehua Xiong, Bradley M. Boyd, Levi McPhillips, Kyle Vosburgh, and Galen E. Erickson
Growth and Performance of Terminal Sired Calves Grazing Range or Meadow Pasture, Robert L. Ziegler, Tonya L. Meyer, Jacki A. Musgrave, J. C. MacDonald, J. Travis Mulliniks, and Rick N. Funston
2019
2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
The Effect of Cow Udder Score on Subsequent Calf Performance in the Nebraska Sandhills, Joslyn K. Beard, Jacki A. Musgrave, Rick N. Funston Funston, and J. Travis Mulliniks
Impact of Cow Size on Cow-Calf and Subsequent Steer Feedlot Performance, Molly Benell, Jacki A. Musgrave, Rick N. Funston Funston, and J. Travis Mulliniks
Effect of Adding Urea to Finishing Diets Containing Two Different Inclusions of Distillers Grains on Steer Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Bradley M. Boyd, James C. MacDonald, Matthew K. Luebbe, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Urea and Distillers Inclusion in Finishing Diets on Steer Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Bradley M. Boyd, James C. MacDonald, Matthew K. Luebbe, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Grazing Spring Rye on Subsequent Crop Yields and Profitability, Ashley C. Conway, Robert G. Bondurant, Fred H. Hilscher Hilscher, Jay Parsons, Daren Redfearn, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Confined Cow-Calf Production System and Post-Weaning Management Impact on Calf Production, Shelby E. Gardine, Brad M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Karla H. Jenkins, Andrea K. Watson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Evaluation of Corn Bran Plus Solubles on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets, Shelby A. Garland, Bradley M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Ryan A. Mass
Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains (High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets, Shelby A. Garland, Bradley M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Ryan A. Mass
Evaluation of the Energy Value and Nutrient Digestibility of Distillers Grains That Have Undergone a Fiber Separation Process in Finishing Diets, Shelby A. Garland, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Hannah C. Hamilton Hamilton, Galen E. Erickson, James C. MacDonald, and Ryan A. Mass
Impact of Corn Silage Inclusion on Finishing Cattle Performance, Hannah C. Hamilton, F. Henry Hilscher, Zachary E. Carlson Carlson, Brad M. Boyd, Andrea K. Watson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Corn Silage Inclusion on Nutrient Digestion and Rumen Fermentation in Finishing Cattle, Hannah C. Hamilton, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Andrea K. Watson Watson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Quality Effects on Beef from Cattle Fed High-Protein Corn Distillers Grains and Other Ethanol By-Products, Kellen B. Hart, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Morgan L. Henriott, Nicolas J. Herrera, and Chris R. Calkins
Three Year Summary: Comparison of Diets Collected from Esophageally Fistulated Cows to Forage Quality Estimated from Fecal Analysis, Bethany M. Johnston, Jay D. Jenkins, Jacki A. Musgrave Musgrave, J. Travis Mulliniks, Mitchell B. Stephenson, James C. MacDonald, and L. Aaron Stalker
Effects of Isolated Nutrients in Distillers Grains on Total Tract Digestibility and Digestible Energy in Forage Diets, Tasha M. King, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Hannah C. Hamilton Hamilton, Galen E. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Prediction of Energy Value (TDN) in Grazed and Hayed Forages, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Mary E. Drewnoski, and Karla H. Jenkins Jenkins
Economic Analysis of Beef Systems, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Shebly E. Loeffelholz, Karla H. Jenkins PAS, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Maternal Late Gestation Nutrition on May-Born Heifer Progeny, Alicia C. Lansford, Jacki A. Musgrave, and Rick N. Funston Funston
Effects of Backgrounding and Feedlot System Strategies on May-Born Steer Performance, Alicia C. Lansford, Jacki A. Musgrave, T. L. Meyer, and Rick N. Funston
Effects of Maternal Late Gestation Nutrition on May-Born Steer Progeny, Alicia C. Lansford, Jacki A. Musgrave, T. L. Meyer, and Rick N. Funston
Effects of Prepartum Nutrition on May-Calving Cows and Progeny, Alicia C. Lansford, Jacki A. Musgrave, T. L. Meyer Meyer, and Rick N. Funston
Nitrate Concentrations of Annual Forages Grown for Grazing in Nebraska, Mary E. Lenz, Rebecca J. Kern, Carrie E. Orvis Orvis, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Impact of Shade in Beef Feedyards on Performance, Body Temperature, and Heat Stress Measures, Brett A. Melton, Bradley M. Boyd, Casey Macken Macken, Andrea K. Watson, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Pooled Analysis of Individually Fed Finishing Trials, Brett A. Melton, James C. MacDonald, Andrea K. Watson Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Lactation Demands on Nutrient Balance in Two Calving Seasons in Range Cows Grazing Sandhills Upland Range, Travis Mulliniks and Don C. Adams
Evaluation of an Algal Biomass as an Ingredient in Cattle Feed, Mitchell M. Norman, Zachary E. Carlson, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Andrea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson, Bruce W. Brodersen, J. Dustin Loy, and Jonathan W. Wilson
Evaluation of Reimplant Window with Revalor-200 ® on Steer Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Caitlin A. Ohnoutka, Brad M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Brandon L. Nuttelman, Grant I. Crawford, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Varying Levels of Silage Inclusion and Brown Midrib Corn Silage on Finishing Performance of Steers, Lauren A. Ovinge, F. Henry Hilscher, Brad M. Boyd Boyd, John N. Anderson, and Galen E. Erickson
Effects of Brown Midrib Corn Silage Hybrids with or without Kernel Processing at Harvest on Nutrient Metabolism in Beef Steers, Lauren A. Ovinge, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Hannah C. Hamilton Hamilton, John N. Anderson, and Galen E. Erickson
Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Curing Ingredients on Curing Reactions in a Model Meat System, Faith D. Rasmussen and Gary A. Sullivan
Impact of Dietary Fat Source on Beef Tenderness, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Katherine I. Domenech-Perez, Nicolas J. Herrera Herrera, Kellen B. Hart, and Chris R. Calkins
Effect of Rapeseed Inclusion in Late-Summer Planted Oats Pasture on Growing Performance of Beef Steers, Hannah E. Riley, Kristin E. Hales, Steven D. Shackelford Shackelford, Harvey C. Freetly, and Mary E. Drewnoski
A Comparison of Synovex ONE® Alone to Synovex Choice® Followed by Synovex Plus® as Implant Strategies for Finishing Heifers, Elizabeth A. Schumacher, Galen E. Erickson, D. J. Jordon Jordon, Robert J. Cooper, Tony L. Scott, Sheri Bundy, Gary Sides, and Ralph M. Cleale
Effects of Supplemental SoyPass in Forage-Based Diets Containing Distillers Grains on Performance of Growing Steers, Tyler J. Spore, Zachary E. Carlson, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Andrea K. Watson
Economics of Field Pea Supplementation for Cattle Grazing Crested Wheatgrass, Braden C. Troyer, Hannah L. Greenwell, Andrea K. Watson Watson, James C. MacDonald, and Karla H. Jenkins
Impacts of 40 Years of the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory on Beef Cattle and Range Systems, Jack C. Whittier, Kelly W. Bruns, Rick N. Funston Funston, Jerry D. Volesky, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Don C. Adams
Corn Oil Supplementation on Performance and Methane Production in Finishing Steers, Tommy M. Winders, Brad M. Boyd, Henry F. Hilscher, Samodha C. Fernando, Rick R. Stowell, and Galen E. Erickson
Biochar Supplementation in Growing and Finishing Diets, Tommy M. Winders, Collin B. Freeman, Brittney A. Mark Mark, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Hannah C. Hamilton, Jim C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, and Andrea K. Watson
2018
2018 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report (complete)
Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose
Evaluation of Revalor-XH for beef heifers fed different days on feed, Robert G. Bondurant, Marshall N. Streeter, Galen E. Erickson Erickson, James C. MacDonald, and Matt K. Luebbe
Field Evaluations of Insecticide Modes of Action Classes for Control of Horn Flies in Nebraska, David J. Boxler, Gary J. Brewer, Richard N. Funston Funston, and Jacqueline A. Musgrave
Effects of Late Gestation Supplementation, Synchronization, and Creep Feeding in a Spring Calving Beef Herd in the Nebraska Sandhills, Devin Broadhead, L. A. Stalker, Jacki A. Musgrave Musgrave, and Richard N. Funston
Impact of Corn Oil Removal from Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Supplemental Corn Oil on Finishing Cattle Performance, Jordan E. Burhoop, Curtis J. Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Matt K. Luebbe, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains With or Without Oil Removal As Well As Supplemental Corn Oil on Nutrient Digestibility by Finishing Cattle, Jordan E. Burhoop, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Jana L. Gramkow Gramkow, Matthew K. Luebbe, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Production of High-Quality Beef–The Nebraska Advantage, Chris R. Calkins
Potential Variation in Determination of Longissimus Muscle Area in Carcasses from Heifers Fed With or Without Zilpaterol Hydrochloride, Chris R. Calkins, Jenna J. O'Daniel, Govindarajan Konda Naganathan Naganathan, Kellen B. Hart, Katherine I. Domenech-Perez, and T.B. Schmidt
Evaluation of Protein from Distillers Grains in Finishing Diets on Nutrient Digestibility, Zachary E. Carlson, Jana L. Gramkow, Hannah C. Wilson Wilson, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Matt K. Luebbe
The Effect of Harvest Method and Ammoniation of Corn Residue on Growing Calf Performance, Ashley C. Conway, Robert G. Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, James C. MacDonald, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Mary Drewnoski
Analyses of Birthdate and Growth in Beef Heifers Categorized by Puberty and Pregnancy Status, Aline Gomes da Silva, Andy Roberts, T. L. Meyers, and Richard N. Funston
Effects of Production System and Post-weaning Management on Finishing Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Steer and Heifer Calves, Shelby E. Gardine, Bradley M. Boyd, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher, Karla H. Jenkins, Galen E. Erickson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effects of Production System on Cow and Calf Performance, Shelby E. Gardine, Jason M. Warner, Robert G. Bondurant Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher, Karla H. Jenkins, Galen E. Erickson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effect of Ingredients and Packaging on Color of High Pressure Processed Ground Beef, Jhinuk Gupta, Chad G. Bower, George A. Cavender Cavender, and Gary A. Sullivan
Effect of Myoglobin State on Color Stability of High Pressure Processed Ground Beef, Jhinuk Gupta, Chad G. Bower, George A. Cavender Cavender, and Gary A. Sullivan
Evaluation of Corn Distillers Solubles on Finishing Steer Performance, Benjamin H. Hansen, Curtis J. Bittner, Bradley M. Boyd Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Corn Distillers Solubles on Growing Steer Performance, Benjamin H. Hansen, Robert G. Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
The Relationship between Marbling, Superoxide Dismutase, and Beef Tenderness, Nicolas J. Herrera, Emery K. Wilkerson, Katherine I. Domenech-Perez Perez, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Michael D. Chao, and Chris Calkins
Evaluation of Brown Midrib Corn Silage for Growing and Backgrounding Beef Steers, F. Henry Hilscher, Curtis J. Bittner, John N. Anderson Anderson, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Corn Silage Hybrids with the Brown Midrib Trait and Silage Inclusion for Finishing Cattle, F. Henry Hilscher, Curtis J. Bittner, John N. Anderson Anderson, and Galen E. Erickson
Nutrient Digestibility and Fermentation of Brown Midrib Corn Fed to Growing Beef Steers, F. Henry Hilscher, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Jana L. Gramkow Gramkow, Hannah C. Wilson, Mitch M. Norman, John N. Anderson, and Galen E. Erickson
Chopped Sugar Beets as a Component of Beef Cow Diets, Karla H. Jenkins and Jacob A. Hansen
Impact of Syngenta Enogen Feed Corn on Finishing Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Melissa L. Jolly-Breithaupt, Curtis J. Bittner, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, James C. MacDonald, and Matt K. Luebbe
Steer Performance Grazing Corn Residue and Supplemented with Modified Distillers Grains plus Solubles with or without Urea, Robert M. Jones, Robby G. Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, and Jim C. MacDonald
Comparison of Two Alternate Prostaglandin Products in Yearling Beef Heifers, Alicia C. Lansford, Tonya L. Meyer, and Richard N. Funston Funston
Effect of Supplementation during the Breeding Season on a May-calving Herd in the Nebraska Sandhills, Alicia C. Lansford, Jacki A. Musgrave, and Richard N. Funston Funston
Late Summer Planted Oat-Brassica Forage Quality Changes during Winter Grazing, Mary E. Lenz, Jordan L. Cox, Kristin E. Hales Hales, Hannah C. Wilson, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Antimicrobial Interventions and Application Time Effects on Ground Beef Quality, Ashley R. McCoy, Dennis E. Burson, and Gary A. Sullivan Sullivan
Impact of Pre-and Postpartum Nutrition on March-calving Cow and Progeny Productivity, Jacki A. Musgrave, Devin L. Broadhead, L. A. Stalker Stalker, and Richard N. Funston
Effect of Revalor-XR and Revalor-XH on Heifer Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Caitlin A. Ohnoutka, Bradley M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Grant I. Crawford, Brandon L. Nuttleman, and Galen E. Erickson
Rumen Undegradable Protein Content and Digestibility of Corn Silage and High-moisture Corn, Colton R. Oney, Jana L. Gramkow, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Elizabeth Schumacher, Andrea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
The Effect of Inoculants on Nutrient Losses of Corn Silage and High-moisture Corn Stored in Mini Silos, Colton R. Oney, Jana L. Gramkow, Andrea K. Watson Watson, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and M. K. Biddlecome
Effects of Kernel Processing at Harvest of Brown Midrib Corn Silage on Finishing Performance of Steers, Lauren A. Ovinge, F. Henry Hilscher, Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, Bradley M. Boyd, John N. Anderson, and Galen E. Erickson
Repeated Calm Handling Can Lead to More Docile Cattle, Jamie T. Parham, Amy E. Tanner, Mark L. Wahlberg Wahlberg, W. S. Swecker Jr., and Ronald M. Lewis
Using a Cured Meat Model System to Investigate Factors that Influence Cured Color Development, Jennifer A. Posthuma, Faith D. Rasmussen, and Gary A. Sullivan Sullivan
Experience Improves the Reliability of Subjective Measurements of Temperament in Beef Cattle, Jaime T. Praham, Amy E. Tanner, Mark L. Wahlberg Wahlberg, W. S. Swecker Jr., and Ronald M. Lewis
Impact of Dietary Fat Source on Beef Display Life, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Katherine I. Domenech-Perez, Emery K. Wilkerson Wilkerson, Hope Voegele, Nicolas J. Herrera, Kellen B. Hart, and Chris R. Calkins
Letrozole: A Steroid-Free Estrous Synchronization Method, Sarah M. Romereim, Sarah C. Tenley, Mohamed A. Abedal-Majed Majed, Jeffrey W. Bergman, Scott G. Kurz, John S. Davis, Jennifer R. Wood, and Andrea S. Cupp
Evaluating Methods of Estimating Forage Intake by Grazing Cattle, Aaron J. Shropshire, Walter H. Schacht, and Jerry D. Volesky Volesky
Impact of Winter Supplementation of May Calving Cows and Heifer Development System in Two Different Breeding Seasons on Subsequent Growth and Reproduction, Shelby A. Springman, Alicia C. Lansford, Jacqueline A. Musgrave Musgrave, John Nollette, Andy Applegarth, and Richard N. Funston
Effect of Injectable Trace Mineral on Reproductive Performance in Beef Heifers, Shelby A. Springman, John Maddux, Mary E. Drewnoski Drewnoski, and Richard N. Funston
Effects of Movement and Activity Behavior in a Pasture System Compared to Time, Jace R. Stott, Mitchell B. Stephenson, and Kathryn J. Hanford Hanford
Supplementing Rumen Undegradable Protein to Grazing Cattle, Braden C. Troyer, Bradley M. Boyd, Andrea K. Watson Watson, and Terry J. Klopfenstein
Effect of Continuous or Rotational Grazing on Growing Steer Performance and Land Production, Cody A. Welchons, Robby G. Bondurant, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Andrea K. Watson, and Jim C. MacDonald