2024
2024 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Predicting Live Body Wight of Yearling Beef Heifers Using 3D Imaging, Dalton J. Anderson, Yijie Xiong, Andrea K. Watson, and J. Travis Mulliniks
Impact of Increasing Level of Milk Production on Cow-Calf Performance in Nebraska Sandhills, Selby L. Boerman, Jacki A. Musgrave, Kathryn J. Hanford, Mitchell B. Stephenson, and J. Travis Mulliniks
Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-Sire Semen, Dempster Christenson, Jordan Thomas, Daniel J. Kelly, John G. Maddux, and R. Funston
Effect of Biochar on Enteric Methane Production and Cattle Performance, Hanna Cronk, Holly Heil, Rebecca McDermott, Mitch Norman, Galen E. Erickson, and Andrea Watson
Effect of Heifer Percent Mature Body Weight at Breeding on Heifer Performance, Calf Production, and Subsequent Pregnancy Rates, Josie N. Crouch, J. Travis Mulliniks, J. A. Musgrave, Kathy J. Hanford, and Kacie L. McCathy
Impact of Strip-Grazing Stockpiled Annual/Cover Crop Forages on carrying Capacity and Animal Performance, Shelby L. Davies-Jenkins, Abigail Sartin, Devin Jakub, Zac Carlson, Erin Laborie, Jack Arterburn, Ben Beckman, Brad Schnick, and M. E. Drewnoski
Cereal Rye, Winter Triticale or Winter Wheat: Which is Best for Early Spring Grazing?, Alyssa K. Hall, Abigail M. Sartin, Kallie J. Calus, Morgan T. Grabau, Daren D. Redfearn, Robert B. Mitchell, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Nebraska Producer Perceptions on the Role and Implications of Negotiations in Fed Cattle Transactions, TaraLee Hudson, Elliott James Dennis, Brad D. Lubben, and James C. MacDonald
Survey of Current Management Practices and Evaluation of their Impact on Nutrient Content of Small Cereal Silage in Nebraska, Alexa R. Johnson, Mary E. Drewnoski, Daren D. Redfearn, Susan VanderPlas, Jenny Rees, Ben Beckman, Erin Laborie, Todd Whitney, Kim Clark, Brad Schick, Gary Lesoing, and Conner Biehler
Effect of Glucogenic Feed Additive on Reproductive Performance in Young Postpartum Range Cows, Tasha M. King, J. A. Musgrave, Nicole M. Woita, Shelby L. Boerman, J. C. MacDonald, and J. Travis Mulliniks
Comparison of Corn Silage and Earlage in Finishing Diets when fed as a Roughage on a Neutral Detergent Fiber Basis, Garrett N. Lemon, Rebecca McDermott, Alfredo DiCostanzo, Galen E. Erickson, and Pablo L. Loza
Evaluation of Vivalto® on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Growing and Finishing Beef Steers, Garrett N. Lemon, Rebecca McDermott, Galen E. Erickson, Jeff Heldt, and Pablo L. Loza
Evaluation of Gas Emissions from Cattle on Different Diet Adaptation Strategies Using Either Forage or RAMP, Cindy D. Mansfield, Rebecca McDermott, Braden C. Troyer, Mitchell M. Norman, Maggie Youngers, Andrea K. Watson, Rick Stock, and Galen E. Erickson
The Effect of Late Gestation Supplementation Strategy on Cow-Calf Performance in March-Calving Mature Cows, J. A. Musgrave, Kacie L. McCathy, and J. Travis Mulliniks
The Impact of Prepartum Supplementation Strategy on Cow-Calf Performance in May-Calving Mature Cows, J. A. Musgrave, Kacie L. McCathy, and J. Travis Mulliniks
Impact of Feeding New Fractioinated Distillers Grains (Fiber plus Syrup) on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Debora G. Sousa, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitch M. Norman, James C. MacDonald, Rick Stock, Ryan A. Mass, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Varying Inclusion of Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles Compared to Constant Inclusion on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Debora G. Sousa, Rebecca McDermott, Mitch M. Norman, J. C. MacDonald, Rick A. Stock, and Galen E. Erickson
Vitamin A in Cow-Calf Production: Impacts of Maternal Supplementation and Status on Offspring, Hannah F. Speer, Harvey C. Freetly, Karla H. Jenkins, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Effect of Methionine Supplementation During Late Gestation in Beef Females, Landon F. Tadich, Jim R. Teichert, Kathryn J. Hanford, Jacki A. Musgrave, and Rich N. Funston
Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Reports and Their Purpose, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Strategies for DDGS Supplementation Frequency to Frazing Yearling Streers, Sydney T. Vanderhoff, Rebecca L. Sjostrand, Mitchell M. Norman, Isaque F. Vicci, Jim C. MacDonald, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Rethinking Corn Residue: Effects of Grain Yield on Quality and Quantity of Residue, Kaylee E. Wheeler, Jessica Miller, Sadie Ference, Stephan Geu, Bill Struckmeyer, Amanda Easterly, Cody F Creech, Brian Maust, Daren D. Redfearn, Jay Parsons, and Mary E. Drewnoski
The Effect of Postpartum Supplementation Strategy on Performance in May-Calving 2- and 3-yr-old Range Cows, Nicole M. Woita, Selby L. Boerman, J. A. Musgrave, Kacie L. McCathy, and J. Travis Mulliniks
2023
2023 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Timing of Implant Use in the Backgrounding System, Kelton C. Adair, Kylie M. Butterfield, Zach E. Carlson, Braden C. Troyer, Jiehua Xiong, Mitchell M. Norman, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, M. E. Drewnoski, and Brandon L. Nuttelman
Forage Evaluation of Crested Wheatgrass, Kelton C. Adair, K. H. Jenkins PAS, Andrea K. Watson, and James C. MacDonald
Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-Sire Sexed Semen, Dempster Christenson, John Maddux, Jordan M. Thomas, and R. Funston
Extending Melengestrol Acetate Treatment from Fourteen to Eighteen Days in Beef Heifers, Dempster Christenson, Jordan M. Thomas, Daniel J. Kelly, and R. Funston
Effect of Alga Bio 1.0 on Reducing Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle, Reba L. Conlin, Kassidy K. Buse, Andrea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson, and Paul J. Kononoff
Supplemental Lysine in Finishing Cattle Diets, Hanna Cronk, Zac Carlson, Mitch Norman, Levi McPhillips, Andrea Watson, Galen E. Erickson, and Gary Ducharme
Effect of Ad Libitum vs. Limit Feeding Program at Receiving on Morbidity and Performance of Feedlot Calves, Rebecca A. Funk, Braden C. Troyer, Levi J. McPhillips, Mitchell M. Norman, and Galen E. Erickson
Ponderosa Pine Wood Biochar used as an Emissions Reduction Strategy in a Finishing Beef Cattle Diet, Holly A. Heil, Braden C. Troyer, Mitchell M. Norman, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Ankom F58 Filter Bags Compared to Beakers for Analysis of Neutral Detergent Fiber, Sawyer R. Kappel, Rebecca L. Sjostrand, and J. C. MacDonald
Evaluation of Encapsulated Megasphaera Elsdenii in an Accelerated Beef Step-Up Program and an Acidosis Challenge Event, Cindy D. Mansfield, Rebecca L. Sjostrand, Braden C. Troyer, Mitchell M. Norman, Tyler Spore, Mark Corrigan, Galen E. Erickson, and J. C. MacDonald
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Two Beef Systems from Birth to Slaughter in Eastern Nebraska, Levi J. McPhillips, Zac E. Carlson, Andrew E. Suyker, J. C. MacDonald, Tala Awada, Jane Okalebo, Shree Dangal, Rick R. Stowell, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Pistachio Shell Biochar in Finishing Beef Cattle Diets, Levi J. McPhillips, Mitchell M. Norman, J. L. Sperber, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Enogen Feed Corn Inclusion in Conventional and Natural Finishing Cattle Diets, Jessica Miller, K. H. Jenkins PAS, Galen E. Erickson, and Pablo L. Loza
Effects of Corn Processing and Silage Inclusion in Feedlot Diets on Steer Performance, Jessica L. Miller, Nolan R. Meier, K. H. Jenkins PAS, Galen E. Erickson, and Pablo L. Loza
Effect of Corn Processing on Steer Performance and Fecal Starch Content, Jessica L. Miller, Braden C. Troyer, Levi J. McPhillips, Mitchell M. Norman, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Quantifying Residual Feed in a Fence-line Feedlot Bunk using Depth Camera Imaging Techniques, Jean Niwenshuti, Galen E. Erickson, Tami M. Brown-Bandl, Eric T. Psota, and Yijie Xiong
Including Gene Edited Sires in Genetic Evaluations, Leticia P. Sanglard, Garret M. See, and Matthew L. Spangler
Effect of species and Maturity on Small Grain Silage Yield and Quality, Abigail M. Sartin, Kallie J. Calus, Morgan T. Grabau, Alyssa K. Kuhn, Mary E. Drewnoski, and D. D. Redfearn
Effects of Individual Sweet Bran Components in Beef Finishing Diets on Nutrient Digestion, Rebecca L. Sjostrand, Rittikeard Prachumchai, Maggie Youngers, Rick A. Stock, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Comparison of Semi-confined and Pasture-based August Calving Beef Cow Systems, Hannah F. Speer, Harvey C. Freetly, and M. E. Drewnoski
Impact of Removing 20% Distillers Grain after One-third or Two-thirds of the Feeding Period on Performance of Finishing Yearling, Sofia Suarez Lorences, Braden C. Troyer, Mitch M. Norman, Pablo L. Loza, Rick Stock, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Constant Inclusion or Decreasing Inclusion of Distillers Grains with High-quality or Low-quality Roughage on Finishing Cattle Performance, Sofia Suarez Lorences, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Increasing Energy 30 days Prior to Artificial Insemination in Beef Heifers, Landon F. Tadich, Rachel E.S. Rogers, Jim R. Teichert, and R. Funston
Evaluate the Effect of Corn Processing, Drying Distillers Grains, Oil Removal from Distillers Grains, and Distillers Inclusion on Cattle Performance, Braden C. Troyer, Elliott James Dennis, Alfredo DiCastanzo, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Planning Horizon Length on Breeding Objectives and Resulting Selection Decisions, Hunter F. Valasek, Bruce L. Golden, and Matthew L. Spangler
Evaluation of LactiproFLX in an Acidosis Challenge Model, Samantha K. Wagner, Rebecca J. Sjostrand, Tyler J. Spore, Mark E. Corrigan, Galen E. Erickson, and J. C. MacDonald
Analysis of Spoilage Bacteria Present in Vacuum Packaged Chilled Beef Treated with Organic Acids, Samuel C. Watson, Rebecca A. Furbeck, Byron D. Chaves, Samodha C. Fernando, and Gary Sullivan
Effects of Strategic Supplementation on Return to Management and Performance of Yearling Cattle, Kaylee E. Wheeler, Dean Dustin, Jay Parsons, M. E. Drewnoski, and K. H. Jenkins PAS
2022
2022 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Impact of a Natural Feed Additive using Direct Fed Microbes on Finishing Beef Cattle Performance and Liver Abscess Rate, Kelton C. Adair, Alison C. Bartenslager, Zachary E. Carlson, Galen E. Erickson, Samodha C. Fernando, and J. C. MacDonald
Economics of Grazing Calves on Oats Planted After Corn Silage in Eastern Nebraska, Kallie J. Calus, McKenna M. Brinton, Benjamin H. Hansen, Kristen M. Ulmer, Zachery E. Carlson, Fred H. Hilscher, M. E. Drewnoski, Jay Parsons, and J. C. MacDonald
Comparison of Partially Confined and Traditional Cow-Calf Systems, Zac E. Carlson, Levi J. McPhillips, Galen E. Erickson, M. E. Drewnoski, and J. C. MacDonald
Evaluation of Processing Technique for High-Moisture and Dry Corn on Nutrient Digestion when fed to Finishing Cattle, Caitlin A. Coulson, Mitch M. Norman, Nicole M. Woita, Hannah C. Wilson, Kylie M. Butterfield, Tyler J. Spore, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Feeding CARS on Digestibility and Fatty Acid Flow in Finishing Cattle Diets, John C. Gibbons, Mitchell M. Norman, Tyler J. Spore, Hannah C. Wilson, Kylie Butterfield, Andea K. Watson, Galen E. Erickson, and Jonathan W. Wilson
Growth Performance in Livestock with Stress-Induced Low Birthweight is Recovered by Clenbuterol Administration, Rachel L. Gibbs, Rebecca M. Swanson, Joslyn K. Beard, Ty B. Schmidt, Jessica Lynn Petersen, and Dustin T. Yates
Impact of Spring Corn Residue Grazing on Soil Physical Properties and Crop Yield, Morgan T. Grabau, J. C. MacDonald, Zachary E. Carlson, and M. E. Drewnoski
Zipaterol Supplementation Improved Indicators of Well-Being, but not Growth in Heat-Stressed Red Angus Steers, Pablo C. Grijalva, Duarte E. Diaz, Samuel R. Garcia, Ty B. Schmidt, Jessica Lynn Petersen, and Dustin T. Yates
Beef Quality and Oxidative Stability from Cattle Fed High Levels of Vitamin E, Nicolas J. Herrera, Joe A. Sonderman, David M. Velazco, and Chris Calkins
Beef Quality following Prolonged Aging after Supplementing High Levels of Vitamin E, Nicolas J. Herrera, Joseph A. Sonderman, David M. Velazco, and Chris Calkins
Fate of Salmonella in Beef Steaks during Sous Vide Cooking, Heather B. Hunt, Samuel C. Watson, Byron D. Chaves, and Gary Sullivan
Effect of Rapeseed Inclusion in Late-Summer Planted Oat Pasture on Growing Performance of Beef Steers, Devin A. Jakub, Hannah E. Riley, Kristin E. Hales, Steven D. Shackelford, Harvey C. Freetly, and M. E. Drewnoski
Interaction of Urea with Frequency and Amount of Distillers Grains Supplementation for Growing Steers, Haley F. Linder, Zachary E. Carlson, M. E. Drewnoski, and J. C. MacDonald
Interaction of Urea with Frequency and Amount of Distillers Grains Supplementation on Growing Steer Rumen Digestion Parameters, Haley F. Linder, Joshua E. Sebade, Tyler J. Spore, M. E. Drewnoski, and J. C. MacDonald
Evaluation of Methane and CO2 Production in Growing and Finishing Cattle Raised in Conventional or Partial Confinement-based Herds, L. J. McPhillips, Z. E. Carlson, Rick R. Stowell, J. C. MacDonald, Andrew E. Suyker, and Galen E. Erickson
Inflammatory Modulators Improve Daily Gain of Heat-Stressed Wethers, Micah S. Most, Pablo C. Grijalva, and Dustin T. Yates
Effects of Lime Amendment on Antibiotic Resistance in Beef Cattle Manure of Open Feedlots, Noelle A. Mware, Galen E. Erickson, Amy Schmidt, Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt, and Xu Li
Interaction of Sweet Bran Inclusion and Corn Processing Method in Beef Finishing Diets on Digestibility, Rebecca L. Sjostrand, Kathlyn Hauxwell, Maggie Youngers, Rick Stock, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Interaction of Sweet Bran Inclusion and Corn Processing Method in Beef Finishing Diets, Rebecca L. Sjostrand, Levi J. McPhillips, Braden C. Troyer, Maggie Youngers, Rick Stock, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Biochar as a Feedlot Pen Surface Amendment on Manure Nutrient Capture, J. L. Sperber, Braden C. Troyer, Mitchell M. Norman, Levi J. McPhillips, Heather Nobert, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Biochar Supplementation in Finishing Diets on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, J. L. Sperber, Braden C. Troyer, Mitchell M. Norman, Levi J. McPhillips, Heather Nobert, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Urea on Corn Silage Growing Cattle Diets, Tyler J. Spore, Hannah C. Wilson, Nolan R. Meier, Galen E. Erickson, James C. MacDonald, Terry J. Klopfenstein, and Andrea K. Watson
Effect of Finishing Cattle with Blends of High Moisture and Steam-Flaked Corn with and without Distillers Grains, Braden C. Troyer, Zac C. Carlson, Levi J. McPhillips, Mitchell M. Norman, Andrea K. Watson, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluating Performance of Cattle Fed Steam-Flaked Corn Based Finishing Diets fed Increasing Inclusions of Wet or Modified Distillers Grains, Braden C. Troyer, Levi J. McPhillips, Mitchell M. Norman, and Galen E. Erickson
Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Cattle Report and Teir Purpose, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Quality Parameters of Wet and Dry Aged Beef Loins from Cattle Fed High Doses of Vitamin E, David M. Velazco, Joe A. Sonderman, Nicolas J. Herrera, and Chris Calkins
Impact of Steam-Flaked Rye Fed in Combination with Steam-Flaked Corn on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Steers, Samantha K. Wagner, Braden T. Troyer, Levi J. McPhillips, Rebecca S. Brattain, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Green Grass on Nutrient Digestibility and Fatty Acid Flow in Cattle Finishing Diets, Aksel R. Wiseman, Tyler J. Spore, Mitchell M. Norman, Hannah C. Wilson, J. C. MacDonald, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Models to Predict Dry Matter Intake of Forage Based Diets, Aksel Wiseman, Andrea K. Watson, Rick Stock, and Terry Klopfenstein
Characterizing Digestion Traits of Novel Corn Bran Products, Jiehua Xiong, Chanon Suntara, Rebecca Sjostrand, Tyler Spore, Maggie Youngers, Rick Stock, Galen E. Erickson, and J. C. MacDonald
Impact of Cow Size on Economic Profitability in Cow-Calf and Feedlot Production systmes, Robert L. Ziegler, Elliott James Dennis, J. A. Musgrave, T. L. Meyer, R. Funston, Kathryn J. Hanford, J. C. MacDonald, and J. Travis Mulliniks
2021
2021 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Cattle Report and Their Purpose
Using Pooling to Capture Commercial Data for Inclusion in Genetic Evaluations, Johnna L. Baller, Stephen D. Kachman, Larry A. Kuehn, and Matthew L. Spangler
Metabolomic Profile Associated with Pre-Breeding Puberty Status in Range Beef Heifers, Joslyn K. Beard, Waseem Abbas, J. A. Musgrave, R. Funston, Samodha C. Fernando, and Travis Mulliniks
Proteomic Analysis of Oxidized Proteins in Beef, Nicolas A. Bland, Nicolas J. Herrera, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Morgan L. Henriott, Kellen B. Hart, and Chris Calkins
Effects of Monensin and Protein Type on Performance of Yearling Steers Grazing Smooth Bromegrass Pastures, Z. E. Carlson, K. Butterfield, Levi McPhillips, Galen E. Erickson, M. E. Drewnoski, and J. C. MacDonald
Evaluation of Wheat Blended with Corn in Finishing Diets Containing Wet Distillers Grains, C A. Coulson, B M. Boyd, B B. Conroy, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Processing Technique for High- Moisture and Dry Corn Fed to Finishing Cattle, C A. Coulson, B M. Boyd, Braden C. Troyer, Levi McPhillips, Mitch M. Norman, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Condensed Algal Residue Solubles as an Ingredient in Cattle Finishing Diets, John C. Gibbons, Bradley M. Boyd, Levi McPhillips, Andrea K. Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
The Relationship of Liver Abscess Scores and Early Postmortem Meat Tenderness, Nicolas J. Herrera, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Nicolas A. Bland, Morgan L. Henriott, Kellen B. Hart, and Chris Calkins
The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Postmortem Meat Quality, Nicolas J. Herrera, Felipe A. Ribeiro, Nicolas A. Bland, Morgan L. Henriott, Kellen B. Hart, Jessica Lynn Petersen, and Chris Calkins
Predicting Nitrogen and Phosphorous Flows in Beef Open Lots, Megan N. Homolka, Galen E. Erickson, and Richard K. Koelsch
Impact of Feeding Aspergillus Subspecies Blend and Di! erent Corn Processing Methods on Finishing Beef Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Stacia M. Hopfauf, Bradley M. Boyd, Levi McPhillips, J. C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Fate of Generic Escherichia coli in Beef Steaks during Sous Vide Cooking at Different Holding Time and Temperature Combinations, Heather B. Hunt, Samuel C. Watson, Byron D. Chaves, and Gary Sullivan
Mineral Concentrations of Forages for Livestock in Nebraska and South Dakota, Rebecca J. Kern, John W. Kern, Hannah M.G. Dorn, Carrie E. Putnam, Janna J. Block, Adele A. Harty, and M. E. Drewnoski