Animal Science, Department of
Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports
2026
2026 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Live Biomass Estimation with Canopeo in Rangeland Systems, Hannah K. Allen, Mitchell B. Stephenson, and Daniel R. Uden
Use of Virtual Fences to Co-fence Two Groups of Cattle with Adjacent Virtual Boundaries, Thomas E. Aquino, Mary E. Drewnoski, Biquan Zhao, Pedro Henrique Jota Fernandes, Isaque F. Vicci, Mitchell B. Stephenson, and Yijie Xiong
Effects of Feeding Raw Soybeans or Roasted Soybeans to Feedlot Steers, Melissa K. Bausch, Jim C. MacDonald, Pablo L. Loza, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Feeding Whole Soybeans, Roasted Soybeans, or Distillers Grains in Silage-Based Growing Beef Diets, Melissa K. Bausch, Rebecca McDermott, Jim C. MacDonald, Pablo L. Loza, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Corn Harvest with a Chopping Head on Performance of Cattle Grazing Corn Residue, Conner K. Biehler, Mary E. Drewnoski, and Jim C. MacDonald
Evaluating Sorghum x Sudangrass Seed Digestibility, Evan Blank, Thomas E. Aquino, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Supplementing Monensin and Rumen Undegradable Protein to Late-Gestation Heifers, Dempster M. Christenson and Rick N. Funston
Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-Sire Semen, Dempster M. Christenson, Jordan M. Thomas, Daniel J. Kelly, and Rick N. Funston
Modulation of heat stress responses in cattle supplemented with dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, Shelley A. Curry, Melanie R. White, Ashley A. Hahn, and Dustin T. Yates
Evaluating Cow/Calf and Stocker Performance when Grazing Sudangrass With and Without Sunnhemp, Shelby L. Davis-Jenkins, Daren D. Redfearn, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Energy Value of High-Moisture Corn in Feedlot Cattle Diets Derived through Meta-Analysis, Alfredo DiCostanzo
Long-Term Trends of Annual Herbaceous Expansion in the Nebraska Panhandle: Rangeland Analysis Platform Data, Karley Dieckmann, Mitchell B. Stephenson, and Miranda Mueller
Prediction of Intramuscular Fat Content of Beef Longissimus Muscle, Kyra L. Elliott, Willy J. Horne, Bucky L. Gwartney, and Jessie C. Morrill
Evaluation of Enteric Methane from Cattle Adapted to the Same Finishing Diet Using RAMP Versus Forage, Jack T. Fort, Isaque F. Vicci, Josh R. Benton, Rebecca L. McDermott, Jim C. MacDonald, Maggie E. Youngers, and Galen E. Erickson
Evaluation of Enteric Methane from Cattle Adapted Using RAMP vs. A Traditional Forage Program Stepped Up to Different Finishing Diets, Jack T. Fort, Isaque F. Vicci, Josh R. Benton, Rebecca L. McDermott, Jim C. MacDonald, Maggie E. Youngers, and Galen E. Erickson
Using High-Pressure Processing to Improve Dark-Cutting Beef Color in Tenderloins, Ashley A. Hahn, Leila G. Venzor, Shelley A. Curry, Grace C. Johnson, Mary-Grace C. Danao, Ranjith Ramanathan, Gary A. Sullivan, and Jordan C. Wicks
Defining the Parameters of High-Pressure Processing to Improve the Quality of Dark-Cutting Beef, Ashley A. Hahn, Leila G. Venzor, Shelley A. Curry, Grace C. Johnson, Mary-Grace C. Danao, Ranjith Ramanathan, Jordan C. Wicks, and Gary A. Sullivan
Development of a Shelf-stable Proxy for Camera-based Beef Grading Systems, Anna G. Hilton and Jessie C. Morrill
Effects of Particle Size Difference in Two Different Sweet Bran Products on Total Tract Digestibility and Rumen pH, Emily K. Hoefling, Anna Kobza, Jessica L. Miller, Maggie E. Youngers, Galen E. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Carcass Weight Influences Chilling Rate, Postmortem Metabolism, and Beef Color, Grace C. Johnson, Mariane Beline, Leila G. Venzor, Kara A. Reynolds, Gary A. Sullivan, David E. Gerrad, and Jordan C. Wicks
Impact of Feeding Palm Oil to Finishing Cattle on Performance, Carcass, and Meat Characteristics, Tate S. Johnson, Rebecca L. McDermott, Josh R. Benton, Galen E. Erickson, Jessie C. Morrill, and Jim C. MacDonald
Comparison of Spayed Heifer Performance to Intact Heifers Fed Melengestrol Acetate on Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Tate S. Johnson, Rebecca L. McDermott, Halden J. Clark, Jim C. MacDonald, and Jessica L. Sperber
Evaluation of LYSOFORTE Extend on Rumen Fermentation Parameters, Rumen and Total Tract Digestion, and Fatty Acid Digestion, Anna Kobza, Dalton Anderson, Jerilyn Hergenreder, and Jim C. MacDonald
Inclusion of Palm Oil Products in Finishing Diets on Ground Beef Quality and Retail Stability, Anna Kobza, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, Mitch L. Norman, Josh R. Benton, Rebecca L. McDermott, Long Zou, Kyra L. Elliott, Anna G. Hilton, Chad A. Russell, and Jessie C. Morrill
Evaluation of FerAppease Administered at Arrival and Time of Reimplant on Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Beef Steers, Carsten L. Loseke, Galen E. Erickson, and Jessica L. Sperber
Effect of Feed Access Time on Feedlot Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Feeding Behavior and Ruminal pH, Carsten L. Loseke, Rebecca L. McDermott, Josh R. Benton, Keara O'Reilly, Galen E. C. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Effect of an Accelerated Adaptation Protocol on Performance and Health of Feedlot Steers Drenched with Lactipro, Rebecca L. McDermott, Samuel E. Loy, Isaque F. Vicci, Mark Corrigan, Braden C. Troyer, Galen E. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Summary of the Value of Distillers Grains Plus Solubles for Feedlot Cattle, Rebecca L. McDermott, Jim C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Application of High-Pressure Processing Lightens the Color of Cow Tenderloins, Kara A. Reynolds, Leila G. Venzor, Ashley A. Hahn, Grace C. Johnson, Jordan C. Wicks, Mary-Grace C. Danao, Ranjith Ramanathan, and Gary A. Sullivan
Evaluation of HerdDogg Remote Sensing Tag on Detection of Morbidity of Newly Received Steers, Lauryn O. Smidt, Rebecca McDermott, Jessica L. Sperber, Josh R. Benton, Galen E. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Effect of Using Either Synovex Primer or Synovex Choice Compared to Not Implanting on the Performance of Growing Steers, Sawyer D. Starrett, Rebecca L. McDermott, Sofia Suarez Lorences, Pedro Henrique Jota Fernandes, Dirk Burken, Jessica L. Sperber, Galen E. Erickson, and Jim C. MacDonald
Evaluation of Renergy on Finishing Steer Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, and Liver Abscess Prevalence and Severity, Sofia Suarez Lorences, Jeff Heldt, Pablo L. Loza, and Galen E. Erickson
Are Midwest Region Extension Professionals Prepared to Answer Food Safety Questions About Various Meat Products?, Esther VanOverbeke and Byron D. Chaves
Impact of Storage and Cooking Temperature on Listeria Innocua Growth in Plant-Based and Beef Proteins, Esther VanOverbeke, Oliver Munezero, Gary A. Sullivan, and Samodha C. Fernando
Effect of Nitrite Source & Reducing Compounds on Cured Color Development in an All-Beef Model System, Leila G. Venzor, Grace C. Johnson, Ashley A. Hahn, Benjamin L. Weinandt, Jordan C. Wicks, and Gary A. Sullivan
Health Indicators Worsened by Moderate-Intensity Heat Stress Are Only Partially Recovered by ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation, Melanie R. White, Shelley A. Curry, Ashley A. Hahn, Jessica L. Petersen, Ty B. Schmidt, and Dustin T. Yates
2025
Effects of Allocation Frequency on Cattle Performance and Forage Utilization when Swath Grazing a Sorghum-Sudangrass Hybrid in Eastern Nebraska, Thomas E. Aquino, Mary E. Drewnoski, and Pedro Henrique J. Fernandes
Effect of Using Whole Soybeans, Roasted Soybeans, or Soybean Meal in Finishing Cattle Diets, Melissa K. Bausch, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, and Pablo L. Loza
Effects of Replacing Wet Corn Distillers Grains with a PureField Distillers Grains® at 15% and 30% (DM basis) in Feedlot Diets, Sofia A. Canafoglia and Pablo L. Loza
Strategies Affecting Performance and Profitability of May-Born Steers, Dempster M. Christenson, Jacki A. Musgrave, and Richard N. Funston
Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-Sire Semen, Dempster Christenson, Jordan M. Thomas, Daniel J. Kelly, and Richard N. Funston
Impact of Pre- and Post-breeding Supplementation on Performance of May-born Heifers, Josie N. Crouch, J. Travis Mulliniks, Jacki A. Musgrave, and Kacie L. McCarthy
Impact of Overwinter Gain on Growth and Reproductive Performance in March-born Heifers, Josie N. Crouch, J. Travis Mulliniks, Jacki A. Musgrave, and Kacie L. McCarthy
Effect of Forage Allocation on Steer Performance When Grazing Cereal Rye, Shelby L. Davies-Jenkins, Abigail M. Sartin, Daren D. Redfearn, and Mary E. Drewnoski
Quantifying Cereal Rye Pastures Biomass with Image Analysis, Pedro Henrique J. Fernandes, Shelby L. Davies-Jenkins, Biquan Zhao, Wei‑zhen Liang, Mary E. Drewnoski, and Yijie Xiong
Impact of Full-Fat Wet Distillers Grains Inclusion in Steam-flaked Corn Based Finishing Diets, Gatlin Hissong, Bill Dicke, Doug Smith, Andrea Watson, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Feeding Palm Oil on Finishing Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Methane Production, Anna M. Kobza, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitchell C. Norman, Joshua R. Benton, Long Zou, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Constant versus Variable Inclusions of Modified Distillers Grains plus Solubles on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Paige M. Madison, Rebecca L. McDermott, Isaque F. Vicci, Joshua R. Benton, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains Compared to New Fractionated Distillers Grains (Solbran) on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Enteric Methane, Debora G. Sousa, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitchell M. Norman, James C. MacDonald, Rick Stock, Ryan A. Mass, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Feeding Fenugreek Extract and Encapsulated Lecithin on Finishing Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Liver Abscesses, Sofia Suarez Lorences, Rebecca L. McDermott, Joshua R. Benton, Robert Bondurant, Willard Lemaster, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Effect of Feeding Two Different Feed Additives (Optipartum C+ and Prime Force) on Finishing Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Sofia Suarez-Lorences, Rebecca L. McDermott, Joshua R. Benton, Robert Bondurant, Willard Lemaster, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson
Interaction of Backgrounding System and Implant Use on Growing Calf Performance, Sydney T. Vanderhoff, Braden C. Troyer, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitchell M. Norman, Brandon L. Nuttelman, Galen E. Erickson, Mary E. Drewnoski, and James C. MacDonald
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
Long-term Performance of Steers Grazing Smooth Bromegrass Pastures, Morgan Hodges, Holly Heil, Rebecca McDermott, Anastasios Mazis, Tala Awada, Galen E. Erickson, and Andrea K. Watson
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