2011 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2011 Beef Cattle Report features articles on research results and program updates in four areas: cow/calf production, growing, finishing, beef products and analytical methods.

Cow/Calf
Winter Grazing System and Supplementation of Beef Cows During Late Gestation Influence Heifer Progeny
Influencing Steer Performance Through Maternal Nutrition
Integration of DNA Marker Information into Breeding Value Predictions
Granulosa Cell Gene Expression is Altered in Follicles from Cows with Differing Reproductive Longevity

Growing
Performance of Growing Cattle Fed Corn Silage or Grazing Corn Residue from Second Generation Insect-protected (MON 89034), Parental, or Reference Corn Hybrids
Nutrient Composition of Spoiled Wet Byproducts Mixed and Stored with Straw
Use of Dry Rolled Corn, Dry or Wet distillers Grains Plus Solubles as an Energy Source in High Forage Diets for Growing Cattle
Effect of Corn Hybrid on Amount of Residue Available for Grazing
Supplementing DDGS to Steers Grazing Smooth Bromegrass Pastures
Economic Analysis of Supplementing DDGS to Grazing Cattle
Replacement of Grazed Forage with WDGS and Poor Quality Hay Mixtures
Supplementing Modified Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles to Long Yearling Steers Grazing Native Range
Effect of Stocking Rate on Animal Performance and Diet Quality While Grazing Cornstalks
Digestibility of Crop Residue after Chemical Treatment and Anaerobic Storage

Finishing
Economics for Feeding Distillers Grains to Finishing Cattle
Meta-Analysis of Feeding Calf-feds or Yearlings Wet Distillers Grains with Different Corn Processing
Impact of Distillers Grains Moisture and Inclusion Level on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Corn-Ethanol-Livestock Life Cycle
Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Steers Fed Low Fat and Normal Fat Wet Distillers Grains
Review: Lipid Addition to Corn Finishing Diets
Comparing Different Drying Methods for Distillers Grains and Its Effect on Feedlot Cattle Performance
Comparing Dry, Wet, or Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Feedlot Cattle Performance
The Effect of Drying Distillers Grains on Nutrient Metabolism
Effect of Feeding More than 70% Wet distillers Grains Plus Solubles on Feedlot Cattle Performance
Effects of Feeding a Combination of Modified Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Wet Corn Gluten Feed to Adapt Cattle to Finishing Diets
Effect of Source and Level of Sulfur on Rumen Metabolism and Finishing Performance
Effects of Sulfur Concentration in Distillers Grains with Solubles in Finishing Cattle Diets
Effects of Adaptation Diets Containing Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles or Wet Corn Gluten Feed on Ruminal pH, Intake and Hydrogen Sulfide
Effects of Sulfur Content of Distillers Grains in Beef Cattle Finishing Diets on Intake, Ruminal pH, and Hydrogen Sulfide
Economic Impact of Sulfur Levels in Distillers Grains Diets Fed to Beef Cattle
Effects of Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Yucca Schidigera on Finishing Performance and Carcass Traits of Feedlot Cattle
Feeding Strategies of Optaflexx on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feedlot Steers
Feedlot Cattle Performance When Fed Silage and Grain from Second-Generation Insect Protected Corn, Parental Line or Reference Hybrids
Effects of Glycerin in Steam Flaked Corn Feedlot Diets
Protein, Fiber, and Digestibility of Selected Alternative Crops for Beef Cattle
Mud Effects on Feedlot Cattle
Effect of Pen Cleaning Frequency and Feeding Distillers Grains and Wheat Straw on Nutrient Mass Balance and Performance of Feedlot Steers
Relationship Between Morbidity and Performance in Feedlot Cattle
Effects of a Dietary Antioxidant on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feedlot Cattle With or Without WDGS

Beef Products
Effects of Feeding High Levels of Wet Distillers Grains and Straw on Beef Cattle
Low-fat Wet Distillers Grains and Beef Quality
Shelf Life of m. longissimus lumborum from Beef Fed Antioxidants and Wet Distillers Grains
Effects of the Synthetic Antioxidants on Shelf Life of m.psoas major and m. triceps brachii Muscles from Beef Fed Wet Distillers Grains
Intramuscular Tenderness and Muscle Fiber Orientation of Beef Round Muscles
Marketing Source-Verified Beef to Restaurant Patrons

Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose