Research faculty:
Range
- Patricia S. Johnson, Professor
- Arvid A. Boe, Professor
- Alexander (Sandy) Smart, Associate Professor
Cow/Calf
- Ken Olson, Extension Beef Specialist
Recent Range Studies
- Evaluation of dietary thiamin for utilization of high sulfate water
- Water quality effects on consumption, production, and environmental issues
- Grazing patterns for continuous season-long and short-duration grazing
- Response of individual plants to grazing
- Evaluation of switchgrass as a biofuel
- Grazing patterns for continuous season-long and spring-deferred grazing
- Steer response to grazing system
- Plant community change associated with grazing system
- Grazing ecotypes of western wheatgrass and blue grama
- Diet quality of steers on introduced and native pastures
- Steer performance on native and introduced pastures
- Late summer protein supplementation
- Introduced pastures as a forage source during drought
Recent Cow/Calf Studies
- Evaluation of dried distillers grains for pregnant heifers
- Response of cow-calf pairs to water high in sulfates
- Evaluation of barley vs. hay for wintering beef cows
- Calving date, weaning date and reproductive performance
- Evaluation of fecal NIR to predict dietary crude protein
- Association of serum total protein in newborn calves with later death and illness
- Evaluation of wheat middlings as a supplement for cows grazing winter range
- Blood meal/corn gluten meal supplement for cows grazing native range after calving
- MGA for synchronizing beef cows
- Level of concentrate supplement for cows grazing winter range
- Effect of weaning date and winter nutrition on reproductive performance
- Source of energy on performance of replacement heifers
- Methionine addition to a urea-grain supplement for cows grazing winter range
- Body condition and reproductive performance of range cows