Range Faculty
Cow/Calf Faculty

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.

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