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2007 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

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Contents

Cow/Calf
Utilization of Dried Distillers Grains for Developing Beef Heifers
Progestin Concentrations Alter Follicle Characteristics and May Affect Quality of Oocytes (Eggs)

Growing
Summary Analysis of Grazing Yearling Response to Distillers Grains
Dried Distillers Grains Substitute for Forage and Nitrogen on Pasture: N Dynamics and Use Efficiency
Comparing a Modified Dry Byproduct to Dry Distillers Grains with Solubles in Growing Calf Diets
Effect of Distillers Grains Composition and Level on Steers Consuming High-Quality Forage
Replacement of Forage with Dried Distillers Grains Reduces Ruminal Methane Production
Dried Distillers Grains as Creep Feed for Yearling Beef Cattle Grazing Sandhill Range

Beef Feedlot
Effect of Feeding a By-product Combination at Two Levels or By-product Alone in Feedlot Diets
Effects of Different Inclusion Levels of Wet Distiller Grains in Feedlot Diets Containing Wet Corn Gluten Feed
Effects of Roughage Source and Level with the Inclusion of Wet Distillers Grains on Finishing Cattle Performance and Economics
Effect of Corn Processing and Wet Distillers Grains Inclusion Level in Finishing Diets
Optimum Levels of Dry Distillers Grains with Solubles for Finishing Beef Steers
Digestibility, Rumen Metabolism, and Site of Digestion for Finishing Diets Containing Wet Distillers Grains or Corn Oil
Pen Density and Straw Bedding During Feedlot Finishing
Environmental Factors Affecting Water Intake in Steers Finishing in Feedlots
Feedlot Surface Conditions and Ammonia Emissions
Effect of Phase Feeding Protein on Cattle Performance and Nitrogen Mass Balance in Open Feedlots
Changes in Gain Through the Feeding Period
Comparison of a Long Yearling System and Calf-fed Performance and Economics
Effect of Sorting and Feeding Optaflexx on Performance and Economics of Long Yearling Steers
Performance Profile and Carcass Characteristics of Steers Fed Optaflexx
Evaluation of Excede® Given at Either Initial Processing or Revaccination on Bovine Respiratory Disease and Pasture vs. Feedlot Receiving Systems
Evaluation of Synovex Choice Versus Revalor Implant Strategies in Beef Finishing Steers
Effect of CRINA RUMINANTS AF, a Mixture of Essential Oil Compounds, on Finishing Beef Steer Performance
Effect of CRINA RUMINANTS AF, a Mixture of Essential Oil Compounds, on Ruminal Fermentation and Digestibility
Feeding Potassium Bicarbonate and Sodium Chloride in Finishing Diets
Effect of Feeding DAS-59122-7 Corn Grain and Non-transgenic Corn Grain to Finishing Feedlot Steers

Beef Products
Identification of Off-Flavor Compounds in Beef Round and Chuck Muscles
Fatty Acids and Minerals Affect the Liver-Like Off-Flavor in Cooked Beef
Off-Flavor Mitigation in Cow Steaks
Masking Off-Flavors in Ground Beef
Enhancement of Beef Chuck and Round Muscles with Ammonium Hydroxide
Effects of Aging on Beef Chuck and Round Muscles Enhanced with Ammonium Hydroxide and Salt
Ranking Beef Muscles for Warner-Bratzler Shear Force and Trained Sensory Panel Ratings

New Technology
Hyperspectral Imaging: A Non-Invasive Technique to Predict Beef Tenderness
Evaluating Use of Urinary Purine Derivative to Creatinine Ratio as an Estimate of Microbial Protein Production in Steers
Diurnal and Dietary Impacts on Purine Derivative Excretion from Spot Samples of Urine
Chronic Exposure of Ruminal Fluid Cultures to Treatments That Inhibit Methanogenesis
Comparison of In Vivo Digestibility to In Vitro Digestibility of Five Forages Fed to Steers
Using a Modified In Vitro Procedure to Measure Corn Bran Buoyancy
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitory Isoform Is Regulated Prior to Ovulation
Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Manipulates Follicles in Beef Females

Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose

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Acknowledgments

Appreciation is expressed to the following firms, associations or agencies who provided grant support for research in the beef cattle program.

Abengoa Bioenergy Corp., York, Nebraska
Beef Board, Centennial, Colorado
Bioniche Lifes Services, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Cargill Corn Milling, Blair, Nebraska
CRINA, DSM Nutritional Products, Parsippany, N. J.
Dakota Gold, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.
Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
Golden Harvest Seeds, Waterloo, Neb.
Intervet, Millsboro, Delaware
J.C. Robinson Seed Co., Waterloo, Nebraska

Montana State University, Boseman, Montana
National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Centennial, Colo.
Nebraska Beef Council, Kearney, Neb.
Nebraska Cattlemen, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska
Nebraska Corn Board, Lincoln, Nebraska
Pfizer Inc., New York, New York
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Johnston, Iowa
Soypass Royalty Funds, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

Appreciation is also expressed to the following firms who provided products or services

Abengoa Bioenergy Corp., York, Nebraska
American Foods Group, Omaha, Neb.
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Columbus, Neb.
Beef Products, Inc., Dakota Dunes, S. Dak.
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, St. Joseph, Missouri
Cargill Corn Milling, Blair, Nebraska
Cargill Meat Solutions, Wichita, Kansas/Schuyler, Neb.
Chief Ethanol Fuels, Hastings, Nebraska
Dakota Gold, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
Fort Dodge Animal Health, Overland Park, Kansas
Freezing Machines, Inc., Dakota Dunes, S. Dak.
Gibbon Packing, Inc., Gibbon, Neb.
Greater Omaha Pack, Omaha, Nebraska
Hi Gain Inc., Cozad, Nebraska
Iowa Limestone, Des Moines, Iowa

Intervet, Millsboro, Delaware
Iowa Limestone, Des Moines, Iowa
IVX Animal Health, St. Joseph, Mo.
Lignotech, Rothschild, Wisconsin
Liquid Feed Commodities, Fremont, Nebraska
Maddux Ranch, Wauneta, Neb.
Mead Cattle Co., Mead, Nebraska
Pfizer Animal Health, New York, New York
Pharmacia Upjohn, Kalamazoo, Michigan
PharmAgra Labs, Inc., Brevard, North Carolina
Platte Valley Fuel Ethanol, LLC, Central City, Neb.
Premium Protein Products, Hastings, Nebraska
Schering Plough Animal Health, Kenilworth, N.J.
Skylark Meats, Omaha, Neb.
USDA Meat Grading and Certification Branch, Omaha, Nebraska


Appreciation is also expressed to the following research technicians, unit managers, and crew involved in the research programs at our various locations.

Agricultural Research and Development Center, IthacaAnimal Science Department, Lincoln
Jeff Bergman
Logan Dana
Tom Drieling
Matt Greenquist
Terryn Hart
Rodney Lamb
Walker Luedtke Allison Miller
Karl Moline
Mark Nelson
Chuck Rezac
Ken Rezac
Mark Schroeder
Matt Sillivan
Darren Vinton
Doug Watson

Josh Benton
Deb Clopton
Ruth Diedrichsen
Jeryl Hauptman
Janet Hyde
Tommi Jones
Matt Luebbe
Jim MacDonald
Clyde Naber
Robert Peterson
Calvin Schrock
Cindy Stuefer-Powell
Kyle Vander Pol

Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory, Whitman
Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff
Andy Applegarth
C. R. Jewell
Jackie Musgrave
John Nollette
Troy Smith

Nabor Guzman
Paul McMillen
Doug Pieper

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
Northeast Research and Extension Center, Norfolk
Rex Davis
T. L. Meyer
Jim Teichert
Sheryl Colgan
Bob Frerichs
Kevin Heithold
Lee Johnson

Dalbey Halleck Farm
Mark Dragastin




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