University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension NebGuides and Extension Circulars provide research-based information that addresses specific topics and also gives examples of how that research can be applied.
Additional publications in your area of interest may be found by searching Nebraska Extension Publications.
NOTE: All NebGuides and Extension Circulars (EC) are free unless otherwise noted.
Nebraska Extension Publications
Cow-calf, Bull and Heifer Nutrition and Management
- Formulation Considerations for Mineral and Vitamin Supplements for Beef Cows, G2340
- Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows: A Tool for Managing the Nutrition Program for Beef Herds, EC281
- Management of Early Weaned Calves, G2047
- Management, Health, and Nutritional Considerations for Weaning Calves, G2057
- Standardized Calculation and Interpretation of Basic Cow Herd Performance Measures, G2094
- Bloat Prevention and Treatment in Cattle, G2018
- Creep Feeding Beef Calves, G2077
- Crop Residues or Low Quality Hay Combined with Byproducts as a Forage Substitute, G2099
- Feed Cost Cow-Q-Lator, G2214
download Feed Cost Cow-Q-Lator Excel spreadsheet file from the Center for Agricultural Profitability - Feed Dry Matter Conversions, G2093
- Feed Value of Alternative Crops for Beef Cattle, G2036
- Limiting Feed Intake with Salt in Beef Cattle Diets, G2046
- Minerals and Vitamins for Beef Cows
- Nitrates in Livestock Feeding, G1779
- Sampling Feeds For Analyses, G331
- Summer Annual Forages for Beef Cattle in Western Nebraska, G2172
- Understanding and Using a Feed Analysis Report, G1892
- Water Requirements for Beef Cattle, G2060
- Wintering and Backgrounding of Calves, G2064
- Management Considerations for Beef Cows in Confinement, G2237
- Using Sugarbeet Pulp in Rations for Beef Cows, G2239
- Supplementation Needs for Gestating and Lactating Beef Cows and Comparing the Prices of Supplement Sources, G2268
Beef Cattle Breeding, Genetics & Reproduction
- Breeding Bull Management: It’s a Year-Round Commitment
- Standardized Calculation and Interpretation of Basic Cow Herd Performance Measures, G2094
- Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving Time, EC1907
- EPD Basics and Definitions, G1967
- Heifer Breeding Maturity and Its Effects on Profitability: Nebraska Sandhills Beef Cattle, RB350
- Reducing Replacement Heifer Development Costs Using a Systems Approach, G2215
- Synchronizing Estrus in Beef Cattle, EC283
- Genetic Defects In Beef Cattle, G2055
- Economic Indexes For Beef Sire Selection, G1847
Herd Health
- Health And Management Of The Nursing Calf, G2293
- Understanding Vaccines, G1445
- Information about Foot-and-Mouth Disease for Nebraska Residents, G1690
- Biosecurity Basics for Cattle Operations and Good Management Practices (GMP) for Controlling Infectious Diseases, G1411
- Management, Health, and Nutritional Considerations for Weaning Calves, G2057
- Bloat Prevention and Treatment in Cattle, G2018
- Water Requirements for Beef Cattle, G2060
- House Fly Control Guide, G958
- The Face Fly, G1204
- Horn Fly Control on Cattle, G1180
- Disposal Methods of Livestock and Poultry Mortality, EC727
- Understanding Mycotoxins, EC3068
- Sampling and Testing Feed for Mycotoxins, EC3069
- Use of Mycotoxin-Contaminate Feed for Animals, EC3066
- Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving Time, EC1907
Marketing and Livestock Budgets
Forages, Pasture, and Range Management
Forages
Pasture & Range Management
- Nebraska Plants Toxic To Livestock, EC3037
- Pasture, Rangeland, And Forage Insurance, G2217
- Common Grasses of Nebraska: Prairies, Rangelands, Pasturelands, EC170 (Print version, $5)
- Fertilizing Grass Pastures and Hayland, G1977
- Forage Production with Limited Irrigation, G2012
- Forbs and Shrubs of Nebraska, EC118 (Print version, $12.50)
- Getting to Know Your Pastures, Techniques to Enhance Monitoring, G2212
- Grazing and Hay Records: Spreadsheet Template, EC165 (download Excel Spreadsheet file)
- Grazing Systems for Nebraska Sandhills Rangeland, EC127 (Print version, $1)
- Integrating Management Objectives and Grazing Strategies on Semiarid Rangeland, EC158
- Perennial Forages for Irrigated Pasture, G1502
- Skillful Grazing Management on Semiarid Rangelands, EC162
- Switchgrass, Big Bluestem, and Indiangrass for Grazing and Hay, G1908
- Water Development Costs for Grazing Livestock, EC821
Beef Forage Crops Systems
Annual and double cropped forages (cover crops)
- Precipitation Risk Management for Annual Forages, G2300
- The Use and Pricing of Drought-Stressed Corn, G1865
- Effect of Grazing Double-Cropped Annual Forages on Soil and Crop Yields, G2264
- Annual Cool-Season Forages For Late-Fall Or Early-Spring Double-Crop, G2262
- Grazing Winter Wheat in Nebraska, EC185
- Summer Annual Forage Grasses, G2183
- Utilizing Annual Forages with Limited Irrigation for Beef Cattle During and Following Drought, G2185
Crop Residues
Backgrounding, Yearling and Feedlot Nutrition and Management
By-product Feeds
- Feeding Corn Milling Co-Products to Feedlot Cattle (PDF 3.96MB, 36pages)
3rd Edition · November 2010 - Feeding Corn Milling Co-Products to Forage Fed Cattle (PDF 3.69MB, 24pages)
1st Edition · August 2010 - Corn Processing Co-products Manual: A Review of Current Research on Distillers Grains and Corn Gluten (PDF 1.02MB, 32pages)
January, 2006 - Storage of Wet Corn Co-Products (PDF 9MB, 20pgs)
1st Edition - May 2008