Increasing Production Efficiency
November 7-8, 2018
North Platte, NE
Most speakers wrote a proceedings paper to accompany their presentations and those are available below. This conference is planned to be a biennial event – hosted next in 2020.
PDF version of complete set of conference proceedings (PDF 6.4MB, 73 pgs)
NOTE: All links below are to PDF files.
Table of Contents
Market Outlook
Jim Robb, Livestock Marketing Information Center
Cow Size and Efficiency
Travis Mulliniks, UNL West Central Research and Extension Center
Reproductive Management
Rick Funston, UNL West Central Research and Extension Center
Internal and External Parasites
Dave Boxler, UNL West Central Research and Extension Center
Animal Breeding Programs to Support an Ever-Changing World
Tom Rathje, DNA Genetics LLC
Alternative Enterprises for the Cow-Calf Producer
Burke Teichert, Consultant
Alternative Enterprises Panel
Moderator: Burke Teichert, Consultant
Panel Members: Logan Pribbeno, Wineglass Ranch, Imperial; Sarah Sortum, Switzer Ranch, Burwell; Vern Terrell, Terrell Farms LLC, Hay Springs
Herd Health
Dale Grotelueschen, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
Alternative Forage Systems
Mary Drewnoski and Jay Parsons, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Genetic Selection for Efficiency
Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Production Efficiency Panel
Moderator: Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Panel Members: Mark Allan, Trans Ova Genetics; Douglas Olsen, Olsen Ranches; Jerry Wulf, Wulf Cattle
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