2013 Dr. Kenneth & Caroline McDonald Eng Foundation Symposium
September 2013
Research and Methods to Improve Cow-calf Efficiency
The cow-calf industry is adjusting to a new era as agriculture has become a critical player in producing fuel in addition to food and fiber. The use of grain as a fuel source has placed increasing pressure on the cow-calf sector to improve efficiency in the use of feed resources. This environment has prompted new questions and innovative thinking in regards to how the cow-calf industry will produce calves in the future.
The following is the agenda for the meeting with links to recordings of the presentations.
Agenda
Meeting was held September 12 & 13, 2013 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Complete Symposium Proceedings (PDF 13.4MB, 89 pages)
9/12/2013
- 1:00 - 1:15 pm Introduction - Larry L. Berger and Ronnie Green
- 1:15 - 1:45 pm 15 years of "Hands On" Experience with confined cow production - Kenneth Eng
Experience session paper (PDF 68KB) - 1:45 - 2:15 pm Nutrition of Confined Cows - Karla Jenkins, University of Nebraska
Nutrition session paper (PDF 121KB) - 2:15 - 2:45 pm Reproduction and Early Weaning of Confined Cows - Rick Rasby, University of Nebraska
Reproduction session paper (PDF 60KB)
- 2:45 - 3:15 pm Break
- 3:15 - 3:45 pm Health & Management of Confined Cows and Calves - David Smith, University of Nebraska
Health session paper (PDF 101KB) - 3:45 - 4:15 pm Economics of Confining Cows and Calves - Terry Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska
Economics session paper (PDF 58KB) - 4:15 pm Questions & Answers - Larry Berger, University of Nebraska
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm Open House
9/13/2013
- 8:00 - 8:45 am Defining value and requirements in cows rations: What is a calorie worth - Jason Sawyer, Texas A&M University
Value session paper (PDF 88KB) - 8:45 - 9:30 am Variation in RFI and feed efficiency of growing heifers and cows and implications for intensified cow-calf production - Gordon Carstens, Texas A&M University
Feed efficiency session paper (PDF 169KB)
- 9:30 - 10:00 am Break
- 10:00 - 11:00 am Feeder design for minimizing roughage loss, Ammoniation to improve roughage value, & Ionophores for confined cow production - David Lalman, Oklahoma State University
Feeder session paper (PDF 209KB) - 11:00 - 11:40 am Nutritionist and Veterinarian role - Dicke, McClellan and Griffin, Oklahoma State University
- 11:40 - 12:00 pm Questions, answers and wrap up - Kenneth Eng, Oklahoma State University