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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.