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Alternative Feeds

  • Comparison of Corn Co-products/Cornstalks with Alfalfa Hay on Cow Performance and Costs 
  • Influence of Co-products in Limit-fed Cow Rations 
  • Use of Alternative Feeds for Alleviating Fescue Toxicosis 

Early Weaning/Creep Feeding

  • 2-Step Weaning 
  • Comparison of Weaning System on Cow and Calf Performance 
  • Weaning Age and Source of Energy Influences Calf Performance and Carcass Characteristics 

Fetal Programming

  • Effects of gestational nutrition and age of weaning on cow and steer progeny performance 
  • Effects of Prepartum Protein Level on Cow and Subsequent Calf Performance 
  • Influence of Energy Level of Late Gestation Diet on Cow and Subsequent Calf Performance 
  • Influence of Prepartum Diet Type on Cow and Subsequent Calf Performance 
  • Prepartum DDGS Supplementation to Fescue-Grazing Fall Cows 

Grazing

  • Effects of Continuous and Strip Grazing of Corn Residues on Cow Performance and Soil Properties 
  • Effects of dry supplement on first-service AI conception rate in cows 
  • Effects of Summer Supplement Feeding Frequency on Performance of Grazing Beef Replacement Females 
  • Effects of supplementing beef cows grazing spring pasture on performance and reproduction 
  • Grazing novel fescue following grazing endophyte-infected fescue 
  • Increasing Cool Season Pasture Production in the Spring with Plant Growth Hormones 

Limit Feeding Hay

  • Restricting Intake of Forages 
  • Restricting Time of Access to Hay 
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