feed efficiency

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Making the case for bagged silage’s impact on herd health

Bagged silage preserves nutrients, limits spoilage and supports healthier, more productive cattle through improved forage fermentation and storage. Read More

Beef cows and calfs grazing on grass. (Adobe Stock-#349841650 │ William)
Animal Health, Beef, beef, Feeder, Livestock

Bigger cattle may be the industry’s new normal

Animal Health, Beef, Feeder, Iowa, Lacey Vilhauer, Stocker

From bunk to gut: Digestive health a key to beef profitability 

Midwest’s dairy nutrition and management conference set for June 3 to 4

Cattle feedlot (K-State Research and Extension)

Growth implants’ effect on efficiency

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service

Why canola meal is a two-for-one fit for dairy diets

Ribeyes graded as "prime" in the grocery butcher case. Taken May 3, 2025. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo.)

Carcass traits can help guide ranchers, K-State researcher says 

Experts share how beef cow size, heavier carcasses influence beef at K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day 

Schurrtop Angus and Charolais in southwest Nebraska uses both breeds to build success with customers. (Photos courtesy of Schurrtop Angus and Charolais.)

Watching details while using the eye test key to Schurrtop success  

Jessica Petersen (center), associate professor of animal science, and graduate students Mackenzie Batt (left) and Lauren Seier (right) are part of a five-person Husker team whose research can expand the range of genetic tools used by breeders to boost cattle growth efficiency. An increase in feed efficiency of just 1% would save the U.S. cattle sector more than $11 million a year. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)

Husker team IDs tools for cattle growth