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Feedlot Research

Growing and finishing studies evaluate the usefulness of the many feeds available in North Dakota.  Management practices for feeding “natural” calves are being evaluated.  Feedlot performance, carcass traits, and taste panel studies are compared.  Feedlot research includes management and husbandry of calves, mitigation of winter weather stress, facilities development for working animals, stabilizing pen surfaces and water fountain styles.  Feeder cattle for feedlot studies are raised on the Research Center, procured from area ranches, purchased from area sale barns, or secured from other Research Centers.  Many research studies are conducted in collaboration with scientists on campus, and at other Research Centers.

Following are links to NDSU Extension publications and links to specific articles related to feedlot research.

 

2012 Beef Cattle and Range Research Report

Alternative Feeds for Ruminants

Beef Feeding Operation Siting and Design Basics

Biosecure Nutrient Management Practices

Composting Animal Manures: A Guide to the Process and Management of Animal Manure Compost

Field Pea Grain for Beef Cattle

Low-stress Cattle Working Facilities

     Low-stress Cattle Working Facilities Video

Harvesting, Storing and Feeding High-Moisture Corn

Harvesting, Storing and Feeding Corn as Earlage

Instructions for Use of Fly Ash to Stabilize Soil in Livestock Facilities

Managing Odor Nuisance and Dust from Cattle Feedlots

Producer's Guide to Livestock Manure Management Systems

Resource Guide for Livestock Manure Management

Using Flax in Livestock Diets

Wheat Middlings: A Useful Feed for Cattle

Winter Management of Feedlot Cattle

File1999 A Comparison of Soybean, Canola, Solvent and Expeller Crambe Meal as Protein Sources for Growing and Finishing Feedlot Steers
File1999 Field Peas in Creep Feed for Beef Calves
File1999 Field Peas in Diets for Growing and Finishing Steer Calves
File2004 Effect of Processing Flax in Feedlot Diets on Beef Heifer Performance, Carcass Composition, and Trained Sensory Panel Evaluations
File2005 Effects of Processing Field Peas on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Feedlot Heifers
FileA Natural Supplement for Finishing Steers - Field Observations
FileAdding Value and Marketability to North Dakota Feeds and Co-products
FileAn Evaluation of a Mixed Co-product Protein Feed in Finishing Rations
FileBeef Feedlot Manure Composting Demonstration Project
FileChallenges and Opportunities for Beef Feedlots in North Dakota
FileCharacterizing the Ensiling Properties of Sugarbeets with Dry Feedstuffs
FileCombined Feed Value and Protein and Energy Calculator
FileCombining Barley Malt Sprouts with Dried Distillers Grains Using Steam Pelleting
FileComparison of Beef Cattle Management Systems: Pasture Versus Drylot - Year 1 (2009-2010)
FileDietary Field Pea Effects on Feedlot Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Beef Tenderness in Finishing Beef Steers
FileDiscovering Value in North Dakota Calves; The Dakota Feeder Calf Show Feedout Project VII
FileDiscovering Value in North Dakota Calves; The Dakota Feeder Calf Show Feedout Project VIII
FileDiverse Diets for Field Peas in Feedlots
FileDoes Administration of Anabolic Growth Implants to Finishing Beef Cattle Influence Carcass Attributes of Cattle Genetically Indexed for Enhanced Beef Palatability?
FileEastern Dakota Cattle Feedout Project IV: Discovering Value in North Dakota Calves
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