North Central Region 206

Feedlot Cattle Research
(NCR-206)

 


 


Introduction
NCR-206 is a North Central Regional Research Committee of Faculty conducting research in the area of feedlot cattle growth, nutrition and management.

The overall research objective is:
Nutrition and Management of Feedlot Cattle to Optimize Performance, Carcass Value, and Environmental Compatibility.


Objectives
Objective 1: To discover and develop management strategies that facilitate feedlot cattle production in an environmentally and economically sustainable manner.

Objective 2: To enhance the quality and safety of beef through development and application of emerging technologies.

Objective 3: To investigate alternative feeding program and management strategies to enhance cattle health, well-being, performance, and carcass value.


Project Report
Read a project report on NCR-206



NCR 206 Members

Administrative Advisors:
NCR: Don Reynolds, Iowa State University, dlr@iastate.edu
CSREES/USDA: Gary Cromwell, University of Kentucky, gcromwel@uky.edu

Name/E-mail Department/Institution

Discipline (R)esearch,
(T)eaching, (E)xtension

Colorado
Tim L. Stanton
tstanton@lamar.colostate.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
Colorado State University
Feedlot Nutr. & Mgt./ERT
Illinois
Larry Berger
llberger@uiuc.edu
Dept. of Animal Sciences
University of Illinois
Ruminant Nutrition/RT
Indiana
Kern Hendrix
khendrix@purdue.edu
AnSci Department
Purdue University
Nutr. & Management/ER
Iowa
Dan Loy
dloy@iastate.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Beef Cattle Nutrition/ER
Allen Trenkle
atrenkle@iastate.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
Iowa State University
Ruminant Nutrition/RT
Kansas
James S. Drouillard
jdrouill@oznet.ksu.edu
AnSci & Industry
Kansas State University
Ruminant Nutrition/RT
Michigan
Steven R. Rust
rust@msu.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
Michigan State University
 
Minnesota
Alfred DiCostanzo
dicos001@umn.edu
Animal Science Extension
University of Minnesota
Beef Cattle Nutrition
R/E/T
Missouri
James E. Williams
williamsje@missouri.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
University of Missouri
Beef Cattle Nutrition/RT
Nebraska
Terry Mader
tmader1@unl.edu
Research & Extension Ctr.
University of Nebraska
Ruminant Nutrition/R
Galen Erickson
geericks@unlnotes.uni.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
University of Nebraska
Feedlot Nutrition/RET
North Dakota

Greg Lardy
glardy@ndsuext.nodak.edu

North Dakota State Univ. Ruminant Nutrition/ER
Ohio
Francis Fluharty
fluharty.1@osu.edu
AnSciences Department
The Ohio State University
Beef Cattle Nutr/R
Steven C. Loerch
loerch.1@osu.edu
The Ohio State University Beef Cattle Nutr/RT
Oklahoma State University
Clint Krehbiel
clint.krehbiel@okstate.edu
Dept. of Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
Ruminant Nutrition/RT
South Dakota
Robbi H. Pritchard
robbi.pritchard@sdstate.edu
Animal & Range Sci Dept.
South Dakota State Univ.
Ruminant Nutrition/RT
Texas
Mike Brown
msbrown@mail.wtamu.edu
Division of Agriculture
West Texas A&M
Ruminant Nutrition
Wisconsin
Jeff Lehmkuhler
jwl@ansci.wisc.edu
Dept. of Animal Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Beef Cattle Nutr/ER



Publications


Links
Beef Research Reports and Extension Publications by University:




For more information, contact:

Dr. Dan Loy
Iowa State University
301 Kildee Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011
phone: (515)294.1058
Email Dan