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BACKGROUNDING CATTLE VIDEOS

Get the latest information about backgrounding cattle from NDSU Extension specialists. These new videos for 2023 include Calf Health, Cattle Price Situation and Outlook, Economics of Backgrounding and Finishing Cattle in North Dakota, Weaning Considerations for Healthy Calves and Feeds, Alternative Feeds, and Cost of Gain.

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BQA & Health

Information on Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and beef cattle health in North Dakota.

Breeding & Genetics

Information about breeding beef cattle in North Dakota.

Nutrition & Feeding

Information on general livestock nutrition and feeding issues.

Production

Information about beef production in North Dakota

Effect of bale grazing following annual forage grazing on steer grazing and feedlot performance, muscling ratio, carcass measurements, and carcass value

Effects of cow size on measures of efficiency in lactating multiparous crossbred beef cattle

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of cow size on measures of efficiency associated with cow-calf operations. Generally, larger cows consumed a greater number of pounds of feed and weaned heavier calves, while smaller…

Evaluation of Fine-ground Rye, Dry Rolled Hybrid Rye, and Dry Rolled Corn in Backgrounding Steer Rations

An experiment to 1) determine the effects of hybrid rye substitution of dry rolled corn (DRC) on dry matter intake (DMI), growth performance and feed efficiency and 2) evaluate efficiency differences between dry rolled and ground hybrid…

Evaluation of hempseed cake on cattle performance, carcass characteristics, feeding behavior and plasma metabolites in finishing diets

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of feeding hempseed cake as a protein source on performance, carcass characteristics, plasma metabolites and feeding behavior of finishing beef heifers. Results from this study…

Feeding Corn to Beef Cattle

Corn commonly is used as a feed grain in beef cattle diets throughout the U.S. However, until recently in many parts of North Dakota and other northern-tier states, feeding corn was less common. With the availability and improvement of…

Feeding Hybrid Rye as One-third of the Concentrate in Finishing Rations: Two Methods with Improved Results

Useful as a concentrate in backgrounding rations, hybrid rye can be used successfully as a concentrate in finishing rations.

Feeding Wheat to Beef Cattle

This publication provides feeding recommendations for the use of wheat in beef cattle.

How average daily gain is influenced by weather variables in beef steers

The objective of this study was to examine how much variation in average daily gain (ADG) is accounted for by weather variables (ambient temperature, range of temperature, solar radiation, dew point and wind speed). Weather variables…

Intersection of the Cattle and Beef Industries

The COVID-19 pandemic was disrupting to the U.S. beef industry. Marketing, processing and distribution channels were interrupted in a manner never seen before. NDSU Extension created a series of webinars to provide accurate science- and…

Managing mature beef bulls on divergent planes of nutrition alters scrotal circumference and concentrations of hormones and metabolites

Plane of nutrition in mature bulls fluctuates over the course of a year due to the demands of the breeding season and as a result of strategies implemented to regain weight and prepare for the subsequent breeding season. We developed a…

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