Ruminant Nutrition Symposium: Genetic, Dietary and Microbial Contribution to Feed Efficiency in Cattle
Tuesday, March 14, 2017: 1:45 PM-4:50 PM
203/204 (Century Link Center)
1:50 PM
The Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle
Jeremy F. Taylor, University of Missouri;
Jonathan E Beever, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Jared E Decker, University of Missouri;
Harvey C. Freetly, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Dorian J. Garrick, Iowa State University;
Stephanie L Hansen, Iowa State University;
Kristen A Johnson, Washington State University;
Monty S Kerley, University of Missouri;
Daniel D. Loy, Iowa State University;
Holly L. Neibergs, Washington State University;
Mahdi Saatchi, American Simmental Association;
Robert D. Schnabel, University of Missouri;
Christopher M. Seabury, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University;
Daniel W. Shike, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois;
Matthew L. Spangler, University of Nebraska - Lincoln;
Robert L. Weaber, Kansas State University
2:35 PM
Challenges in Measuring Feed Efficiency
Harvey C. Freetly, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Kristin Hales, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Warren M. Snelling, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
R. Mark Thallman, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center;
Larry A. Kuehn, USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center