Ruminant Nutrition Symposium: Current and future perspectives on nutritional management in the beef cow-calf sector

Co-Chair(s)

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  Andrew Foote, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Oklahoma State University
  Stillwater, Oklahoma
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  Allison Meyer, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  University of Missouri
  Columbia, Missouri

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:35 AM MT

  Ruminant Nutrition Symposium Introduction
• 8:35 AM - 9:10 AM MT

  The Stochastic Cow: The variable coefficient for calculating maintenance energy
  

  Presenting Author: Harvey C. Freetly, PhD – USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
• 9:10 AM - 9:45 AM MT

  Confinement and drylot housing for cow-calf production: Advantages, challenges, and future research needs
  

  Presenting Author: Daniel W. Shike – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM MT

  Ruminant Nutrition Symposium Break
• 10:00 AM - 10:35 AM MT

  Identifying forage efficient cows
  

  Presenting Author: David Lalman, Professor – Oklahoma State University
• 10:35 AM - 11:10 AM MT

  Management strategies for beef cows and heifers grazing arid rangelands
  

  Presenting Author: Eric J. Scholljegerdes – New Mexico State University
• 11:10 AM - 11:45 AM MT

  Nutrient use in the beef cow and calf: opportunities and challenges
  

  Presenting Author: Allison M. Meyer, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
• 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM MT

  Ruminant Nutrition Symposium Discussion