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Dr. Kenneth and Caroline Eng Trust Fund Symposium

Cow-Calf Programs for Improved Efficiency, Sustainability and Profitability

Date:
Time:
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Cornhusker Hotel
333 S. 13th St.
Lincoln NE 68508
Contact:
Karla Jenkins, (308) 622-1245, kjenkins2@unl.edu
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Animal Science is hosting its annual Dr. Kenneth and Caroline Eng Trust Fund Symposium at noon, Oct. 5-6, 2016, at the Cornhusker Hotel, 333 S. 13th St., Lincoln, Neb.

This two-day symposium, co-hosted by Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University, begins at noon Oct. 5 and ends at 1 p.m. Oct. 6.

Its purpose is to present new research findings on improvements of beef cow efficiency and profitability by intensive and semi confined production systems by universities through grants provided by the Dr. Kenneth and Caroline trust fund.

Speakers and topics to be discussed are:
1. Dr. Karla Jenkins, UNL – Current Cow/Calf Systems Research Focused on Stalk Grazing Plus Confinement
2. Dr. Terry Klopfenstein, UNL – Effects of Early Weaning on Cow and Calf Efficiency
3. Dr. Galen Erickson, UNL – Response to Systems of Feeding Calves from Confined Cows to Slaughter
4. Dr. Jason Sawyer, TAMU – Do Antimicrobials Contribute to Sustainable Beef Production?
5. Dr. Tyron Wickersham, TAMU – Comparison of Beef Cow Feeding Scenarios: Decision Support for Cow-calf Producers
6. Dr. Kenneth Eng – Merging Cow-Calf and Feedlot Operations
7. Miles Redden, OSU – Energy Requirements of Lactating Beef Cows Managed in a Controlled Environment Systems
8. Dr. David Lalman, OSU – Matching Cows to the Environment
9. Larry Corah, Certified Angus Beef – Producing and Marketing Branded Beef for Improved Profits

Please RSVP by Oct. 4 at http://animalscience.unl.edu/eng-symposium-registration.

For more information, please visit http://animalscience.unl.edu/eng-symposium or contact Karla Jenkins at 308-622-1245.

http://animalscience.unl.edu/eng-symposium-registration

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