Ammonia toxicity is a threat to cattle that overconsume soybeans.

Main research interests include optimizing grain and forage processing technologies for beef cattle.

Use of fruit and vegetable residues also reduces burning of byproducts in field.

Goal is to help cattle growers identify predictable and specific genetic traits in cattle.

Discussions included topics on transboundary animal disease threats to U.S. agriculture, U.S.-border agriculture inspections, wildlife/vector/livestock dynamics and workforce development needs.

Proposals should be aimed at clinically relevant research that cattle veterinarians can utilize in beef or dairy production environments.

Harvesting at greater than 40% dry matter reduces digestibility of fiber and starch and may cause packing issues.

Meeting protein requirements and improving nitrogen efficiency in cows under different physiological conditions can be more precise using new tool for diet formulation.

Kansas Livestock Assn. defends its actions and separation of lobbying activities from checkoff-related efforts.