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LIVESTOCK RESEARCH REPORT

Current research results and Extension programming updates for the livestock industry in North Dakota. Read the latest research on grazing, nutrition, finishing, and more.

2025 North Dakota Livestock Research Report

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BQA & Health

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

Information about breeding beef cattle in North Dakota.
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Nutrition & Feeding

Information on general livestock nutrition and feeding issues.
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Production

Information about beef production in North Dakota
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Backgrounding Cattle

Program for after weaning and before going to the finishing feedlots.

BACKGROUNDING CATTLE VIDEOS

Get the latest information about backgrounding cattle from 线上赌博app 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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Beef News
线上赌博app Extension’s 2026 Calving School set for Jan. 23
线上赌博app Extension offers considerations for backgrounding calf management
线上赌博app Cattle Backgrounding Program set for Nov. 6
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Beef Cattle Publications & Reports

2025 North Dakota Livestock Research Report

The report will have several short research reports from researchers conducting research on livestock and associated topics in ND. The target audience is people associated with the livestock industries in ND and elsewhere.

A Cow-calf Producer’s Guide to Custom Feeding

This publication focuses on items a cow-calf operator should consider before choosing a feedlot to custom feed cattle. Custom feeding refers to the practice of sending calves, stockers or yearlings to a commercial feed yard for feeding to…

Alternative Winter Feeding Strategies for Beef Cattle Management

The focus of this publication is to highlight alternative practices for consideration as an alternative to winter animal confinement in a feedlot. Advantages and disadvantages are highlighted based on available research.

Bull Breeding Soundness Examinations

Bulls managed on a negative plane of nutrition for 112 days have increased abundance of mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in testicular biopsies

The objective of the current study was to determine the effects of divergent planes of nutrition in mature beef bulls on nutrient sensing pathways and androgen receptor abundance in testicular tissue. Abundance of a key regulator in…

Calving Book

Carrington Research Extension Center 2020 Annual Report

Initial Evaluation of the 60-inch Corn System in North Dakota ................................................................. 5 A Preview of Grazing Cover Crops in North Dakota Cash Cropping Systems…

Carrington Research Extension Center 2023 Annual Report

CONTENTSProgress Update on the Development of Sweet White Lupin as a New Crop for North Dakota Producers ............. 5Corn Grain Yield Response to Phosphorus and Zinc: Fertilizer Research Summary ............................... 7Soybean…

Carrington Research Extension Center 2024 Annual Report

CONTENTSSplit In-Season Nitrogen and Sulfur Applications Increase Spring Wheat Yield andQuality in Conventional and No-Till Systems ....................................................................................... 5Finishing Calves…

Concrete vs. Dirt Feedlot Pens: The Effects in Temperature and Evening Animal Behavior on Finishing Yearlings

The objective of this study was to determine if temperature differences in pen types (concrete vs. dirt) influenced cattle behavior, growth performance, and carcass characteristics. Data was collected using temperature loggers placed in…
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