SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report
Sections
Status: Approved
Basic Information
- Project No. and Title: WCC92 : Beef Cattle Energetics
- Period Covered: 10/01/2000 to 09/01/2001
- Date of Report: 06/22/2001
- Annual Meeting Dates: 06/21/2001 to 06/21/2001
Participants
Oltijen,Jim-UC,Davis;Johnson,Don-Colorado State Univ.Ft. Collins;Sainz,Roberto-UC,Davis;Johnson,Kris(johnsoka@wsu.edu)-Washington State Univ;Tess,Michael-Montana State Univ.;Tyrell,Henry-CSRS,WashingtonDC;Graduate Student-UC,Davis.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Oltjen at noon. Discussions and deliberations are summarized as follows:
Tyrrell Report;
Procedural changes for regional projects are available via website.
Meeting report must be in by 60 d following meeting (by R. Wright, Adm. Adv.)
Report covers prior year, no longer calendar yr
USDA budget for coming yr will be ~ flat
Emerging issues are ammonia, bioterrorism, disease threats, UVB
Joint Symposium with Western Section Meetings (2002) in Ft. Collins, CO
Symposium Program Chrm. Sprinkle welcomes proposals for a joint WCC92, WSASAS, however, the topic should be of general interest. The following topics are suggested for consideration; however, all WCC92 participants are requested to submit additional suggestions and to rank all topics in order of their preference:
a. Limits to energetic efficiency of beef cattle
b. Genetic variation in efficiency
c. Residual feed intake, what will it tell you and what will it confound
d. Physiological basis of energy use variations
e. Multi-species system efficiency for grazing
f. Wild/domestic coordination of grazing
g. Ecophysiology
h. Factors altering feedlot cattle efficiency
i. Pasture management system efficiency
j. NUTBALL (NRCS) use and misuse for maintaining system efficiency
k. Value of ‘precision nutrition‘ to system efficiency
l. _______________________________________________________ (others??)
Election of officers: D. Johnson was promoted to Chrm., R. Sainz was elected Sec. For the 2002 year.
Meeting for 2002: To be held in Ft. Collins, in conjunction with Western Section meeting, date TBA, perhaps Tu, not to conflict with the grazing symposium. The meeting agenda is to include station reports of ongoing research by all participants.
Tyrrell Report;
Procedural changes for regional projects are available via website.
Meeting report must be in by 60 d following meeting (by R. Wright, Adm. Adv.)
Report covers prior year, no longer calendar yr
USDA budget for coming yr will be ~ flat
Emerging issues are ammonia, bioterrorism, disease threats, UVB
Joint Symposium with Western Section Meetings (2002) in Ft. Collins, CO
Symposium Program Chrm. Sprinkle welcomes proposals for a joint WCC92, WSASAS, however, the topic should be of general interest. The following topics are suggested for consideration; however, all WCC92 participants are requested to submit additional suggestions and to rank all topics in order of their preference:
a. Limits to energetic efficiency of beef cattle
b. Genetic variation in efficiency
c. Residual feed intake, what will it tell you and what will it confound
d. Physiological basis of energy use variations
e. Multi-species system efficiency for grazing
f. Wild/domestic coordination of grazing
g. Ecophysiology
h. Factors altering feedlot cattle efficiency
i. Pasture management system efficiency
j. NUTBALL (NRCS) use and misuse for maintaining system efficiency
k. Value of ‘precision nutrition‘ to system efficiency
l. _______________________________________________________ (others??)
Election of officers: D. Johnson was promoted to Chrm., R. Sainz was elected Sec. For the 2002 year.
Meeting for 2002: To be held in Ft. Collins, in conjunction with Western Section meeting, date TBA, perhaps Tu, not to conflict with the grazing symposium. The meeting agenda is to include station reports of ongoing research by all participants.
[Minutes]
Accomplishments
Potential mission foci discussed at Bozeman (additional ideas and priority rankings from WCC participants are requested):
a. Examine the strengths and weaknesses of 96NRC beef
b. Identify common research goals
c. Develop join research grant with nutrition and education component (e.g. IFASS, Section 406, or NRI). Possible topic of research:
i. Metabolomics
ii. Proteomics
iii. Microarrays targeting efficiency
iv. SNP mapping
v. Precision nutrition
vi. ___________________________ (others???)
d. ____________________________________ (other general foci??)
a. Examine the strengths and weaknesses of 96NRC beef
b. Identify common research goals
c. Develop join research grant with nutrition and education component (e.g. IFASS, Section 406, or NRI). Possible topic of research:
i. Metabolomics
ii. Proteomics
iii. Microarrays targeting efficiency
iv. SNP mapping
v. Precision nutrition
vi. ___________________________ (others???)
d. ____________________________________ (other general foci??)
Impacts
- 1. To facilitate a timely exchange of research data, information and ideas among scientists drawn from multiple disciplines, extension personnel, industry representatives and other parties interested in the measurement and interpretation of energy metabolism in beef cattle and the development of this knowledge for improved production programs
- 2. To foster cooperative research relationships within the group and add interested new members with diverse backgrounds to enhance the group' discussions
- 3. T plan and hold a symposium in conjunction with a major scientific meeting (either Wes Sec or National mee5ting) reviewing the state of knowledge of energy metabolism in beef cattle, identifying hypotheses for consideration and new areas of research.