WESTERN SECTION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, PROVO, UTAH
HARMON HALL
Wednesday, June 9, 1999
CONSUMER-DRIVEN, SCIENCE-BASED BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Registration 8:00-8:50
Introduction Dr. Robert Short, USDA, Miles City, MT 8:50- 9:00
How Can the Beef Industry Recapture Lost Market Share? 9:00- 9:45
Dr. Ted Schroeder, Kansas State University
Break 9:45-10:00
New Approaches for Improvement in Beef Tenderness, Quality and Consistency 10:00-10:40
Dr. Daryl Tatum, Colorado State University
Can Cow Adaptability and Carcass Acceptability Both Be Achieved? 10:40-11:20
Dr. Ronnie Green, Colorado State University
How Can The Early Post-partum Heifer Be Physiologically and Nutritionally
Manipulated To Optimize Reproductive Efficiency? 11:20-12:00
Drs. Mark Petersen, Dean Hawkins and Milt Thomas, New Mexico State University
LUNCH 12:00-1:30
Can the Nutrient Status of Grazing Cattle Be Monitored to Determine
Supplement Needs? 1:30-2:10
Dr. Ted McCollum, Texas A&M University, Amarillo
Will Integrated Production Alliances Restore Beef Market Share? 2:10-2:50
Dr. Darrell Wilkes, Future Beef Management, Inc., Englewood, CO
Break 2:50-3:00
NCBA Perspective on Industry Direction 3:00-3:40
Mr. Terry Stokes, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Englewood, CO
Incorporating Science into The Production of Consumer Acceptable Beef - Panel 3:40-4:40
Dr. Doug Hixon, Moderator
Dr. Don Clanton, C&S Cattle Co., Elizabeth, CO
Dr. Art Raun , Eagle’s Nest Ranch, CO
Dr. Tom Dunn, ZC Ranch, Laramie, WY
Dr. Dell Allen, Excel Corp., KS