ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Appreciation is expressed to the following firms, associations, or agencies who provided grant support for research in the beef cattle program. Abengoa Bionergy Corp., York, Nebraska Beef Board, Centennial, Colorado Bioniche Lifes Services, Belleville, Ontario, Canada Cargill Corn Milling, Blair, Nebraska Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, Indiana Intervet, Millsboro, Delaware J.C. Robinson Seed Co., Waterloo, Nebraska Montana State University, Boseman, Montana Nebraska Cattlemen, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska Nebraska Corn Board, Lincoln, Nebraska Nutrition Physiology Corp., Amarillo, Texas Pfizer Inc., New York, New York Soypass Royalty Funds, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Appreciation is also expressed to the following firms who provided products or services. Abengoa Bioenergy Corp., York, Nebraska Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, St. Joseph, Missouri Cargill Corn Milling, Blair, Nebraska Chief Ethanol Fuels, Hastings, Nebraskav Dakota Gold, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Elanco Animal Health, Indianapolis, Indiana Fort Dodge Animal Health, Overland Park, Kansas Greater Omaha Pack, Omaha, Nebraska Hi Gain Inc., Cozad, Nebraska Intervet, Millsboro, Delaware Iowa Limestone, Des Moines, Iowa Lignotech, Rothschild, Wisconsin Liquid Feed Commodities, Fremont, Nebraska Mead Cattle Co., Mead, Nebraska Pfizer Animal Health, New York, New York Pharmacia Upjohn, Kalamazoo, Michigan PharmAgra Labs, Inc., Brevard, North Carolina Premium Protein Products, Hastings, Nebraska Rex Ranch, Whitman, Nebraska Schering Plough Animal Health, Kenilworth, New Jersey USDA Meat Grading and Certification Branch, Omaha, Nebraska Appreciation is also expressed to the following research technicians, unit managers, and crew involved in the research programs at our various locations. Agricultural Research & Development Center, Ithaca Jeff Bergman Logan Dana Tom Drieling Matt Greenquist Allison Miller Chuck Rezac Ken Rezac Matt Sillivan Darren Vinton Doug Watson Animal Science Department, Lincoln Josh Benton Deb Clopton Ruth Diedrichsen Jeryl Hauptman Janet Hyde Tommi Jones Matt Luebbe Jim MacDonald Clyde Naber Robert Peterson Calvin Schrock Joseph Schulz Candice Toombs Kyle Vander Pol Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory, Whitman Andy Applegarth Jackie Musgrave John Nollette Ryan Sexson Troy Smith Panhandle Research & Extension Center, Scottsbluff Nabor Guzman Paul McMillen Doug Pieper West Central Research & Extension Center, North Platte Rex Davis Jim Teichert T. L. Meyer Dalbey-Halleck Farm Mark Dragastin Northeast Research & Extension Center, Norfolk Sheryl Colgan Kevin Heithold Bob Frerichs Lee Johnso
