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Curriculum Vitae:

Dr. Francis L. Fluharty

Date: July 6, 2015

ADDRESS

HOME: 27386 Wheaton PL. BUSINESS: Dept. of Animal Sciences

Olmsted Twp., OH 44138 The Ohio State University

Ohio Agr'l. Res. & Dev. Ctr.

1680 Madison Ave.

Wooster, OH 44691

TELEPHONE: (330) 466-0670 TELEPHONE: (330) 263-3904

FAX (330) 263-3949

E-mail [email protected]

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy – Ruminant Nutrition,

1993

The Ohio State University, Department of Animal Sciences, Columbus, Ohio

Dissertation: "Factors affecting ruminal function and performance of newly arrived feedlot calves."

Master of Science - Animal Nutrition

1987


Thesis: “Effects of chemical treatment of ground corn to limit rumen starch degradation on in vitro

dry matter disappearance, nutrient digestion and feedlot steer performance."

Bachelor of Science – Animal Sciences

1982


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Research Professor October 2011 to Present

Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University

I coordinate Extension educational and research activities with the beef industry, and conduct

applied nutrition research with beef cattle and as the experimental models. I am the faculty

supervisor for Ohio State University’s beef feedlot and sheep flock and feedlot at The Ohio

Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio. I publish in refereed journals and

industry reports as well as giving talks, seminars and lectures. My main research focus areas identify

and define nutritional factors affecting animal growth and carcass characteristics in beef cattle and

sheep, as well as nutritional and management technologies to reduce internal parasites, primarily

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Haemonchous contortis in sheep. In addition to this nutrition research, I lead a team of researchers

that investigate the use of grass-based management by beef and sheep producers, and landscape-

level resilience and risk associated with the diversity and scale of Midwest U.S. integrated livestock-

crop production systems under increasing climate variability. I develop new methodologies to

investigate these areas of science and write proposals to funding agencies for support of my research.

I supervise research support personnel, conduct on -site training for support personnel, and train and

advise graduate students and undergraduate students in research techniques, experimental design and

data analysis. I obtain funds and facilitate multidisciplinary research important to the beef and sheep

industries. The program areas consist of, but are not limited to, improving the profitability of Ohio

farms by minimizing costs and/or increasing performance per animal, enhancing marketing

opportunities for beef and beef products, and investigating ways to improve the economic and

environmental sustainability of beef and sheep operations. Educational audiences may include beef

producers, industry personnel, community leaders, elected officials, and Extension educators. I

coordinate a team of University personnel who work in Extension and research with beef cattle, and

integrate these individuals with beef industry professionals working in the production, processing,

and marketing sectors. I team teach courses in Beef Production, Branded Meat Products, and

Research Techniques.

Research Associate Professor 2007 to 2011


I coordinated Extension educational and research activities with the beef industry, and conducted

applied nutrition research with beef cattle as the experimental model. I published in refereed journals

and industry reports as well as giving talks, seminars and lectures. My main research focus was to

identify and define nutritional factors affecting animal growth and carcass characteristics. I

developed new methodologies to investigate this area of science and write proposals to funding

agencies for support of my research. I supervised research support personnel, conducted on -site

training for support personnel, and trained and advised graduate students in research techniques,

experimental design and data analysis. I also served as the Coordinator of the Ohio Beef Industry

Center to coordinate research and educational activities affecting the Ohio beef industry. In this

capacity, I obtained funds and facilitated multidisciplinary research important to the industry. The

program areas consisted of, but were not limited to, improving the profitability of Ohio farms by

minimizing costs and/or increasing performance per animal, enhancing marketing opportunities for

beef and beef products, and investigating ways to improve the economic and environmental

sustainability of beef operations. Educational audiences included beef producers, industry personnel,

and extension agents. I coordinated a team of University personnel who work in extension and

research with beef cattle, and integrated these individuals with beef industry professionals working

in the production, processing, and marketing sectors.

Coordinator, Ohio Beef Industry Center, 1999 to Present


Since 1999, I have served as Coordinator of the Ohio Beef Industry Center, which functions to

conduct Extension outreach education to the beef industry; coordinates research and Extension

educational activities affecting the Ohio beef industry; and obtains funds and facilitates

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multidisciplinary research important to the beef industry. Program areas consist of, but are not

limited to, improving profitability of Ohio farms developing value-added marketing opportunities for

Ohio’s beef industry; educational audiences may include beef producers, allied industry personnel,

and University extension agents. The duties entail coordinating educational and research activities

with the beef industry; conducting applied nutrition with beef cattle; publishing findings in journals

and reports as well as for talks, seminars and lectures; supervising research support personnel;

conducting on-site training for support personnel; training and advising graduate students in research

techniques, experimental design and data analysis. To date, I been instrumental in receiving in

excess of $6 million in government and industry grants in support of these programs, have developed

strong relationships within the meat processing and packaging industries, have worked to help

establish a value-added product line of Ohio produced beef products, and have reached out to the

pork and meat goat industries to assist in the development of specialty foods in these areas. In

conjunction with the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, I developed the Ohio Professional Beef

Producer program, which recognized those individuals who have attained a minimum of twenty-four

hours of in-depth instruction in the areas of either cow-calf or feedlot management.

Research Scientist, and Adjunct Assistant Professor 1993 to 2007


I conducted studies to evaluate the effects of energy and protein intake on animal growth, fat

deposition and carcass composition; genetic factors affecting meat characteristics; and the nutritional

requirements of stressed ruminants. In addition to my research, I developed and taught two

undergraduate courses at The Ohio State University. From 1997 through 2000, I taught a

comprehensive course on feedlot management. In 2001, I developed, and taught, a comprehensive

course on beef production that incorporated principles of physiology, nutrition, health, reproduction,

genetics, beef quality assurance, meat science, grain processing, forage quality, waste management,

and economics into a senior-level course. I co-instructed a course in Branded Food Products that

examined the strengths and weaknesses of different marketing and branding strategies, evaluated

differences in business structures from the standpoint of product liability, and examined the

underlying causes for consumer’s preferences and choices regarding food products.

Beef Feedlot Manager 1982 to 1993


From December, 1982 until September, 1993, I worked as the manager of the OARDC/OSU beef

feedlot facility in Wooster, Ohio. The facility is a total confinement, slatted floor facility that utilizes

manure pits for waste management. I was responsible for supervising two full-time employees

assigned to the feedlot facility, and over 20 maintenance and field staff when they were working at

the facility. I was responsible for: harvesting and storage of corn silage and high-moisture corn,

setting and overseeing standard operating procedures regarding animal health, day-to-day feedlot

operations including bunk management and timing of cattle feeding and weighing operations, timing

and overseeing manure pumping operations, feed inventory control, facility maintenance, budgetary

adherence, marketing of fed cattle, and collection of carcass data. I was also responsible for training

and working with over 20 graduate students during this time period. Additionally, I served as a

Practicum Instructor for over 30 students of The Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical

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Institute (ATI) from 1982 to 1992. The ATI Practicum students each spent thirty hours at the

OARDC beef feedlot to learn the fundamentals of feedlot operations and cattle handling procedures.

Licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent 1987 to 1988 Nationwide Insurance

From 1987 to 1988, I worked as a licensed property and casualty associate agent for Nationwide

Insurance. I was responsible for the development and maintenance of a client base. I was responsible

for conducting phone solicitations as well as in-person sales.

Working Partner 1976 to 1982 Fluharty Farms, Smithfield, Ohio

From 1976 until December of 1982, I was actively involved in a 225 head commercial cow-calf

operation in Jefferson, Harrison, and Carroll Counties, Ohio. I was responsible for the breeding

program with the cow-herd, doing most of the heat checking and artificial insemination. I was

involved actively in the planting and harvesting of 400 acres of commercial no-till corn production,

as well as over 1000 acres of hay production. I also assisted with the stocker operation, which

annually grazed between 400 and 700 animals.

Major Accomplishments Integrating Extension and Research Programs:

Business Development of a Branded Food Product Line:

From 2001 until 2005, I served as the Program Director for a branded beef program, Ohio Signature

Beef. I directed the market research, and was instrumental in the development of the production

and carcass specifications necessary to support a high-quality, branded meat product line designed to

be sold in specialty markets and high-end grocery stores. Ohio Signature Beef prohibits the use of

any injected antibiotics or hormone implants, as well as any feed-grade antibiotics. The Ohio

Signature Beef program was designated as Schedule G55 by the Agricultural Marketing Service, a

division of the United States Department of Agriculture. In order for carcasses to comply with the

following criteria:

This specification is for certification by an AMS agent of U.S. Prime and Choice steer and heifer

carcasses which: a) show no evidence in the ribeye muscle of internal hemorrhages, b) are free of

“dark cutting” characteristics, and c) meet the following set of requirements:

1) Marbling score of Small 50 or higher;

2) Lean color, texture, firmness, and overall skeletal characteristics, each of which must meet the

requirements for A maturity in the U.S. Choice or Prime grade;

3) Medium or fine marbling texture;

4) Moderately thick or thicker muscling and tend to be moderately wide and thick in relation to

their length;

5) No hump exceeding 2 inches in height;

6) Hot carcass weight of 600 to 950 pounds

Ohio Signature Beef is a source and process verified program that requires beef producers to

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legally verify that they have used no animal proteins or prohibited products during the production

process. Cattle are marketed on a value-based grid that pays a premium over the average price of a

USDA Choice, Yield Grade 3 carcass during the particular week of harvest. The cattle are

individually identified, and the wholesale meat cuts are tracked to the store level, at which time the

stores become responsible for tracking the product. The Ohio Signature Beef program is marketed

through Whole Foods Market. To view the web site, go to:

http://www.ohiosignaturebeef.com/index.php.

Beef Producer Continuing Education:

Feedlot Management Short Course:

I developed an in-depth course on feedlot management that provides 24 hours of in-class instruction.

Topics addressed include ruminant anatomy and physiology; carbohydrate digestion; protein

digestion; vitamin and mineral nutrition of the cow-herd; weaning management strategies; feeder

calf grading and marketing; causes and prevention of metabolic disorders; USDA Quality and Yield

Grade determination; grid marketing and economic decision making; economic factors affecting

profitability; calculating expected feed intake and weight gain using prediction equations;

interactions of genetics, health, and nutrition on animal growth; and Beef Quality Assurance. Since

its inception, 505 people have taken this series of courses on-site, as well as over 150 people on

remote sites in 2013 and 2015, combined.

2015 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 48 beef producers in Greenville, Ohio

2013 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 75 beef producers in Bucyrus, Ohio

2009 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 24 beef producers in New Lexington,

Ohio

2007 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 35 beef producers in Pomeroy, Ohio

2006 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 44 beef producers in Mt. Vernon,

Ohio

2005 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 40 beef producers in Sidney, Ohio

2004 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 42 beef producers in Marietta, Ohio

2003 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 95 beef producers in Lancaster, Ohio

2002 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 74 beef producers in Ashland, Ohio

2001 Taught entire Feedlot Management short course to 28 beef producers in Bowling Green,

Ohio

Cow-Calf Management Short Course:

I co-developed an in-depth course on management of the commercial cow-calf herd that is designed

to include 24 hours of in-class instruction. Topics addressed include ruminant anatomy and

physiology; carbohydrate digestion; protein digestion; vitamin and mineral nutrition of the cow-

herd; weaning management strategies; feeder calf grading and marketing; causes and prevention of

parasitic and nutritionally related disorders; USDA Quality and Yield Grade determination;

economic factors affecting profitability; calculating expected feed intake and weight gain using

prediction equations; interactions of genetics, health, and nutrition on animal growth; use of

expected progeny differences (EPD’s) to make genetic decisions; stages of production of the cow

herd; reproductive management and estrous synchronization strategies; and Beef Quality Assurance.

http://www.ohiosignaturebeef.com/index.php

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2005 Taught entire Cow-Calf Management short course to 115 beef producers in Ripley,

W.VA.

2004 Taught Cow-Calf Management short course to 112 beef producers in Hillsboro, Ohio

2004 Taught Cow-Calf Management short course to 110 beef producers in Lancaster, Ohio

Joint Programming with the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association:

Ohio Heifer Development Program:

The goal of the Ohio Heifer Development Program was to establish on-farm heifer development

sites that served as both educational centers and provided marketing opportunities for Ohio’s beef

producers. The program was modeled after successful heifer development programs in Kentucky and

Missouri. The basic model established locations where herds could send heifer calves to be

developed from approximately one year of age until they were confirmed as having been bred. The

cooperators followed a set of criteria established by the OSU Animal Science Department and OSU

Extension Beef Team for optimum heifer development. Management techniques including proper

nutrition, heat synchronization, calving ease genetics, and modern identification systems were

emphasized. After females are confirmed bred, they were returned to the consignor’s herd as

replacement females or offered for sale to the public as replacement females for other herds.

Ohio Professional Beef Producer Program:

The Ohio Professional Beef Producer (OPBP) Program was established to recognize Ohio's beef

producers who have attended at least 24 hours of educational programming through Extension or

beef industry educational events. One of the main objectives of the OPBP program is to provide for

consistency of information to our beef producers while offering advanced educational opportunities

and, hopefully, getting Ohio's producers some recognition for their professionalism, and the quality

of the cattle they produce in order to enhance marketing opportunities. Over the past 8 years, over

800 cattle producers have attended Cow-Calf and Feedlot management schools sponsored jointly by

The Ohio State University and the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association. These management schools have

been taught throughout Ohio, and require participants to attend 24 hours of in-class

instruction. Additional educational opportunities include the intensive Beef 509 short course, Ohio

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Program, and the Ohio Livestock Environmental Assurance Program

(LEAP). These educational programs form the framework for the OPBP program. In order to

qualify as an educational program that meets the requirements for the Ohio Professional Beef

Producer Program, there are minimum subject matter criteria. A feedlot school must include

ruminant anatomy, nutrition, management, animal health, disease prevention, carcass evaluation, and

understanding grid marketing. A cow-calf school must include ruminant nutrition, grazing

management, genetics, reproduction, animal health, and disease prevention.

Since its inception in 2007, over 900 individuals have been recognized as having completed the 24

hours of educational programming necessary to earn the Ohio Professional Beef Producer (OPBP)

status. Individuals who complete the requirements of the OPBP program receive a certificate and a

farm sign designating their status as Ohio Professional Beef Producers.

Managing Dynamic Change in the Beef Industry Programming: 2009-2010

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The Managing Dynamic Change in the Beef Industry was a four-week advanced beef school for

cattlemen who wanted to gain an understanding of the changes occurring in the beef industry as well

as learn some strategies for coping with these changes. The schools were held at two different

locations during the month of February in 2009 and 2010 in Highland and Athens Counties.

Nationally and regionally recognized speakers were secured to talk about the beef industry outlook,

the big picture industry perspective and external factors impacting the beef industry, global markets,

alternative marketing strategies, and risk management.

Programming with the Small Farm Institute:

Online Grass Fed Notebook I co-authored a 38 page segment of a ‘Grass Fed Notebook’, posted on the Small Farm Institute’s

web site: http://smallfarminstitute.wordpress.com/grass-fed-beef-notebook/, titled: Grass Finishing

Beef: Nutrition, Growth, Carcass Characteristics, Grading, and Palatability. I authored 74% of this

material, with Dr. Henry Zerby authoring the other 26%. The manual presents material from

refereed publications that should be useful to the grass-fed segment of the beef industry, as it is

scientifically validated. This comprehensive manual covers ruminant nutrition and the impact of

volatile fatty acid production by rumen microorganisms relative to their contribution to adipose and

muscle accretion, including sites of deposition. It also discusses carcass grading as it relates to diet

and management, and the changing consumer demand for beef products from animals reared in

forage based systems. This material is available online in both English and Spanish.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (0% Teaching Appointment)

The following courses were taught in The Department of Animal Sciences, Columbus, Ohio:

http://smallfarminstitute.wordpress.com/grass-fed-beef-notebook/

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COURSE COURSE CREDIT NO. OF QUARTERS

NUMBER TITLE HOURS SECTIONS OFFERED ENROLLMENT

AS4002 Beef Production 03 1 Spring 2015 42

AS3700 Research Methods 02 1 Spring 2015 22





AS5810 Branded Meat Prod. 02 1 Spring 2013 12


AS600 Capstone Course 05 2 Spring 2011 86

AS555.03 Branded Meat Prod. 05 1 Spring 2011 28

AS600 Capstone Course 05 1 Spring 2010 53


AS600 Capstone Course 05 1 Winter 2010 30

AS600 Capstone Course 05 1 Fall 2009 45












AS 540 Feedlot Mgmt. 03 1 Spring 2000 18



The following course was taught at The Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio:

COURSE COURSE CREDIT NO. OF QUARTERS

NUMBER TITLE HOURS SECTIONS OFFERED

ENROLLMENT

T224.01 Ruminant Nutrition 03 1 Winter 1993 24

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Unpaid Consultation

From February 2002 to August 2005, I worked as an unpaid advisor to Farmers’ Ethanol LLC. I

have been integral in the development of the ‘triple-bottom line’ concept. I have contributed to the

integration of the business plan to incorporate the social, political, and environmental philosophies

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developed by the managing partners and the steering committee. I have been closely involved in the

development of the integration model between the beef, dairy, ethanol, and feed processing entities,

and I developed the concept of the contract grower continuing education program, which is based off

of the Beef 509 program conducted through the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, and the Feedlot and

Cow-Calf educational programs that I have developed for beef producers.

SCIENTIFIC, ACADEMIC, AND INDUSTRY HONORS AND AWARDS

Gamma Sigma Delta Extension Award of Merit, The Ohio State University, 2015

Diplomate of the American College of Animal Sciences: Animal Nutrition Discipline, by the

American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, 2014

Friend of the Ohio Sheep Industry Award, The Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and the Ohio

Sheep and Wool Board, 2013

Graduate of the 2006 Inaugural Class of LEAD21, Leadership Development for the 21st. Century

conducted for Land Grant Institutions and USDA by the Fanning Institute at the University of

Georgia

Epsilon Sigma Phi Team Teaching Award, Second Place, for 2005 Cow-Calf Management and

Technology Schools, National Honorary Extension Fraternity, 2005

Innovator of the Year Award, The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 2005

Development and Implementation of the Ohio Family Farm Beef Industry Network

Beef Industry Service Award, The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, 2003

L. E. Kunkle Outstanding Graduate Student Award, The Ohio State University Department of

Animal Sciences, 1993

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATIONS

Ohio Sheep Improvement Association 2011 - present

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, 1999 – present

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, 1999 – present

American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, 1995 - 2003

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 1995 - present

Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture, 1990 - present

American Society of Animal Science, 1988 – present

NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY COMMITTEES

American Jersey Cattle Association’s Research Advisory Committee, 2009 - Present

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National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Research and Knowledge Management Group, 2002- 2012

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Adipogenesis Research Planning Group, 2006 - 2007

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethanol Co-Products Implications Working Group, 2006 -

2007

Editorial Board, American Society of Animal Sciences, Journal of Animal Sciences, 2001 – 2003

Quality Assurance Subcommittee of Beef Safety Committee, Joint National Cattlemen’s Beef

Association and Cattlemen’s Beef Board, 2001- 2002

OHIO BEEF INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors, 2008 – 2013

Ohio Professional Beef Producer Co-Chair, 2006 - 2013

Ohio Heifer Development Program Co-Chair, 2006 - 2009

Ohio Livestock Industry Task Force, 2004

Ohio Beef Quality Assurance Program Development Team Member, 2001

Ohio Bull Test Committee, Nutritionist, 1998 -2006

Ohio Cattleman's Association Strategic Planning Task Force, 1994

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Faculty Misconduct Investigative

Committee, 2014

Department of Animal Science Chair’s Advisory Committee, 2013 – Present

College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Agricultural Technical Institute Re-

Envisioning Committee, 2013-Present

College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: Animal Facilities Redevelopment

Committee, 2013-Present

RESEARCH and EXTENSION FUNDING HISTORY, GRANTS AND GIFTS RECEIVED:

2014 Effects of Weaning Age and Mineral Supplementation on the Behavior, Growth, and Health

Status of Lambs Grazing Forage. Principal Investigator. Co-investigator: Dr. Monique

Pairis-Garcia. Ohio Sheep and Wool Board. $4,752 Grant.

Preferences & Complaints Associated With American Lamb Quality In Retail &

Foodservice Markets. American Lamb Board. Co-PI with Dr. Henry N. Zerby and Dr.

Steven J. Moeller from OSU and the Center for Meat Safety and Quality, Department of

Animal Sciences, Colorado State University. $73,000 Grant.

Evaluation of Jersey Crossbreeding Opportunities for a New, High-value Beef Market

Product for Domestic and Export Markets. OARDC SEEDS Matching Grant Competition

$50.000 Grant. Co-PI with Dr. Henry Zerby.

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Evaluation of Jersey Crossbreeding Opportunities for a New, High-value Beef Market

Product for Domestic and Export Markets. American Jersey Cattle Association and

American All-Jersey Foundations. $102,000 Grant. Co-PI with Dr. Henry Zerby.

2013 Evaluation of Hay Bale Processing Technology to Improve the Nutritional Status and Body

Condition of Beef Cows in Late Gestation and Early Lactation and Lessen the Need for

Supplemental Energy Feeds. OARDC SEEDS Small Industry Grant. $6,000 Grant. Principal

Investigator

2010 Integration of Small Ruminants into Organic Cropping Systems: Impacts on Crop

Production, Weed Control, Soil Profiles, and Animal Performance. OARDC SEEDS

Interdisciplinary Team Competition. $95,521 Grant. Principal Investigator

2009 Assessing Production, Economics, Marketing, Producer and Processor Perceptions, and

Characteristics of Meat. USDA, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. $397,492 Grant.

Principal Investigator. Co-Investigators: F. Fluharty, S. C. Loerch, and H. N. Zerby

2008 Creation of Educational Program and Marketing Support to Allow Beef Producers to Better

Manage the Dynamic Changes in the Beef Industry. $43,500 Grant. Co-Investigator and

Program Manager with Elizabeth Harsh, Executive Director of the Ohio Cattlemen’s

Association, and John Grimes, Highland County Extension Educator

2007 Creation of a Grass-Based Beef Research, Processing, and Marketing Initiative for the High-

Value, Health Conscious Consumer Market Segment. OARDC Competitive Grants

Program: SEEDS Matching Grants Competition. $39,376 Grant. Co-Investigator, F. L.

Fluharty, H. N. Zerby, and P. Kuber

2006 Creation of an Ohio Master Cattleman Program and On-Farm Heifer Development.

Southern Ohio Agricultural and Community Development Foundation: Economic

Development Program. In Conjunction with, and administered by, the Ohio Cattlemen’s

Foundation. $91,800 Grant. Co-Author and Program Manager with Elizabeth Harsh,

Executive Director of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, and John Grimes, Highland

County Extension Educator

Effects of low dietary vitamin A on animal health and quality and nutritional Characteristics

of beef. OARDC Competitive Grants Program: Interdisciplinary Team SEEDS Competition.

$100,000 Grant. Co-Investigator. S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, S. J. Schwartz, C. K.

Reynolds, and L. J. Saif

2005 Development of pre-harvest nutritional management strategies to reduce E. coli O157:H7

and Salmonella spp. Gastrointestinal survival and shedding. National Cattlemen’s Beef

Association. $84,346 Grant. Co-Investigator, H. N. Zerby, P. Kuber, F. L. Fluharty

2004 Liposome Protected Nutrients for Newly Received Feedlot Calves. OARDC Competitive

Grants Program. $38,390 Grant. Co-PI. S. C. Loerch and F. L. Fluharty

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Liposome Protected Nutrients for Newly Received Feedlot Calves. Ingredient Innovations

International (3-I) Corporation. $38,390 Grant. Co-PI. S. C. Loerch and F. L. Fluharty

Ohio Family Farm Value-Based Marketing Initiative. United States Department of

Agriculture. $1,090,057. Grant Co-PI. S. J. Moeller, F. L. Fluharty, H. N. Zerby and D. A.

Mangione

2003 Ohio Family Farm Beef Industry Network: Antibiotic Use in Beef Product Systems and

Consumption of Beef in Elderly Americans. United States Department of Agriculture.

$1,317,120 Grant. Project Director

Genetic markers for performance traits in cattle. ValuMark LLC. $ 152,938 Grant . Co-PI.

D. J. Jackwood and F. L. Fluharty

2002 Integration of lamb production and processing technologies to improve palatability. USDA,

National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. $48,750. Grant. Co-PI. H. N. Zerby, S.

Moeller, F. L. Fluharty, and R. High

Initiation of a two-breed crossbreeding program to develop management strategies that

enhance intramuscular fat deposition and breed-specific genetic markers. Ohio Agricultural

Research and Development Center, Small Industry Grants Program. $6,000. Principal

Investigator

Family Farm Beef Industry Network- Value Added Product Development. United States

Department of Agriculture. $1,317,120. Grant. Co-PI. H. N. Zerby and F. L. Fluharty

2001 Development of an electronic identification system to track production and animal health

practices in beef cattle systems. $10,000. Allflex USA, Grant in-kind. Project Director

Development of an electronic identification system to track production and animal health

practices in beef cattle systems. $11,750. Grant. Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation, Project

Director

Developing stochastic feedlot simulation software to better understand, manage and value

beef cattle quality traits in a vertically coordinated beef system. Ohio Agricultural Research

and Development Center, Research Enhancement Competitive Grants Program - $97,462.

Grant. Co-PI. B. E. Roe, H. N. Zerby, F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch

Family Farm Beef Industry Network. United States Department of Agriculture. $1,264,412

Grant. Project Director and P. I.

2000 Develop value-added marketing channels for a vertically coordinated beef production and

processing system in Ohio. Federal State Market Improvement Program, United States

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Department of Agriculture. $60,000. Grant. Co-Investigator with the Ohio Department of

Agriculture

Development of a Beef Quality Assurance Program for Ohio. United States Department of

Agriculture. $28,818. Grant. Ohio Beef Industry Center coordinated in cooperation with

the Ohio Department of Agriculture

1999 Genetic and nutritional factors affecting muscle characteristics and carcass value of beef

steers. Certified Angus Beef Program - $225,000. Grant . Co-PI. F. L. Fluharty, and D. J.

Jackwood

1998 Effect of pelleted alfalfa and corn combinations in lamb growth and carcass characteristics.

Ohio Blenders, Inc. - $4,050. Gift

1997 Genetic and nutritional factors affecting muscle characteristics and carcass value of beef

steers. Certified Angus Beef Program - $68,000. Grant . Co-PI. F. L. Fluharty, and D. J.

Jackwood

Genetic and nutritional factors affecting muscle characteristics and carcass value of beef

steers. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Research Enhancement

Competitive Grants Program - $50,000. Grant. Co-PI. F. L. Fluharty, and D. J. Jackwood

Effect of high-protein corn on performance of growing beef calves. Ohio Enterprise Center

- $2,000. Principal Investigator

Influence on nutrition and genetics on composition of gain and muscle characteristics of

beef steers. The Ohio State University Seed Grant - $16,000. Co-PI. F. L. Fluharty, and D.

J. Jackwood.

1996 Effect of corn processing and protein concentration on lamb growth and carcass

characteristics. Buckeye Feed Mills Inc. - $5,000. Principal Investigator


$7,000. Principal Investigator

Influence on nutrition and genetics on composition of gain and muscle characteristics of

beef steers. The Ohio State University Seed Grant - $16,000. Co-PI. F. L. Fluharty, and D.

J. Jackwood

1995 Effect of beet pulp on fibrolytic ruminal bacteria. Michigan Sugar Company - $2,150.

Principal Investigator

Effect of protein concentration and energy source on early-weaned calf performance.

Buckeye Feed Mills Inc. - $9,300. Principal Investigator

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$8,000. Principal Investigator

Effect of corn processing and dietary fiber on nutrient digestion and growth of lambs. The

College of Wooster, Senior Research Support Grant - $2,372.24. Principal Investigator

1994 Use of ionophores in ewe gestation and lactation diets. Hoffman La Roche Inc. - $2,500.

Gift

College of Agriculture, Office of Research based funds to support meat composition

research - $503. Principal Investigator

1992 Effect of ruminal bypass protein on performance of newly arrived feedlot cattle. American

Protein Corporation - $1,650. Principal Investigator

Effect of ruminal bypass protein on performance of newly arrived feedlot cattle. Zapata

Haynie Corporation - $500. Principal Investigator

1991 Effect of protein source on performance of newly arrived feedlot cattle. American Protein

Corporation - $5,925. Principal Investigator

Total: 44 SUCCESSFUL GRANTS: $6,994,944.24

PATENTS

2003 United States Patent No. 6,569,629: GENE MARKERS FOR BEEF MARBLING AND

TENDERNESS. Date of Patent: May 27, 2003

2001 United States Patent No. 6,242,191 B1: METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE BEEF

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVE CATTLE. Date of Patent: June 5, 2001

SEMINARS/PRESENTATIONS

Invited Talks and Seminars (Ohio)

1999 – 2015

I have given 10 to 50 invited talks per year within Ohio, on topics ranging from International

marketing of U.S. beef products; impacts of legislation such as Country of Origin Labeling

and National Animal I.D. on beef production and marketing; nutritional impacts on immunity

and carcass characteristics of beef and sheep; impacts of the ethanol industry on animal

agriculture and the proper use of distillers dried grains, and nutritional strategies to improve

the profitability of the cow herd.

Invited Talks and Seminars (National)

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2013 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association: Post-Conference Workshop. Managing

multidisciplinary AFRI grant budgets and personnel. Washington, DC.

2012 University of Wisconsin: 2012 Cattle Feeder Clinics. Best Management Practice

Considerations for Alternative Feeding Operations. Seven presentations at various locations

throughout Wisconsin.

United Producers Cooperative: Cow-Calf Herd Economics and Implications of Using Newer

Technologies in Forage Management. Four presentations at various locations throughout

Pennsylvania.

Soy and Grain Trade Summit: Use of Ethanol Co-products in beef feedlot diets. New

Orleans, LA.

2010 Clemson University and South Carolina Cattlemen’s Association Invited Presentation.

Clemson, SC. The Land Grant System: Past, Present, and Future.

2009 Three Invited Presentations for West Virginia University Extension in Ripley, Spencer, and

Alma, W.VA. Nutritional and Forage Management Techniques, and Timing of Appropriate

Forage Quality with the Nutritional Requirements of the Cow, that Optimize Forage

Utilization in a Cow-Calf Operation.

Clemson University Invited Presentation. Clemson, SC. Global Beef Markets, and Growth

of High- Value Markets in the United States.

2008 West Virginia University Invited Ethanol Industry Impact Presentation. Point Pleasant,

W.VA. Impact of the renewable fuels industry on grain availability, price of alternative

feeds for beef cattle, and nutritional limitations of dietary ethanol co-product inclusion levels.

Hubbard Feeds Invited Discussion. Des Moines, IA. Managing cattle for all-natural beef

programs, and methodologies to minimize metabolic disorders in cattle fed high-grain diets.

Iowa State University’s Bioeconomy Institute, Invited Talk at the 2008 Biobased Industry

Outlook Conference. Ames, IA. Utilizing feed co-products from biofuel plants.

2007 Quality Liquid Feeds Invited Discussion. Dodgeville, WI. Managing cattle for all-natural

beef programs and methodologies to increase ruminal fiber digestion.

University of Kentucky Extension Invited Cow-Calf Talk, Florence, KY. Nutrition of the

cow herd and nutritional requirements of cattle in late gestation and early lactation.

University of Kentucky Extension Invited All-Natural Cow Herd Management Talk,

Georgetown, KY. Nutrition of the cow herd, and elimination of feed-grade antibiotics in

stocker cattle.

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2006 Kansas State University Special Animal Science Seminar, Manhattan, KS. Dietary

manipulation in beef production systems to allow elimination of feed-grade antibiotics and

alter the composition of beef and meat products.

West Virginia University Invited Cow-Calf School, Ripley, W.VA. Nutrition of the cow

herd and nutritional requirements of cattle in late gestation and early lactation.

North Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Meeting, Humboldt, ND. Managing cattle for all-

natural beef programs.

Simplot Industries Invited Discussion. Grand View, ID. Managing cattle for all-natural

programs and the use of low to moderate Vitamin A diets in feedlot cattle.

2005 West Virginia University Invited Cow-Calf School, Ripley, W.VA. Nutrition of the cow

herd: nutritional requirements of cattle in late gestation and early lactation, body condition

scoring, and pre-weaning calf management.

Midwest Veterinary Conference, Columbus, OH. Carbohydrate and protein metabolism in

ruminants, with a special emphasis on metabolic disorders of feedlot steers.

Southwest Oklahoma Cattle Producers Invited Speaker. Stillwater, Oklahoma. Ethanol Co-

Product Uses: Opportunities for stocker and cow-calf operations.

Penn State Cattlemen’s Day Invited Talk. State College, PA. Managing newly-weaned

feeder calves.

University of Georgia Invited Talk. Athens, GA. Managing change in Extension for the 21st

Century.

2004 West Virginia University Invited Feedlot Management School, Ripley, W.VA.

Understanding grid marketing, and nutritional strategies that enhance carcass characteristics.

2003 ORIGEN Genetics Invited Talk. Denver, CO. Development of SNP versus RAPD markers

for marbling and muscle tenderness tests.

Smithfield Foods Invited Talk. Green Bay, WI. Development of beef marketing

opportunities for Ohio-based feedlots using source and processed verified cattle.

2002 Certified Angus Beef Invited Talk. Lincoln, NE. Weaning and feeding management

techniques to improve USDA Quality Grade.

Beef Improvement Federation Invited Talk. Omaha, NE. Development of RAPD markers

for marbling and tenderness.

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Minnesota Nutrition Conference Invited Talk. Minneapolis, MN. Receiving diets for feedlot

cattle.

University of Kentucky Special Seminar. Lexington, KY. Weaning management and

nutritional strategies to improve marbling in beef cattle.

2001 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Development of

Genetic Markers to Predict Carcass Characteristics.

Beyond the Basics: Beef Retail Short Course at the University of Nebraska, The Certified

Angus Beef Program, Lincoln, NE. How DNA Technology Can be Used to Improve Product

Consistency.

Beef Cattle Psychology and Technology Short Course at Purdue University, DNA

Technology as a Management Tool.

American Society of Animal Sciences National Meetings, Indianapolis, IN. Invited Speaker:

Development and use of genetic markers to predict marbling and tenderness in beef cattle.

2000 The Certified Angus Beef Program, Board of Directors, St. Joseph, MO. Use of Genetic

Markers to Predict Muscle Characteristics - Research Results.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Beef Quality Assurance State Coordinators Meeting.

Memphis, TN. How Cattle Can be Targeted for a Specific Market through Nutritional

Manipulation.

The Certified Angus Beef Program Peak Performance Seminar, Fort Collins, CO.

Management and Technological Strategies for Improving Carcass Quality.

The American Angus Association Annual Meeting at the North American International

Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY. DNA Technology: Management and Implications.

1999 The American Alfalfa Processors Association's 58th Annual Convention. Orlando, Florida.

Ruminant Nutrition, Animal Growth, and the Effects of Processed Forages in Feedlot Diets.

The Certified Angus Beef Program, Executive Research Committee. Wooster, OH.

Relationship of Calpastatin Polymorphisms to Meat Tenderness, and Implications to the Beef

Cattle Industry.

The Certified Angus Beef Program, Board of Directors, St. Joseph, MO. Use of Genetic

Markers to Predict Muscle Characteristics - Research Results.

1998 Ohio Shepherd's Symposium. Can the U. S. Sheep Industry Survive in the Next Millennium?

Outlook and Analysis.

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1997 Roche Beef Cattle Nutrition Symposium. ASAS National Meetings, Nashville, TN.

Physiological Changes and Digestive Capabilities of Newly Received Feedlot Calves. Co-

Presenter with S. C. Loerch

1996 The Certified Angus Beef Program, Executive Committee. Influence of nutrition and

genetics on composition of gain and muscle characteristics of beef steers.

Cornell Univ. Extension, Cattle Feeders Conference. Feedlot receiving diets for newly

weaned calves.

Cornell Univ. Extension, Cattle Feeders Conference. Effects of limited intake feeding

strategies and feed bunk management on cattle growth.

Ohio Nutrition Forum. Overview and Discussion of Changes in the Nutrient Requirements of

Beef Cattle (Seventh Revised Edition).

1995 Penn State Univ. Extension, Cattle Feeders Day. Diet formulation for newly arrived feedlot

cattle.

Penn State Univ. Extension, Berks/Southeast Cattlemen annual meeting. Nutritional

requirements of the beef calf from 100 to 300 days of age.

University of Florida, Dept. of Animal Science. Effects of protein and energy concentrations

in ruminant diets on animal performance and visceral organ accretion.

Invited Talks and Seminars (International)

2015 Feedlot Short Course: Biotech Uruguay, (June 1 and 2, 2015)

1. DDG in finishing diets: advantages and challenges.

2. New advances in feedlot nutrition.

3. Feedlot designs to minimize mud and reduce maintenance requirements of cattle.

2014 Feedlot Short-Course: University of La Plata and Conicet (National Scientific and Technical

Research Council - Argentina (April 21-25, 2014).

1. U.S. Beef Industry

2. Feeding for marbling and feed efficiency

3. Grain Processing and Feedlot Diet Roughage Sources and Levels

4. Improving Forage Digestibility

5. Feeding Corn Coproducts

6. Cow and Heifer Nutrition: The 4 Stages of Production and Colostrum Production

Late Gestation Nutrition and Fetal Programming

7. Feeder Calf Management: Weaning and Nutrition

8. Feedlot Growing Systems to Enhance Lean Growth

Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management Series: Buenos Aires, Argentina (November 21, 2014)

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1. Feeding Strategies for Diets with High Levels of Corn, and Implications for Improved

Efficiency and Reduced Acidosis;

2. Late Gestation Nutrition’s Impact on Fetal Programming, Colostrum Production, and Calf

Performance.

2013 Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management Series:

1. Corn Processing and the Use of Corn Byproducts in Feedlot Diets;

2. Nutritional Programs that Enhance Muscle Development and Reduce Fattening;

Buenos Aires, Argentina (October 29, 30, 2013)

Cargill-Provimi: 26 invited talks to Cargill technical personnel and feed dealers.

1. Ruminant Fiber Digestion and Enhancing Forage Digestibility

2. Overview of the U.S. Beef Industry and Feedlot Nutrition

N. Ireland, S. Ireland, England, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Italy

(September 10 through September 27, 2013)

SuKarne: Invited presentation to feedlot management personnel.

1. Feedlot management practices to reduce animal stress and improve growth rates

Monterrey, Mexico. (June 26, 2013)

2012 Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management Series:

1. Developing Replacement Heifers;

2. Weaning Management Strategies to Reduce Stress and Post-Weaning Nutrition;

3. Feedlot Nutrition to Enhance Marbling Development.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (November 27-30, 2012)

Second Annual Provimi Animal Nutrition Seminar ‘Nutrition - the key to unlock genetic

potential’. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Improving Utilisation of Forages. (June 6, 2012)

Provimi Animal Nutrition Conference. Paris, France Improving Utilisation of Forages.( June

7, 2012)

2011 Invited lecture to the Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile. Ruminant Nutrition and Effects on Meat Quality in Lambs. (September 23,

2011)

Fundación Chile, in partnership with Carnes Ñuble, under the project funded by CORFO-

INNOVA. Santa Cruz, Chile. Ruminant Nutrition and Effects on Meat Quality in Lambs.

(September 27, 2011)


INNOVA. Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Concepción Chillan, Chile. Perception of

Consumers Regarding Grass Fed Meat From Ruminants in USA and Opportunities for

Chilean Meat. (September 28, 2011)

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INNOVA. Temuco, Chile. Perception of Consumers Regarding Grass Fed Meat From

Ruminants in USA and Opportunities for Chilean Meat. (September 29, 2011)

2010 Diplomado en Gestión de la producción Animal Vivina y Ovina, Coyhaique, Chile.

Development of an Integrated Market Research, Transportation Logistics, and Animal

Management Feasibility Study for a Branded, Aysén Meat Program. Sponsored by the

Universidad de Chile in conjunction with CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development

Agency. (April, 2010)

2009 Diplomado en Gestión de la producción Animal Vivina y Ovina, Coyhaique, Chile. I.

Development of a Production, Processing, and Marketing Chain for a Branded, Patagonian

Grass-Based Beef Program. Sponsored by the Universidad de Chile in conjunction with

INACAP, the largest higher education institution in Chile, and CORFO, the Chilean

Economic Development Agency. (November, 2009)

Diplomado en Gestión de la producción Animal Vivina y Ovina, Coyhaique, Chile. II.

Nutritional Management Opportunities for Optimizing Profitability in Grass-Based Beef

Markets. Sponsored by the Universidad de Chile in conjunction with INACAP, the largest

higher education institution in Chile, and CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development

Agency. (November, 2009)

XIII Curso "Novos Enfoques na Producao e Reproducao de Bovinos", Uberlandia, Brazil. I.

Management and Technological Strategies for Improving Carcass Quality; II. Nutrition of

the Cow Herd and Nutritional Requirements of Cattle in Late Gestation and Early Lactation;

III. Carbohydrate and Protein Metabolism in Ruminants, with a Special Emphasis on

Metabolic Disorders of Feedlot Steers. (March, 2009)

2008 Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Office in Chile and the

Chilean Institute for Agriculture Development (INDAP), Villarrica, Chile. Beef Industry

Challenges in a Global Economy and Development of a Branded Beef Product Line for

Consumers in the United States

2006 Pan-American Veterinary Science Congress and the 14th

Chilean Veterinary Medicine

Congress, Santiago, Chile. Beef Industry Challenges in a Global Economy

2002 Third Annual Beef Cattle Short Course: Diet and Management of Feedlot Cattle, Wagyu F1

Council and Japan Cattleman’s Association, Tokyo, Japan. Effects of Grain Processing and

Feedlot Management on Nutritional Disorders and Efficiency of Growth

2001 Second Annual Beef Cattle Short Course: Improvement on Reproductive Technology,

Feeding Efficiency and Marbling, Wagyu F1 Council and Japan Cattleman’s Association,

Hokkaido, Japan. Effects of Diet and Management on Fat Deposition

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2000 The Certified Angus Beef World of Opportunity Annual Meeting, Whistler, British

Columbia, Canada. Quality Beef Production Through the Use of DNA Technology.

1999 World Soybean Research Conference/Global Soy Forum, Chicago, Illinois. Soy Products as

Protein Sources for Beef and Dairy Cattle, Co-Authors Dr. Jeff Firkins, and Dr. Francis

Fluharty.

1998 Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. Feeding Market

Lambs including Traditional and Alternative Systems.

INVOLVEMENT IN GRADUATE EXAMS, THESES, AND DISSERTATIONS

Doctoral Students

Jeff McCutcheon, (Advisor) graduated December, 2014

Tara Felix (Doctoral exam and Dissertation committee member) graduated September, 2011

Amy Radunz (Doctoral exam and Dissertation committee member) graduated September, 2009

Carrie Pickworth (Co-Advisor) graduated September, 2009

Milton Gorocicia Buenfil (Doctoral exam and Dissertation committee member) graduated

December, 2006

Chad Gasser (Doctoral exam and Dissertation committee member) graduated June, 2005

Jon Schoonmaker (Doctoral exam and Dissertation committee member) graduated December, 2002

Johnny Rossi (Dissertation committee member) graduated September, 2000

Lori Lowery DVM (Doctoral exam member) October, 1997

Master's Students

Allison Pullin (Co-Advisor) expected graduation May, 2017

Brady Campbell (Co-Advisor) expected graduation May, 2017

Jerad Jaborek (Advisor) expected graduation August, 2016

Lorraine English (Thesis committee member) expected graduation August, 2015

Taylor Yohe (Thesis committee member) graduated May, 2014

Kate Esselburn (Co-Advisor) graduated June, 2012

Luke Morrow (Co-Advisor) graduated June 2012

Alexandra Gress (Thesis committee member) graduated March, 2012

Katherine Betts (Thesis committee member) graduated September, 2011

Emily Arnett (Co-Advisor) graduated June, 2010

David O’Diam (Thesis committee member) graduated March, 2009

Jaime Bard (Thesis committee member) graduated September, 2006

Leslie Ann Wickersham (Thesis committee member) graduated June, 2005

Milton Gorocicia Buenfil (Thesis committee member) graduated December, 2003

Deanna Bapst (Thesis committee member) graduated June, 2003

Michelle Murphy (Thesis committee member) graduated March, 2002

John Schoonmaker (Thesis committee member) graduated March, 1999

Kurt Johnson (Thesis committee member) graduated June, 1997

Lisa Driedger (Thesis committee member) graduated December, 1997

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PUBLICATIONS

Dissertation:

Factors affecting ruminal function and performance of newly arrived feedlot calves. 1993. Dept. of

Animal Science, The Ohio State University.

Master's Thesis:

Effects of chemical treatment of ground corn to limit rumen starch degradation on in vitro dry matter

disappearance, nutrient digestion and feedlot steer performance. 1987. Dept. of Animal Science,

The Ohio State University.

Book Chapters:

Boyles, S. M. Eastridge, F. Fluharty, and J. Grimes. 2001. Nutrition and Feeding. In Beef Resource

Handbook. 4-H 117R. Columbus: OSU Curriculum Materials. 7-1-7-30. http://osu-cms.org/

Firkins, J. L. and F. L. Fluharty. 2000. Soy Products as Protein Sources for Beef and Dairy Cattle.

In: J. K. Drackley (Ed.) Soy in Animal Nutrition. pp 182-214. Federation of Animal Science

Societies, Savoy, IL.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

1. McCutcheon, J.S., L. W. Morton, H. N. Zerby, S. C. Loerch, L. Miller and F. L. Fluharty.

2015. Factors Affecting the Use of Grazing Based Systems and Grass-Fed Management by

Beef and Sheep Producers in Ohio. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. (Submitted).

2. McCutcheon, J.S., and F. L. Fluharty. 2015. Integration of Sheep Grazing Into an Organic

Crop Production System to Control Weeds. Small Ruminant Research. (Submitted)

3. McCutcheon, J. S., H. N. Zerby, S. C. Loerch, and F. L. Fluharty. 2015. Effect of three

summer forage finishing systems on lamb growth and meat characteristics. J. Anim. Sci.

(Submitted).

4. McCutcheon, J. S., H. N. Zerby, S. C. Loerch, and F. L. Fluharty. 2015. Comparison of four

perennial forage finishing systems and a limit-fed corn-based finishing system on lamb

growth and carcass characteristics. Prof. Anim. Sci. (Submitted).

5. Fluharty, F. L., H. N. Zerby, G. D. Lowe, and D. D. Clevenger. 2015. Effects of feeding

pelleted, ensiled, or a combination of pelleted and ensiled alfalfa, or corn silage on lamb

growth and carcass characteristics. Prof. Anim. Sci. (Final Revision Before Submission).

http://osu-cms.org/

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6. Esselburn, K. M., T. M. Hill, F. L. Fluharty, S. J. Moeller, K. M. O'Diam, and K. M.

Daniels. 2015. Examination of weekly mammary parenchymal area by ultrasound, mammary

mass, and composition in Holstein heifers reared on 1 of 3 diets from birth to 2 months of

age. J. Dairy Sci. 98:1-14 (Online Pre Publication)

7. McCutcheon, J. S., L. W. Morton, H. N. Zerby, S. C. Loerch, L. Miller & F. L. Fluharty

2015. Ohio Livestock Producers’ Perceptions of Producing and Marketing Grass-Based Beef

and Lamb, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 39:4, 367-390. DOI:

10.1080/21683565.2014.986598.

8. Felix, T. L., S. C. Loerch and F. L. Fluharty. 2014. Protein supplementation for growing

cattle fed a corn silage based diet. Prof. Anim. Sci. 30:327-332.

9. Morrow, L. A., T. L. Felix, F. L. Fluharty, K. M. Daniels, S. C. Loerch. 2013. Effects of

sulfur and acidity on performance and digestibility in feedlot lambs fed dried distillers grains

with solubles. J. Anim. Sci. 91:2211–2218.

10. Morrow, L. A., T. L. Felix, F. L. Fluharty, K. M. Daniels, S. C. Loerch. 2013. Effects of hay

supplementation in corn and dried distillers grains with solubles-based diets on performance

and ruminal metabolism in feedlot cattle. Prof. Anim. Sci. 29:124-132.

11. Radunz, A. E., F. L. Fluharty, A. E. Relling, T. L. Felix, L. M. Shoup, H. N. Zerby, and S. C.

Loerch. 2012. Prepartum dietary energy source fed to beef cows: II. Effects on progeny

postnatal growth, glucose tolerance, and carcass composition. J. Anim. Sci. 90:4962–4974.

12. Felix, T. L. , W. P. Weiss, F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 2012. Effects of copper

supplementation on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and rumen sulfur

metabolism of growing cattle fed diets containing 60% dried distillers grains. J. Anim. Sci.

90:2710-2716.

13. Pickworth, C. L., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty. 2012. Effects of timing and duration of dietary

vitamin A reduction on carcass quality of finishing beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 90:2677-2691.

14. Arnett, E., F. Fluharty, S. Loerch, H. Zerby, R. Zinn, and P. Kuber. 2012. Effects of forage

level in feedlot finishing diets on carcass characteristics and palatability of Jersey beef. J.

Anim. Sci. 90:960-972.

15. Pickworth, C. L., S. C. Loerch , and F. L. Fluharty. 2012. Concentration of pro-vitamin A

carotenoids in common beef cattle feedstuffs. J. Anim. Sci. 90:1553-1561.

16. Pickworth, C. L., S. C. Loerch , and F. L. Fluharty. 2012. Restriction of vitamin A and D in

beef cattle finishing diets on feedlot performance and adipose accretion. J. Anim. Sci.

90:1866-1878.

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17. Zerby, H. N., Bard, J. L., S. C. Loerch, P. S. Kuber, A. E. Radunz, and F. L. Fluharty. 2011.

Effects of diet and Aspergillus oryzae extract or Saccharomyces cervisiae on growth and

carcass characteristics of lambs and steers fed to meet requirements of natural markets. J.

Anim. Sci. 89:2257-2264.

18. Radunz, A. E., F. L. Fluharty, H. N. Zerby, and S. C. Loerch. 2011. Winter-feeding systems

for gestating sheep I. Effects on pre- and postpartum ewe performance and lamb progeny

preweaning performance. J. Anim. Sci. 89:467-477.

19. Radunz, A. E., F. L. Fluharty, I. Susin, T. L. Felix, H. N. Zerby, and S. C. Loerch. 2011.

Winter-feeding systems for gestating sheep II. Effects on feedlot performance, glucose

tolerance, and carcass composition of lamb progeny. J. Anim. Sci. 89:478-488.

20. Pickworth, C. L., S. C. Loerch, S. G. Velleman, J. L. Pate, D. H. Poole, F. L. Fluharty. 2011.

Adipogenic differentiation state-specific gene expression as related to bovine carcass

adiposity. J. Anim. Sci. 89:355-366.

21. Radunz, A. E., F. L. Fluharty, M. L. Day, H. N. Zerby, and S. C. Loerch. 2010. Prepartum

dietary energy source fed to beef cows: I. Effects on pre- and postpartum cow performance.

J. Anim. Sci. 88:2717-2728.

22. Cernicchiaro, Natalia, David L. Pearl, Scott A. McEwen, Henry N. Zerby, Francis L.

Fluharty, Steve C. Loerch, Michael D. Kauffman, Jaime L. Bard, Jeffrey T. LeJeune. 2010.

A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of dietary energy sources, feed

supplements, and the presence of super-shedders on the detection of Escherichia coli

O157:H7 in feedlot cattle using different diagnostic procedures. Foodborne Pathogens and

Disease. 7:1071-1081.

23. Radunz, A. E., L. A. Wickersham, S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, C. K. Reynolds, and H. N.

Zerby. 2009. Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on fatty acid

composition in muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 87:4082-

4091. (http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/jas.2009-2059v1.pdf.

24. Radunz A. E., S. C. Loerch, G. D. Lowe, F. L. Fluharty, and H. N. Zerby. 2009. Effect of

Wagyu-versus Angus-sired calves on feedlot performance, carcass characteristic, and

tenderness. J. Anim. Sci. 87:2971-2976.

25. Grimes, John F., Francis L. Fluharty, Thomas B. Turner, Henry N. Zerby and Gary D. Lowe.

2008. Effect of age-at-weaning and post-weaning management on performance and carcass

characteristics of Charolais-Angus Cross Steers. Journal of Extension 46: Article 5RIB8.

http://www.joe.org/joe/2008october/rb8.shtml.

26. Gorocica-Buenfil, M. A.; Fluharty, F. L.; Loerch, S. C. 2008. Effect of vitamin A restriction

on carcass characteristics and immune status of beef steers. Journal of Animal Science. Vol.

86, no. 7: 1609-1616.

http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/jas.2009-2059v1.pdf

http://www.joe.org/joe/2008october/rb8.shtml

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27. Chen, J., F. Fluharty, N. St-Pierre, M. Morrison, and Z. Yu. 2008. Technical note:

Occurrence in fecal microbiota of genes conferring resistance to both macrolide-lincosamide-

streptogramin B and tetracyclines concomitant with feeding of beef cattle with tylosin. J.

Anim. Sci. 85:2385-2391.

28. Gorocica-Buenfil, M. A., F. L. Fluharty, T. Bohn, S. J. Schwartz and S. C. Loerch. 2007.

Effect of low vitamin A diets with high-moisture or dry corn on marbling and adipose tissue

fatty acid composition of beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 85:3355-3366.

29. Gorocica-Buenfil, M.A., F. L. Fluharty, C. K. Reynolds and S. C. Loerch. 2007. Effect of

dietary vitamin A concentration and roasted soybean inclusion on marbling, adipose

cellularity and fatty acid composition of beef. J. Anim. Sci. 85: 2230-2242.

30. Gorocica-Buenfil, M. A.; Fluharty, F. L.; Reynolds, C. K.; Loerch, S. C. 2007. Effect of

dietary vitamin A restriction on marbling and conjugated linoleic acid content in Holstein

steers. Journal of Animal Science. Vol. 85, no. 9: 2243-2255.

31. Grimes, John F., Francis L. Fluharty, Thomas B. Turner, Henry N. Zerby and Gary D. Lowe.

2007. Effect of age at weaning and post-weaning management on performance and carcass

characteristics of Angus Steers. Journal of Extension 45: Article 1RIB6.

http://www.joe.org/joe/2007february/rb6.shtml.

32. Patent, Keisha, Brian Roe, and Francis Fluharty. 2006. Awareness and intended compliance

of beef cattle exhibitors in the National Animal Identification System. Journal of Extension

44:Article 5RIB7. http:// www.joe.org/joe/2006october/rb7.shtml.

33. Gasser, C. L., D. E. Grum, M. L. Mussard, F. L. Fluharty, J. E. Kinder, and M. L. Day.

2006. Induction of precocious puberty in heifers I: Enhanced secretion of luteinizing

hormone. J. Anim. Sci. 84:2035-2041.

34. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, and S.C. Loerch. 2004. Effect of source and amount of

energy and rate of growth in the growing phase on adipocyte cellularity and lipogenic

enzyme activity in the intramuscular and subcutaneous fat depots of Holstein steers. J. Anim.

Sci. 82:137-148.

35. Schoonmaker, J. P., M.J. Cecava, F. L. Fluharty, H.N. Zerby, and S.C. Loerch. 2004. Effect

of source and amount of energy, and rate of growth in the growing phase on performance and

carcass characteristics of early- and normal-weaned steers. J. Anim. Sci. 82:273-282.

36. Murphy, M. A., H. N. Zerby, F. L. Fluharty. 2003. The effects of energy source and

ionophore supplementation on lamb growth, carcass characteristics and tenderness. Sheep

and Goat Res. J. 18:89-95.

37. Schoonmaker, J. P., M.J. Cecava, D. B. Faulkner, F. L. Fluharty, H.N. Zerby, and S.C.

Loerch. 2003. Effect of source of energy and rate of growth on performance, carcass




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characteristics, ruminal fermentation, and serum glucose and insulin of early-weaned steers.

J. Anim. Sci. 81:843-855.

38. Schoonmaker, J. P., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, H. N. Zerby, and T. B. Turner. 2002.

Effect of age at feedlot entry on performance and carcass characteristics of bulls and steers.

J. Anim. Sci. 80:2247-2254.

39. Schoonmaker, J. P., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, J. E. Rossi, W.

R. Dayton, M. R. Hathaway, and D. M. Wulf. 2002. Effect of an accelerated finishing

program on performance, carcass characteristics, and circulating insulin-like growth factor-1

concentration of early weaned bulls and steers. J. Anim. Sci. 80:900-910.

40. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, S. C. Loerch, T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, and D. M.

Wulf. 2001. Effect of weaning status and implant regimen on growth, performance, and

carcass characteristics of steers. J. Anim. Sci. 79:1074-1084.

41. Rossi, J. E., S. C. Loerch, and F. L. Fluharty. 2000. Effects of crude protein concentration in

diets of feedlot steers fed to achieve stepwise increases in rate of gain. J. Anim. Sci.

78:3036-3044.

42. Fluharty, F. L., T. B. Turner, S. C. Loerch, D. M. Wulf, S. J. Moeller, and G. D. Lowe.

2000. Effects of age at weaning and diet on growth of calves. J. Anim. Sci. 78:1759-1767.

43. Loerch, S. C. and F. L. Fluharty. 2000. Use of trainer animals to improve performance and

health of newly arrived feedlot calves. J. Anim. Sci. 78:539-545.

44. Loerch, S. C. and F. L. Fluharty. 1999. Physiological changes and digestive capabilities of

newly received feedlot cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 77:1113-1119.

45. Fluharty, F. L., K. E. McClure, M. B. Solomon, D. D. Clevenger, and G. D. Lowe. 1999.

Effects of energy source and ionophore supplementation on lamb growth, carcass

characteristics, visceral organ mass, diet digestibility, and nitrogen metabolism. J. Anim.

Sci. 77:816-823.

46. Hejazi, S., F. L. Fluharty, J. E. Perley, S. C. Loerch, and G. D. Lowe. 1999. Effects of corn

processing and dietary fiber source on feedlot performance and visceral organ weight, diet

digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 77:507-515.

47. Loerch, S. C. and F. L. Fluharty. 1998. Effects of corn processing, dietary roughage level

and timing of roughage inclusion on performance of feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. 76:681-

685.

48. Loerch, S. C. and F. L. Fluharty. 1998. Effects of programming intake on performance and

carcass characteristics of feedlot cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 76:371-377.

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49. Knoblich, H. V., F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 1997. Effects of programmed gain

strategies on performance and carcass characteristics of steers. J. Anim. Sci. 75:3094-3102.

50. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1997. Effects of concentration and source of supplemental

fat and protein on performance of newly arrived feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. 75:2308-2316.

51. Fluharty, F. L. and K. E. McClure. 1997. Effects of dietary energy intake and protein

concentration and source on performance and visceral organ mass in lambs. J. Anim. Sci.

75:604-610.

52. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1996. Effects of dietary energy source and level on

performance of newly arrived feedlot calves. J. Anim. Sci. 74:504-513.

53. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch and B. A. Dehority. 1996. Effects of feed and water

deprivation on ruminal characteristics and microbial population of newly weaned, and

feedlot-adapted calves. J. Anim. Sci. 74:465-474.

54. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1995. Effects of protein concentration and protein source

on performance of newly arrived feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. 73:1585-1594.

55. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch and B. A. Dehority. 1994. Ruminal characteristics, microbial

populations and digestive capabilities of newly weaned, stressed calves. J. Anim. Sci.

72:2969-2979.

56. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch and F. E. Smith. 1994. Effects of energy density and protein

source on diet digestibility and performance of calves after arrival at the feedlot. J. Anim.

Sci. 72:1616-1622.

57. Murphy, T. A., F. L. Fluharty and S. C. Loerch. 1994. The influence of intake level and

corn processing on digestibility and rumen metabolism in steers fed all-concentrate diets. J.

Anim. Sci. 72:1608-1615.

58. Loerch, S. C., F. E. Smith and F. L. Fluharty. 1993. Efficacy of methane fermentor residue

as a source of roughage for cattle fed grain based diets. J. Appl. Anim. Res. 4:31-39.

59. Dehority, B. A., A. P. Grifo, Jr., P. A. Tirabasso and F. L. Fluharty. 1992. Relationship

between rumen bacterial concentrations and total numbers. J. Dairy Sci. 75:3452-3454.

60. Sultan, J. I., F. L. Fluharty, J. L. Firkins and S. C. Loerch. 1992. Effects of supplemental

protein source and alkaline hydrogen peroxide treatment of wheat straw on site of nutrient

digestion and flow of nitrogenous compounds to the duodenum of steers. J. Anim. Sci.

70:3909-3915.

61. Sultan, J. I., F. L. Fluharty and S. C. Loerch. 1991. Effects of energy level, protein level and

protein source on steer feedlot performance. Pakistan J. Agric. Sci. 28:350-354.

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62. Ngidi, E. M., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty and D. L. Palmquist. 1990. Effects of calcium

soaps of long chain fatty acids on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics and rumen

metabolism of steers. J. Anim. Sci. 68:2555-2565.

63. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1989. Chemical treatment of ground corn to limit rumen

starch degradation. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 69:173-180.

RESEARCH CIRCULARS

1. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, S. C. Loerch, and T. B. Turner. 2001. Effect of age at

feedlot entry on performance and carcass characteristics of bulls and steers. OARDC Special

Circular #181:87-94.

2. Loerch, S. C., F. L. Fluharty, and P. A. Tirabasso. 2001. Effect of source and color on

performance of steers in the OARDC feedlot. OARDC Special Circular #181:71-74.

3. Loerch, S. C., and F. L. Fluharty. 2001. Effects of trainer cows on performance of newly

received feedlot calves. Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews: Beef.

OARDC Special Circular #181:57-64.

4. Loerch, S. C., and F. L. Fluharty. 2001. Effects of a brief pasture period and trainer cows on

performance of newly received feedlot calves. Department of Animal Sciences Research and

Reviews: Beef. OARDC Special Circular #181:65-69.

5. Schoonmaker, J. P., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, and J. E. Rossi.

1999. Effect of an accelerated finishing program on performance and carcass characteristics

of early weaned bulls and steers. Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews:

Beef. OARDC Special Circular #170:55-64.

6. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. D. Clevenger. 1999. . Effects of feed delivery system

and corn processing on lamb growth and carcass characteristics. Department of Animal

Sciences Research and Reviews:Sheep. OARDC Special Circular #170:99-106.

7. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. D. Clevenger. 1999. . Effects of feeding pelleted,

ensiled, or a combination of pelleted and ensiled alfalfa on lamb growth and carcass

characteristics. Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews:Sheep. OARDC

Special Circular #170:89-93.

8. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. D. Clevenger. 1999. Effects of corn silage versus alfalfa

haylage on lamb growth and carcass characteristics in forage-based finishing systems.

Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews: Sheep. OARDC Special Circular

#170:94-98.

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9. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. D. Clevenger. 1999. Effects of pen floor type and

bedding on lamb growth and carcass characteristics. Department of Animal Sciences

Research and Reviews: Sheep. OARDC Special Circular #170:107-111.

10. Fluharty, F. L. 1999. Effects of Pelleted alfalfa and whole-shelled corn combinations on

lamb growth and carcass characteristics. Department of Animal Sciences Research and

Reviews:Sheep. OARDC Special Circular #170:81-88.

11. Rossi, J. E., S. C. Loerch, and F. L. Fluharty. 1999. Effects of crude protein level in diets of

feedlot steers during periods of compensatory growth in steers fed to achieve step-wise

increases in rate of gain. Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews: Beef.


12. Rossi, J. E., S. C. Loerch, and F. L. Fluharty. 1999. Effects of crude protein level in diets of

feedlot steers fed to achieve step-wise increases in rate of gain. Department of Animal

Sciences Research and Reviews: Beef. OARDC Special Circular #162:32-37.

13. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, D. M. Wulf, S. J. Moeller, and S. C.

Loerch. 1999. Effect of weaning age and implant regimen II. Carcass characteristics of

steers. Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews: Beef. OARDC Special

Circular #162:75-77.

14. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, and S. C. Loerch. 1999.

Effect of weaning age and implant regimen. I. Steer performance. Department of Animal

Sciences Research and Reviews: Beef. OARDC Special Circular #162:44-49.

15. Fluharty, F. L., T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, and G. D. Lowe. 1996. Effects of age at weaning

and diet on growth of calves. Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews.


16. Fluharty, F. L., and B. A. Dehority. 1996. Effects of sugar beet pulp and corn as energy

supplements for cattle fed forage diets on diet digestibility and ruminal microorganisms.

Department of Animal Sciences Research and Reviews. OARDC Special Circular #156:51-

56.

17. Fluharty, F. L., K. E. McClure, M. B. Solomon, D. D. Clevenger, and G. D. Lowe. 1996.

Effects of energy source and ionophore supplementation on lamb growth, carcass

characteristics, and visceral organ mass. Department of Animal Sciences Research and

Reviews. OARDC Special Circular #156:223-230.

18. Fluharty, F. L., K. E. McClure, D. D. Clevenger, and G. D. Lowe. 1996. Effects of energy

intake and ionophore addition to alfalfa based ewe gestation diets. Department of Animal

Sciences Research and Reviews. OARDC Special Circular #156:251-258.

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19. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch, and F. E. Smith. 1996. Effects of trainer animals on the

performance of newly weaned calves after arrival at the feedlot. Department of Animal


20. Knoblich. H. V., F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 1996. Effects of programming rate of

gain on feedlot performance of cattle. Department of Animal Sciences Research and

Reviews. OARDC Special Circular #156:57-62.

21. Hejazi, S. and F. L. Fluharty. 1996. Effects of corn processing and dietary fiber source on

lamb feedlot performance and tissue accretion rates. (Advisor). Department of Animal


22. Hejazi, S. and F. L. Fluharty. 1996. Effects of corn processing and dietary fiber source on

diet digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in lambs. (Advisor). Department of Animal


23. Boyles, S., S. Loerch, F. Fluharty, W. Shulaw, and H. Stanfield. 1995. Feedlot Management

Primer. The Ohio State University, Extension Publication.

24. Fluharty, F. L., K. E. McClure, G. D. Lowe and D. D. Clevenger. 1995. Effects of energy

intake and protein level in all concentrate diets. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry

Report. 95-1. pp. 57-69.

25. Loerch, S. C., F. E. Smith and F. L. Fluharty. 1995. Effects of programming rate of gain on

feedlot performance of cattle. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report. 95-1. pp. 48-

56.

26. Johnson, K., T. B. Turner and F. L. Fluharty. 1995. Effects of age at weaning, and cow

production level on calf performance. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report 95-1.

pp. 28-35.

27. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1994. Effects of fat supplementation on performance of

newly arrived feedlot calves. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report 94-1. pp. 43-

50.

28. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1993. Effects of phase feeding various protein sources on

performance of newly arrived feedlot steers. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report

93-1. pp. 136-145.

29. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1993. Effects of dietary concentrate level on receiving

diets with varying levels of protein. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report 93-1. pp.

126-135.

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30. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1993. Effects of receiving diet energy level on

performance of steers after feedlot arrival. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report

93-1. pp. 121-125.

31. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch and D. R. Redman. 1992. Effects of 0, 48 or 72 hours of feed

and water deprivation and trucking stress on rumen characteristics and bacterial numbers in

newly weaned steers. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report 92-1. pp. 74-84.

32. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1992. Effects of protein level and protein source on

performance of newly arrived feedlot steers. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report

92-1. pp. 57-73.

33. Loerch, S. C. and F. L. Fluharty. 1992. Effects of dietary energy source and creep feeding

on calf performance after feedlot arrival. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report 92-

1. pp. 53-56.

34. Loerch, S. C. and F. L. Fluharty. 1992. Effects of roughage level and timing of roughage

inclusion on performance of feedlot cattle. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry Report

92-1. pp. 36-44.

35. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1991. Effects of fat level, protein level and protein source

on performance of newly arrived feedlot steers. Ohio Beef Cattle Research and Industry

Report 91-2. pp. 1-11.

36. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1990. Effects of energy level and protein source on

performance and rumen function of newly arrived feedlot steers. Ohio Beef Cattle Research

and Industry Report 90-2. pp. 109-123.

ABSTRACTS/SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

1. Hoffman, Travis W., Keith E. Belk, Dale R. Woerner, J. D. Tatum, Robert J. Delmore, R. K.

Peel, Stephen B. LeValley, Dustin L. Pendell, Henry N. Zerby, Lorraine F. English, Steven J.

Moeller, Francis L. Fluharty. 2015. Preferences associated with American lamb quality in

retail and foodservice markets. AMSA Annual Meetings.

2. Kawas-Garza J.R., R. Alvarado-Avila, M. A. Gorocica-Buenfil, and F. L. Fluharty. 2015.

Effects of including virginiamycin in feedlot diets containing monensin under commercial

conditions in Mexico. Journal of Animal Science. ASAS Annual Meetings, Orlando, FL. (In

Press).

3. McCutcheon, J.S., D.D. Clevenger, G.D. Lowe, F.L. Fluharty. 2015. Comparison of delayed

weaning and mineral form on lamb growth and parasitism. Journal of Animal Science. ASAS

Annual Meetings, Orlando, FL. (In Press).

4. McCutcheon, J. S., and F. L. Fluharty. 2015. Ewe Preference for Giant Ragweed and Lambs

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Quarter Based on Cafeteria Trial. Annual Meeting, American Forage & Grasslands Council

Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO.

5. McCutcheon, J. S., S.C. Loerch, H.N. Zerby and F.L.Fluharty. 2015. Warm Season Forages

for Lamb Grazing. Annual Meeting, American Forage & Grasslands Council Annual

Meeting. St. Louis, MO.

6. McCutcheon, J. S., H.N. Zerby, S.C. Loerch, F.L. Fluharty. 2015. Three Summer Forage

Finishing Systems Effect on Lamb Growth and Carcass Characteristics. Journal of Animal

Science. Midwest Meetings.

7. McCutcheon, J.S., L.W. Morton, H.N. Zerby, S.C. Loerch, L. Miller, F.L. Fluharty. 2015.

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Grazing Systems and Grass-Based Management by Beef

and Sheep Producers in Ohio. Journal of Animal Science. Midwest Meetings.

8. McCutcheon, J., Morton, L.W., Zerby, H.N., Loerch, S.C., Miller, L. and Fluharty, F.L.

2014. Ohio livestock producer perceptions of producing and marketing of grass-based beef

and lamb. Journal of Animal Science. 92 (Suppl. 2):280.

9. McCutcheon, J.S., Zerby, H.N., Loerch, S.C., and Fluharty, F.L. 2014. Comparison of four

perennial forage finishing systems and a limit-fed corn-based finishing system on lamb

growth and carcass characteristics. Journal of Animal Science. 92 (Suppl. 2):97.

10. McCutcheon, J, Fluharty, F., and Cardinia, J. "Integrating livestock into an organic cropping

system: A preliminary report." [Abstract]. Proceedings and Abstracts, 2013 Annual Meeting,

American Forage & Grasslands Council Annual Meeting. Berea: American Forage &

Grassland Council. (Jan 2013) [Peer-Review] (Published).

11. K. M. Esselburn, K. M. Daniels, T. M. Hill, H. G. Bateman, II, J. M. Aldrich, and R. L.

Schlotterbeck. 2012. Fat and fatty acid sources impact growth and health of milk fed calves.

ADSA-AMPA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS 2012 Joint Annual Meeting. J. Dairy Sci. E-

Supplement 2 ed. Vol. 95:717.

12. K.M. Esselburn, T.M. Hill, F. L. Fluharty, S. J. Moeller, K. M. O'Diam, V.A. Swank, H.G.

Bateman, II, R. L. Schlotterbeck, and K. M. Daniels. 2012. Ultrasonographic monitoring of

mammary parenchyma growth in preweaned Holstein heifers. Abstracts ADSA-AMPA-

ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS 2012 Joint Annual Meeting. Champaign: Journal of Dairy Science.

E-Supplement 2 ed. Vol. 95:417.

13. K.M. Esselburn, T.M. Hill, F. L. Fluharty, S. J. Moeller, K. M. O'Diam, V.A. Swank, H.G.

Bateman, II, R. L. Schlotterbeck, and K. M. Daniels. "Ultrasonographic monitoring of

mammary parenchyma growth in preweaned Holstein heifers". 2012 Tri-State Dairy

Nutrition Conference Proceedings. 2012 ed. Columbus: The Ohio State University. ( 2012 ):

138.

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14. Betts, K. S., S. J. Moeller, H. N. Zerby, J. M. DeRouchey, M. D. Cressman, M. J. Bishop,

A. S. Gress, and F. L. Fluharty. 2011. Effects of ractopamine on performance, carcass and

meat quality in purebred Berkshire swine. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1:460.

15. Pickworth, C. L., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, D. H. Poole, S. G. Velleman, J. L.Pate. 2010.

Adipogenic differentiation state-specific gene expression as related to bovine carcass

adiposity. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2:758.

16. Pickworth, C. L., S.C. Loerch, F.L. Fluharty, R. Kopec, S.J. Schwartz. 2010. Pro-Vitamin

A carotenoids in feedstuffs. J. Anim. Sci. 88, E-Suppl. 3:136.

17. E.J. Arnett, E. J., P.S. Kuber, F.L. Fluharty, S.J. Moeller, H.N. Zerby, S.C. Loerch. 2010.

Effects of forage finishing level on sensory characteristics of Jersey beef. J. Anim. Sci. 88,

E-Suppl. 3:79.

18. Radunz, A. E, H. N. Zerby, F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 2009. Effects of dietary

energy source in late gestation diets on pre-and post-partum beef cow performance. J.

Anim. Sci 87:301(Supp 2).

19. Radunz, A. E., H. H. Zeryb, F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 2009. Effects of dam’s

dietary energy source on post-natal skeletal muscle development and growth in offspring of

beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 87:156 (Supp 2).

20. Pickworth, C.L., S.C. Loerch, and F.L. Fluharty. 2009. Effects of low vitamin A and D

finishing diets on beef cattle carcass quality. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 87, E-Suppl. 2:519.

21. Chen, J., F. Fluharty, R. Sharma, M. Morrison, and Z. Yu. 2007. Development of

antimicrobial resistance concurrent with antimicrobial uses in cattle and its reduction during

composting. Microbial Ecol. In Health and Dis. 19:42.

22. Gorocica-Buenfil, M., F. Fluharty, T. Bohn, P. Tirabasso, G. Lowe, S. Loerch. 2007.

Effect of low Vitamin A diets with high-moisture or dry-corn on marbling of beef steers. J.

Anim. Sci. 85 (Suppl. 2):296.

23. Gorocica-Buenfil, M., F. Fluharty, P. Tirabasso, G. Lowe, and S. Loerch. 2007. Effect of

Vitamin A restriction on carcass characteristics and immune status of feedlot beef steers. J.

Anim. Sci. 85 (Suppl. 2):297.

24. Radunz, A. E., H. N. Zerby, J. F. Grimes, G. D. Lowe, and F. L. Fluharty. 2007. Effect of

weaning and post-weaning management of beef steers on carcass characteristics and

tenderness. J. Anim. Sci. 85 (Suppl. 1):T41.

25. Radunz, A. E., H. N. Zerby, S. C. Loerch, G. D. Lowe, and F. L. Fluharty. 2007. Effect of

Wagyu-versus Angus-sired calves on feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and

tenderness. J. Anim. Sci. 85 (Suppl. 1):T42.

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26. Grimes, J.F., F. L. Fluharty, G. D. Lowe, T. B. Turner, and H. N. Zerby. 2006. Effect of

age at weaning and post-weaning management on performance and carcass characteristics of

Charolais-Angus steers. National Extension Agents Conference, Cincinnatti, OH.

27. Bard, J. L., H. N. Zerby, P. S. Kuber, F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 2006. Effect of

Amaferm supplementation to concentrate or forage based diets on growth performance and

carcass characteristics of finishing lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 84 (Suppl. 2):51.

28. Cattaneo, S., S. Loerch, F. Fluharty, and S. Peters. 2006. Stability of vitamin liposomes in

rumen fluid. J. Anim. Sci. . J. Anim. Sci. 84 (Suppl. 2):119

29. Gorocica-Buenfil, M., C. Reynolds. F. Fluharty, and S. Loerch. 2006. Diets containing low

vitamin A and roasted soybeans affect adipose cellularity and muscle fatty acid profile of

beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 84 (Suppl. 2):51.

30. Gorocica-Buenfil, M., F. Fluharty, C. Reynolds and S. Loerch. 2006. Effect of dietary

vitamin A restriction on marbling in growing cattle J. Anim. Sci. 84 (Suppl. 1):439.

31. Reynolds, C. K., F. L. Fluharty, and S. C. Loerch. 2006. Effects of feeding soybean oil and

high-corn silage diets on feedlot performance of beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 84(Suppl. 1):69

32. Gorocica-Buenfil, M.A., F.L. Fluharty, and S.C. Loerch. 2005. Effect of dietary vitamin A

intake on marbling. J. Anim. Sci. 83(Suppl. 1):370

33. S. Loerch and F. Fluharty. 2005. Managing the health status of early-weaned calves. J.

Anim. Sci. 83(Suppl. 2):48

34. Grimes, J.F., F. L. Fluharty, G. D. Lowe, T. B. Turner, S. K. Wagmiller, and H. N. Zerby.

2005. Effect of age at weaning and post-weaning management on performance and carcass

characteristics of Angus steers. National Extension Agents Conference, Buffalo, N.Y.

35. Schoonmaker, J. P., M.J. Cecava, D. B. Faulkner, F. L. Fluharty, H.N. Zerby, and S.C.

Loerch. 2002. Effect of source of energy and rate of gain on performance, carcass

characteristics, ruminal fermentation, and serum glucose and insulin of early-weaned steers.

J. Anim. Sci. 80(Suppl. 1):45.

36. Arseneau, J.D., L.L. Berger, D.D. Buskirk, D.B. Faulkner, F.L. Fluharty, R.P. Lemenager,

S.C. Loerch, S.R. Rust, and M.N. Streeter. 2001. Feedlot performance and carcass traits of

early-weaned steers supplemented with either laidlomycin propionate or monensin. J. Anim.

Sci. 79(Suppl. 2):17 (Abstr.).

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37. Boyles, S.; Shulaw, W.; Glauer, D.; Henry, A.; Zerby, H.; Fluharty, F.; Fike, G. 2002.

2001 results from Ohio's beef quality assurance program. J. Dairy Sci. 85(Supplement 1):

207-208.

38. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, S. C. Loerch and T. B. Turner. 2001. Effect of age at

feedlot entry on performance and carcass characteristics of bulls and steers. J. Anim. Sci.

79(Suppl. 2):100.

39. Fluharty, F. L. and D. J. Jackwood. 2001. Development and use of genetic markers to

predict marbling and tenderness in beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 79(Suppl. 1):242.

40. Firkins, J. L. and F. L. Fluharty. 2001. Soy products as protein sources for beef and dairy

cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 79(Suppl. 2):103.

41. Schoonmaker, J. P., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty, D. M. Wulf, T. B. Turner, and S. J.

Moeller. 2000. Effect of an accelerated finishing program on performance and carcass

characteristics of early-weaned bulls and steers. J. Anim. Sci. 78(Suppl. 2):87.

42. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, D. M. Wulf, J. E. Rossi, and

S. C. Loerch. 1999. Effect of weaning status and implant regimen on performance, carcass

characteristics, and composition of growth in steers. J. Anim. Sci. 77(Suppl. 1):263.

43. Schoonmaker, J. P., F. L. Fluharty, T. B. Turner, S. J. Moeller, and S. C. Loerch. 1998.

Effects of age at weaning and implant strategy on growth of steer calves. J. Anim. Sci.

76(Suppl. 2):71.

44. Rossi, J. E., S. C. Loerch, and F. L. Fluharty. 1998. Effects of crude protein level in diets

of feedlot steers fed to achieve step-wise increases in rate of gain. J. Anim. Sci. 76(Suppl.

2):70.

45. Fluharty, F. L. 1997. Effects of energy source and ionophore supplementation on diet

digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 75(Suppl. 1):268.

46. Loerch, S. C., F. L. Fluharty, and H. V. Knoblich. 1997. Effects of step-wise increases in

rate of gain on performance and carcass characteristics of steers. J. Anim. Sci. 75(Suppl.

1):101.

47. Solomon, M. B., B. W. Berry, F. L. Fluharty, and K. E. McClure. 1996. Effects of energy

source and ionophore supplementation on lipid composition and sensory properties of lamb.

J. Anim. Sci. 74(Suppl. 1):162.

48. Hejazi, S., and F. L. Fluharty. 1996. Effects of corn processing and dietary fiber source on

feedlot performance, tissue accretion rates, diet digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in

growing lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 74(Suppl. 1):87.

http://olc3.ohiolink.edu/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=q870vh.2.27

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49. Fluharty, F. L., T. B. Turner, and S. J. Moeller. 1996. Effects of diet and management on

growth of beef calves from 100 to 205 days of age. J. Anim. Sci. 74(Suppl. 1):250.

50. Fluharty, F. L., K. E. McClure, and M. B. Solomon. 1996. Effects of energy source and

ionophore supplementation on lamb growth, carcass characteristics, and visceral organ

mass. J. Anim. Sci. 74(Suppl. 1):86.

51. Fluharty, F. L. and K. E. McClure. 1995. Effects of energy intake and protein

concentration in all concentrate diets. J. Anim. Sci. 73(Suppl. 1):258.

52. Murphy, T. A., F. L. Fluharty and S. C. Loerch. 1993. The influence of intake level and

corn processing on digestibility and rumen metabolism in steers fed all concentrate diets. J.

Anim. Sci. 71(Suppl. 1):80.

53. Fluharty, F. L. and S. C. Loerch. 1993. Effects of energy level, protein level and protein

source on performance of newly arrived feedlot steers. J. Anim. Sci. 71(Suppl. 1):85.

54. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch and B. A. Dehority. 1992. Effects of weaning and

transportation stress on ruminal function and protein requirements of newly arrived feedlot

steers. J. Anim. Sci. 70(Suppl. 1):81.

55. Palmquist, D. L., S. C. Loerch, D. E. Grum, F. L. Fluharty, S. Hughes and T. F. Sweeney.

1989. Acceptability of diets after abrupt introduction of Megalac. J. Anim. Sci.

67(Suppl. 1):443.

56. Ngidi, E. M., S. C. Loerch, F. L. Fluharty and D. L. Palmquist. 1988. The effects of

calcium salts of long chain fatty acids (Megalac) on feedlot performance and rumen

metabolism of steers. J. Anim. Sci. 66(Suppl. 1):476.

57. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch, G. Ravelo and B. A. Dehority. 1985. Effects of treating corn

or corn starch with various compounds on in vitro digestibilities. J. Anim. Sci. 61(Suppl.

1):121.

MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS

Web Publications

1. Fluharty, F. L. 2011. Managing for the Cow Herd in the Four Stages of Production for

Optimum Reproductive Performance and Profitability. http://beef.osu.edu/library

2. Fluharty, F. L. 2011. The Cheapest Mineral Isn’t. http://beef.osu.edu/library

3. Fluharty, F. L. 2008. Interactions of Management and Diet on Final Meat Characteristics of

Beef Animals. http://beef.osu.edu/library/mgtdiet.html

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4. Fluharty, F. L. 2008. Animal Agriculture is Facing the Most Dramatic Change in Recent

History: Are We Ready? http://beef.osu.edu/library

5. Fluharty, F. L. 2008. Optimizing Performance of Cattle by Increasing the Digestion of

Forages with Protein Supplementation. http://beef.osu.edu/library

6. Fluharty, F. L. 2008. Updating Phosphorus Supplementation in Ruminants to Meet the

Animal’s Requirement, Reduce Excess Cost, and Reduce Environmental Concerns.


7. Fluharty, F. L. 2008. Energy Use in Digestion, and Increasing the Digestibility of Forages

with Processing Technologies. http://beef.osu.edu/library

8. Fluharty, F. L. Protein and Energy Supplementation of Crop Residues for Breeding Cattle.


9. Fluharty, F. L., S. C. Loerch. Options for Cattle Producers During a Summer Drought.

http://beef.osu.edu/library/feedrout.html

10. Fluharty, F. L. Nutritional Strategies for Receiving and Feeding Early-Weaned Calves.

http://beef.osu.edu/library/weancalf.html

11. Boyles, S., F. Fluharty, H. Zerby, W. Shulaw G. Fike, E. Harsh, A. Henry, G. Wilson, D.

Glauer, R. Burton and S. Debruin. 2000. Ohio Beef Quality Assurance.

http://beef.osu.edu/~obqa/

12. Boyles, S., S. Loerch, F. Fluharty, W. Shulaw, and H. Stanfield. 1995. Feedlot Management

Primer. OSU Extension. http://beef.osu.edu/library/feedlot/index.html

Video and Audio Presentations

1. Fluharty, F. L. 2013. Ohio Feedlot School: Session 1: Beef industry overview and

carbohydrate digestion. http://beef.osu.edu/library

2. Fluharty, F. L. 2013. Ohio Feedlot School: Session 2: Beef carcass grading and protein

nutrition. http://beef.osu.edu/library

3. Fluharty, F. L. 2013. Ohio Feedlot School: Session 3: Feed Efficiency, bunk management,

and the impact of bedding. http://beef.osu.edu/library

4. Fluharty, F. L. 2013. Ohio Feedlot School: Session 4: Use of corn co-products and acidosis

prevention, and ionophores and implants . http://beef.osu.edu/library

5. Fluharty, F. L. 2012. Utilizing DDGS in feedlot rations. http://beef.osu.edu/library






http://beef.osu.edu/library/feedrout.html

http://beef.osu.edu/library/weancalf.html

http://beef.osu.edu/~obqa/

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6. Fluharty, F. L. 2011. Third trimester nutrition and fetal programming.


7. Fluharty, F. L. 2011. Mineral nutrition for the cowherd. http://beef.osu.edu/library

8. Fluharty, F. L. 2011. Best management practices, and adjusting management to match

markets and economic conditions. http://beef.osu.edu/library

Bulletins and Technical Reports

1. Fluharty, F. L. 2003. Complex factors have role in feedlot receiving diets. Feedstuffs. Vol.

75, No. 3, pp. 13-16.

2. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. Clevenger. 2000. Effects of pen floor type and bedding

on lamb growth and carcass characteristics. The Shepherd. Vol. 45, No.1, pp. 16-19.

3. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. Clevenger. 1999. Effects of feeding pelleted, ensiled,

or a combination of pelleted and ensiled alfalfa on lamb growth and carcass characteristics.

The Shepherd. Vol. 44, No.10, pp. 10-12.

4. Fluharty, F. L., G. D. Lowe, and D. Clevenger. 1999. Effects of feed delivery system and

corn processing on lamb growth and carcass characteristics. The Shepherd. Vol. 44, No.9,

pp. 34-39.

5. Fluharty, F. L. 1999. Effects of pelleted alfalfa and whole-shelled corn combinations on

lamb growth and carcass characteristics. The Shepherd. Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 8-12.

6. Fluharty, F. L. 1998. Can the U.S. sheep industry survive in the next millennium? The

Shepherd. Vol. 43, No. 9, pp. 30-31.

7. Fluharty, F. L. 1998. Ruminant nutrition basics. The Shepherd. Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 16-17.

8. Fluharty, F. L. 1997. Put more muscle into feeding plans. The Shepherd. Vol. 42, No. 7,

p. 26.

9. Fluharty, F. L. 1997. Use of sugarbeet pulp as an energy and fiber supplement in cattle

diets. Pioneer Newsbeet. Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 31.

Papers in Proceedings

1, Fluharty, F. L. 2013. Corn Processing and the Use of Corn Byproducts in Feedlot Diets;

Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management Series. Buesnos Aires, Argentina




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2. Nutritional Programs that Enhance Muscle Development and Reduce Fattening; Nutrefeed

S.A.Beef Short Course, Buesnos Aires, Argentina

3. Fluharty, F. L. 2012. Interactions of Management and Diet on Final Meat Characteristics of

Beef Animals. Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management Series. Nutrefeed. S.A. pp. 1–6.

4. Fluharty, F. L. 2012. Receiving diets for feedlot cattle and weaning management options.

Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management Series. pp. 7–17.

5. Fluharty, F. L. 2012. Managing for the Cow Herd in the Four Stages of Production for

Optimum Reproductive Performance and Profitability. . Nutrefeed S.A. Beef Management

Series. pp. 18-23.

6. Fluharty, F. L. 2012. Best Management Practice Considerations for Alternative Feeding

Operations. University of Wisconsin: 2012 Cattle Feeder Clinics. pp. 1-6.

7. Fluharty, F. L. 2009. Management and Technological Strategies for Improving Carcass

Quality. Novos Enfoques na Producao e Reproducao de Bovinos. pp. 1-9.

8. Fluharty, F. L. 2009. Nutrition of the Cow Herd and Nutritional Requirements of Cattle in

Late Gestation and Early Lactation. Novos Enfoques na Producao e Reproducao de

Bovinos. pp. 10-18

9. Fluharty, F. L. 2009. Carbohydrate and Protein Metabolism in Ruminants, with a Special

Emphasis on Metabolic Disorders of Feedlot Steers. Novos Enfoques na Producao e

Reproducao de Bovinos. pp. 19-30.

10. Fluharty, F. L. 2002. Receiving diets for feedlot cattle. Proc. 63rd

Minnesota Nutrition

Conference. pp. 151-161.

11. Firkins, J. L., and F. L. Fluharty. 1999. Soy products as protein sources for beef and dairy

cattle. Global Soy Forum.

12. Fluharty, F. L. 1996. Nutrition of newly arrived feedlot calves. Proc. New York Cattle

Feeders Conference. Technologies to Excel. Cornell Cooperative Extension. pp. 70-74.

13. Fluharty, F. L. 1996. Effects of programmed intake on growth. Proc. New York Cattle

Feeders Conference. Technologies to Excel. Cornell Cooperative Extension. pp. 11-16.

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