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South Dakota State University students Katherine Moening and Sydney Heins have been awarded $2,500 grants for their beef cattle research projects.
The projects, funded by the South Dakota Cattlemen's Foundation, are "novel work in the industry," a Dakotaland Feeds nutritionist tells the Argus Leader.
Moening's focuses are on the effects of phytogenic supplements on pre- and post-calving and on the transfer of immunity from the dam to offspring.
Heins' goal is to determine the value of the Neogen Igenity Feeder Test.
The test measures the amount of antibodies in a cow's colostrum (the first fluid that comes out of the cow's mouth) before it's fed to calves.
It has been used for decades to determine whether a cow's immune system is strong enough to fight off pathogens before it's fed to calves, but little is known about the antibodies' effect on the immune system after it's fed to calves.
Heins plans to collect DNA samples from 170 SDSU feedlot calves and send them to Neogen, then fattening the cattle to be harvested.
"She is incredibly smart and talented, and I hope that by working under her guidance, I can gain a greater understanding of animal nutrition and apply that
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