Researchers with Oklahoma State University’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources have been awarded two National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants aimed at improving the sustainability of livestock producers. A $200,000 NIFA grant will enable Oklahoma State scientists to study the role of glucose metabolism in the regulation of feed intake and nutrient-use efficiency of beef cattle. “This research aims to determine what makes some cattle more efficient in turning feed into beef than other cattle,” said lead investigator Andrew Foote, an assistant professor of ruminant nutritional physiology in the OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences....
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