16 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN April/May 2025 This led to the initiation of her study that is still in progress. Sperber and her team brought yearling steers into a commercial yard in central Nebraska and administered FerAppease on arrival and at reimplant. Those cattle are being harvested currently, and results will be available in early fall. Nebraska Cattleman magazine plans to post an update from that study in a later issue. “At initial receiving, we collected cortisol hair samples from a subset of cattle to determine base cortisol level and re-sampled those same cattle 14 days later to determine cortisol change,” Sperber explains. “Half of the cattle in the study received the FerAppease dose of 5 mL on their nose and 5 mL on their poll at initial arrival and re-implant; the control cattle got a placebo of a saline solution on their nose and poll.” Sperber is interested in the live and carcass performance of the steers, including growth and feed efficiency parameters in addition to carcass weight, marbling score and fat thickness. “We know that stress negatively impacts cattle,” Sperber says. “What we donʼt know is if FerAppease can offset stress and improve the overall performance of cattle during stressful times, such as during receiving and re-implanting.” What makes this study impactful and will relate with Nebraska producers is the large population size of 1,500 head of high-quality, lower risk cattle on feed. The performance outcomes from this study may differ from Cookeʼs studies exploring high-risk, southern-type cattle that perform differently and have a different stress load in comparison to what a lot of northern, native cattle deal with in terms of stress. “The interest from producers across the country shows that, in our industry, we have a want and a need to alleviate some stress and reduce negative cattle response during stressful times during the marketing period,” Sperber states. “We hope this study, when completed, will give Nebraska producers the answers they are looking for on their pursuit of raising high-quality, healthy cattle.” ~NC~ RESEARCH STUDIES DEMONSTRATE REDUCED CATTLE STRESS WITH FERAPPEASE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 What makes this study impactful and will relate with Nebraska producers is the large population size of 1,500 head of highquality, lower risk cattle on feed. Celebrating 35 Years! OCC - The “Original” Program OHLDE CATTLE CO. Tim, Trudy, Jake & Jordon Ohlde 1362 2nd Rd | Palmer, KS 66962 Tim Cell: 785.630.0523 | Trudy Cell: 785.630.0522 OHLDECATTLE.COM ® Basic Blacks and Angus II are trademarks of Ohlde Cattle Co. OCC PAXTON 730P Progeny proves he’s one of the best bulls in the Angus breed. Reg # 14940735 CED +13 • BW -1.2 • WW +42 • YW +70 $EN +23 Top 2% OCC EMBLAZON 854E An “Industry Standard” for siring predictability and uniformity. Reg # 12514348 CED +12 • BW +.3 WW +44 • YW +71 $EN +19 Top 4% Increase cow Herd ProfIts by rofIts by REDUCING INPUT COSTS - $EN 100Two-Year-Old Bulls 80 Registered & Commercial Females 1pm CST at the Ranch, Palmer, KS APRIL 21, 2025 Selling On more than 30 OCC bulls that are breed-leading sires combining Calving-Ease, Performance, $EN and TRUE fleshing ability. Linebred for Maternal Efficiency, Longevity, Performance, & Predictable Uniformity! 9 Year Old Cow 10 Year Old Cow 6 Year Old Cow Semen Available Basic Blacks SALE BULL & FEMALE Saving America’s Cowherds OHLDE CATTLE CO.
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