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Our Facility

The Department of Animal Sciences' North Range Cow Research Center is used for cattle nutrition and reproduction research studies. It is also used in cooperative studies with researchers in Veterinary Medicine and Entomology. It consists of two units; North and South Cow Research Ranges. Most of the acreage sits between Lake McMurtry and Lake Carl Blackwell, west of Stillwater, Oklahoma. 
North Cow Research Range

Our Purpose

The Range Cow Research Center is focused on providing applied research answers, timely extension educational programs and hands-on cow/calf management experiences for graduate and undergraduate students. Estimated service of the facility is 85% research and 15% extension.
The research program includes component projects as well as systems studies investigating beef cow nutrition, reproduction, genetics, carcass quality and associated interactions. Research capabilities include replicated pasture experiments, replicated pen studies including water intake, individual feed intake and feed efficiency measurement, individual beef cow supplementation and greenhouse gas measurement for individual animals.

North Cow Research Range

Our Facilities

The North Cow Research Range consists of approximately 2,800 acres (10% wooded) with 160 acres bermudagrass and the remaining in native rangeland.

There are two working facilities with scales in the area. The headquarters area is located along Highway 86 and includes an individual feeding barn equipped with 32 individual feeding stanchions, a barn used for hay and feed commodity storage, a small office and eight replicated pens equipped with individual feed intake units.

Our Herd

The unit is the location of our beef cattle breeding research program. It supports approximately 200 fall-calving cows and 40 to 50 replacement heifers. Calves are weaned in June or early July and grazed for about 90 days on summer pasture at the unit prior to being shipped to a feed yard for finishing. 

Herd Manager

Have questions? Contact the herd managers for the North Cow Research Range.

 

Herd Manager: Jay Edens

Asst. Herd Manager: Gregg Perdue

A tractor feeding hay at the north range.

Contact Us

Do you have questions about our facility? Please contact us to learn more.

North Range Herd Manager: Jay Edens

Asst. Herd Manager: Gregg Perdue

Facility Supervisor: David Lalman

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