The Kenny Berg Research and Education Fund

The Kenny Berg Research and Education Fund is used to fund research projects specific to the liquid feed industry. Eligible proposals from universities and land grant colleges are reviewed by the Liquid Feed Committee’s Research subcommittee for funding approval. A final report of completed research that has been funded by the Kenny Berg Research and Education Fund is typically presented at a future Liquid Feed Symposium. See the research projects that fund has supported in recent years below:

• Meta-analysis of the effects of dietary sugar on intake and productivity of dairy cattle
• Dietary Molasses Enhances Ruminal Biohydrogenation and Increases Mammary Gland De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis During Milk Fat Depression
• Effect of Backgrounding Diet on Subsequent Performance of Growing Calves Grazing Tall Fescue
• Effect of Cane Molasses on Absorptive Capacity of Rumen Papillae in Dairy Cows During the Dry Period and Early Lactation
• Dietary Molasses Increases Ruminal pH and Enhances Ruminal Biohydrogenation During Milk Fat Depression
• Approaches to Reduce Free-Choice Liquid Supplement Intake and Intake Variation in Beef Cattle
• How Do pH and Protein Source Affect Nutrient Yield From Sucrose Fermentations?
• Effect of Cation-Anion Difference on Measures of on Acid-Base Physiology and Performance in Beef Cattle
• Supplementation of Copper and Selenium in Molasses-Based Liquid Supplements in Growing Beef Cattle
• Effect of Forage-Liquid Molasses Interaction on Acid-Base Physiology and Performance in Beef Cattle 
• Evaluation of a mixture of crude glycerol and molasses as an energy supplement for beef cattle consuming bermudagrass hay
• Effects of Liquid Supplement With or Without Fat Fed to Cows Consuming Native Range on Body Weight, Body condition Score and Calf Performance
• Ruminal availability of nitrogen from liquid feeds
• Comparison of Dry and Liquid Protein Supplements Fed to Stocker Cattle Consuming Low-Quality Native Grass: Performance and Digestibility