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Individual Pen Facility

• A total of 24 individual animal pens
• Forage handling and Mosdal® feeding systems
• Accommodates individual feeding and management for studies where frequent samples and intensive management are needed

Calan Barn

• A total of 12 pens, accommodating 5 head of cattle each
• "Magnetic key" Calan feeding system
• The Arrangement allows for studies requiring group management and behavior along with individual animal feeding and intake measurement

Intensive Research Center

• George Mitchell Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory (GMRNL)
  • GMRNL A
  • GMRNL B
• State-of-the-art surgical suite
  • Surgery
  • Preparation Room
  • Scrub Room
  • Surgical Table
  • Recovery Room
• Two multi-purpose rooms for metabolism studies on large and small animals
  • Rooms
  • Pens
  • Squeeze Chute Scales
• A total of 24 individual animal pens, in two environmentally controlled rooms, equipped to maximize handling ease for intensive measurements
• Feed storage and handling systems to accommodate any type of feedstuff
• Beef Unit offices, locker rooms, and laboratory space 

Research Pastures

• 700 acres of pasture
• Currently there are 32 pastures in high-endophyte fescue, each 7.5-acres, for replicated stocker and cow/calf grazing studies
• Mixed grass/clover pastures for additional heifer and cow/calf grazing
• Future development of riparian (creek) pastures, bull development paddocks, cow/calf grazing center

Nutrition Center

• Computerized feed management/handling system
  • Handling System
• Six silos provide approximately 2,200 tons of silage capacity
  • Silos
• Load-cell mounted grain bins for automatic metering of concentrates
  • Mixer Wagons
• Four feed bays for handling a variety of bulk commodities
• Large and small mixer wagons for feeding various sized rations
  • Wagon Loading

Handling Facility

• Curved tub and alleyway
• Hydraulic squeeze chute/scales
  • Hydraulic Scales
• A total of 24 individual sorting pens
• Load-outs for pots and stock trailers

Small Pen Barns

• A total of 48 pens, accommodating 4-6 head of cattle each
  • Pen
• Fence-line feedbunk arrangement
  • Feedbunk
• For growing/finishing and heifer development research

Compost Facility

• Allows for composting animal waste prior to application to pastures
• Includes leaf-storage building (for adding organic matter to compost)
• Allows for integrated research in beef cattle production and waste management