Florida Cattle Enhancement Board
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board is a Direct Support Organization of the University of Florida. The Board is organized to promote research, education and scientific purposes including the promotion of research, education and extension for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) on issues relating to the Florida cattle industry, including production, disease prevention, forage development, and genetic research and technology. Funded through state appropriations since its inception in 2016, the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has funded over $5.2 million in research projects, education and extension efforts at the University of Florida.
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FY 2019-2020
| Project Coordinator |
Name of Project and Final Report |
Amount Approved |
Executive Summary |
| Purvis & Gray |
Audit |
$15,000 |
See final report |
| Alan M. West |
Contract Support from UF |
$10,000 |
See final report |
| Dubeux, Jose |
Canopy Characterization of stockpiled limpograss in North Florida (Year 2) |
$17,408 |
Summary |
| Silveira, Maria L. |
Phosphorous Budget for Cow-Calf Operations in the State of Florida |
$18,390 |
Summary |
| DiLorenzo, Nicolas |
What is the link between feed efficiency, reproduction competence and heat tolerance in Brahman influenced cattle? |
$52,163 |
Summary |
| Minteer, Carey |
Release strategy optimization of classical biological control agents for Brazilian peppertree in Florida |
$76,751 |
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| Maples, Deanne |
Florida Beef Marketing and Promotion Retail Coupon Campaign |
$54,109 |
See final report |
| Thrift, Todd |
Florida raised beef strip steak quality audit |
$11,950 |
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| Sollenberger, Lynn |
Selecting New Bahiagrass Varieties for the Florida Cattle Industry |
$25,318 |
Summary |
| Binelli, Mario |
Predicting puberty in Brahman heifers |
$41,395 |
Summary |
| Silveira, Maria L. |
Agronomic and environmental impacts of land application of biosolids to bahiagrass pastures in Florida |
$66,345 |
Summary |
| Binelli, Mario |
Control of embryo receptivity and fertilty in beef cows |
$21,990 |
Summary |
| Wallau, Marcelo |
Bermudagrass establishment techniques and expansion of planting matierial |
$33,790 |
Summary |
| Binelli, Mario |
Puberty induction as a strategy to increase reproductive performance of Brahman-influenced heifers |
$27,915 |
Summary |
| Rios, Esteban |
Development of Improved Legumes for Florida |
$25,760 |
Summary |
| Boughton, Betsey |
What is the optimal grazing regime to maintain wetland forage production? |
$16,257 |
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| Cuda, James |
Laboratory Rearing and Impact Assessment of the Gall Midge Orseolia javanica (Diptera: Ce-cidomyiidae), a Potential Biological Control Agent of the Invasive Cogongrass |
$43,141 |
Summary |
| Binelli, Mario |
Using genomic tools to continue the expansion of the Brahman herd at the University of Florida |
$26,645 |
Summary |
| Moriel, Philipe |
Boosting reproduction without increasing feed costs of beef heifers in Florida |
$72,739 |
Summary |
| Blount, Anne |
Continuation of grass endophytes and mycotoxins occurrence in Florida pastures |
$46,334 |
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| Mateescu, Raluca |
Can we predict heterosis from genetic markers? |
$23,240 |
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| Sellers, Brent |
Increasing soil fertility to manage broomsedge in bahiagrass pastures |
$23,360 |
Summary |
| Total |
$750,000 |
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FY 2018-2019
| Project Coordinator |
Name of Project |
Amount Approved |
Executive Summary |
| Mario Binelli |
Continuing the expansion of the Brahman herd at the University of Florida |
$56,000 |
Summary |
| Philipe Moriel |
Does year-round supplementation of cows pay off? |
$19,769 |
Summary |
| Mauricio A. Elzo |
Florida Brahman: Genomic selection for tenderness, marbling, and reproductive tract score |
$106,357 |
Summary |
| Raluca Mateescu |
Using Genomics to Beef Up meat quality in Brahman influenced cattle |
$58,000 |
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| Philipe Moriel |
Evaluating cost-effective supplementation programs for cows during late-gestation |
$18,000 |
Summary |
| Brent Sellers |
Optimizing Herbicide Rates for Wiping Smutgrass and Impacts of Rainfall and Non-structural Carbohydrates on Smutgrass Control |
$22,259 |
Summary |
| Brent Sellers |
Increasing Soil Fertility to Manage Broomsedge in Bahiagrass Pastures |
$28,511 |
Summary |
| Jose C Dubeux |
Supplementation strategies for first-calf heifers grazing stockpiled limpograss in North Florida |
$25,000 |
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| Philipe Moriel |
Overcoming the negative impacts of frequency of supplementation on reproduction of developing replacement beef heifers |
$28,000 |
Summary |
| Maria L. Silveira |
Agronomic and environmental impacts of land application of biosolids to bahiagrass pastures in Florida |
$63,200 |
Summary |
| Fredy Altpeter |
Precision breeding for herbicide resistance and improved digestability in bahiagrass |
$48,000 |
Summary |
| Cheryl Mackowiak |
Fertilizer management impacts on Florida bahiagrass pasture health |
$20,000 |
Summary |
| Dr Raoul Boughton |
Florida Calf Loss - 2018-2019 continuation (yr3) |
$50,000 |
Summary |
| Marcelo Wallau |
Management alternatives and and variety testing for Alfalfa-Bermudagrass pastures in North Florida |
$44,983 |
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| Ann Blount |
Presence of grass endophytes and mycotoxins in Florida pastures? |
$52,000 |
Summary |
| Esteban Rios |
Development of Improved Forage Cultivars and Management Systems for Florida Conditions |
$42,000 |
Summary |
| Allyson Trimble |
Florida Beef Marketing and Promotion Ibotta Campaign |
$50,000 |
See final report |
| Alan M West |
Services provided by the Office of the University of Florida Controller will provide to the Cattle Enhancement Board (CEB) |
$10,000 |
See final report |
| Purvis Gray & Company |
Required Annual Audit of Florida Cattle Enhancement Board |
$7,921 |
See final report |
| Total |
$750,000 |
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FY 2017-2018
| Project Coordinator |
Name of Project |
Amount Approved |
Executive Summary |
| Sellers, Brent |
Optimizing herbicide rates for wiping smutgrass and impacts of rainfall and non-structural carbohydrates on smutgrass control |
$20,158 |
Summary |
| Boughton, Raoul |
Florida Calf Loss |
$150,000 |
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| Silveira, Maria L |
Agronomic and environmental impacts of land application of biosolids to bahiagrass pastures in Florida |
$49,998 |
Summary |
| Lamb, Cliff |
Understanding the relationship between feed efficiency and fertility in replacement beef heifers |
$51,324 |
Summary |
| Elzo, Mauricio A |
Florida Brahman: Genomic selection for tenderness, marbling, and reproductive tract score |
$94,566 |
Summary |
| Mackowiak, Cheryl |
Options for phosphorus fertilization and retention in bahiagrass pastures’ |
$63,349 |
Summary |
| Moriel, Philipe |
Does year-round supplementation of cows pay off? |
$27,714 |
Summary |
| Moriel, Philipe |
Evaluating cost-effective supplementation programs for cows during late-gestation |
$37,310 |
Summary |
| Sellers, Brent |
Increasing soil fertility to manage broomsedge in bahiagrass pastures |
$25,095 |
Summary |
| Dahl, Geoffrey |
Development and expansion of the Brahman herd at the University |
$15,992 |
See final report |
| Vendramini, Joao |
Identification of superior limpograss cultivars under low-input systems |
$28,308 |
Summary |
| Huo, Qun |
Immune Response Test for Cattle Breeding and Health Management |
$40,176 |
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| Sollenberger, Lynn E |
Defining the importance of soil pH, Potassium, and Phospourous in reversing bahiagrass pasture decline on Florida Cattle Ranches |
$17,666 |
Summary |
| Rios, Esteban (was Munoz, Patricio) |
Development of Improved Forage Cultivars and Management Systems for Florida Conditions |
$43,108 |
Summary |
| Florida Cattlemen's Association |
Florida Traceability Initiative -Demonstration Project 2018 |
$85,000 |
See final report |
| Total |
$749,765 |
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FY 2016-2017
| Project Coordinator |
Name of Project |
Amount Approved |
Executive Summary |
| Locke, J.W.C. |
Comparison of long-term progestin-based protocols to synchronize estrus prior to fixed-time artificial insemination or natural service in Bos indicus-influenced beef heifers |
$58,268 |
Summary |
| Vendramini, Joao |
Identification of superior limpograss cultivars under low-input systems |
$38,447 |
Summary |
| Silveira, Maria L |
Agronomic and environmental impacts of land application of biosolids to bahiagrass pastures in Florida |
$66,009 |
Summary |
| Moriel, Philipe |
Does year-round supplementation of cows pay off? |
$35,276 |
Summary |
| Lamb, Cliff |
Understanding the relationship between feed efficiency and fertility in replacement beef heifers |
$68,693 |
Summary |
| Lamb, Cliff |
Impact of enhanced Insulin-Like Growth factor I (IGF-I) on fetal development during the first trimester of pregnancy |
$36,449 |
Summary |
| Elzo, Mauricio A |
Florida Brahman: Genomic selection for tenderness, marbling, and reproductive tract score |
$208,384 |
Summary |
| Moriel, Philipe |
Evaluating cost-effective supplementation programs for cows during late-gestation |
$49,765 |
Summary |
| Huo, Qun |
Immune Response Test for Cattle Breeding and Health Management |
$54,486 |
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| Silveira, Maria L |
Managing Soil Health for Pasture Sustainability |
$31,680 |
Summary |
| Sollenberger, Lynn E |
Defining the importance of soil pH, Potassium, and Phospourous in reversing bahiagrass pasture decline on Florida Cattle Ranches |
$51,233 |
Summary |
| Lamb, Cliff |
Development of a puberty indication protocol for Bos indicus-based heifers in Florida |
$33,784 |
Summary |
| Sellers, Brent |
Increasing soil fertility to manage broomsedge in bahiagrass pastures |
$24,655 |
Summary |
| Nelson, Corwin |
Effects of Dietary vitamins A, D, and E sources fed peri-partum on body stores of vitamins A, D, and E of beef cows and calves |
$54,395 |
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| Dilorenzo, Nicolas |
Chemically treating forages with alkali may improve digestibility and enhance beef cattle performance |
$45,445 |
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| Dahl, Geoffrey |
Development and expansion of the Brahman herd at the University |
$86,800 |
See final report |
| Scheffler, Tracy |
Relating Growth to Beef Tenderness and Thermotolerance of Brahman Steers |
$68,890 |
Summary |
| Braden, Tim |
Development of a Diagnostic Test for Ovarian Follicular Dysplasia (OFD) |
$173,718 |
Summary |
| Mackowiak, Cheryl |
Options for phosphorus fertilization and retention in bahiagrass pastures’ |
$97,976 |
Summary |
| Sellers, Brent |
Optimizing herbicide rates for wiping smutgrass and impacts of rainfall and non-structural carbohydrates on smutgrass control |
$28,829 |
Summary |
| Boughton, Raoul |
Florida Calf Loss |
$191,427 |
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| Rios, Esteban |
Development of Improved Forage Cultivars and Management Systems for Florida Conditions |
$59,052 |
Summary |
| Hughes, Ashley |
Florida Beef Marketing and Promotion – Option 1 |
$250,000 |
See final report |
| Patterson, Geoffrey |
Florida Cattle Industry Videos Option 1 |
$50,000 |
See final report |
| Souto, Javier |
Miami International Agriculture, Horse and Cattle Show |
$25,000 |
See final report |
| Total |
$1,980,435 |
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FY 2015-2016
| Project Coordinator |
Name of Project |
Amount Approved |
Executive Summary |
| Altpeter, Fredy |
Precision breeding for improved digestibility and herbicide resistance in bahiagrass |
$50,000 |
Summary |
| Arthington, John |
Using RFID technology to Identify mineral intake variation and subsequent copper and selenium status of Brahman cattle |
$33,744 |
Summary |
| Lamb, Cliff |
Estrus synchronization (ES) and fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) on pregnancy and calving of Florida beef herds |
$22,175 |
Summary |
| Lamb, Cliff |
The effects of bST administration prior to TAI on pregnancy rates, fetal development and hormonal profile of beef heifers |
$35,225 |
Summary |
| Kaufman,Philip |
Development of novel UF patented semiochemical-based insecticides for biting flies of cattle |
$53,784 |
Summary |
| Hughes, Ashley |
Florida Beef Marketing Plan Option 2 |
$249,681 |
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| FDACS |
Pre-Approved FDACS Commercial |
$60,000 |
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| DiLorenzo, Nicolas |
Effects of the natural biopolymer chitosan on performance of growing cattle |
$33,200 |
Summary |
| Mateescu,Raluca |
Increasing the value of Florida beef through genomics |
$106,980 |
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| Sellers, Brent |
Management of Broomsedge Species in Bahiagrass Pastures |
$21,967 |
Summary |
| Mackowiak, Cheryl |
Biosolids options for phosphorus fertilization and its effect on P retention in pasture soils |
$53,673 |
Summary |
| Silveira, Maria |
Agronomic and Environmental Impacts of Land Application of Biosolids to Bahiagrass Pastures in Florida |
$69,046 |
Summary |
| Rae, Owen |
Assessment of Calf Loss in Florida Beef Cattle Populations |
$28,760 |
Summary |
| Sollenberger, Lynn |
Defining the Importance of Soil pH, Potassium, and Phosphorus in Reversing Bahiagrass Pasture Decline on Florida Cattle Ranches |
$34,446 |
Summary |
| Vendramini, Joao |
Identification of superior limpograss cultivars under low-input systems |
$25,152 |
Summary |
| Braden, Tim |
Ovarian Follicular Dysplasia (OFD): Early Detection and Origin |
$122,167 |
Summary |
| Total |
$1,000,000 |
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