About the Authors
- Getahun E. Agga
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Contributed equally to this work with: Getahun E. Agga, Terrance M. Arthur
Affiliation U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, United States of America
- Terrance M. Arthur
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Contributed equally to this work with: Getahun E. Agga, Terrance M. Arthur
Affiliation U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, United States of America
- Lisa M. Durso
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Affiliation U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Agroecosystem Management Research Unit, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
- Dayna M. Harhay
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Affiliation U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, United States of America
- John W. Schmidt
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* E-mail: Terrance.Arthur@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The Beef Checkoff Program, authorized by the U.S. Congress via the Beef Research and Information Act of 1985, is a producer-funded marketing and research program designed to increase domestic and/or international demand for beef.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: TMA JWS. Performed the experiments: GEA TMA LMD DMH JWS. Analyzed the data: GEA TMA JWS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GEA TMA LMD DMH JWS. Wrote the paper: GEA TMA LMD DMH JWS.