Galen Erickson
Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science & Beef Feedlot Extension Specialist Animal Science University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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ANSC C220
Lincoln NE 68583-0908 - Phone
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402-472-6402 On-campus 2-6402
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gerickson4@unl.edu
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BeefWatch
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Curriculum Vitae
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Dr. Galen Erickson joined the Department of Animal Science as an Assistant Professor and Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist in 2001, and has served as a Professor since 2010. He was named the Nebraska Cattle Industry Professor of Animal Science in 2012 and was appointed as the Director of the Beef Innovation Hub in 2022.
Education
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2001
M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997
B.S., Iowa State University, 1995
Research
My beef cattle nutrition research focuses on use of byproducts for growing and finishing beef cattle, use of grain and silage for cattle, and the interaction between nutrition, management, and environmental issues including air quality and nutrient management. A portion of recent research has been evaluating greenhouse gas flux from beef systems from cow-calf through finishing and methods to decrease enteric methane emissions. Along with graduate students, I have published approximately 460 extension articles, 440 abstract presentations, and over 195 scientific journal articles.
Extension
My extension outreach programs focus on programmatic areas to improve feedlot nutrition and management with emphasis on use of grain, silages, and byproducts for feedlots as well as methane and greenhouse gas fluxes in beef systems. Targeted stakeholders include feedlot nutrition consultants, feedlot producers, managers, and employees, and consumers.