Erin DeHaan
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Beef
Biography
Dr. Erin DeHaan is an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science for 日本av视频 and serves as an Extension beef specialist for the state of South Dakota.
She has managed a variety of research projects extending from beef cattle management and nutrition to consumer consumption. Her Extension efforts focus on educating producers about early calf management strategies to optimize performance and carcass characteristics.
She has been active in helping lead additional Extension programs centered around new farmer and rancher education, youth education about the beef industry and precision livestock technologies.
She has managed a variety of research projects extending from beef cattle management and nutrition to consumer consumption. Her Extension efforts focus on educating producers about early calf management strategies to optimize performance and carcass characteristics.
She has been active in helping lead additional Extension programs centered around new farmer and rancher education, youth education about the beef industry and precision livestock technologies.
Education
- Ph.D. in animal science (ruminant nutrition) | 日本av视频 | 2023
- M.S. in animal science (meat science) | 日本av视频 | 2020
- B.S. in animal science | 日本av视频 | 2018
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
- Applied beef cattle health, nutrition and management
- Pre- and postweaning management strategies of beef calves
- Precision livestock technology application
- Grazing cattle management
- Applied meat science
Academic Responsibilities
Appointment
- 80% Extension
- 20% Research
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Plains Nutrition Council Member
- American Society of Animal Science Member
- Member of NC1181: Optimizing Forage and Grazing Cattle Management
Extension Responsibilities
- Co-lead beginning farmer and rancher program for beef producers in South Dakota (beefSD)
- Developer-, producer- and allied industry-focused educational programming about applied beef cattle nutrition and management strategies
Work Experience
- Assistant Professor and 日本av视频 Extension Beef Specialist at 日本av视频 (2024-present)
- Graduate Research Assistant at 日本av视频 (2019-2023)
Research and Scholarly Work
Publications
- Gubbels, E.R., J.J. Block, R.R. Salverson, A.A. Harty, W.C. Rusche, C.L. Wright, K.M. Cammack, Z.K. Smith, J.K. Grubbs, K.R. Underwood, J.F. Legako, K.C. Olson and A.D. Blair. 2021. Influence of Maternal Carbohydrate Source (Concentrate-Based vs. Forage-Based) on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Progeny. Foods 10(9):2056
- Blair, A.D., Gubbels, E.R., Block, J.J., Olson, K.C., Grubbs, J.K. and Underwood, K.R., 2021. . Meat and Muscle Biology 5(3): 6, 1-9. DOI: 10.22175/mmb.12990
- Gubbels, E.R., J.R. Jaeger, R.R. Salverson, K.M. Cammack, J.K. Grubbs, K.R. Underwood, K.C. Olson and A.D. Blair. 2023. Case Study: Effects of Low-Stress Weaning on Calf Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics. Translational Animal Science 7(1) DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad015
- Gubbels, E.R., W.C. Rusche, E. Block, T. Rehberger, J.S. Thomson and Z.K. Smith. 2023. Evaluation of Long-Term Supplementation of a Direct-Fed Microbial and Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Yeast Cell Culture Product on Feedlot Growth Performance, Efficiency of Dietary Net Energy Utilization, Heat Stress Measures and Carcass Characteristics in Beef Steers. Translational Animal Science 7(1) DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad016
- Gubbels, E.R., W.C. Rusche and Z.K. Smith. 2023. Manger Space Restriction Does Not Negatively Impact Growth Efficiency of Feedlot Heifers Program Fed a Concentrate-Based Diet to Gain 1.36 kg Daily. Translational Animal Science 7(1) DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad012
- Dornbach, C.W., K.E. Hales, Gubbels, E.R., J.E. Wells, A.A. Hoffman, A.N. Hanratty, D.J. Line, T.M. Smock, J.L. Manahan, Z.S. McDaniel, K.B. Kohl, N.C. Burdick Sanchez, J.A. Carroll, W.C. Rusche, Z.K. Smith and P.R. Broadway. 2023. Longitudinal Assessment of Prevalence and Incidence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157 Resistance to Antimicrobials in Feedlot Cattle Sourced and Finished in Two Different Regions of the United States. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2023.0009
- Ribeiro, T.L.M., Francis, F.L., Gubbels, E.R., Griffin, J.E., Rusche, W.C., Smith, Z.K. Supplemental Organic Trace Minerals and a Yeast Culture Product in Newly Weaned Steers: Effects of Use and Delivery Method on Growth Performance and Hepatic Trace Mineral Content. Translational Animal Science Oct. 18, 2023;7(1):txad119. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad119. PMID: 37942177; PMCID: PMC10630049
- Grimes, B.B., F.L. Francis, Gubbels, E.R., T.C. Norman, T.M. Ribeiro, S.R. Hanson, C.R. Ross, D.M. Paulus Compart, W.C. Rusche and Z.K. Smith. Effects of Calcium Magnesium Carbonate and/or Tylosin Phosphate Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, Liver Outcomes, Behavior and Rumination Activity in Yearling Beef Steers Fed a Finishing Diet. Applied Animal Science 2023-0247
- Norman, T.C., DeHaan, E.R., F.L. Francis, W.C. Rusche and Z.K. Smith. Fed a Single Growing-Finishing Diet. Animals. 2024; 14(4):567. DOI: 10.3390/ani14040567
- Hanson, S.R., DeHaan, E.R., F.L. Francis, W.C. Rusche and Z.K. Smith. . Ruminants. 2024; 4(1):112-124. DOI: 10.3390/ruminants4010007
- DeHaan, E.R., Rusche, W.C. and Smith, Z.K. . Ruminants 2024, 4, 476-490. DOI: 10.3390/ruminants4040034
- DeHaan, E.R., Dornbach, C.W., Blair, A.D., Burdick Sanchez, N.C., Carroll, J.A., Broadway, P.R., Rusche, W.C., Hales, K.E. and Smith, Z.K.. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 103, 2025, skaf013, DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf013
