Stephanie Hansen

Artist / Maker Rose Frantzen ((American, b. 1965))

Date2016

MediumOil on board

Dimensions15 × 15 × 2 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineCommissioned by University Museums. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberU2017.108

Status

On view

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CultureAmerican

Label TextHansen (‘02 animal science), associate professor of Animal Science, is a Northwest Iowa native and now a leading cattle nutrition researcher who works with veterinarians, animal nutritionists, biochemists, and extension personnel to improve the efficiency of beef cattle production. Hansen runs the Hansen Ruminant Nutrition Lab at Iowa State, where she has been granted over $7 million for her research. Her most recent grant from the USDA is to study the use of zinc to support growth in cattle. Hansen’s research has already had a significant impact on efficient cattle feeding in Iowa. Over the course of five years, Hansen and her team were able to bring together cattle experts from various fields to discover ways to reduce the risk of sulfur toxicity in cattle feeding on ethanol co-products. The group’s recommendations have brought down feeding prices, while protecting cattle health.

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