LPES Lesson 13: Using Dietary Strategies to Reduce the Nutrient Excretion of Feedlot Cattle
This lesson will present the basics of feeding feedlot cattle to minimize excess N and P excretion into the environment. ...
LPES Lesson 12: Feeding Dairy Cows to Reduce Nutrient Excretion
This lesson will present the basics of feeding dairy cows to minimize N, P, and K excretion into the environment. In addition, key concepts of managing manure nutrients on dairy operati ...
Feed and Animal Management For Dairy Cattle
Dairy operations typically include the milking cowherd with some of the cow population in the non-lactation stage (dry cows) and with growing heifers. Distinctly different diets are req ...
Feed and Animal Management For Beef Cattle
Beef cattle feeding operations typically include weaned calves that are fed to market weight or stocker cattle finished in feedlots. For short time periods, beef cows may also be fed in ...
Effects of Dietary Phosphorus Level in Beef Finishing Diets on Phosphorus Excretion Characteristics
Five ruminally fistulated steers were fed five finishing diets containing varying levels and sources of phosphorus (P). Diets consisted of 3 brewer s grits-based diets consisting of one ...
Dietary Phosphorus Effects on Waste Management and Nutrient Balance in the Feedlot
Four experiments were conducted, two with calves in the winter/spring and two with yearlings during the summer, to evaluate the effects of decreasing dietary phosphorus on nutrient bala ...