Nutrient balance of a commercial feedlot

dc.citation.epage44en_US
dc.citation.spage42en_US
dc.contributor.authorJones, S.Q.
dc.contributor.authorHam, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorDeRouchey, Joel M.
dc.contributor.authoreidjderouchen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-10T17:15:02Z
dc.date.available2009-12-10T17:15:02Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-10T17:15:02Z
dc.date.published2008en_US
dc.description.abstractThe ability to develop nutrient balance for a livestock operation is important for maintaining a long-term sustainable production system and for compliance with current and future environmental regulations. Producers invest considerable financial resources in farm inputs, primarily feed and livestock. When animals leave the farm, they retain a portion of the feed nutrients they consumed, but the majority of consumed nutrients are excreted. Once excreted, certain compounds in the manure volatilize, which lowers the manure nutrient content and diminishes economic value of the manure as fertilizer. In addition, these volatile compounds can create air quality concerns. Operations designated as concentrated animal feeding operations must develop nutrient management plans to provide documentation that the manure produced will be applied at agronomic rates for environmental protection. Understanding the nutrient balance of a livestock operation is critical in developing whole-farm manure management plans. Objectives of this experiment were to determine the nutrient balance of a commercial feedlot and measure amounts of recoverable nitrogen and phosphorus from the feedlot pen surface.en_US
dc.description.conferenceCattlemen's Day, 2008, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 7, 2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2097/2271
dc.publisherKansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Serviceen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfCattlemen's Day, 2008en_US
dc.relation.isPartOfKansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 08-212-Sen_US
dc.relation.isPartOfReport of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 995en_US
dc.subjectBeefen_US
dc.subjectCattleen_US
dc.subjectNutrient balanceen_US
dc.subjectNitrogenen_US
dc.subjectPhosphorusen_US
dc.titleNutrient balance of a commercial feedloten_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US

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