You determine by using nutrient requirement tables that your

You determine by using nutrient requirement tables that your beef cow grazing blue grama rangeland has a protein deficiency of 2.0 lb/day. How many pounds of cottonseed meal, which contains 44% CP, would you need to feed to meet this deficiency?

Solution

SOLUTION

Protein deficiency = 20 lb/day

CP% in cottonseed meal = 44% => to get 44 lb of protein, 100 lb of cottonsedd must be consumed. So, cottonseed meal required to meet 20 lb/day = 20 x (100/44) = 45.45 lb/day ANSWWR