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View Lesson 10 (PDF file). Individual sections can be accessed below.
Intended Outcomes
The participants will learn:
- The basic principles of animal nutrition.
- How animal nutrition interrelates with nutrient excretion.
Contents
- Introduction
- Nutrient Use
- Feed Waste
- Improving the Nutrient Yield from a Feed
- Interaction of Feed with the Animal
- Precision Nutrition
- Nutritional Interventions Targeting Ammonia
- Nutritional Interventions Specifically Targeting Odor and Dust
- Water, the Overlooked Nutrient
- Economics of Reducing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Excretion
- APPENDIX A
- APPENDIX B
Activities
The participants will:
- Evaluate what feed formulation strategies can be applied to a farm for reducing nutrient excretion.
Authors: Theo van Kempen and Eric van Heugten