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Nutritious Nitrogen

Calf Feeding Interactive Questions

  1. To calculate protein in an animal’s diet, you determine the amount of nitrogen in the diet and multiply by 6.25.
  2. A typical steer will weigh ______ lbs at maturation and time for slaughter.


  3. Overfeeding protein can negatively impact the steer.
  4. If protein is underfed, the steer should still mature to the same weigh as a steer fed adequate protein.
  5. Protein is made up of ____________.