ANSC 4405 Exam 4 Questions Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/2025

____% of nutrients consumed by cattle are converted to product, why? - 20%, a lot of nutrients are lost to gas or excretion According to a recent study, what was the measured emission of H2S in TX panhandle feedyards and how does this level compare to the state regulation levels? - 4.2 parts per billion, border line for eye irritation According to Dr. Turgeon, what are the 5 R's of cattle feeding, and of those 5 R's, which is the most important? - Right feed, right pen, right amount, right time (most important), right way Aside from gaseous emissions from manure, what other components of the feedyard contribute to gaseous emissions? - pen surface, cattle, roads, feed mill, manure stock piles, retention ponds Describe how days on feed, dressing percentage and cattle end weight have changed over the past 10 years. - days on feed = longer dressing percentage = higher cattle end weight = heavier