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The effects of winter feeding systems on beef cow performance, soil nutrients, crop yield and system economics

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2010-01

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Masters

Abstract

A study was conducted on an annual cropped field near Lanigan, Saskatchewan over two years (2005-2006, 2006-2007) to evaluate the effects of three extensive winter feeding systems (bale grazing (BG), swath grazing (SG) and straw-chaff grazing (ST-CH)) and one intensive winter feeding system (drylot (DL)) on cow performance, soil nutrients, crop yield and system cost of production. Differences in BW (P

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drylot, straw-chaff grazing, Balegrazing, ammonium, swathgrazing, nitrate

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Master of Science (M.Sc.)

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Animal and Poultry Science

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Animal and Poultry Science

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