- Do all methods of calculating TDN give useful results? (November 15, 2021)
That depends: Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) has existed as a measure of the digestible energy of food and feeds since 1890. Atwater and Rubner & Hill related the digestible combustible energy of a food or feed to the digestion of protein, carbohydrate, and fat. - When you request forage quality analysis from a laboratory, do all methods of analysis result in the same results? (December 15, 2021)
Feed/forage analysis is an important part of developing feeding strategies for beef cattle.
Beef Cattle MythBusters-2021
Program Contact: Don Llewellyn, Lincoln County Extension Director and State Livestock Extension Specialist
(509) 725-4171 ext 1093 • don.llewellyn@wsu.edu
(509) 725-4171 ext 1093 • don.llewellyn@wsu.edu