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Formulate a ration to be 11% CP using Corn (8% CP DM basis; 89% DM) and Cottonseed meal (38% CP DM basis; 87% DM). You are also using a supplement (10% CP DM basis; 91% DM) which is recommended to be included at 8% of the ration and you need to keep corn silage (8.9% CP DM basis; 75% moisture ) at 15% of the ration

Name: formulate a ration to be 11 cp using corn 8 cp dm basis 89 dm and cottonseed meal 38 cp dm basis 87 dm you are also using a supplement 10 cp dm basis 91 dm which is recommended to be include 99409
Uploaded: 2024-03-26T18:16:53-08:00
Duration: 4 min 59 s
Channel: Jenny Wu
Description: formulate a ration to be 11 cp using corn 8 cp dm basis 89 dm and cottonseed meal 38 cp dm basis 87 dm you are also using a supplement 10 cp dm basis 91 dm which is recommended to be include 99409

          Formulate a ration to be 11% CP using Corn (8% CP DM basis; 89% DM) and
Cottonseed meal (38% CP DM basis; 87% DM). You are also using a supplement (10%
CP DM basis; 91% DM) which is recommended to be included at 8% of the ration and
you need to keep corn silage (8.9% CP DM basis; 75% moisture ) at 15% of the ration

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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Solved by Expert Jenny Wu

03/26/2024

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Given that the total ration needs to be 11% CP, we can calculate the amount of each ingredient needed to achieve this: Let x be the total weight of the ration. - Corn: 8% CP on a DM basis, 89% DM - Cottonseed meal: 38% CP on a DM basis, 87% DM - Supplement: 10% Show more…

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Formulate a ration to be 11% CP using Corn (8% CP DM basis; 89% DM) and Cottonseed meal (38% CP DM basis; 87% DM). You are also using a supplement (10% CP DM basis; 91% DM) which is recommended to be included at 8% of the ration and you need to keep corn silage (8.9% CP DM basis; 75% moisture ) at 15% of the ration