Released January 7, 2009
Learn about feeding strategies for beef, dairy and swine operations and the general concepts behind each strategy during the free Jan. 16 educational webcast from the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center of eXtension.
Four researchers will discuss economic and research data from field trials and the implications for different feeding strategies to reduce animal manure air emissions.
Webcast Speakers
Andy Cole, USDA-ARS research scientist at Bushland, Texas, researches the effects of diet and management on nutrient excretion, ammonia emissions and methane emissions of finishing beef cattle.
Mark Hannigan, Virginia Tech University dairy science associate professor, focuses on regulating energy and nitrogen metabolism in ruminant animals and reducing ammonia emissions from manure through reduced urinary nitrogen output.
Alex Hristov, Pennsylvania State University, researches improved efficiency of nitrogen use in dairy cows. Scott Carter, Oklahoma State University, conducts research about swine nutrition.
The Friday, Jan. 16 session begins at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The webcast meeting room opens 15 minutes before the start time. Go to http://www.extension.org/wiki/Live_Webcast_Information to view.
Monthly webcasts are hosted by the Livestock and Poultry Environmental (LPE) Learning Center, an information resource developed by more than 150 experts from land-grant universities, agencies and other organizations. The center is part of the national eXtension interactive Web resource customized with links to local Cooperative Extension Web sites.
LPE Learning Center
The center advocates that individuals involved in public policy issues, animal production and delivery of technical services for animal producers should have on-demand access to the nation's best science-based resources. Articles about animal manure management are at http://www.extension.org/animal+manure+management.
eXtension is an educational partnership helping Americans improve their lives with access to timely, objective, research-based information and educational opportunities. The eXtension site is www.extension.org. Land-grant universities were founded on the ideals that higher education should be accessible to all, that colleges should teach liberal and practical subjects and share knowledge with people throughout their states.
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Contacts: Rick Stowell, University of Nebraska, 402-472-3912, rstowell2@unl.edu
Kevin Janni, University of Minnesota, 612-625-3108 kjanni@umn.edu
Jill Heemstra, University of Nebraska, (402) 748-3909, jheemstra@unl.edu
Lynette Spicer, Iowa State University, (515) 294-1327, lspicer@iastate.edu
