Natural Resources Conservation Service CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD ARIZONA FEED MANAGEMENT Code 592 (AU) DEFINITION Manipulating and controlling the quantity and General Criteria Applicable to All Purposes quality of available nutrients, feedstuffs, or Supply sufficient nutrients to maintain the health, additives fed to livestock and poultry. growth, production, performance, and reproduction of livestock and poultry. Water quality Develop diets for specific species of animals in Prevent excess nutrients in surface and accordance with the most current groundwater by reducing the quantity of recommendations from one of the following: nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, salts, and other nutrients excreted in the manure. National Research Council (NRC) Prevent excess pathogens and Land grant university (LGU) chemicals from manure, biosolids or compost applications by reducing their Use laboratory analysis on the formulated diet, quantity and viability in manure. or on all feed ingredients used to formulate the Air quality diet, to determine its nutrient content. Reduce odor, particulate matter, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Conduct feed analysis as often as necessary to production from animal feeding adjust diets for changes in chemical composition operations. of the feeds being fed. Use laboratories for feed analyses whose tests are accepted by the LGU, State departments of agriculture, or another appropriate body in the Livestock and poultry operations— State in which the feeding strategy will be implemented. Data from analyzed feed With a whole farm nutrient imbalance, with ingredients and/or appropriate historic feed more nutrients imported to the farm than analysis information for the operation may be are exported and utilized by crops in used for adjustments of ration formulation. rotation on the farm. That have a significant accumulation of Determine nutrient use and excretion using nutrients in the soil. manure analyses or calculated nutrient intake That land apply manure and do not have a and excretion rate. If manure analyses are used, land base large enough to allow nutrients to be applied at rates recommended by soil they must be conducted by laboratories whose test and utilized by crops in the rotation. tests are accepted by the LGU, the State Seeking to improve nutrient use departments of agriculture or another efficiencies, reduce manure pathogens, or appropriate body in the State in which the reduce odors and GHGs. feeding strategy will be implemented. Nutrient
Natural Resources Conservation Service CONSERVATION PRACTICE STANDARD ARIZONA FEED MANAGEMENT Code 592 (AU) DEFINITION Manipulating and controlling the quantity and quality of available nutrients, feedstuffs, or additives fed to livestock and poultry. Water quality Prevent excess nutrients in surface and groundwater by reducing the quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, salts, and other nutrients excreted in the manure. Prevent excess pathogens and chemicals from manure, biosolids or compost applications by reducing their quantity and viability in manure. Air quality Reduce odor, particulate matter, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions production from animal feeding operations. Livestock and poultry operations— With a whole farm nutrient imbalance, with more nutrients imported to the farm than are exported and utilized by crops in rotation on the farm. That have a significant accumulation of nutrients in the soil. That land apply manure and do not have a land base large enough to allow nutrients to be applied at rates recommended by soil test and utilized by crops in the rotation. Seeking to improve nutrient use efficiencies, reduce manure pathogens, or reduce odors and GHGs. General Criteria Applicable to All Purposes Supply sufficient nutrients to maintain the health, growth, production, performance, and reproduction of livestock and poultry. Develop diets for specific species of animals in accordance with the most current recommendations from one of the following: National Research Council (NRC) Land grant university (LGU) Use laboratory analysis on the formulated diet, or on all feed ingredients used to formulate the diet, to determine its nutrient content. Conduct feed analysis as often as necessary to adjust diets for changes in chemical composition of the feeds being fed. Use laboratories for feed analyses whose tests are accepted by the LGU, State departments of agriculture, or another appropriate body in the State in which the feeding strategy will be implemented. Data from analyzed feed ingredients and/or appropriate historic feed analysis information for the operation may be used for adjustments of ration formulation. Determine nutrient use and excretion using manure analyses or calculated nutrient intake and excretion rate. If manure analyses are used, they must be conducted by laboratories whose tests are accepted by the LGU, the State departments of agriculture or another appropriate body in the State in which the feeding strategy will be implemented. Nutrient
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