Phosphorus No Phosphorus Phosphorus Improves Consultant Sale invoices supplementation supplementation supplementation growth, fertility recommendation from feed as required in the diet delivers and the suppliers greater reproduction Management productivity rate of the herd. records of benefits the amount particularly in and timing of stock. feeding Installation of Minimal New fences By controlling State or territory Sale invoices new fences to fencing and separation of bulls joining, calves government for purchase enable limited from heifers and can be born in information of fencing improved management of more effective the better materials materials management of joining time control over seasons and Invoices joining time joining. hence have from fencing better weight contractor gain and condition, reaching market condition photographs earlier. Survival of fencing of heifers and installation calves also improves. Greater density Low watering The rate of More watering Published Sale invoices of watering point density watering point points allow the industry case for purchase points resulted in establishment is herd to graze studies of materials uneaten feed at increased, over a greater used to store the outer limits improving access distance than or distribute of stock to pasture and before, water movement. providing faster increasing the Invoices turnoff. quality and rate from of feed intake. contractor Survival and growth rates are improved. photographs of watering installation *Evidence verifying that actions were undertaken is not required to meet eligibility requirements. Examples have been included to show how the suggested approach could also assist with meeting reporting, and monitoring requirements (see Part 5). 11 Feeding non-protein nitrogen to a herd Section 11 provides that feeding non-protein nitrogen to the herd is not eligible as a project activity under the draft Determination. The Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Feeding Nitrates to Beef Cattle) Methodology (Nitrates Determination) covers the feeding of non-protein nitrates (in a Determination 2014 situation where urea is already fed, which is common in rangeland Australia).
Phosphorus supplementation as required No Phosphorus supplementation Phosphorus supplementation in the diet delivers greater productivity benefits particularly in stock. Improves growth, fertility and the reproduction rate of the herd. Consultant recommendation Sale invoices from feed suppliers Management records of the amount and timing of feeding Installation of new fences to enable improved management of joining time Minimal fencing and limited management of joining time New fences separation of bulls from heifers and more effective control over joining. By controlling joining, calves can be born in the better seasons and hence have better weight gain and condition, reaching market condition earlier. Survival of heifers and calves also improves. State or territory government information materials Sale invoices for purchase of fencing materials Invoices from fencing contractor photographs of fencing installation Greater density of watering points Low watering point density resulted in uneaten feed at the outer limits of stock movement. The rate of watering point establishment is increased, improving access to pasture and providing faster turnoff. More watering points allow the herd to graze over a greater distance than before, increasing the quality and rate of feed intake. Survival and growth rates are improved. Published industry case studies Sale invoices for purchase of materials used to store or distribute water Invoices from contractor photographs of watering installation *Evidence verifying that actions were undertaken is not required to meet eligibility requirements. Examples have been included to show how the suggested approach could also assist with meeting reporting, and monitoring requirements (see Part 5). 11 Feeding non-protein nitrogen to a herd Section 11 provides that feeding non-protein nitrogen to the herd is not eligible as a project activity under the draft Determination. The Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Feeding Nitrates to Beef Cattle) Methodology Determination 2014 (Nitrates Determination) covers the feeding of non-protein nitrates (in a situation where urea is already fed, which is common in rangeland Australia).
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