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Beef Cattle Feeding in a Bedded Hoop Barn: Three Year Summary

Authors: Mark S. Honeyman (Iowa State University) , Anna K. Butters-Johnson (Iowa State University) , Jay D. Harmon (Iowa State University) , Dallas L. Maxwell (Iowa State University) , Darrell Busby (Iowa State University) , Shawn C. Shouse (Iowa State University)

Abstract

Iowa’s beef cattle industry is comprehensively evaluating the environmental management of feedlots. As the Iowa cattle feeding industry focuses on environmental management, there has been increasing interest in systems where runoff is minimized, such as a bedded hoop barn. A three-year study evaluating the performance of yearling steers in a bedded hoop barn was conducted.

Keywords: Animal Science, Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering

How to Cite: Honeyman, M. S. , Butters-Johnson, A. K. , Harmon, J. D. , Maxwell, D. L. , Busby, D. & Shouse, S. C. (2009) “Beef Cattle Feeding in a Bedded Hoop Barn: Three Year Summary”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2008(1).