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Why do cattle need phosphorus?

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  1. Why is phosphorus required?
    The need for phosphorus
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  2. What has the research revealed?
  3. Identifying a phosphorus deficiency
    How to identify a phosphorus deficiency
  4. What’s the impact of a phosphorus deficiency in beef herds?
    1 quiz
  5. How to supplement for phosphorus
    Supplementing P-deficient beef herds
  6. Other considerations
    1 quiz
  7. Summary
    Summary - Why do cattle need phosphorus?
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Why do cattle need phosphorus? What has the research revealed?
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What has the research revealed?

Meat & Livestock Australia July 27, 2021

Recent MLA breeder cow supplementation trials have provided a better understanding of phosphorus’s role in northern beef herds, including when and where to provide the supplement cost-effectively.

Figure 2: The impact of phosphorus supplementation on feed intake and live weight gains on pen-fed steers

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