Question

16. Calculating Nutrients: Must show your work to receive credit. a. What is the protein content of a feed that contains 500 pounds of oats, 400 pounds of corn, and 30 pounds of soybean meal?

Answer 1

The protein content of a feed containing 500 pounds of oats, 400 pounds of corn, and 30 pounds of soybean meal is 99.5 pounds, assuming protein percentages of 10% for oats, 9% for corn, and 45% for soybean meal.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the protein content of a feed composed of oats, corn, and soybean meal, we need to know the percentage of protein in each ingredient. This information is generally available on feed labels or in feed tables, but for the purposes of this exercise, let's assume the following protein content for each ingredient:

• Oats: 10% protein
• Corn: 9% protein
• Soybean meal: 45% protein

To calculate the total protein content, we use the following steps:

1. Multiply the weight of each ingredient by its protein percentage to get the protein weight from that ingredient.
2. Add the protein weights from all the ingredients to get the total protein content.

Here are the calculations:

• Oats protein content: 500 pounds of oats x 10% = 50 pounds of protein
• Corn protein content: 400 pounds of corn x 9% = 36 pounds of protein
• Soybean meal protein content: 30 pounds of soybean meal x 45% = 13.5 pounds of protein

Adding these up:

• TOTAL protein content = 50 + 36 + 13.5 = 99.5 pounds of protein