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Large Ruminant Nutrition System

cow headThe Large Ruminant Nutrition System (LRNS) is a computer program that estimates beef and dairy cattle requirements and nutrient supply under specific conditions of animal type, environment (climatic factors), management, and physicochemical composition of available feeds, using the computational engine of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) model as published by Fox et al. (2004).

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