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Spring cleaning applies to cattle sites, tooKansas When the weather warms and cattle producers start moving cattle to summer grazing areas, it's time to think about some spring cleaning, said a Kansas State University animal scientist. "Once cattle are removed for the summer is a good time for producers to clean winter feeding sites or areas of manure accumulation," said Joel DeRouchey, livestock specialist with K-State Research and Extension. Unless properly cleaned and maintained, confined feeding pens and temporary feeding sites used during the winter months become prime contributors to odor emissions, DeRouchey said. Fly production from these sites also is much greater when manure and wasted feed are present. That, in turn, creates a nuisance for livestock and a potential reduction in animal performance for the remainder of the summer. More information about cattle production is available on the Web at www.asi.ksu.edu (click on "Research and Extension"). B 13 4/30/07 1 Star WK Date: 4/26/07
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