State-Specific Volatile Solids (VS) and Nitrogen (N) Excretion Rates for Cattle

State Volatile solids excretion rate (kg VS/day/1000 kg animal mass) Nitrogen excretion rate (kg VS/day/1000 kg animal mass) Dairy cows Dairy heifers Feedlot steer Feedlot heifers Dairy cows Dairy heifers Feedlot steer Feedlot heifers Alabama 8.40 8.35 4.27 4.74 0.50 0.46 0.36 0.38 Alaska 7.30 8.35 4.15 4.58 0.45 0.46 0.35 0.37 Arizona 10.37 8.35 3.91 4.27 0.58 0.46 0.33 0.34 Arkansas 7.59 8.35 3.98 4.35 0.46 0.46 0.33 0.35 California 10.02 8.35 3.96 4.33 0.56 0.46 0.33 0.34 Colorado 10.25 8.35 3.97 4.34 0.58 0.46 0.33 0.35 Connecticut 9.22 8.35 4.41 4.93 0.53 0.46 0.37 0.40 Delaware 8.63 8.35 4.19 4.64 0.51 0.46 0.35 0.37 Florida 8.90 8.35 4.15 4.58 0.52 0.46 0.35 0.37 Georgia 9.07 8.35 4.18 4.63 0.53 0.46 0.35 0.37 Hawaii 7.00 8.35 4.15 4.58 0.44 0.46 0.35 0.37 Idaho 10.11 8.35 4.03 4.42 0.57 0.46 0.34 0.35 Illinois 9.07 8.35 4.15 4.59 0.52 0.46 0.35 0.37 Indiana 9.38 8.35 3.98 4.35 0.54 0.46 0.33 0.35 Iowa 9.46 8.35 3.93 4.28 0.54 0.46 0.33 0.34 Kansas 9.63 8.35 3.97 4.35 0.55 0.46 0.33 0.35 Kentucky 7.89 8.35 4.20 4.65 0.48 0.46 0.35 0.37 Louisiana 7.39 8.35 4.07 4.48 0.45 0.46 0.34 0.36 Maine 8.99 8.35 4.07 4.47 0.52 0.46 0.34 0.36 Maryland 9.02 8.35 4.05 4.45 0.52 0.46 0.34 0.35 Massachusetts 8.63 8.35 4.15 4.58 0.51 0.46 0.35 0.37 Michigan 10.05 8.35 4.00 4.38 0.57 0.46 0.34 0.35 Minnesota 9.17 8.35 3.89 4.24 0.53 0.46 0.33 0.34 Mississippi 8.19 8.35 4.14 4.57 0.49 0.46 0.35 0.37 Missouri 8.02 8.35 4.08 4.49 0.48 0.46 0.34 0.36 Montana 9.03 8.35 4.23 4.69 0.52 0.46 0.36 0.38 Nebraska 9.09 8.35 3.98 4.35 0.53 0.46 0.33 0.35 Nevada 9.65 8.35 4.07 4.48 0.55 0.46 0.34 0.36 New Hampshire 9.44 8.35 3.94 4.30 0.54 0.46 0.33 0.34 New Jersey 8.51 8.35 3.98 4.36 0.50 0.46 0.33 0.35 New Mexico 10.34 8.35 3.88 4.22 0.58 0.46 0.32 0.33 New York 9.42 8.35 3.75 4.05 0.54 0.46 0.31 0.32 North Carolina 9.38 8.35 4.20 4.65 0.55 0.46 0.35 0.37 North Dakota 8.40 8.35 3.88 4.22 0.50 0.46 0.32 0.34 Ohio 9.01 8.35 3.96 4.33 0.52 0.46 0.33 0.34 Oklahoma 8.58 8.35 3.98 4.35 0.50 0.46 0.33 0.35 Oregon 9.40 8.35 4.06 4.46 0.54 0.46 0.34 0.36 Pennsylvania 9.26 8.35 3.98 4.35 0.53 0.46 0.33 0.35 Rhode Island 8.94 8.35 4.36 4.87 0.52 0.46 0.37 0.39 South Carolina 9.05 8.35 4.15 4.58 0.53 0.46 0.35 0.37 South Dakota 9.45 8.35 4.01 4.39 0.54 0.46 0.34 0.35 Tennessee 8.60 8.35 4.48 5.02 0.51 0.46 0.38 0.40 Texas 9.51 8.35 3.95 4.32 0.54 0.46 0.33 0.34 Utah 9.70 8.35 3.88 4.22 0.55 0.46 0.32 0.34 Vermont 9.03 8.35 4.10 4.52 0.52 0.46 0.34 0.36 Virginia 9.02 8.35 3.98 4.35 0.53 0.46 0.33 0.35 Washington 10.36 8.35 4.07 4.47 0.58 0.46 0.34 0.36 West Virginia 8.13 8.35 4.65 5.25 0.48 0.46 0.40 0.42 Wisconsin 9.34 8.35 3.95 4.31 0.54 0.46 0.33 0.34 Wyoming 9.29 8.35 4.17 4.61 0.53 0.46 0.35 0.37