Sheep Book Focus: Ch. 3 What to feed sheep
Chapter 3: What to feed sheep of the Sheep Drought Book contains the following information: Nutrition of sheep Costing fodders on energy value Choosing a supplement Feed testing
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Beef Book Focus: Ch. 5 Choosing Feeds
Chapter 5: Choosing Feeds of the Beef Drought Book contains the following information: Understanding the components of a feed How to sample for a feed analysis Costing fodders on energy value Other factors to...
Common feed values
Cattle IMPORTANT – Note the difference in approximate dry matter (DM) % (ME) Metabolisable energy (MJ/kg DM) Approximate dry matter (DM) % Energy MJ ME/kg DM Crude protein % dry matter When fed whole...
Weight of hay bales
(wet weights/as fed weights) Source: Dairy Pasture Consumption Calculator Hay Bale Shape Bale size Weight (as fed, t) Dry Matter (%) Dry weight (t DM) Round 4×4 0.25 85 0.21 Round 5×4 0.35 85...
