TABLE SHOWING MEAN AND RANGE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENTS OF HAY SAMPLES FROM THE 2010/2011 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 10 30 June 11)
Description No. of Samples Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 61.0 28.2 80.2 59.7 37.4 71.4 56.8 37.5 73.6 55.7 34.9 79.0 57.5 29.2- 86.8 56.9 33.1 71.0 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 8.9 4.1 12.2 8.6 4.8 10.7 8.2 4.8 11.0 8.0 4.4 12.0 8.3 3.4 11.5 8.2 4.1 10.6 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 48.3 28.5 74.4 52.9 30.0 71.7 62.2 39.1 82.9 63.8 34.5 84.4 60.6 33.1 83.4 58.5 41.4 78.5
Hay, Legume Hay, Legume/Grass (Legume dominant) Hay, Grass/Legume (Grass dominant) Hay, Grass Hay, Cereal Hay, Cereal/Legume
1548 82 141 317 588 99
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
19.1 2.9 28.4 15.0 5.1 23.2 10.1 2.2 20.2 9.4 2.2 27.4 6.1 2.5 16.6 12.7 5.2 23.9
PLEASE NOTE: This information is produced using data from FEEDTEST records, derived from samples as submitted by clients. FEEDTEST produces these tables for the information of clients merely to demonstrate the range in quality which can occur for a given type of feed.
TABLE SHOWING MEAN AND RANGE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENTS OF SILAGE SAMPLES FROM THE 2010/2011 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 10 30 June 11)
Description No. of Samples Dry Matter DM (%) Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 65.5 45.6 86.4 67.5 49.5 78.8 65.9 54.4 78.3 66.8 45.3 81.6 72.2 49.3 87.0 61.1 38.6 75.6 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 9.9 7.3 13.2 10.2 7.8 11.9 10.0 7.9 11.8 10.1 6.3 12.2 10.9 6.9 12.9 9.3 6.3 11.4 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 43.2 22.5 63.1 47.7 33.6 58.5 55.4 25.5 69.2 54.0 27.4 74.4 46.7 31.6 64.1 59.0 37.8 84.1
Silage, Legume Silage, Legume/Grass
(Legume dominant)
143 41 119 407 70 126
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
58.0 23.0 82.9 50.2 34.1 77.9 41.1 21.5 78.7 46.5 19.7 79.4 36.7 23.7 58.5 45.3 18.8 83.0
20.7 9.8 31.7 14.6 8.6 23.2 12.4 5.3 22.0 13.0 4.3 29.0 7.2 4.0 10.9 10.0 4.4 22.0
Silage, Grass/Legume
(Grass dominant)
Silage, Grass Silage, Maize Silage, Cereal
PLEASE NOTE: This information is produced using data from FEEDTEST records, derived from samples as submitted by clients. FEEDTEST produces these tables for the information of clients merely to demonstrate the range in quality which can occur for a given type of feed.
TABLE SHOWING MEAN AND RANGE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENTS OF GRAIN SAMPLES FROM THE 2010/2011 SEASON
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 10 30 June 11)
Description No. of Samples Density (kgs per hectolitre) Crude Protein CP (%) (N x 6.25) 11.0 5.7 15.3 10.6 7.1 16.5 13.3 9.5 19.9 12.4 8.1 18.0 32.4 27.7 47.6 Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 71.3 55.7 85.7 85.2 78.7 89.9 88.9 82.8 93.6 87.7 85.7 89.8 86.2 81.7 93.1 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 12.3 10.0 14.8 13.0 12.1 - 13.6 13.5 12.7 14.1 13.3 13.1 - 13.6 14.5 13.7 16.6 Acid Detergent Fibre (%) 15.9 3.4 25.0 5.9 3.1 9.7 3.5 2.0 6.5 3.8 2.8 4.8
Oats
117
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
48.5 28.4 78.4 61.9 30.3 84.8 67.8 39.5 87.3 63.6 56.5 74.7
Barley
302
Wheat
277
Triticale
58
Lupins
32
PLEASE NOTE: This information is produced using data from FEEDTEST records, derived from samples as submitted by clients. FEEDTEST produces these tables for the information of clients merely to demonstrate the range in quality which can occur for a given type of feed.
TABLE SHOWING MEAN AND RANGE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENTS ON CEREAL HAY SAMPLES FROM THE 2010/2011 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 10 30 June 11)
Description No. of samples Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%)
Hay, Barley
<30
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
Insufficient Data 5.8 1.9 17.6 Insufficient Data 8.4 3.5 14.6 5.8 2.0 11.9 58.6 38.2 73.7 56.8 39.9 70.0 8.5 5.0 11.1 8.2 5.3 10.4 59.5 47.6 74.1 63.3 40.4 80.8 57.2 27.6 88.4 8.2 3.1 11.5 60.5 30.8 84.5
Hay, Oaten Hay, Triticale
507 <30
Hay, Wheaten
46
Hay, Cereal/Pasture
42
PLEASE NOTE: This information is produced using data from FEEDTEST records, derived from samples as submitted by clients. FEEDTEST produces these tables for the information of clients merely to demonstrate the range in quality which can occur for a given type of feed.
TABLE SHOWING MEAN AND RANGE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENTS ON LEGUME HAY SAMPLES FROM THE 2010/2011 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 10 30 June 11)
Description No. of Samples Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 62.5 37.9 79.0 61.3 28.2 75.7 62.4 46.7 75.6 59.4 37.8 85.2 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 9.1 4.9 12.0 8.9 3.2 11.4 9.1 6.4 11.4 8.6 4.9 13.0 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 45.0 27.1 72.8 48.7 32.6 72.3 46.4 30.9 64.4 52.2 28.5 67.4
Hay, Lucerne Hay, Clover (unspecified) Hay, Medic Hay, Vetch
676 136 72 549
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
19.6 5.5 29.6 15.9 4.1 25.4 19.3 8.8 24.6 19.5 7.3 28.4
PLEASE NOTE: This information is produced using data from FEEDTEST records, derived from samples as submitted by clients. FEEDTEST produces these tables for the information of clients merely to demonstrate the range in quality which can occur for a given type of feed.
