TABLE SHOWING MEAN AND RANGE OF QUALITY MEASUREMENTS OF HAY SAMPLES FROM THE 2012/2013 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 12 30 April 13)
Description No. of Samples Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 69.3 43.6 77.8 70.2 44.2 78.5 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 10.3 6.5 12.8 10.5 6.0 11.9 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 41.1 27.8 69.0 44.5 35.0 66.5
Hay, Legume Hay, Legume/Grass (Legume dominant) Hay, Grass/Legume (Grass dominant) Hay, Grass Hay, Cereal Hay, Cereal/Legume
936 83 <30 377 708 62
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
19.6 5.4 28.9 15.1 4.9 22.7
Insufficient Data
9.8 1.6 23.6 6.4 2.1 13.9 10.3 3.6 18.3
63.6 24.1 80.3 62.0 39.5- 84.4 67.0 55.4 75.9
9.4 4.6 12.0 9.0 5.2 12.9 9.9 8.0 11.4
56.1 29.1 93.0 54.8 40.8 77.5 49.6 39.2 60.3
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 2012/2013 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 12 30 April 13)
Description No. of Samples Dry Matter DM (%) Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 71.2 60.0 82.0 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 10.7 8.8 12.2 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 41.0 28.7 62.3
Silage, Legume Silage, Legume/Grass
(Legume dominant)
67 <20 <20 392 56 93
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
48.2 17.6 82.4 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data 44.6 11.6 79.2 39.8 23.3 56.7 48.3 17.5 77.6
21.0 11.4 26.9
Silage, Grass/Legume
(Grass dominant)
Silage, Grass Silage, Maize Silage, Cereal
14.3 4.3 26.9 7.1 4.9 11.5 11.6 3.4 27.1
69.1 41.0 82.1 72.0 63.2 81.6 65.8 44.9 81.7
10.5 8.0 12.2 10.9 9.7 12.2 10.0 6.9 12.2
50.5 29.2 76.6 47.0 35.0 57.2 52.4 35.6 69.3
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 2012/2013 SEASON
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 12 30 April 13)
Description No. of Samples Density (kgs per hectolitre) Crude Protein CP (%) (N x 6.25) 11.6 6.5 16.0 10.8 7.2 16.9 12.2 9.0 16.8 Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 72.6 53.8 81.9 85.1 74.1 89.5 89.3 84.9 92.3 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 12.7 7.6 14.2 13.0 11.5 - 13.6 13.5 13.0 13.9 Acid Detergent Fibre (%) 15.1 9.3 35.9 5.8 3.2 14.5 3.3 1.7 5.2
Oats
93
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
51.4 39.7 61.4 64.0 32.7 73.3 74.7 38.6 86.0 Insufficient Data
Barley
95
Wheat
66
Triticale
<30
Lupins
30
32.2 24.8 41.1
87.3 81.8 93.5
14.7 13.5 16.2
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 2012/2013 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 12 30 April 13)
Description No. of samples Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 64.8 44.7 73.4 62.4 41.3 77.0 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 9.5 6.1 11.0 9.1 5.5 11.6 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 54.6 43.7 75.6 54.6 40.1 77.1
Hay, Barley
30
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
7.6 2.1 13.5 6.7 2.3 14.3 Insufficient Data 8.0 4.2 12.5
Hay, Oaten Hay, Triticale
319 <30
Hay, Wheaten
55
63.5 53.9 73.9
9.3 7.7 11.1
54.4 46.8 62.9
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 ON LEGUME HAY SAMPLES FROM THE 2012/2013 SEASON.
(Source FEEDTEST 14 Sep 12 30 April 13)
Description No. of Samples Crude Protein CP (%) Dry Matter Digestibility DMD (%) 67.0 52.2 77.8 70.0 47.3 78.8 Metabolisable Energy ME (MJ/kg DM) 9.9 7.4 11.8 10.4 6.5 11.9 Neutral Detergent Fibre NDF (%) 41.4 31.8 61.3 42.3 29.7 65.9
Hay, Lucerne Hay, Clover (unspecified) Hay, Medic Hay, Vetch
446 110 <30 360
Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range
20.4 5.4 28.9 15.1 7.2 24.2 Insufficient Data 20.0 7.3 28.6
71.9 43.6 84.2
10.7 6.6 12.8
40.4 27.8 69.0
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.
