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Is your feed yielding the production you expected?

: Thursday, 30 January 2014

There are occasions when stock will not perform as expected on certain feeds. Milk production may drop back or weight gain is not achieved. There can be a number of reasons for this performance drop.

Season Averages 2013/14 - First Quarter

: Tuesday, 19 November 2013

The mix of samples sent for testing this year is quite different to this time last year. A lot more cereal crops have been tested as standing crops and windrows with a high number marked as frost damaged.

Season Averages 2012/13 - First Quarter

: Tuesday, 26 February 2013

The Spring 2012 weather was favourable this haymaking season and as a result the quality of hay has generally been excellent with early cutting and short curing times. However dry conditions since December 2012 have lowered the quality of late cut hay. FeedTest has compiled some averages from the samples tested in the first half of this season and it shows some interesting patterns.

Season Averages - 2012-13

: Wednesday, 05 June 2013

This season was characterised by an excellent start for hay and silage, although dry conditions dominated the remainder. Early hay and silage results showed excellent digestibilities (DMD) and energies (ME), later cut hay tended to return to more normal figures.

Metabolisable Energy Testing for Feedlots

: Friday, 26 October 2012

FeedTest provides Fodder testing to the standard Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) recommended formulas and methods.