Beef Cattle feed ration

[welger rp 220]

Looking at doing a 16% and 18%mix myself this winter as the concentrate in buying guide in just seem to be just belly fill..Have rolled barley available what can I add to that to produce a higher protein? I've come across high pro soya and also a 33% protein nut which seems a good idea..Do any of you make a ration yourself what do you use?

 

[Samcowman]

What age are you feeding it to? Finishers or weanlings? You could use urea carefully. Personally I’m going away from it as it doesn’t sit that comfortably with me and I have red clover silage I’m using now. Also have beans available to use as well.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You could add
Soya
Rapemeal
Beans
Protein molasses
Distillers
Protein pellet

 

[GmB]

Soya here.
Off the top of my head, for a 1/2t mix of rolled barley, add 45kg soya and 12.5kg minerals.
Use the pearsons square calculator to calculate amounts needed.

 

[ridger]

Noticed a localish factory to us has a box on their food chain form to tick if feeding soya, not many feeding soya around here now

 

[mo!]

Pot ale syrup is the cheapest protein.

 

[welger rp 220]

Pot ale syrup is the cheapest protein.

What Protein and price is that?

 

[welger rp 220]

You could add
Soya
Rapemeal
Beans
Protein molasses
Distillers
Protein pellet

Do you have any prices lately for them products?

 

[welger rp 220]

What age are you feeding it to? Finishers or weanlings? You could use urea carefully. Personally I’m going away from it as it doesn’t sit that comfortably with me and I have red clover silage I’m using now. Also have beans available to use as well.

It's for weanlings also for suckler cows that I want to keep in condition

 

[mo!]

What Protein and price is that?

You'd need to ring your local supplier. It may not be practical given your location.

 

[Skintagain]

Moist feeds are also an option

 

[Samcowman]

It's for weanlings also for suckler cows that I want to keep in condition

Forget the urea then.
Our sucklers just get silage and either limited quality or quantity at that and keep in old enough condition. Not enough money in them to be putting anything else into them for us anyway.
Beans if you can get them close enough to you might be a good option. Get your forage analysed first to see if anything is actually needed.
I made the mistake last winter of doing the weanlings too well in the winter and they got a bit soft and stalled when they went out to grass.

 

[pear]

Barley and Peas is what I used to feed. Protein level used vary year on year depending on the levels in each, so would always send samples off for testing to work out the mix. Last lot I think worked out a 70/30 barley/peas, but saying that I think we’ve done it at about 50/50 (could have that wrong). Add a bit of molasses when mixing. I grow both so have it to hand. Cattle did well on it.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Do you have any prices lately for them products?

Only soya....you’re better ringing yourself local agent

 

[Chae1]

Do you have any prices lately for them products?

Do you want him to come and feed your cattle too!?


We feed 1:1:1 barley:beet pulp: dark grains. To weanlings. In creep feeders in fields then mixed with silage once inside.

Increase the barley element to reduce protein.