Feeding wheat to cows.

[Farmer Keith]

What moisture content is it? Surely the cheapest way is just to tip it in a heap and mill a bit little and often?

 

[DairyGrazing]

What moisture content is it? Surely the cheapest way is just to tip it in a heap and mill a bit little and often?

Depends what the rest of the ration contains, some of the treatments lift the PH which is helpful for rumen health in say a substantial TMR.

 

[Tarw Coch]

What moisture content is it? Surely the cheapest way is just to tip it in a heap and mill a bit little and often?

Around about 15/16%.
Mobile mill was plan A, just thought I ought to investigate other options.
Could I process it cheaper myself using caustic? Are their cow health benefits to other methods ?

Cheap and easy are good for me.

 

[Kevtherev]

@feilding will mill it for you @Tarw Coch

 

[More to life]

Around about 15/16%.
Mobile mill was plan A, just thought I ought to investigate other options.
Could I process it cheaper myself using caustic? Are their cow health benefits to other methods ?

Cheap and easy are good for me.

The other options are usually popular with feed reps can't imagine why.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Crack it don't mill it, too fizzy.

 

[Fergieman]

So what does the urea do? Presumably add protein? Anything else? I can feed rolled wheat without it , so there must be some advantages

Adding protein, increasing PH to approximately 8.5 - 9, making it safe to store at an increased moisture level and therefore ability to roll it without it going to dust.

Harbro maxammon, Norvite Alpha, Powergrain and home n dry are all similar products.

Much kinder on machine and man than caustic.

 

[Fergieman]

 

[DairyGrazing]

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How much is it per ton?

Think I read that you treat it whole then roll in as and when you need it?

 

[Fergieman]

How much is it per ton?

Think I read that you treat it whole then roll in as and when you need it?

Yes treat it whole and roll as required but either way works. I now add water and rolling later allows it time to soak into grain and then when you roll it you get a nice flake rather than powder.

Cost wise its around £20 a tonne but that may have risen due to urea prices.