Rolled barley analysis
- Thread starter dws
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Yes but needs some protein added.
Add 15% soya and it will do ur job
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- somerset
Our mill and mix man, told us to count barley as 10% protein, and wheat as 11, and we wouldn't go far wrong.
wasn't to sure about that, but son's decision, just waiting for some analysis's to come back, from the mixes, to tell us exactly what we have got.
Wheat is rolled and fed to milkers, balanced with straight soya
Barley is mixed with a pellet to balance.
One thing we have found, for the milkers, we are getting some unusually high milk protein figures back, and protein pays particularly well, 7.5p per 1 %. lovely.
But, is it as simple as 2 quality products, produce the goods, whereas a 'mix' of cheap and dear products doesn't?
wasn't to sure about that, but son's decision, just waiting for some analysis's to come back, from the mixes, to tell us exactly what we have got.
Wheat is rolled and fed to milkers, balanced with straight soya
Barley is mixed with a pellet to balance.
One thing we have found, for the milkers, we are getting some unusually high milk protein figures back, and protein pays particularly well, 7.5p per 1 %. lovely.
But, is it as simple as 2 quality products, produce the goods, whereas a 'mix' of cheap and dear products doesn't?
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- Ceredigion
Enry
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- Shropshire
The OP barley is 10.5% protein, I like you always assume it’s around 10%. Cereals and a decent protein will always outperform the crap listed in a lot of compounds.
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- Staffordshire Moorlands
Complete amateur here at straights analysis.
How do you get the 10.5% figure from if the analysis says 12.1?
gtigriff
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- Monmouthshire
12.1% of 86.88% Dry matter, so 12.1 X 86.88 = 1051 divide by 100 to get back to the percentage. = 10.5%
Timbo
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- Gods County
Yes & Yes
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- somerset
chuck a bag of suitable mineral, in the mix.
ollie989898
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I used to test the crude protein for a variety of materials regularly as part of routine salmonella testing. As others have said more raw materials will test a snitch lower than you would believe according to book values. Nothing wrong or unusual with the barley in the OP.
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ollie989898
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That is some lovely dry silage but the D value is on the lower side though this may be no issue depending on the kind of stock you intend to feed it to. I bet it smells nice.
Enry
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- Shropshire
Cake or blend protein on ticket is as fed, so use the same basis to compare barley etc
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- Ceredigion
Next thing would be what growth you wanting ,
Are they going back out to grass , if so no point pushing to hard although a protein is important for growth
Are they going back out to grass , if so no point pushing to hard although a protein is important for growth
Protein definitely important for growth but doesn’t need to as high as feed companies generally recommend (they are salespeople after all).A company I use were recommending a 26 % protein ration to feed with straw for young cattle 20% is enough IMO
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- somerset
just had our barley mix analysis back
50.7% starch
17.8% protein.
just a bit higher than we thought, but perfectly happy with that.
we include, 100 kg of a premix, which for every 25kg, raises protein by 1.6%.
it's a lot cheaper than y/s conc, and they seem to grow well on it. Obviously uses urea as a protein source, and contains minerals.
50.7% starch
17.8% protein.
just a bit higher than we thought, but perfectly happy with that.
we include, 100 kg of a premix, which for every 25kg, raises protein by 1.6%.
it's a lot cheaper than y/s conc, and they seem to grow well on it. Obviously uses urea as a protein source, and contains minerals.
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- somerset
there's a lot of talk about protein levels in feed, milking cows some are saying 16%, or lower now, instead of 18/20%.
young calves need 18%, to get them growing, some would say 20% or more is better.
Think a lot depends on what you are feeding as bulk, straw or suitable hay. Even straw can vary in quality, ours comes from Sussex, always seems to be more leaf in it, than our own.
But there is only one aim with young calves, keep the beggars growing as fast as they can.
Timbo
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^^^ completely agree.
Only one time to grow cattle - when their rumen is like a nuclear reactor as a calf.