Silage analysis results

[Sheeps]

Got some bales tested during the week as cattle are housed. The results were
DM. 37 31
D valve 69 68
Crude protein 11 13.5
PH. 4.5 4.1
Lactic. 28 58
Ammonia. 2.5 2.9
First column is first cut second is second cut. Second cut bales smells bad and isn't keeping good. What would be wrong with them? Cut too early. What amount of 16% meal would I need to feed along with ad-lib silage would I need to feed to store cattle from 6m to 18m to keep them growing and get ready for finishing?

 

[davidroberts30]

It's not high enough ammonia to be cut too early
How long are the bales lasting once open?how many bales are you feeding and are you feeding 1st and 2nd cut at same time?

 

[Sheeps]

I haven't a lot of cattle so 2 bales would do 3 days. I wanted to get them tested so opened a first and second cut together but when I opened it, it didn't smell good and cattle didn't like it. It went dark very quick while the first cut sat prefect and smells sweeter.

 

[neilo]

I can’t help on store cattle feeding but for those that can, perhaps an ME value would be useful too?

 

[Skintagain]

I haven't a lot of cattle so 2 bales would do 3 days. I wanted to get them tested so opened a first and second cut together but when I opened it, it didn't smell good and cattle didn't like it. It went dark very quick while the first cut sat prefect and smells sweeter.

Maybe very unlucky with first bale?

 

[Sheeps]

Maybe very unlucky with first bale?

I hope your right and this evening I actually cut small slits in the next few bales and the smelled better.

 

[Sheeps]

I can’t help on store cattle feeding but for those that can, perhaps an ME value would be useful too?

ME 11.05 10.90
Sorry about that but I'm not the sharpest at reading these results so thank you for any advice

 

[upnortheast]

That is good silage for store cattle With out doing the maths I would think 1 - 2 kg meal max would keep them moving.

 

[HarryB97]

Start with two kilos of cake a day and weigh them then weigh them in 5-6 weeks. If they rnt averaging what you want a day or gaining to much then adjust the meal accordingly as long as it is cost affective to do so.

 

[betweenthelines]

I'd just feed silage + mins to keep them growing, give them increasing amounts of concs/cereals over the final six months

 

[milkloss]

They'll want something to keep them going imo. What are you going to feed them in, are they weaned?

 

[Sheeps]

Some are April bucket fed, some are weaned off cows and a pen of stores heifers from last year that I will start to finish after Christmas.