Urea as a protein

[HundyMundy]

Got a mobile bruiser coming in next week which can mix additives as the grain is crushed.
I was thinking about adding 15 kg of urea per ton of barley to up the protein to nearer 16%. So that I can reduce my dark grain inclusion in the TMR.
Any advice, or drawbacks to this idea?

 

[Cowcalf]

as I understand not more than 30 % of protein in the diet should come from urea

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Awful source of protein

 

[Courier]

Urea is not a source of protein but feed rumen bacteria to act as though it is.

https://extension.psu.edu/urea-in-beef-cattle-rations

Known as NPN.

Only to be used as a partial replacement - Cheapest source will be battery hen manure which will probably be allowed by the countries we will be importing beef from shortly...

 

[Devon Gurfallo]

Make sure it mixed in properly and don't over feed it as it can cause liver and kidney damage. Best speak to a nutritionist.

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

use soya instead, far better for animals in my experience

 

[Dealer]

I can't help thinking that this is a P R disaster waiting to happen

With the current challenge of the vegan movement I cant see feeding this to animals is a good idea except for profit reasons

As a meat eater if I had a choice between being given non urea feed to urea feed meat it would be a no brainer which to choose

As an industry I think we should look to pure sources of feed to livestock

If the likes of me are un easy at this how will the mother / house wife feel.