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Common Ration Ingredients
A wide range of materials are available for dairy feeding, each with their own particular feeding attributes and limitations which need to be taken into account. This applies to all feeds ingredients from the most common to those which are less known. The importance of accurate analysis to ensure their most cost effective utilisation should not be under estimated.
Below are a few examples of feeds and their values in terms of inclusion in the diet.
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Ration
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Typical Analysis |
Maximum Recommended Inclusion for Milking Cows (kg/day) |
Comments |
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DM % |
ME MJ/KG DM |
CP g/Kg DM |
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Rapeseed meal |
90 |
12.0 |
400 |
4 |
Good RDP protein source but low in energy compared to other proteins. |
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Soya (hi-pro) |
89 |
13.8 |
560 |
5 |
Good protein source, high in UDP and notably consistent. |
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Soya (Brazilian) |
89 |
13.4 |
500 |
5 |
Good protein source, high in UDP, less consistent than hi-pro but with useful fibre. |
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Soya hulls |
90 |
12 |
120 |
5 |
Good source of digestible fibre. |
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Sugar beet pulp |
89 |
12.5 |
100 |
5 |
Very stable source of high digestible fibre. |
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Wheat feed |
88 |
11.3 |
190 |
6 |
Low overall value but useful to reduce risk of acidosis from more starchy feeds. |
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A more comprehensive list of feeds can be found in Factsheet 5 in the feeding+ folder.