Feeds Flashcards
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for soyabean meal.
Energy content: high
Protein content: high
Palatability: good
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for barley.
Energy content: high due to starch.
Protein content: medium.
Palatability: low.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for bran.
Energy content: low.
Protein content: medium.
Palatability: medium.
What is special about dark grains?
They contain copper so should not be fed to sheep.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for brewer’s grains.
Energy content: moderate.
Protein content: high & good quality.
Palatability: very high.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for citrus pulp.
Energy content: high (sugars & fibres).
Protein content: low.
Palatability: good, but decreases if grapefruit/lemon are used.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for dark grains.
Energy content: high.
Protein content: good & undegradable.
Palatability: medium.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for grass nuts.
Energy content: high.
Protein content: high.
Palatability: good.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for grass silage
Energy content, protein content are variable (depends on grass nutritional value).
Palatability: good, similar to grass.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for linseed.
Energy content: high.
Protein content: average.
Palatability: good.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for maize.
Energy content: high due to starch.
Protein content: low.
Palatability: good.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for maize gluten.
Energy content: high due to starch & fibre.
Protein content: significant.
Palatability: good.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for rapeseed meal.
Energy content: medium.
Protein content: high.
Palatability: poor.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for oats.
Energy content: medium due to fibre & oil.
Protein content: low.
Palatability: good.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for sugar beet/flakes/nuts.
Energy content: high.
Protein content: low.
Palatability: very high.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for wheat.
Energy content: very high due to starch.
Protein content: medium.
Palatability: good.
Give the energy content, protein content and palatability for wholecrop wheat.
Energy content: high.
Protein content: N/A
Palatability: good.
