Feedstuffs And Terminology Flashcards
Feeds that are generally high in energy, low in fiber, and usually are highly digestible
Concentrates
Cereal grains (corn, milo, sorghum grain, wheat, oats , barely ) oil meals ( SBM, CSM linseed meal ) molasses , dried milk product
Concentrates
Feeds that are high in fiber, low in energy and less digestible
Roughages
Legume hays, grass hays, straws, silage, stover and fresh grass
Roughages
What are the 8 categories of feeds
- Dry roughages or dry forages
- Pasture and range plants
- Silages and haylages
- Energy feeds
- Protein supplements
- Mineral supplements
- Vitamin supplements
- Additives
Dry forages and roughages are high in ________
Lower ________
Low in _______
>_____% crude fiber
Fiber
Digestibility
Energy
>18% CF
Vegetative part of plant
Forage
A coarse bulky feed
Roughage
Hay, straw, fodder, stover, hulls, shells, pasture and range crops, some silages
- Dry forages and roughages
Includes all forage feeds either not cut ( including feeds cured on the stem) or cut an fed fresh ( green chop or spoilage)
Grazed plants either growing or dormant
- Pasture and range plants
Fermented forages stored under anaerobic conditions
Microbial fermentation
- Silages and haylages
Silage is ____-____% DM
Haylage is ___-_____% DM
35-40%DM
40-60%DM
Soilage
Green crops used to feed confined animals
Feeds high in energy, low in fiber
Highly digestible
>70% TDN <20%CP
- Energy feeds
Cereal grains ( corn, wheat, oats, barely, sorghum grain, rye) mill by products ( corn gluten, bran) whole cottonseeds, fats and oils
- Energy feeds
Feeds containing more than 20% protein or protein equivalent (high in nitrogen)
highly digestible
- protein supplements