Feedstuffs ID Flashcards
Any ration component that provides same useful function (provide a nutrient OR modify diet characteristics)
Feedstuffs
IFN
International Feed Numbers
IFN 1
Dry Roughages (Hay, Straw, Hulls)
IFN 2
Fresh Roughages (grazes plants, fresh green chop, food crop residues)
IFN 3
Ensiled Roughages (Corn silage, other various ensiled materials)
IFN 4
High Energy Concentrates (Cereal grains, beet or citrus pulp, fats, sugary products)
IFN 5
Protein Sources (animal or plant, legume seeds, NPN, distillers by-products)
IFN 6
Minerals
IFN 7
Vitamins
IFN 8
Non-Nutritive Additives (flavoring, medication, color)
feedstuffs high in structural fiber (cellulose)
Roughage
result of storing wet feedstuffs in anaerobic conditions resulting in fermentation
Silage
herbage that is cut and chopped in the field then fed fresh to livestock
Green Chop
dehydration green forage
hay
typically an energy can refer to “protein concentrate”
concentrate
- low in energy because of high cell wall count
- high Ca and trace mineral content and fat soulable vitamins
- palatable to ruminants
- nutritive value extremely variable
- limited inclusion in beef finishing diets and swine rations because it’s low energy
- present in dairy rations to maintain health rumen and milk fat content
Roughages
greater than or equal to 18% Crude Feed on a Dry Matter basis
all forages and roughages
Two Types of Roughages
Proteinaceous Roughages
Carbonaceous Roughages
Proteinaceous Roughages
greater than 10% crude protein (legmus hay; alfalfa)
Carbonaceous Roughages
less than 10% crude protein (non legmus and low quality grasses)
IFN 1 Dry Forages/Roughages
- cut, cured, and “hayed”
- we do this to preserve for winter months
- legume hay, grass hays, straws
IFN 2 Pastures and Rangelands
- all forage not cut or fed fresh
- major feed for beef, sheep, goats, horses
- can be most profitable because we’re not growing/harvesting
- hard to determine consumption levels
Pasture Managment
- Durable for weather and foot traffic
- long growth season
- plant variety (greater yields, better nutrition)
- moving/fertilizing
- proper stocking rate
Stocking Rate
how many animals per pasture to feed on the fresh roughages
Pastureland Concerns
- Poisonous Plants
- Bloat (lush plant material)
- Nitrate Poisoning (accumulation after drought)
- Grass Tetany (not enough magnesium)
cut and cropped and fed fresh to livestock
Greenchop
IFN 3 Silages and Haylages
- ensiled forages not grains, tubers, roots
- maximizes use of feed sourced/acre
- silage (product of anaerobic fermentation, without oxygen)
Silage
goes under an anarobic condition which produces the silage to store. Plant material goes under a controlled fermentation producing acids that kill off bacteria, mold, etc.
IFN 4 Energy Feeds
- added for calories
- readily available carbohydrates (sugar/starches) or energy from fats/oils
- Major components in most diets cause of low cost
- low in calcium, good source of phosphorus
Characteristics of Energy Feeds
- more than 70% total day nutrients
- less than 20% crude protein
- less than 18% crude fiber
- most common and widely used feedstuff
- approximately 9% CP, 4% fat
- low in lysine
Cereal Grains - Corn
- can be grown in drier areas than corn
- approximatley 11% CP
- lysine, theronine and methionine limit amino acids
- must be processed for max digestibility
Cereal Grains - Grain Sorghum
used in brewing industry
- 13% CP
- limited in pig and poultry bc of fiber content
- palatable for horses and ruminants
Cereal Grains - Barley
- 13% CP
- high fiber/hull percentage
- limit in poultry and finishing rations becayse of high fiber
- used in pigs to provide stomach ulceration protection, limits back fat in hog finisher
- excellent for horses because of bulk/fiber
Cereal Grains - Oats
- grown for humans
- expensive
- 12-14% CP
- better feed value than corn
Cereal Grains - Wheat
- limited to 25-40% cattle ration
- least palatable
- 13% CP
Cereal Grains - Rye
- human market
- rough rice occasionaly avaible
8% CP, 9% Fiber, 1.5% Fat
Cereal Grains - Rice