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Max inclusion level for bran (5%) reason
Because it is very high in fibre
Max inclusion level for blood meal (5%) reason
Unbalanced amino acid levels, doesn’t taste good
Max inclusion level for fish meal (7%) reason
Alters the meat product to have a fishy taste
How to assess how much pasture is available? 3 ways
Plate meter, visual, quadrat cuts
How does a plate meter work?
Records compressed height of pasture
How do you calculate pasture mass? (RPM)
(end click reading - start click reading)/no. of drops
Convert clicks to kgDM/ha for sheep
158 x average no. of clicks + 200
Convert clicks to kgDM/ha for dairy
149 x average no. of clicks + 500
What is dry matter?
The solid component of feed that remains after it is completely dried out. Dry matter contains proteins, fats, carbs, fibre and vitamins/minerals
How to convert dry matter to wet weight
kgDM/percent DM. eg. 20kg/0.2 = 100kg wet weight
What does gross energy mean?
The energy an animal gains from feed
What does apparent digestible energy mean?
The energy left from feed after some is lost through defecation
What does metabolizable energy mean?
The energy left from feed after energy in gas, urination, and defecation is lost
What does net energy mean?
The energy left from feed after energy in heat, gas, and waste is lost
Max inclusion level for maize (25%) reason
High in polyunsaturated fatty acids
