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How much silage should a 350kg heifer eat?

  • 20-04-2013 10:10PM
    #1
    Tommyj1
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    I am buying silage of a neighbour. He reckons there is 6 ton in a load. I don't think there is that amount. I am feeding 38 store heifers who are getting 2kg of ration per head per day. The load lasts 8 days. This means they are eating 750kg of silage per day or nearly 20kg per head per day. Would this be correct.


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  • #2
    bob charles
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    Tommyj1 wrote: »
    I am buying silage of a neighbour. He reckons there is 6 ton in a load. I don't think there is that amount. I am feeding 38 store heifers who are getting 2kg of ration per head per day. The load lasts 8 days. This means they are eating 750kg of silage per day or nearly 20kg per head per day. Would this be correct.

    yes


  • #3
    darragh_haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭darragh_haven


    Tommyj1 wrote: »
    I am buying silage of a neighbour. He reckons there is 6 ton in a load. I don't think there is that amount. I am feeding 38 store heifers who are getting 2kg of ration per head per day. The load lasts 8 days. This means they are eating 750kg of silage per day or nearly 20kg per head per day. Would this be correct.

    Your neighbour has silage! !!


  • #4
    tismesoitis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 858 ✭✭✭tismesoitis


    spot on.. we giving our 350kg animals 25kgs a day no meal.


  • #5
    sh1tstirrer
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    1.8% of bodyweight in dry matter which would be 6.3kg dry matter if silage is 30% dm they would be eating 21kg fresh silage each.


  • #6
    Farmer Pudsey
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    Very little pit silage is 30%DM. cattle can eat 2% of there body weight if they have unrestricted intake and feed is fresh. 350kg animal can eat 7kgs dry matter per day. 2kgs ration @86%DM will provide 1.72kga DM. So ad-lib silage could make up 5.3kgs od the diet DM. 5.3/20 equates to 26.5 DM silage.

    It is more than likely a bit less as you may be rationing it to some extent.


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  • #7
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    Very little pit silage is 30%DM. cattle can eat 2% of there body weight if they have unrestricted intake and feed is fresh. 350kg animal can eat 7kgs dry matter per day. 2kgs ration @86%DM will provide 1.72kga DM. So ad-lib silage could make up 5.3kgs od the diet DM. 5.3/20 equates to 26.5 DM silage.

    It is more than likely a bit less as you may be rationing it to some extent.
    I was only giving an example ;)


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