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Calf nut or what nut

  • 18-12-2013 6:06pm
    #1
    vinne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭


    Have a few beef bull calves aged 8 months what nut should they be on, they are getting calf nut 16% at the moment


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  • #2
    visatorro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭visatorro


    The good lads on here normally ask about knowing the quality of silage when answering questions about what rations to feed


  • #3
    vinne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭vinne


    visatorro wrote: »
    The good lads on here normally ask about knowing the quality of silage when answering questions about what rations to feed
    buying round bales for these ,good quality .


  • #4
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    It depends on what your hoping for. Seems like .5kg/day is a reasonable goal. For the winter
    If indeed the silage is good then 1kg of 15% beef nut should achieve this and not break the bank.

    Our silage feeding report showed a potential weight gain of .44kg/day with no supplementary feeding. They're currently getting 1.2kg of beef nut just to help them along.

    Last winter our silage looked good but it took 2kg of 19% ration to achieve the same growth.

    For the sake of less than €30 you could get the silage tested and be sure.


  • #5
    vinne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭vinne


    bbam wrote: »
    It depends on what your hoping for. Seems like .5kg/day is a reasonable goal. For the winter
    If indeed the silage is good then 1kg of 15% beef nut should achieve this and not break the bank.

    Our silage feeding report showed a potential weight gain of .44kg/day with no supplementary feeding. They're currently getting 1.2kg of beef nut just to help them along.

    Last winter our silage looked good but it took 2kg of 19% ration to achieve the same growth.

    For the sake of less than €30 you could get the silage tested and be sure.
    but I am buying the bales from different guys


  • #6
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    vinne wrote: »
    but I am buying the bales from different guys

    Well your kinda relying that the good summer made good silage, bales are a bit of lucky dip when your getting them from different places..

    1-2 kg of 15-16% beef nut just in case silage isnt all good enough..


    Lots of lads here more clued in on feeding than me though..

    Bought in bales & feeding much ration will get expensive so hopefully the winter will be short for ya..


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