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Barley as feed

  • 18-01-2021 11:16pm
    #1
    lab man
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    Lads would rolled barely be ok for calves and weanlings wats yer thoughts


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  • #2
    _Brian
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    Needs supplemental protein and minerals. We would have added soy to it to raise the P, powdered mineral on top.


  • #3
    TooOldBoots
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    No would be my thought.
    Oats are better, but you'd be still better off with a nut or ration as it has some level of protein and minerals.
    If you must then mix with a beef nut to make it more palatable


  • #4
    CHOPS01
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    TooOldBoots wrote: »
    No would be my thought.
    Oats are better, but you'd be still better off with a nut or ration as it has some level of protein and minerals.
    If you must then mix with a beef nut to make it more palatable

    Have done this the last few years with stores. Beef nut mixed roughly 50/50 with the rolled barley. Getting 2kg and stock do well. Also leave a bucket mineral lick in the yard.
    Know it would be cheaper to use powered minerals.


  • #5
    Sugarbowl
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    I always feed it here to cows with nuts and maize/soybean. Give it to calves too mixed with calf but. Never an issue eating it


  • #6
    lab man
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    Ya they do like it but I just dont see any improvement on them I'll prob go with a few bags of nuts through it aswell


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  • #7
    _Brian
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    lab man wrote: »
    Ya they do like it but I just dont see any improvement on them I'll prob go with a few bags of nuts through it aswell

    At 11-12% P it will take a fair bit to get small stock growing.


  • #8
    lab man
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    It's very cheap though 10e for a big bag from a guy from Galway Galway selling it I buy 8 to 10 bags a week of it


  • #9
    Water John
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    Buy some soya bean meal and shake on top of it in the trough. Put in a mineral bucket or mix some trough the sbm first.


  • #10
    Base price
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    I always feed young/yearling stock rolled oats with maize meal during their first Winter.
    Edit to add - all our young stock get 2 Smartrace mineral boluses in Autumn.


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