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Small Ruminants use of feedstuffs
high in forages, low in concentrates 91:9 but only a very small portion of total feed and concentrate usage
Feedlot cattle use of feedstuffs
high in concentrates, low in forages 72:28 4th largest use of total feed and 3rd largest total use of concentrate
All beef cattle use of feedstuffs
high in forages low in concentrates *even though feed lot uses more grain, grazing cattle is extremely high in forages 83:17 largest portion of total feed used and very small part of concentrate used
non ruminants use of feedstuffs
hogs, poultry use high concentrate, low forage 90:10 low portion of total feed very high portion of total concentrate used
Dry forages and roughage classification
Includes cut and dried forages/roughage that have greater than 35% of NDF (high in cell wall) and low in energy content Ex: Carbonaceous roughage less than 10% CP like straws, stalks and mature grasses and Proteinaceous roughage greater than 10% CP like legumes and immature grasses
Pasture and grazed forages classification
Cool/warm season grasses and legumes, forbs and browse
Silages classification
Includes ensiled forages that are carbonaceous (corn, grass silage) and proteinaceous (alfalfa, clover silage)
Mineral & Vitamin supplement classification
Mineral: bone meal, calcium carbonate and limestone Vitamin: Fish oil, wheat germ, Vitamin A acetate and Vitamin D3 acetate
Feed additives classification
Antibiotics, buffers(sodium bicarbonate, magnesium oxide), antioxidants(prevent oxidative rancidity of fats), Chemical preservatives(mold inhibitors, prevent deterioration), pellet binding agents(bentonite, lignin sulfonate) and probiotics(lactobacillus, aspergillus)
forage vs. grain (forage)
forage is high in NDF (greater than 35%), low in energy content, high in calcium content, low in phosphorous, carbonaceous if CP is lower than 10% or proteinaceous if CP is higher than 10% and has a high variation in nutrient content
forage vs. grain (grain)
grain is low in NDF (less than 35%), high in energy content, low in calcium content, high in phosphorous, carbonaceous if CP is lower than 20% or proteinaceous if CP is higher than 20% and has a low variation in nutrient content
Carbonaceous concentrates
lower than 35% NDF, lower than 20% CP Includes: Cereal grains(corn, oats, barley, rye and wheat) Sorghum (milo, kafir) Milling By-Products (bran, middlings) and misc feeds (animal fat, bakery by-products)
Corn grain
-no limitations on its use -only grain with B-carotene--> Vitamin A -fed whole -generally processed before feeding -susceptible to mold damage high in starch**
Sorghum (milo)
-40% grown in texas -drought tolerant -can be only grain source in diets -must be processed to utilize -used widely for swine because its similar to corn **similar to corn but lower in fat, fiber and starch
Wheat
-not widely used $$, primarily for humans -best protein quality of cereal grains -only gain source if used for pigs, and only 50% for ruminants -more fermentable starch then corn or milo (more likely to cause acidosis which will decrease milk fat)
Barley
-3rd most important grain -grown in north and used in brewing *higher fiber than corn/milo but lower energy*
Oats
-has hull weight -"safe grain" for horses because its high in fiber -limited used in pigs, more for horses and ruminants *high crude fiber, lowest energy of all grains*
Gluten free
by products of corn and milo, have less energy than original grain
Middlings
by products from wheat and rye, moderate energy
Hominy feed
by product of only corn, only slightly less energy than corn, still high
grain screenings
from all grains, less energy than original
Miscellaneous
groats, and barley malt sprouts
Proteinaceous concentrates
lower than 35% NDF, greater than 20% CP Includes: Oil-seed protein feeds like SBM, CSM, Peanut meal, sunflower meal, flaxseed meal canola mean and processed oilseeds like vegtable oil, meals and hulls
Soybean Meal
-oil extracted from soybeans -2 types: 1 hass more hulls, more fiber(44%protein) 2 has more protein(50%) less fiber -most abundant protein feedstuff in US -very good blend of EAA, high in energy, low in D and B vitamins and Ca minerals, HIGH in phosphorous -raw can inhibit digestion, …
Cottonseed Meal
-oil extracted from cottonseed -lower protein than SBM(41%,low in lysine) but cheaper -abundant protein source from the south -high in fiber so lower energy for non ruminants -has gossypol which can be toxic to pigs, ruminants less susceptible -low in Ca, carotene and Vitamin D, HIGH…
Peanut Meal
-oil extracted from peanut kernels - lower protein quality compared to SBM because less EAA (46%) -best suited for ruminant feeds because of cost on AAs -potential for aflatoxin -low in Ca, carotene and Vitamin D and MODERATE in P
Sunflower Meal
-oil extracted from sunflower seeds - moderate in crude fiber but lower protein than SBM (34-42%) -MODERATE in Ca, high in P -better for ruminants
Flaxseed Meal
-oil extracted from flaxseeds -primarily in north -lower protein than SBM(34-38%) but has omega fatty acids -MODERATE in Ca, high in P -better for ruminants
Canola or Rapeseed Meal
-oil extracted rapeseed -can contain erucic acid and glucosinolates -primarily in north -lower but close to SBM protein(35-40%) high in EAA -MODERATE in Ca, High in P -second best protein because of EAA**
Protein feeds of Animal Origin
-excellent protein quality(EAA) that is effected by processing method -regulated because of BSE and can't be feed to ruminants
Meat and Bone Meal
-most common animal protein feed -from bone, hair, hoof, horn and hide tissue -45-55% protein -must contain 4%P and less than 2.2XP Ca levels -nutritional content varies batch to batch, meat meal with fewer bones contains more protein
Blood Meal
-from hair free blood -80-90% protein -processed in high temps -high in EAA like lysine but $$ -high in bypass UIP protein for ruminants
Poultry-based products
-feather meal high in protein (85-95%) but low in EAA and is a UIP
Fish Meal
-clean, dried fish tissue -55-75% protein of excellent and very digestible quality but is $$ -High in Ca and P and UIP -Menhaden is most common sourse -can cause off flavored meat in non ruminants if feed too much
Common Cool Season Grasses
Timothy C3 plants, less photo synthetically efficient but more digestible Kentucky bluegrass Smooth bromegrass Orchardgrass Tall fescue Ryegrass Wheatgrass Oats Barly Triticale
Common Warm Season Grasses
C4 plants are more efficient at photosynthesis Indiangrass Switchgrass Side-oats gramma Buffalograss Lovegrass Bermudagrass (Tifton 85) Dallisgrass Bahiagrass Kleingrass Johnsongrass Forage sorghum Sundangrass Crabgrass Pearl millet Sorghum-sudan hybrids
Proteinaceous forages
higher than 10% CP and higher than 35% NDF include: warm and cold immature grasses, legumes and silages
Methods of utilzing forage crops
1. Pasture grazing systems 2. Hay 3. Direct-cut silage (green chop) 4. Silage
1. Pasture grazing systems
-select plants that are well adapted to climate and soil type and will provide available forage in multiple seasons of the year -can be continuous, rotational, first-last, strip, limit or creep grazing (low to high utilization)
Rotational grazing
separate large pasture into small pads and roate when the forage is grazed down in one pad *trick is knowing when to rotate, is labor intensive, and you must have water in each pad
First-last grazing
2 sets of rotational grazers, 1st with higher requirements(1st and 2nd calf females and BCS less than4), 2nd with lower requirements (5-8 years and BCS greater than 4)
Strip grazing
uses electric fence to move ever strip having an increase of pasture each time * highest utilization*
Limit grazing
high quality grass only grazed for a few hours, other pasture has lower quality and is used for the remaineder of the grazing, mature grass is not grazed in summer, saved for winter
Creep grazing
a type of limit grazing but the wires are high enough that calves can go under and graze both pastures at any time
Stocking rate
optimal range where the gain per animal and acre are the same, not over stocked or understocked

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