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ALTERNATIVE FEEDS FOR CATTLE

ALTERNATIVE FEEDS FOR CATTLE. By Tommy Waldrop South Region Area Livestock Teacher May 2007. Dry Weather Caused:. No Hay Produced Low Hay Supplies Hay to be fed during Summer Loss of condition on cattle Lower weaning weights and less income. Drought Potential Problems.

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ALTERNATIVE FEEDS FOR CATTLE

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  1. ALTERNATIVE FEEDS FOR CATTLE By Tommy Waldrop South Region Area Livestock Teacher May 2007

  2. Dry Weather Caused: • No Hay Produced • Low Hay Supplies • Hay to be fed during Summer • Loss of condition on cattle • Lower weaning weights and less income

  3. Drought Potential Problems • Use of salt to limit feed intake will cause water intake to increase • Over consumption of urea containing supplements • Nitrate problem in corn and sorghum • Prussic acid (cyanide poisoning) in johnson grass, sorghum and hybrids, sudan grass • Increase chance of toxic plant consumption • Rumen Impaction with low protein diets

  4. Strategies That Can help • Plant more winter Annuals • Overseed Pastures with Ryegrass • Purchase Hay • Buy Alternative Feeds

  5. Buying Hay • Usually Expensive for the lbs of TDN • Peanut hay could be available after harvest • Expensive to Haul

  6. Alternate Feeds • By-products of crop processing • Waste Products • Crop Residues • Can be used as primary Forage, supplement to a ration or replacement in a ration

  7. Things to Consider • Accurate ID • Availability and Consistency • Nutrient Composition • Consistency of Composition • Suitability • Perishablility • Freedom from Health Hazards • Special Handling • Storage Space • Legality • Cost

  8. Cost per LB of TDN • 2000 X %TDN = LBS TDN per Ton • Cost per ton / LBS TDN per Ton = Cost/LB-TDN • EX- Cottonseed @ 89% TDN and $100/ton • 2000 X .89 = 1780 lbs TDN • $100/1780 lbs= $.056/lb

  9. How much Feed do cattle need? • Stage of production • Time of year • Body condition

  10. How much Feed Do You Need?

  11. Apple Pomace • Residual material from making apple juice • High in moisture • Spoils rapidly • Only available in north Georgia

  12. Citrus Pulp • Made from residues from citrus fruit • Peel, pulp and seed • Low protein high fiber feed • Very Digestable to Cattle • Rarely economical to produces in Ga.

  13. Soy Hulls • By-product from soybean oil production • High fiber very digestable • Works best when limited to 30% of ration • Bulky, Dusty feed that works with silage and molasses to control dust

  14. Hominy Feed • Contains the bran, germ, and some of the starch from the corn kernel • Equal to ground corn • Very palatable • Can be used up to 70% of ration buts works best at 10 to 15% • Good energy source • Higher in protein than corn

  15. Brewers Grain • By-product of beer production • Excellent source of protein • Highly palatable • High in Moisture- 70-80% • Transportation cost is high • Shelf life is limited unless stored in silo

  16. Corn Gluten Feed • By-product of corn milling • Mainly bran and meal • Good protein content for ruminants • Usually cheap

  17. Whole Cottonseed • Excellent source for protein and energy • Usually economically feasible • Feed around 5 lbs/head/day

  18. Distillers Grain and Thin Stillage • By-products of Alcohol production • Grain contains Grain residues • Stillage contains Yeast, Soluble nutrients, small corn particles • Excellent source of Protein and Energy

  19. Peanut Skins • Result of Blanching Peanuts • Moderate levels of protein and energy • High Tannin • No more than 10% of ration

  20. Corn Stalks, Milo Stalks, Wheat Straw and Soybean Stubble • Part that is left behind after harvest • Usually 30 cow days per acre • Can be harvested for hay • When grazing soybean stubble do not feed urea • Ammonization of Wheat Straw – 60 lbs of ammonia per ton of straw

  21. Cotton Gin Trash • By-product of ginning cotton • Bulky, Unpalatable, High Fiber, Low Energy Feed • Can be used as a Hay replacer • Weed Seed problem

  22. Cottonseed Hulls • High fiber, Low protein • Some what Palatable • Used only for Roughage • 10 to 25% 0f Ration

  23. Peanut Hay • Good Feed for Cattle • When properly supplemented can be primary Forage in feeding program

  24. Peanut Hulls • High Fiber low Energy • Mainly used for Roughage source.

  25. Energy Feeds

  26. Protein Feeds

  27. Roughages

  28. Where Can I Buy Some of These Products???? • You must be aware that: • Most will have to be Trucked in • Have to have storage Facilities • Most have to be fed in a trough or bunker • Some have to be mixed in mixer wagon

  29. Furst- McNess Cordele, Ga. 1-800-233-6596 • Soy Hulls • SBM • Dried Distillers Grain • Hominy Feed • Cottonseed Hulls • Cottonseed Meal • Citrus Pulp

  30. Commodity Specialists Co.1-888-272-9247 • Ask For Tim • Corn Gluten Pellets-$120 • Wet Brewers Grain-$37 • Hominy Feed- $140 • Cottonseed Hulls-$145 • Soy Hulls-$150 • Wheat Midds-$110

  31. Brown Milling and Peanut229-776-3391 • Soy Hull Pellets • SBM • Cottonseed Meal • Corn- Cracked and Ground • Peanut Hull pellets • Cottonseed Hulls • Corn Gluten Feed

  32. Zeeland Farm Services, Inc.DeSoto, Ga. 1-229-874-3333 • Citrus Pulp • Corn Gluten Pellets • Ground and Cracker Corn • Cotton Seed • Cottonseed Meal • Distillers Grain • Hominy Feed • Ground Peanut Hulls • Soy Hulls • Soy Hull Pellets • Beet Pulp pellets

  33. ADM Valdosta1-800-645-2853 • Soy Hulls approx. $90 bulk • Soybean Meal

  34. Chickasha Of GeorgiaTifton229-388-8008 • Cottonseed Pellet – same nutrition as whole cottonseed but in a flowable state

  35. What Can I Pay for the Products??? • Handout

  36. Hay and Winter Grazing is sometimes the most expensive way to winter a cow. • Alternative Feeds • Silage

  37. Summary • Many feedstuffs are available • Must choose the ones that are best for you • Must decide if you want to buy the equipment to feed the feeds • Must decide if you want to invest in storage facilities

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