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Supplementing poor quality silage

  • 14-10-2009 10:35am
    #1
    sobs
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi
    I baled silage at the end of august. It was cut and baled on the same day as the weather was not great. There is still effluent flowing from the bales. What should I supplement this silage with over the winter months? I have no storage for barley, only a feed bin. 25kg bags of barley seem to be as expensive as beef nuts. I was thinking of feeding 1kg of beefs nut per day. Could I give them a mineral block with the nuts? Any other suggestions? I have a few fresian cows housed with calves at the moment. What is the best approach to fatten these cows? Sorry for the 101 questions!
    Thanks


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  • #2
    wiggy123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭wiggy123


    hard to know what would compensate for the poor silage-as a low cost!
    barley...mayb maize!
    or else as you said a gd molassas lick..might help!
    are the animals in good order going in..
    if ur fattening cattle with it-u meal give them nuts or a ration,with the silage...
    incalf cows-say silage,b enough..and then a pre calfer lick or powder..few weeks before they calf..would do!
    only my opinions here!


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