How To Submit A Feed Sample For Testing
How Much Sample Do You Need To Submit? Hay – 200 – 300gSilage/Fresh Sample – 500g – 1kgGrain – 1kgTMR – 1kg How To Take A Sample When feed testing…
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Hay Corers – What You Need To Know
What is the nutritional value of your hay bales? This isn’t something you can just guess by eyeballing it. Rather, farmers rely on a qualified system of measurement (feed test)…
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How To Interpret Your Feed Test – What The Parameters Really Mean?
This article is not intended to be a comprehensive explanation of interpreting your feed test results but aims to provide a ‘snapshot’ of key parameters you should be looking at…
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Hay Testing Probes – What You Need to Know
What is the nutrient value of your hay bales? This isn’t something you can just guess by eyeballing it. Rather, farmers will rely on a qualified system of measurement by…
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Concerned about your sorghum?
Nitrate and Prussic Acid occur naturally in plants, however, if plants are damaged or stressed, Nitrate and Prussic Acid can rise, causing toxicity in ruminant animals once eaten. Causes of…
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How To Sample & Test Hay
An accurate feed test begins with an accurate sample submitted to the lab for testing. If the quality of your product varies, you may need to have multiple samples tested…
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Why Do Different Products Test Differently?
You may now have your feed testing samples done but why are the samples different? There are many factors which can influence the nutrient profile of a forage, including species…
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What Is DCAD And Why Is It Important?
DCAD stands for Dietary Cation-Anion Difference. DCAD is a particularly important measure that is used when formulating diets for dry, transition and lactating dairy cows. DCAD is the interrelationship of…
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Reasons Why You Should Feed Test Your Pasture?
If you thought your pasture was mineral deficient and could be limiting your animal’s production and you could correct it, would you? Here are the reasons why you should feed…
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Total Fatty Acid Results, Why Are They Important?
What Are Fatty Acid Results? Total Fatty Acids (TFA) give a more defined and accurate measurement of fat content in feed and indicate the energy content of a feed source.…
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