Dry Matter Intake: How Much Can the Animals Eat?
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You estimate the daily dry matter intake of four cattle groups from liveweight, add it up for the herd and turn it into kilograms and tonnes of ration as fed for the feeder wagon.
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Lessons in this course
- Dry Matter vs As Fed: Putting Feeds on Equal Terms Locked
- Dry Matter Intake: How Much Can the Animals Eat? Locked
- Checking a Ration: Energy, Protein & Energy Density Locked
- The Pearson Square: Mixing Two Feeds to a Protein Target Locked
- Least-Cost Mixes: The Cheapest Diet That Meets the Spec Locked
- Minerals & Premix: Small Amounts, Big Errors Locked
- Winter Feed Budget: Will the Silage Last? Locked
- Capstone: Feeding Trial – FCR, Cost per kg Gain & Margin over Feed Locked