Profitable cattle farming requires that close attention is paid to how animals are responding to their feeding program. The Highline Bale Pro® equipped with the optional Feed Chopper™ and Grain Tank with MGI™ is an implement that provides the capability to deliver blended feed, for example, a blend of both grain and hay. Highline HAY software provides basic feed and nutrient demand information that can help you to be more efficient in choosing feed sources and grain supplements that meet the required demand. Together, the combination of the CFR system and HAY software provide the most efficient way to choose the lowest cost feed combination that meets the nutrient demands of the animals and delivers it accurately.
Following are useful definitions of terms commonly associated with animal nutrition: ADG - Average daily gain is simply the rate of weight gain per day over a specified period of time AF - Stands for As Fed (Actual weight of cattle feed) Ca (%DM) - percentage of dry matter of the feed stuff that is Calcium CP (%DM) - percentage of crude protein of the feed stuff DM - Dry matter(DM) represents everything contained in a feed sample except water; this includes protein, fiber, fat, minerals, etc. Mcal - Megacalorie(Mcal) is the quantity of energy in a feed(1 Megacalorie=1 million Calories) ME - metabolizable energy NEm - net energy required for maintenance NEg - net energy required for gain P (%DM) - percentage of dry matter in the feed stuff that is phosphorus TDN - Total Digestible Nutrients(TDN) is a measure of the energy value in the feed
Highline HAY software provides basic feed and nutrient demand information that can help you to be more efficient in choosing feed sources and grain supplements that meet the required demand
***These calculations are an aid for cattle feeding but are not intended to replace the advice of a cattle Nutritionist. Consultation with a cattle nutritionist is highly recommended.
