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Bake it so that all the moisture goes out of the feed. Then measure using a weigh scale. When you have both the weight of the feed before you bake it and after, you can calculate the % moisture in the feed.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on how much forage is in the bale, and how much the bale of silage weighs. It also depends on how wet the forage was when baled for silage.
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How much silage does a dairy cow eat daily?
Please provide more information. How many animals are we talking about here? How long are they being fed? Is this on a per-day basis, or is it on a per-month or per-year basis? What is their average body weight and rate of intake in terms of pounds per day? What kind of silage (i.e., grass, barley, corn, wheat, etc.)? What is the moisture content of the silage? All these questions should be answered before we can actually answer the question properly.
How much of the blood is dry matter?
10%
What is the megajuoles of energy of a silage?
The energy content of silage varies depending on what constitutes silage. Remember, silage is fermented chopped fodder that is often comprised of corn or barley, but sometimes also grass hay, and oats, wheat, rye, and triticale. Energy content also varies on when the fodder was cut for silage. For example, corn silage that was cut at a late-maturity stage will have less energy than corn silage cut when it was at early or mid-maturity.It is actually impossible to accurately predict or know what the energy content of silage is for all silage produced, and the energy content of a feedstuff like silage isn't measured in the same way that the energy (carbohydrate) content of a food item we would eat is. Energy is measured in Mcal/kg or Mcal/lb of DM (dry matter) or in percent (%) of DM, and as various values including Non Structural Carbohydrates, Net Energy, Metabolizable Energy, Digestible Energy, and Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN). As you can see in this paper, TDN and other energy values differ from one feed type to another.
What is the formula to calculate tons of silage in a pile?
It is avg. length X avg. width X avg. heigth = Cubic Feet. Well packed silage at the proper dry matter) should average about 45 lbs. as fed. (or 15 lbs of Dry matter at 66% moisture, 33% D.M. ) per Cubic foot. It can get a little tricky determining the averages because the way the pile may be sloped, etc. I.e....25' average width pile X 100' average length X Avg. height of 10' = 25,000 cubic feet. If this is packed well and at the proper moisture (66% moisture, 33% D.M.) there should be about 562 A.F. tons of silage in this pile, or about 188 tons of D.M. tons.
How much does it cost to produce one bale of hay?
This depends on the size of the bale, whether it's a small square bale or a large round bale. A cow will eat 2.5% to 4% of her body weight per day. For a 1000 lb cow, that's 25 lbs to 40 lbs per day respectively, dry or lactating, respectively (lactating cows tend to eat 50% more than if they were dry). For a 1800 lb cow, that's 45 lbs dry to 72 lbs lactating per day, respectively.One small square bale of hay weighing around 75 lbs will feed one 1800 lb lactating cow per day, not counting wastage percentage. A dry 1800 lb cow will eat that bale up in around 1.8 days. That same small square bale will feed a dry 1000 lb cow around 3 days, and when she's lactating and suckling a calf, around 2 days.A large round bale of hay weighing 2200 lbs (one ton) will feed a lactating 1800 lb cow for 30 days. When she's dry, the bale will last her for less than 50 days. As for the 1000 lb lactating momma, that 2200 lb bale will last her for 55 days. When she's dry, she will be on it for 88 days.So translating that on a bale-per-day basis, here's the results, assuming no waste:1800 lb cow, lactating, fed small 75 lb square bale: 0.96 bales/day1800 lb cow, dry, fed small 75 lb square bale: 0.6 bales/day1000 lb cow, lactating, fed small 75 lb square bale: 0.5 bales/day1000 lb cow, dry, fed small 75 lb square bale: 0.333 bales/day1800 lb cow, lactating, fed large 2200 lb round bale: 0.033 bales/day1800 lb cow, dry, fed large 2200 lb round bale: 0.02 bales/day1000 lb cow, lactating, fed large 2200 lb round bale: 0.018 bales/day1000 lb cow, dry, fed large 2200 lb round bale: 0.011 bales/day
How much dry matter is in hay?
Some. Most hay, as it grows and matures, is water. Dry it out and much of its weight "goes away" leaving the "dry matter" behind. Over half the weight of living or freshly harvested hay (reaped while green) is water.
What is the average weight of cardboard bale?
A cubic yard of corrugated cardboard is approx 700-1100 lbs so a rough estimate of a dry bale is 1.5 k lbs
How much water do mushrooms contain?
Mushrooms are 90% water 10% dry matter
What is called Dry matter in milk?
The dry matter is the remaining substance after the removal of water. Dry matter in milk is composed of butterfat, proteins, minerals and lactose.
Why would you feed baleage to dry dairy cows?
Dairy cows, even though they are not lactating, still have higher nutritional demands than dry beef cows, so baleage (a form of silage) is a recommended feed to feed to them.
How much water do bananas hold?
in botanical terms a banana is 75% water and 25% dry matter
Is dry jello matter?
Yes, dry jello is still considered matter. (Its a solid if it keeps it shape)
