HJ Lea Oakes

Area 1 hectare = 2.47 acres 1 acre = 0.4 hectares Volume 1 litre = 1.76 pints 1pint = 0.57 litres 1 gallon = 4.55 litres Silage Consumption Over the winter period Dairy Cows 8 – 12 tonnes Beef Cows 7 tonnes Youngstock 1-2 years/fat cattle 5 tonnes Youngstock 6-12 months 2 tonnes Ewes 0.2-0.5 tonnes Silage Volume 1 cubic metre of 20% DM grass silage weighs 0.725 tonnes 1 cubic metre of 25% DM grass silage weighs 0.660 tonnes

Typical Values

Feed Material Protein ME DM (%) (MJ/kg DM) (%) Mollasses 8.95 11.64 62 Rolled Wheat 11 13.5 86 Rolled Barley 10.5 13 86 Beet Pulp Nuts 10 12.5 90 Breakfast Cereal 11 15 90 Hi Oil Biscuit (Sugablend) 10 16.5 90 Palm Kernel Exp 16 12.35 92 NB Maize Distillers 26.5 14.8 88 Megalac™ 0 33.5 96 Energizer RP 10 0 37 99 Prairie Meal 62 17.5 89 Rape Meal 33 12 89 Sunflower Ext 31 10 90 Hipro Sunflower Ext 37 11.4 90 Amino Max S 45 13.5 88 Amino Max R 32.5 12.1 88 Soya Hulls 11 12.2 88 Soya Ext 48 GM 46.5 13.5 88 Citrus Pulp Pellet 7 13.1 90 Wheatfeed 16 11.8 87 Urea (CP as protein equivalent) 290 0 99