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it two per cent more digestible.
"One dollar of input (for an
inoculant) can get $3 in value out,"
he said. Taking the calculation
further, a dry matter recovery of 1.3
per cent will result in more cows
days of feed per tonne of silage,
thereby increasing the milk output
per tonne. This can increase the net
value to approximately $7 for a $1
input. That translates to $26.80 per
cow per year, said Hutjens.
In reference to losses due to
particle size, Hutjens said, nutrients
are not doing much good if food
value, such as starch from corn, is,
found in the manure.
A particle box should be used to
test proportions of the 3/4 inch, 3/10
inch and fines, he said.
As proportions of the total mixed
rations, the top box (greater than 3/4)
should be between five and 15 per
cent. The midrange should constitute
greater than 40 per cent and the
smallest, no more than 50 per cent.
For haylage, the numbers should
Forage
quality
and
quantity
n' ust be
in
balance
be approximately 20-40-40.
"If there is too much in the top
box, the cows will sort it out," said
Hutjens.
For corn silage the ratios can be
Tess than five, 30 to 50 per cent and
50-70 per cent. If a kernel processor
is used it would be 10 to 20 per cent,
50-70 per cent and Tess than 30 per
cent.
"This is what really makes corn
silage work as you get the most out
of the top two boxes. What ends up
in the bottom box is not effective."
In discussing particle size, Hutjens
said high moisture corn does not go
fine enough as more than 30 per cent
stays coarse. The feed should be
complemented with "pig feed" size
corn.
When looking at the overall
feeding program, Hutjens stresses
that "the forage quality and quantity
must be in balance."0