Does anyone know what the UFV of brewers grains is ? I have the option of buying a load but I was wondering would I be better off buying a load of fodder beet as theres not that much difference of a difference on a price per ton.
Its for fattening cattle which are getting 8kgs of a hi maize barley mix.
I dunno what the ufv of it is , but I got a couple of loads one winter in the very late 90s , before they closed Smithwicks brewery in Kilkenny . I thought it super stuff for weanlings . Think it was £25 a ton , but could be a mile out. Mind you , the water would still be running out of the truck when it would get here after an hours drive . How much is it now , 45 ?
What’s the plan?I was quoted €48 per ton for a artic load. Atm I am feeding silage along with the ration and my plan would be to drop the silage out of the mix and replace it with either the beet or the brewers.
start at 1kg increase to the 4kg over 3 weeksI’ve just bought some beet,I don’t want to sicken them,how much should I introduce for a start?
Going to feed 4kg/hd eventually.
I’ve just bought some beet,I don’t want to sicken them,how much should I introduce for a start?
Going to feed 4kg/hd eventually.
start at 1kg increase to the 4kg over 3 weeks
Does anyone know what the UFV of brewers grains is ? I have the option of buying a load but I was wondering would I be better off buying a load of fodder beet as theres not that much difference of a difference on a price per ton.
Its for fattening cattle which are getting 8kgs of a hi maize barley mix.
i assume scoff is feeding to cows so didnt want to upset the milkThere’s no need to be that slow increasing the beet . Feeding 21kg a head here to bullocks and doubt we were 3weeks building up to 21kg .
Where is the brewers out of, brewers is high protein, low starch, low sugar. beet is low protein, high sugarDoes anyone know what the UFV of brewers grains is ? I have the option of buying a load but I was wondering would I be better off buying a load of fodder beet as theres not that much difference of a difference on a price per ton.
Its for fattening cattle which are getting 8kgs of a hi maize barley mix.
Be slow on dropping out a decent forage and fibre source. Yes, you will get a quicker finish on a more concentrated diet, but at what cost and what health risk.I was quoted €48 per ton for a artic load. Atm I am feeding silage along with the ration and my plan would be to drop the silage out of the mix and replace it with either the beet or the brewers.
Any idea the Dry matter of that stuff? I’d be presuming that’s pretty wet stuff at that priceDoes anyone know what the UFV of brewers grains is ? I have the option of buying a load but I was wondering would I be better off buying a load of fodder beet as theres not that much difference of a difference on a price per ton.
Its for fattening cattle which are getting 8kgs of a hi maize barley mix.
Short answer, the maize was better value than beet.How come you went with maize over beet . Always told beet was better than maize for finishing?
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I hit them with 5kg 1st day last time,then I started worrying I was going to upset them after reading something on here.🙈i assume scoff is feeding to cows so didnt want to upset the milk
What’s the plan?
Are you storing or finishing?
How much feed have you in the yard.
We bought some maize silage recently in preference to beet.
The issue you’ll have with adding beet is your current ration won’t balance with the beet . You’ll have to change the ration to suit beet .
Theres about 1100 tons between silage and wholecrop in the yard. My plan is to drop the silage out of the finishers diet and replace it with either brewers or beet.
I made less pit silage in 2021 than I did in previous years as I had land taken out for reseeding and I was grazing cattle on fields normally cut for silage. It worked out well as I had more comfort with grass and I had more cattle fit to kill off grass at that time of the year.
I always mix high phosperous minerals through the meal whenever I am using beet so that wont be a problem.
Where is the brewers out of, brewers is high protein, low starch, low sugar. beet is low protein, high sugar
Be slow on dropping out a decent forage and fibre source. Yes, you will get a quicker finish on a more concentrated diet, but at what cost and what health risk.
Cattle been healthy and taking a week or 10 days longer to finish, on a lower cost diet would always be my preference
Any idea the Dry matter of that stuff? I’d be presuming that’s pretty wet stuff at that price
You may reduce the silage a lot , but cut it out completely??
How would you store it if it is sloppy wet stuff do you mind me asking?It’s cheap at that but 23% is pretty wet sloppy stuff. It’s mid 20’s protein also which is of no real benefit to you for finishing cattle. How much is the beet costing?