#83971
Lucerne Hay 83971
Wellington, NSW2023/24 3rd Cut Lucerne in 8x3x3 bales cut pre flowering with mower conditioner. Raked once and cured over 7 days in good hot dry conditions. Good colour and leaf retention. Lovely texture and aroma.
Good shed access.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Q31
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x3x3
Units
41.04 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
289 kg
Documents
Visual
2023/24 3rd Cut Lucerne in 8x3x3 bales cut pre flowering with mower conditioner. Raked once and cured over 7 days in good hot dry conditions. Good colour and leaf retention. Lovely texture and aroma. Good shed access.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Q31
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
3rd
Volume
Quantity
142
Bale / Package Weight
289 kg
Volume in Tonnes
41.04
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x3x3
Wrap Type
4 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.3
Moisture High (%)
13.5
Moisture Comment
Good moisture
Moisture Low (%)
10.6
Number of Tests
34
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Old Lucerne stem from previous cut evident in sample
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
3rd
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
7
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Pre-flowering
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good dry conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
30-Nov-2023
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
18
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU3 - >50% shades of green with remainder bleached colours
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Good aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
14/08/2024
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
83971-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
33.1
% ADICP
1.4
% Ash
7.7
% Available Protein
17.9
% Calcium (Ca)
1.19
% Chloride (Cl)
1.09
% Crude Fat
2
% Crude Protein
19.3
% Dry Matter
90.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.3
% Lignin
6.6
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.44
% Moisture
9.8
% NDICP
4
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
42.6
% Phosphorus (P)
0.3
% Potassium (K)
1.62
% Starch
0.8
% Sulfur (S)
0.27
% TDN
61
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
7
% aNDFom
42.1
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.77
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.35
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.01
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
30
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.03
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.79
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.42
Relative Feed Value
138
Soluble Protein % of CP
45
% uNDFom 120hr
23.3
% uNDFom 240hr
22.2
% uNDFom 30hr
25.6
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.21
C18:3 Linolenic
0.21
% Degradable Protein
15
Relative Forage Quality
127
Total Fatty Acids
1.23
% Soluble Protein
9
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
32.4
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