#91602
Oat/Vetch Hay 91602
Hopetoun, VICthis is a Oaten Vetch blended Cereal Hay
Large square bales oaten/ vetch hay. Oats definitely look the dominant species in the bale but when you pull it apart you can see the vetch leaf in among it. 65% oats at a guess. Good leaf/ no rain. Good colour and aroma. Stored in lined floor shed. Average moisture 13.3%.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Morava / kingbale
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
384 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Documents
Visual
Large square bales oaten/ vetch hay. Oats definitely look the dominant species in the bale but when you pull it apart you can see the vetch leaf in among it. 65% oats at a guess. Good leaf/ no rain. Good colour and aroma. Stored in lined floor shed. Average moisture 13.3%.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Morava / kingbale
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
600
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Volume in Tonnes
384
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Shed with gutter and back wall
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.3
Moisture High (%)
17.5
Moisture Comment
Pretty consistent through out stack
Moisture Low (%)
10.5
Number of Tests
200
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Bit of cape weed on one edge of paddock
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Odd bit of old straw but pretty clean
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
21
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
No rain on it
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
17-Oct-2025
Curing additive
No
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Vetch is alot smaller but the oat stems are around 10cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
10
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
Yes
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE2 - Fresh green to dark green <25% sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Colour Comment
Great colour. Not much bleaching as no rain
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf retention. Oat stems can be a bit thicker than idea.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Smells like fresh quality hay
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
21/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
91602-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
30.3
% ADICP
0.8
% Ash
7.1
% Available Protein
11.9
% Calcium (Ca)
0.71
% Chloride (Cl)
0.83
% Crude Fat
2.2
% Crude Protein
12.7
% Dry Matter
88.4
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
13.9
% Lignin
4.5
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.22
% Moisture
11.6
% NDICP
2.6
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
45.4
% Phosphorus (P)
0.33
% Potassium (K)
2.33
% Starch
1.1
% Sulfur (S)
0.22
% TDN
64
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
21.7
% aNDFom
44.1
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.93
Degradable Protein % of CP
82
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.5
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.17
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
49
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.37
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.99
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.8
Relative Feed Value
134
Soluble Protein % of CP
51
% uNDFom 120hr
16
% uNDFom 240hr
14.5
% uNDFom 30hr
17.4
C18:1 Oleic
0.03
C18:2 Linoleic
0.11
C18:3 Linolenic
0.26
% Degradable Protein
10
Relative Forage Quality
167
Total Fatty Acids
0.91
% Soluble Protein
6
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
35.3
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