#84843
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked under cotton tarps on edge of paddock. Cut with mower conditioner and cured in cool conditions with light fall of rain, less then 5mm. Has retained average to good colour. Cut full flower with milky dough seed evident. Large healthy crop with thick stems. Normal to soft in texture with average moisture of 18.7%. Some variability in moisture readings.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Comet
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.56
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.74
Protein (%)
9.6
ME (MJ / kg)
9.14
Moisture (%)
9.3
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
59 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
590 kg
Documents
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked under cotton tarps on edge of paddock. Cut with mower conditioner and cured in cool conditions with light fall of rain, less then 5mm. Has retained average to good colour. Cut full flower with milky dough seed evident. Large healthy crop with thick stems. Normal to soft in texture with average moisture of 18.7%. Some variability in moisture readings.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Comet
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
100
Bale / Package Weight
590 kg
Volume in Tonnes
59
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Stacked on edge of paddock with some low points of poor drainage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
18.7
Moisture High (%)
23
Moisture Comment
Variable range.
Moisture Low (%)
13
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
20
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Flea blain
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
14
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Milky dough seed very evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Cured in cool conditions with light fall on f rain
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
18-Oct-2024
Curing additive
No
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
40
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE3 - >50% shades of green, with remainder sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
18/10/2024
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (84843-NIRD-2)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.14
Relative Feed Value
101
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
8.76
Relative Forage Quality
120
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
23.9
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
6.7
% Crude Fat
2.5
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.92
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.69
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.16
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.06
Crude Protein (CP)
9.6
% Available Protein
8.7
Soluble Protein
5
Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.9
% NDICP
2.8
Soluble Protein % of CP
49
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
Est. Lysine
0.34176
Est. Methionine
0.17952
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
56.2
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
35.4
aNDFom
52.5
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
11.2
% TDN
59
% Starch
2.8
% Lignin
3.7
% Moisture
9.3
% Dry Matter
90.7
% Ash
10.6
uNDFom 30hr
21
uNDFom 120hr
15
uNDFom 240hr
12.7
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
41
Potassium (K)
2.62
Calcium (Ca)
0.53
Magnesium (Mg)
0.24
Phosphorus (P)
0.26
Sulfur (S)
0.24
Chloride (Cl)
1.4
Total Fatty Acids
0.88
C18:1 Oleic
0.06
C18:2 Linoleic
0.12
C18:3 Linolenic
0.09
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