#86589
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in single rows 5 high. Cut with some milky dough seed evident. Cured in warm fine conditions over 10 days with two rakings. Average moisture of 17%.
Variable readings mainly around the 20%. No smell of fermentation in core.
.Small amount of weather damage to ends of bales from rain events.
Summary
Visual grade: C
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Comet
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Hay Caps)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.21
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.25
Protein (%)
9.2
ME (MJ / kg)
9.1
Moisture (%)
8.7
Visual Grade
C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Bale / Package Weight
530 kg
Documents
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in single rows 5 high. Cut with some milky dough seed evident. Cured in warm fine conditions over 10 days with two rakings. Average moisture of 17%. Variable readings mainly around the 20%. No smell of fermentation in core. .Small amount of weather damage to ends of bales from rain events.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Comet
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
0
Bale / Package Weight
530 kg
Volume in Tonnes
0
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 in single rows under haycaps 5 high. Small amount of weather damage to ends of bales from rain events
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Hay Caps)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
17
Moisture High (%)
28
Moisture Comment
Variable readings mainly around the 20%. No smell of fermentation in core
Moisture Low (%)
11.8
Number of Tests
45
# Tests >18%
15
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Cereal volunteers, milk thistles, grass
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
10
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
2
Comment
Warm dry curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
26-Sep-2024
Curing additive
No
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
35
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE4 - <50% mottled colours remainder green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to dry texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
23/01/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (86589-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.1
Relative Feed Value
84
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
8.25
Relative Forage Quality
117
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
19.5
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
7.7
% Crude Fat
2.5
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.88
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.61
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
4.8
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.96
Crude Protein (CP)
9.2
% Available Protein
8.4
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.8
% NDICP
2.9
Soluble Protein % of CP
48
Degradable Protein % of CP
76
Est. Lysine
0.32752
Est. Methionine
0.17204
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
62.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
41.9
aNDFom
60.7
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
8.7
% TDN
59
% Starch
1.4
% Lignin
3.6
% Moisture
8.7
% Dry Matter
91.3
% Ash
9.1
uNDFom 30hr
21.9
uNDFom 120hr
15.1
uNDFom 240hr
13.3
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
48
Potassium (K)
3.24
Calcium (Ca)
0.35
Magnesium (Mg)
0.18
Phosphorus (P)
0.33
Sulfur (S)
0.18
Chloride (Cl)
0.88
Total Fatty Acids
0.65
C18:1 Oleic
0.03
C18:2 Linoleic
0.09
C18:3 Linolenic
0.2
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