#88126
Rhodes Grass Hay 88126
Kianga, QLDRhodes grass hay where there is some inconsistency between bales. Some patches had hayed off before cutting. Patches of nice leafy hay with good colour, there are patches in bales where old grass has lost colour. Average Moisture reading 13.1%. Dry texture due to some older leaf in cut. Some Urochloa grass present.
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Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Rhodes Grass
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Reclaimer
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
140 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
500 kg
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Visual
Rhodes grass hay where there is some inconsistency between bales. Some patches had hayed off before cutting. Patches of nice leafy hay with good colour, there are patches in bales where old grass has lost colour. Average Moisture reading 13.1%. Dry texture due to some older leaf in cut. Some Urochloa grass present.
Crop
Type / Species
Rhodes Grass
Variety
Reclaimer
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
280
Bale / Package Weight
500 kg
Volume in Tonnes
140
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<20% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
120 bales stored in open sided gravel floor shed . The other 120 bales stored outside under a tarp on a gravel pad.
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.1
Moisture High (%)
16
Moisture Comment
Tight moisture range
Moisture Low (%)
11.5
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Parthenium area. Some Urachloa grass.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Soil dust, residual stubble, small sticks <5mm, possible manure
Foreign Material Comments
Possible Kangaroo manure
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
5
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Milky dough seed very evident
Raked Times
2
Comment
Hot dry windy days
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
07-Mar-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Very even, 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
GR4 - 25 - 50% shades of green, with bleached yellow-green, tan/red-silver
Colour Comment
Some bales have nice Color there is patches in bales where old grass has lost Color. Had hayed off before cutting .
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Dry texture, broken leaf in grab samples
Leaf Retention comment
Leafy cut, but some old dry leaf in bales
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
17/03/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
88126-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
47
% ADICP
0.6
% Ash
5.8
% Available Protein
5.4
% Calcium (Ca)
0.38
% Chloride (Cl)
0.82
% Crude Fat
1.4
% Crude Protein
6
% Dry Matter
93.3
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
2.8
% Lignin
7
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.15
% Moisture
6.8
% NDICP
2.2
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
75.5
% Phosphorus (P)
0.15
% Potassium (K)
1
% Starch
0.2
% Sulfur (S)
0.1
% TDN
52
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
3.5
% aNDFom
73.5
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
9.4
Degradable Protein % of CP
73
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
7.47
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
7.61
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
29
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
1.45
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
3.08
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
3.72
Relative Feed Value
64
Soluble Protein % of CP
51
% uNDFom 120hr
35.6
% uNDFom 240hr
30.5
% uNDFom 30hr
43.1
% Est. Lysine
0.2088
% Est. Methionine
0.078
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.02
C18:3 Linolenic
0.02
% Degradable Protein
4
Relative Forage Quality
58
Total Fatty Acids
0.42
% Soluble Protein
3
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
13.5
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