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Sorghum - Forage Hay 81377

Toobeah, QLD
87.4 tonnes available

SSS Forage Sorghum Hay with Cow Pea. Cut at milky dough sorghum stage with mower conditioner. Had 15mm rain on in one event with good hot dry weather following. Has retained reasonable quantity of green leaf in bales with remainder golden to fresh colours. Average moisture of 13.4%. Was inoculated at baling. The cows love it!

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Summary

Visual grade: B
grade-gauge
Ad Type

For Sale

Category

Hay & Fodder

Commodity

Hay

Dominant Species

Sorghum - Forage

Sold By The

tonne

Variety

SSS

Storage Status / Stage

Shedded

Visual Grade

B

Bale / Package Size

Lge Sq 8x4x3

Units

87.4 tonnes

Bale / Package Weight

460 kg

Visual

SSS Forage Sorghum Hay with Cow Pea. Cut at milky dough sorghum stage with mower conditioner. Had 15mm rain on in one event with good hot dry weather following. Has retained reasonable quantity of green leaf in bales with remainder golden to fresh colours. Average moisture of 13.4%. Was inoculated at baling. The cows love it!

Crop
Type / Species

Sorghum - Forage

Variety

SSS

Irrigated

No

Volume
Quantity

190

Bale / Package Weight

460 kg

Volume in Tonnes

87.4

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

Open sided shed.

Storage Status / Stage

Shedded

Storage Surface

Dirt floor

Rodent
Mice/Rats

None Observed

Moisture
Moisture Average (%)

13.4

Moisture High (%)

17.8

Moisture Comment

Inoculant applied

Moisture Low (%)

11

Number of Tests

40

Number of Tests >18%

0

Weeds
Weed Amount

Nil - 1%

Weeds Comments

Summer grass

Foreign Material
Foreign Material Comments

Minor dust

Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)

15

Rainfall damage

Water marking leaf & stems

Weather while Curing

Light Rain or Heavy Dew

How Cut

Mower Conditioner

Maturity When Cut

Milky dough seed evident

Raked Times

2

Comment

15mm rain during midway through curing with hot dry conditions following

Steamed at baling?

No

Harvesting
Harvest Date

14-Feb-2024

Baling to Storage Time

Same day

Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx

60

Stem Thickness

Sorghum 6-8 mm

Was the product chopped?

No

Colour
Colour of Core Samples

SO4 - Approx 50% mottled colours, including bleached green, brown-tan-silver

Leaf
Leaf Retention

Normal to soft texture

Leaf Retention comment

Good leaf attachment and content. Well conditioned

Aroma
Aroma

Normal species hay smell, possible dust

Inspection
Inspector

Accredited Inspector

Inspection Date

03/07/2024

Inspection Manager

Grower Services

Feed Test

81377-NIRD-2
% Acid Detergent Fibre

43.7

% ADICP

1.3

% Ash

9.6

% Available Protein

7.8

% Calcium (Ca)

0.42

% Chloride (Cl)

0.4

% Crude Fat

2

% Crude Protein

9.1

% Dry Matter

92.2

% ESC (Simple Sugars)

5.5

% Lignin

4.7

% Magnesium (Mg)

0.23

% Moisture

7.8

% NDICP

2.6

% Neutral Detergent Fibre

64.7

% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)

17.2

% Phosphorus (P)

0.21

% Potassium (K)

1.72

% Starch

0.8

% Sulfur (S)

0.12

% TDN

55

% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)

6.6

% aNDFom

61

DE 1X (MJ/kg)

10.13

Degradable Protein % of CP

70

Horse DE (MJ/kg)

7.86

ME 1X (MJ/kg)

8.35

NDFD 24hr % of NDF

42

Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)

2.05

Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)

4.33

Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)

4.36

Relative Feed Value

79

Soluble Protein % of CP

36

% uNDFom 120hr

19.8

% uNDFom 240hr

18.6

% uNDFom 30hr

23.2

C18:1 Oleic

0.05

C18:2 Linoleic

0.08

C18:3 Linolenic

0.1

% Degradable Protein

6

Relative Forage Quality

101

Total Fatty Acids

0.68

% Soluble Protein

3

Important Documents

Vendor Declaration

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