#86630
Vetch hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales. Cut at early pod stage with mower conditioner. Received 15mm rain on during curing. 1 raking. Cape weed and thistle evident in bales to varying percentage. Rain has affected colour. Dust in core samples. No residual straw from previous crops.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: C

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Timok
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.22
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.31
Protein (%)
17.4
ME (MJ / kg)
8.97
Moisture (%)
9.4
Visual Grade
C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
10.54 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
620 kg
Documents
Visual
Vetch hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales. Cut at early pod stage with mower conditioner. Received 15mm rain on during curing. 1 raking. Cape weed and thistle evident in bales to varying percentage. Rain has affected colour. Dust in core samples. No residual straw from previous crops.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Timok
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
17
Bale / Package Weight
620 kg
Volume in Tonnes
10.54
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Open sided shed. Majority of vetch stacked internally
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.5
Moisture High (%)
12.8
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Capeweed, thistle
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Soil dust <5mm sticks, residual stubble & twigs
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
>10% but <30% Blackspot or staining
How Long Cured (days)
24
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Immature pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
16mm rain during curing
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
11-Oct-2024
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
7
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE4 - > 50% mottled colours, including bleached tan-green, brown -silver green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, soil dust smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
14/01/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (84293-NIRD-2)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.97
Relative Feed Value
120
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.39
Relative Forage Quality
126
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
27.7
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
4.4
% Crude Fat
2
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.75
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.33
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.19
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.67
Crude Protein (CP)
17.4
% Available Protein
15.6
Soluble Protein
6
Degradable Protein
13
% ADICP
1.8
% NDICP
4.5
Soluble Protein % of CP
36
Degradable Protein % of CP
73
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
47.2
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
35.8
aNDFom
45.9
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
6.1
% TDN
56
% Starch
1.3
% Lignin
7.2
% Moisture
9.4
% Dry Matter
90.6
% Ash
10.3
uNDFom 30hr
26.1
uNDFom 120hr
24.9
uNDFom 240hr
24.7
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
28
Potassium (K)
2.55
Calcium (Ca)
1.18
Magnesium (Mg)
0.27
Phosphorus (P)
0.37
Sulfur (S)
0.22
Chloride (Cl)
0.31
Total Fatty Acids
1.07
C18:1 Oleic
0.08
C18:2 Linoleic
0.14
C18:3 Linolenic
0.18
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