#90471
Vetch Hay 90471
Cathundral, NSW2025 Vetch Hay. Cutting with swather around the 30th Sept. Baling into 8x4x3 bales.
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 heavy bales with average moisture of 12.1%. Cured in dry windy conditions with 2 rakings. Small amount of dust in core sample. No residual straw. Normal to soft in texture
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Morava
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.4
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.85
Protein (%)
17.6
ME (MJ / kg)
8.71
Moisture (%)
10.1
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
80.4 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Documents
Visual
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 heavy bales with average moisture of 12.1%. Cured in dry windy conditions with 2 rakings. Small amount of dust in core sample. No residual straw. Normal to soft in texture
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Morava
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
120
Bale / Package Weight
670 kg
Volume in Tonnes
80.4
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Good shed well maintained. Stacked on eastern open side of shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.1
Moisture High (%)
14
Moisture Low (%)
10.5
Number of Tests
25
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Nil
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
15
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Immature pods evident
Raked Times
2
Comment
Good conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
30-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
15
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE5 - < 50% green with mottled colours, remainder dark green to black colours
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, soil dust smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
04/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (90471-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
8.71
Relative Feed Value
104
Relative Forage Quality
119
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
8.65
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
21.9
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
3.8
% Crude Fat
1.6
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
10.49
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.04
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
4.85
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
4.35
% Crude Protein
17.6
% Available Protein
16.1
% Soluble Protein
7
% Degradable Protein
14
% ADICP
1.5
% NDICP
4.3
Soluble Protein % of CP
39
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
% Est. Lysine
0.89408
% Est. Methionine
0.27456
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
52.6
% Acid Detergent Fibre
38.5
% aNDFom
49.2
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
5.7
% TDN
55
% Starch
1
% Lignin
6.7
% Moisture
10.1
% Dry Matter
89.9
% Ash
10.7
% uNDFom 30hr
25.7
% uNDFom 120hr
24.4
% uNDFom 240hr
24.1
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
41
% Potassium (K)
3.31
% Calcium (Ca)
0.98
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.25
% Phosphorus (P)
0.38
% Sulfur (S)
0.25
% Chloride (Cl)
0.81
Total Fatty Acids
1.05
C18:1 Oleic
0.08
C18:2 Linoleic
0.13
C18:3 Linolenic
0.15
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