Feed is more than just hay or grain, it is the energy and protein content that is most important.
It is critical to purchase feed that is appropriate for your stock and meets their nutritional requirements.
A simple visual assessment of a feed is not sufficient to determine quality.
By doing a ‘feed test’, you take the guess work out of feed supplementation and can accurately calculate the suitability of your feed.
A feed test will provide an analysis of the nutritional composition of your feed (be it hay, silage, grain or pasture). Metabolisable Energy (ME) is a critical component…