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<blockquote data-quote="Willow Springs" data-source="post: 617198" data-attributes="member: 9002"><p>Protein is fine, but look at the Fibre and TDN values, they are the same values a person would normally equate with cereal straw in our part of the world. The fibre values are really going to restrict the amount of hay the cows will be able to consume, because the passage rate is slow. This will get worse as rumen volume becomes restricted by a growing calf, and at the same time the cows energy needs will be increasing due to the growing calf.</p><p></p><p>I would say that you are headed for a wreck (in our environment) based on the fibre and energy values; the cows are probably losing or soon will be losing weight and when they start milking theres no way they will hold weigh which will also hurt your fertility; cows won't breed if their nutritional status is severly compromised. </p><p></p><p>I would take to a good ruminant nutritionist to help you formultae up a ration; those cows are going to need more energy ie: Grain and/or pellets. I would reccomend pellets because you can usually get Rumensin and all the vitamins and minerals added for cheaper than whole grain will cost you. I don't see any way to get around it unless you can find some really good hay to blend cheaper than you can find the pellets; but remember energy is what you need so don't buy any hay without a feed test.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willow Springs, post: 617198, member: 9002"] Protein is fine, but look at the Fibre and TDN values, they are the same values a person would normally equate with cereal straw in our part of the world. The fibre values are really going to restrict the amount of hay the cows will be able to consume, because the passage rate is slow. This will get worse as rumen volume becomes restricted by a growing calf, and at the same time the cows energy needs will be increasing due to the growing calf. I would say that you are headed for a wreck (in our environment) based on the fibre and energy values; the cows are probably losing or soon will be losing weight and when they start milking theres no way they will hold weigh which will also hurt your fertility; cows won't breed if their nutritional status is severly compromised. I would take to a good ruminant nutritionist to help you formultae up a ration; those cows are going to need more energy ie: Grain and/or pellets. I would reccomend pellets because you can usually get Rumensin and all the vitamins and minerals added for cheaper than whole grain will cost you. I don't see any way to get around it unless you can find some really good hay to blend cheaper than you can find the pellets; but remember energy is what you need so don't buy any hay without a feed test. [/QUOTE]
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