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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 137876" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Jersey Lilly - We always feed cottonseed & corn, but have never even heard of rice bran. Our ration would include oats, so rice bran must be similar in feed value to oats. Did you feed 10# from beginning to end or averaged 10#/hd/day? And I totally believe in feeding free choice hay. The more hay they eat, the more they can digest the grain you give them.</p><p></p><p>Brandonm2 - no, I do not have ANY experience in buying anything light weight. But, I do have a lot of experience helping juniors feeding out their projects. And, yes, some of them have started out with really poor projects.</p><p>Bottom line, feeding grain at 1% of their body weight to start, and SLOWLY increasing to 3% of their body weight is a VERY SAFE ration - recommended by every nutritionist/university I have ever known. And once they are up to 3% of their body weight, you can increase that % as long as you keep an eye on their manure and keep free choice hay or grass in front of them. And if you look back, I did warn him to keep an eye on their FAT. I totally agree, you do not want a fat heifer, you WILL ruin their udder for future production.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 137876, member: 968"] Jersey Lilly - We always feed cottonseed & corn, but have never even heard of rice bran. Our ration would include oats, so rice bran must be similar in feed value to oats. Did you feed 10# from beginning to end or averaged 10#/hd/day? And I totally believe in feeding free choice hay. The more hay they eat, the more they can digest the grain you give them. Brandonm2 - no, I do not have ANY experience in buying anything light weight. But, I do have a lot of experience helping juniors feeding out their projects. And, yes, some of them have started out with really poor projects. Bottom line, feeding grain at 1% of their body weight to start, and SLOWLY increasing to 3% of their body weight is a VERY SAFE ration - recommended by every nutritionist/university I have ever known. And once they are up to 3% of their body weight, you can increase that % as long as you keep an eye on their manure and keep free choice hay or grass in front of them. And if you look back, I did warn him to keep an eye on their FAT. I totally agree, you do not want a fat heifer, you WILL ruin their udder for future production. [/QUOTE]
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