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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1550179" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Most accurate method for standing dry matter is to clip and dry. A grazing stick gets you in the ballpark. It has a formula on it of inches x forage type fudge factor = lbs/acre. A bale of free choice filler helps stretch out the higher quality stuff when strip grazing. </p><p></p><p>Cattle intake varies greatly depending on how fast they can digest it, lactation phase, age, breed, and how good it tastes. A range of 2 to 3% of body weight covers most cases.</p><p></p><p>*** You have to adjust somewhere for waste. Many assume 50%, but it can range from about 20 to 80%. This is where the moving poly wire comes in. ***</p><p></p><p>A way to back into intake plus waste is to count cow days per acre, and then adjust for forage available and cow weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1550179, member: 1715"] Most accurate method for standing dry matter is to clip and dry. A grazing stick gets you in the ballpark. It has a formula on it of inches x forage type fudge factor = lbs/acre. A bale of free choice filler helps stretch out the higher quality stuff when strip grazing. Cattle intake varies greatly depending on how fast they can digest it, lactation phase, age, breed, and how good it tastes. A range of 2 to 3% of body weight covers most cases. *** You have to adjust somewhere for waste. Many assume 50%, but it can range from about 20 to 80%. This is where the moving poly wire comes in. *** A way to back into intake plus waste is to count cow days per acre, and then adjust for forage available and cow weight. [/QUOTE]
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