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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 370233" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>This makes sense if you only need protein. Yes - good hay is usually the cheapest source of protein available. Poor grass hay and tubs are an expensive combination. Poor upland hay mix in this country runs 11 to 12% CP. Good upland hay mix runs 15 to 17% CP. "Dairy hay" may be a little higher if it is put up right.</p><p>If you are looking at food value in general you need to look at TDN as someone else pointed out.</p><p>There are a lot of RFV vs. RFQ articles out there. Basically they measure the fiber value differently. My lab reports RFV. Changing the grass variety in an alfalfa grass mix (or delaying cutting) will easily drop relative food value 20%, so I only buy hay out of certain fields. Price per ton and color are the same but the testing lab and the cattle both know the difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 370233, member: 1715"] This makes sense if you only need protein. Yes - good hay is usually the cheapest source of protein available. Poor grass hay and tubs are an expensive combination. Poor upland hay mix in this country runs 11 to 12% CP. Good upland hay mix runs 15 to 17% CP. "Dairy hay" may be a little higher if it is put up right. If you are looking at food value in general you need to look at TDN as someone else pointed out. There are a lot of RFV vs. RFQ articles out there. Basically they measure the fiber value differently. My lab reports RFV. Changing the grass variety in an alfalfa grass mix (or delaying cutting) will easily drop relative food value 20%, so I only buy hay out of certain fields. Price per ton and color are the same but the testing lab and the cattle both know the difference. [/QUOTE]
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