Gonna have to ration hay this year. I plan to put out a supplement pellet - usually I use wheat midds, but the feed store is telling me the price on soy hulls is down quite a bit relative to wheat midds. Anyone with any experience between the two? I imagine the wet cows will still get just hay but I'll probably start giving the yearling developing bulls the hulls/midds as well as weaned calves.
soy hulls vs wheat midds
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TexasBred
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I'm not much at feeding "ingredients" as complete feed but if I had to do it I'd pick the soyhulls. Midds are a great feed ingredient but soyhulls have more energy, are more digestible and contain about all the protein hey need, not to mention the high fiber. I wouldn't want them to comprise the entire diet tho.angus9259":12fo6pg4 said:
jerry27150
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wheat mids crude protein 16.5 fat 4.5 tdn 72.8 soy hulls crude protien 10 fat 2 tdn 71
TexasBred
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Most companies selling midds only guarantee 15% protein..some a bit less, 1.5% fat and 68TDN. The man needs "fiber" and he will get it from the hulls, not midds.jerry27150":rog8gx8m said:
Fiber is my concern. Normally I use a manufactured pellet containing 50% midds and 15% hulls with other materials such as corn, distillers, molasses, mineral, salt, etc. I use the pellets as a creep for winter calves. However, short on hay, I may need to feed it to older bulls. I think the midds may contain more protein, but I'm wondering if it's too hot for full feed on year old + bulls? Maybe there's not that much difference between the two to care or tell?
TexasBred
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They are both good ingredients but as different as daylight and dark. I'll leave it that.angus9259":31j36q7g said:
