actually feeding animals

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what 4 things do i need to know before deciding what to feed?

1. Nutrient requirements of the animal
– Knowledge of physiological state
– Body weight


2. Chemical composition of available feedstuffs


3. Appetite
– Voluntary Food Intake (VFI) / Dry Matter Intake (DMI)
– Kg Dry Matter / day (kgDM/day)


4. Feedcosts

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what two ways is intake usually expressed?

kgDM/day

daily dry matter intake - DMI - as a % of bodyweight.

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what DMI % is standard for cattle?

3% body weight

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what DMI % is standard for sheep?

1.5-2.5

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what DMI % is standard for horses?

1.5-3

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what DMI % is standard for pigs as piglets and as adults?

10% piglet

4% adult

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what info do you need t complete a pearsons square?

2 ingredients and their metabolizable energy or crude protein %

total ME or CP requirement

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average water requirement

should always be adlib

minimum - 50ml/kg/day