ANS313 feed/GIT identification

Mink

simple GIT

strict carnivore

Cat

simple GIT

strict carnivore

pig

omnivore

sheep

ruminant

rumen, reticulum, omasum, absomasum

veal/lamb

still has reticular groove

ruminant, capable of digesting fiber

rabbit

very large cecum

digesting fiber

chicken

crop and gizzard

mechanical digestion

foal

large GIT

large cecum

hindgut fermentation

beef cattle grain mix

energy feed

calf starter

grain mix

calf starter pellets

animal can’ sort out foods

cat kibble

no sorting

diet for a strict carnivore

dog kibble

animal can’t sort food

flaxseed

meat and bone meal

protein feed

good amino acid balance

poor palatability

feed in low inclusion rates

soybean meal solvent extracted

protein feed

by far the most common protein supplement fed to animals in michigan and across the united states

fish meal

protein meal

good AA balance

doesn’t get fed much unless animal likes fish

lyesine

cotton seeds

20% fat (high fat feed)

medium CP, high NDF

wheat midds

byproduct from making wheat flour

alfalfa hay

legume, medium protein

15-22% crude protein

38-55% NDF depending on maturity

wheat straw

high fiber low digestibility, leftovers from harvesting grain

orchard grass

lower protein, higher NDF than legumes

mature seedheads

Timothy grass

mature seedheads

grass hay

lower protein, higher NDF than legumes

a mix of grasses

timothy grass hay

mature seedheads

lower protein, higher NDF than legumes

red clover

legume, medium protein

very rare that it is a sole forage

birdsfoot treefoil

legume common in pastures, medium energy

easy to spot the little yellow flowers

spreads

feather meal

protein meal

good AA balance, cheap

poor palatability, fed at low inclusion rates

expeller soybean meal

protein feed

mechanically extracted

heats up as its compressed through screws to expel the oil and then heated afterwards

48% CP on a DM basis

a little more oil residue, a little less rumen degradable than solvent SBM

methionine

free amino acids

monogastric diet supplement

blood meal

protein feed

good AA inclusion

poor palatbility, fed in low inclusion rates

urea

non-nitrogen protein

280% CP, most common NPN, used only in ruminant diets. Feed-grade urea in tiny balls about 1 mm in diameter. Fertilizer grade urea (3 mm diameter) is acceptable

corn grain

energy feed

dry corn is 85-90% dry matter, 9% CP on a wet basis, 10% CP on a DM basis.

Comes in many forms

Barley

energy feed

milo (sorghum)

energy feed

oats

energy feed

fed either whole, steam-rolled, or ground

wheat

energy feed

beet molasses, dried molasses

high sugar feed

cane (blackstrap) molasses

high sugar feed

whole soybeans

high fat feed

20% fat, high CP

main reason to feed whole beans is for the fat. Sometimes fed as roasted soybeans, reduces degradation in rumen

canola (rapeseed)

high fat feed

no pic, its tallow

tallow

99% fat, tallow is less digestible than most other fats and oils

no pic, its vegetable oil

vegetable oil

high fat feed

could be corn, oil, soy, or more

soy hulls

byproduct feed

hull is removed when soybeans are processed to extract oil, usually the hulls are ground and then pelleted, size varies. High in fibers but the fiber is quite digestible

beet pulp

byproduct feed

can be fed as wet beet pulp or dried and sgredded, or dried and pelleted

corn gluten feed

byproduct of wet corn milling. Starch and oil are gone, so it is higher in fiber than corn and also higher in phosphorus. good palatability, fed as wet corn gluten feed or pelleted

bakery waste

byproduct feed

high in starch, salt, and sugar

white salt, sodium chloride

q

trace mineralized salt. Usually sold as a lick block with Se supplemented into it

limestone aka calcium carbonate

usually fine ground

dicalcium phosphate

also called dical

some forms are partly monocalcium phosphate, double check label

TM mineral mix

complete trace mineral mix

high fiber carrier so it looks more like a byproduct than a vitamin feed

corn silage

high energy for a forage, usually half grain so 30% starch and 45% NDF. Popular in midwest, provides a lot of digestible energy per acre

dairy cow TMR

no pic for this, its market lamb grain premix

looks like every other grain TMR

market lamb grain mix

lamb could sort these

no pic for this

market lamb pellets

it looks like pellets

market lamb pellets, no sorting on this!

distillers grain

byproduct feed from making ethanol from corn or wheat