Animal Nutrition - Feedstuffs

Flashcards covering key vocabulary related to feedstuffs.

Protein Concentrates

Feed ingredients high in crude protein (CP)

Canola Meal

A protein concentrate that is high in crude protein and NDF.

Canola Meal Pellets

A protein concentrate high in crude protein and NDF content.

Fish Meal

A protein concentrate with the highest crude protein content, also contains crude fat and ash.

Soybean Meal

A protein concentrate, second highest in crude protein.

Distillers Grains and Solubles

A protein concentrate high in crude protein and NDF content.

Energy Concentrates

Feed ingredients high in crude fat (CF) or high in starch and NDF.

Barley Steam Rolled

An energy concentrate high in NDF and starch.

Oats Rolled

An energy concentrate high in NDF and starch.

Corn, Whole Kernel

An energy concentrate high in starch.

Corn Steam Flaked

An energy concentrate with the highest gross energy (GE) for corn, also high in starch and NDF.

Ground Corn

An energy concentrate high in starch (same as whole corn).

Tallow

An energy concentrate high in crude fat.

Soybean Oil

A energy concentrate high in crude fat

Wheat Middlings

An energy concentrate high in crude protein, NDF, and starch.

Mineral Supplements

Feed ingredients high in ash.

Limestone

A mineral supplement rich in calcium (Ca), approximately 97% ash.

Mineral Premix

A mineral supplement containing approximately 50% ash.

Byproducts

Feed ingredients generally high in NDF.

Almond Hulls

A byproduct high in NDF, sugar, and ash.

Whole Cottonseeds

A byproduct with very high gross energy (GE), also high in crude protein, crude fat, and NDF.

Cottonseed Hulls

A byproduct very high in NDF (85%).

Beet Pulp Dried

A byproduct high in ash and NDF.

Dry Forages

Forage with low moisture content.

Oat Head

A dry forage where oats dangle off the side.

Wheat Head

A dry forage characterized by a 3D thicker head.

Ryegrass Head

A dry forage where leaves point side to side.

Barley Head

A dry forage where leaves point side to side, short and flat.

Alfalfa Hay

A dry forage (high GE) that is green, leafy, with a thin stem, and high in crude protein and NDF.

Ensiled Forages

Forages with low dry matter (DM) content.

Wheat Silage

An ensiled forage high in NDF.

Corn Silage

An ensiled forage high in starch and NDF.

Dry Roughage

A feedstuff low in moisture and high in fiber.

Wheat Straw

A dry roughage high in NDF.

TMR

Total Mixed Ration; a method of feeding animals in which all feedstuffs are mixed together.