Friday, May 30, 2014

Guide To Hay Suppliers Plainview

By Marci Glover


Hay consists mainly of dried grass, but there are other plants that grow in the grass. These include alfalfa hay which consists of dried alfalfa used by hay suppliers Plainview. Hay is treated as food for animals during winter or in dry periods when there is little grass growth. Previously, it was fed to cattle on farms, but now silage is also fed to horses, sheep and goats, or in zoos. Hay is made by mowing a meadow and grass clippings and left to dry in the sun for some time. However, the grass should be shaken several times to get dry.

The dry matter content of fodder is about 80%, while grass has a dry matter content of 20%. The younger the cut grass, the higher the feed quality. If grass is overshooting (flower stalks forming) the grass is less palatable making it unsuitable for high yielding high quality fodder. Horses can be better fed with mown grass. In addition there is grass mix, which, however, has a low nutritional value.

Since each feed contains a staggering amount of water, it is first determined by the organic raw material area, the dry matter. This can be done by evaporation of samples just above the boiling point, but also by technical drying. The dry matter is mass fraction remaining after deduction of the water. The proportion of protein, fat and crude fiber (cellulose) is then determined from other components through further analysis.

The dry matter in agriculture represents a significant economic factor because, for example, fodder may contain a higher or lower level of water depending on the time of harvest. After rainy days, forage contains only 4-5 % of dry matter, after dry days up to 10% in mass fraction. During weighing of wet forage on a vehicle scale, the actual feeding value must be corrected by the farmer by up to 50 %, that is, delivered water is drawn to a comparison value specified depending on feed. The wetter a feed, the lower is its nutritional value per mass unit and the lower the commercial value.

If fodder is stacked with wet grass, the heat produced can be enough to catch fire in the haystack. Farmers have to be careful about moisture levels to avoid the spontaneous combustion because the fire in a haystack can be very dangerous.The haystacks are rustic, characteristic of places in Central System in Spain or Romania farmlands. It consists of a central wooden pole on which the haystacks accumulate. Today, with the use of machinery, the storage mode has been replaced by the bales. Preparation requires dedication to have the same optimal conditions for consumption. There must have a suitable location for storage and distribution.

The large round bales of fodder are dangerous for farmers: 1992 to 1998, 74 farm workers died in incidents involving round bales, extreme caution is needed when working regularly with large round bales. Harvesting a maximum of quality fodder is entirely dependent on the simultaneous occurrence of optimum grass.

Amino acids available vary depending on the composition in the feed. Ruminants such as cattle can only in certain combinations optimally exploit their complicated digestive system proteins, because the stomach flora consists of bacteria that do not provide optimum performance even if another component is present in abundance.

Hay is a grass or legume, cut and used as animal feed. The regulation of the production, distribution, trade and use of feed are strictly regulated both at EU and national level. This applies to livestock (delivering food animals, horses and other animals). The great diversity of rules that have direct or indirect implications for the food industry, are extremely varied and almost confusing. The primary objective of all provisions is to ensure a supply of food from animal production at the highest level in terms of security and safety.




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