Dairy high group feed cost per tonne (dairy)

Least-cost cost of a dairy high group (dairy) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices by market: history, what drove the change, the current mix and the ingredients close to entering it. Early-lactation TMR. Fibre floor and bypass protein both bind.

Nutrient targets (dry matter): NE lactation ≥ 1.55 Mcal/kg, Crude protein 16–18 %, Rumen degradable protein ≥ 9.5 %, Rumen undegradable protein ≥ 5 %, Neutral detergent fiber 30–42 %, Acid detergent fiber ≥ 19 %, Calcium 0.7–1.1 %, Phosphorus (total) 0.32–0.48 %, Magnesium 0.2–0.4 %, Potassium ≥ 1 %, Sodium 0.2–0.45 %, Sulfur 0.18–0.32 %, Ether extract (fat) ≤ 6 %.

Ingredients allowed: Corn silage (35% DM) 20–55%, Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom) 5–28%, Grass hay 0–12%, Soybean hulls 0–15%, Beet pulp (dried pellets) 0–8%, Corn grain 5–30%, Soybean meal 48% 0–20%, Corn gluten meal 60% 0–5%, Corn DDGS 0–15%, Whole cottonseed 0–8%, Blood meal (spray dried) 0–3%, Rumen-inert fat (Ca salts) 0–3%, Cane molasses 0–5%, Feed-grade urea (46% N) 0–0.8%, Rumen-protected methionine 0–0.15%, Limestone 0–1.5%, Dicalcium phosphate 0–1.2%, Salt 0.3–0.6%, Sodium bicarbonate 0–1%, Magnesium oxide 0–0.5%, Potassium chloride 0–0.8%, Vitamin premix 0.1%, Trace mineral premix 0.1%.

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