BEEF CATTLE
According to general feeding guidelines, approximately what percentage of their body weight (on a dry matter basis) do finishing beef cattle consume per day?
2-3%
They are used as a forage supplement
TREE LEGUMES
Is a preserved feed produced by storing forage materials.
Silage
The process of preserving forage material in a Silo.
ENSILGAE
Under intensive finishing systems, how low can the roughage-to-concentrate ratio be safely set provided adequate effective fiber is present?
25:75 or lower
Pregnant and lactating require additional energy, protein, and mineral supplementation to support _____________ and ____________.
FETAL GROWTH & MILK PRODUCTION
In what conditions should the forage material be stored to be preserved?
anaerobic conditions
When this acid is present, the silage is considered as a bad quality.
BUTYRIC ACID
What effect does a 10% increase in dietary energy concentration typically have on daily feed intake in finishing beef cattle?
FEED INTAKE may decrease by 10%
When goats are kept in confinement, at what proportion of the total ration should ordinary salt (NaCl) be added to the mineral mix?
0.5% of the total ration
Give the smell, color, and texture of a proper silage.
Smell: pleasant sour aroma
Color: greenish-yellow to light brown
Texture- moist
LACK OF FERMENTATION
If a 300 kg steer gaining 0.75 kg/day has a total daily dry matter requirement of 7.4 kg and is fed a 60:40 roughage-to-concentrate ratio, how many kilograms of Rice bran dry matter must be provided daily?
2.96%
Give 2 examples used as a forage supplement.
Leucaena
Gliricidia
Sesbania
Rensooni
Desmanthus
Give the 2 fermentation stimulants mentioned in your lab manual
MOLASSES & LACTOBACILLI
What is used to analyse the Nitrate nitrogen content of silage?
SPECTROPHOTOMETER
Based on the standard daily nutrient requirements table, what is the daily Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN) requirement for a 300 kg steer gaining 0.75 kg/day?
4.3 kg
Why is it strongly advised against allowing goats, especially young kids, to immediately graze fresh, highly succulent pastures right after the first seasonal rains?
BLOAT & ENTEROTOXEMIA
What bacteria will proliferate when the pH is not low enough.
Clostridial / clostridium
The ACHILLES HEEL of Silage making.
AIR