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Agriculture Victoria - Feeding Livestock Cows

Is stock water an issue this summer?

We’ve updated the site to include more resources to help estimate, manage and monitor stock water.  Access the Agriculture Victoria Farm Water Calculator Calculate how much water your stock are likely to need over...

Common feed values

Cattle IMPORTANT – Note the difference in approximate dry matter (DM) % (ME) Metabolisable energy (MJ/kg DM) Approximate dry matter (DM) % Energy MJ ME/kg DM Crude protein % dry matter When fed whole...

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Weight of hay bales

(wet weights/as fed weights) Source: Dairy Pasture Consumption Calculator Hay Bale Shape Bale size Weight (as fed, t) Dry Matter (%) Dry weight (t DM) Round 4×4 0.25 85 0.21 Round 5×4 0.35 85...