Feeds

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Feeds
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Alfalfa Meal

• Protein
• Dried, ground alfalfa
• Greenish brown, finely ground

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Alfalfa Pellets

• Protein/Roughage
• Dried, ground alfalfa shaped into pellets
• Greenish brown

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Barley

• Energy

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Oats

• Energy

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Barley vs Oats

• Barley is a shorter, thicker grain
• Oats are longer and thinner

Oats
Barley
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Wheat

• Energy
• Short grain with prominent seam
• Football shaped

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Beet Pulp

• Energy/Roughage
• Dried shreds of sugar beet pulp
• Twisted appearance

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Calf Starter

• Complete feed
• Contains various grains, molasses, etc.

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Citrus Pulp

• Energy
• Dried rind/pulp of citrus fruits
• Shaped into pellets

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Corn

• Energy

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Ground Corn

• Energy

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Steam Flaked Corn

• Energy
• Corn that has been steamed, then sent through
  rollers

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Corn Gluten

• Energy
• Byproduct of corn milling
• Brown/black to yellow colored flakes

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Cottonseed

• Energy
• Whole seeds with lint attached

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Cottonseed Hulls

• Roughage
• Black/brown pieces with some lint attached
• Will hold shape when clumped together

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Cottonseed Meal

• Protein
• Very little visible lint

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Pelleted Cottonseed

• Energy
• Whole cottonseed shaped into pellets
• Brown, some lint may be visible

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Soybeans

• Energy

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Soybean Meal

• Protein
• Yellow pieces

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Soybean Hulls

• Roughage
• Light yellow flakes

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Soybean Meal vs Soybean Hulls

• Meal is darker yellow, with more defined pieces
• Hulls are lighter yellow flakes, looks fluffier
  than meal

SB Hulls
SB Meal
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Wheat Midds

• Energy
• Light yellow/brown flakes

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Wheat Midds vs Soybean Hulls
Hulls

• Midds are brownish, may see bits of wheat grain
• Hulls are more yellow

Midds
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Dried Molasses

• Energy
• Light to dark brown granules

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Copper Sulfate

• Mineral
• Blue powder

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Dicalcium Phosphate

• Mineral
• Dark gray
• Individual pieces are round

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Limestone

• Mineral
• Lighter gray
• More powdery than dicalcium phosphate

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Sodium Bicarbonate

• Mineral
• White powder

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Urea

• Non protein Nitrogen
• White
• Individual pieces are round

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Salt

• Mineral
• Clear to white color
• Individual pieces are granular

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Corn Silage

• Fermented, chopped corn
• Can see pieces of entire corn plant
• Distinctive smell