Mofga Certification: Grazing Season Feed Ration Changes

MOFGA CERTIFICATION: GRAZING SEASON FEED RATION CHANGES:

If the feed ration for any group of animals on your farm changes significantly during the course of the grazing season, please track the changes in one of these charts, or provide a printout from your nutritionist. Record the date of the change, and fill in the column below. There is room provided for up to three changes in the ration. Additional sheets may be filled out for other groups, as needed.

This allows us to calculate the average dry matter intake from pasture for the entire grazing season. Completed sheets should be mailed to MCS at the close of the grazing season, or submitted to your inspector.

If you are unsure of the actual dry matter (DM) percentage of feedstuffs, you may use the following numbers as a guideline:

Dry hay = 90% DM Grain = 89% DM Corn silage = 25 – 35% DM

Haylage/Baleage = 40 – 50% DM Grass silage = 25-30% DM

Class: ______ No. of animals:_____ Ave. weight: ______lbs

Date: / From__/___/__ to __/__/__ / From__/___/__ to __/__/__ / From__/___/__ to __/__/__
Feed Type / Pounds/Animal/Day / Pounds/Animal/Day / Pounds/Animal/Day
Dry Hay / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a1) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b1) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c1)
Haylage/ Silage / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a2) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b2) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c2)
Corn Silage / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a3) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b3) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c3)
Grains / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a4) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b4) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c4)
Total fed: / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(a1 + a2 + a3 + a4) / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(b1 + b2 + b3 + b4) / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(c1 + c2 + c3 + c4)

Class: ______ No. of animals:_____ Ave. weight: ______lbs

Dates: / From__/___/__ to __/__/__ / From__/___/__ to __/__/__ / From__/___/__ to __/__/__
Feed Type / Pounds/Animal/Day / Pounds/Animal/Day / Pounds/Animal/Day
Dry Hay / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a1) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b1) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c1)
Haylage/ Silage / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a2) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b2) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c2)
Corn Silage / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a3) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b3) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c3)
Grains / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a4) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b4) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c4)
Total fed: / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(a1 + a2 + a3 + a4) / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(b1 + b2 + b3 + b4) / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(c1 + c2 + c3 + c4)

Class: ______ No. of animals:_____ Ave. weight: ______lbs

Dates: / From__/___/__ to __/__/__ / From__/___/__ to __/__/__ / From__/___/__ to __/__/__
Feed Type / Pounds/Animal/Day / Pounds/Animal/Day / Pounds/Animal/Day
Dry Hay / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a1) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b1) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c1)
Haylage/ Silage / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a2) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b2) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c2)
Corn Silage / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a3) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b3) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c3)
Grains / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (a4) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (b4) / _____lbs fed x _____% DM =
______lbs DM (c4)
Total fed: / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(a1 + a2 + a3 + a4) / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(b1 + b2 + b3 + b4) / Total lbs fed = ______lbs DM
(c1 + c2 + c3 + c4)

Class: ______ No. of animals:_____ Ave. weight: ______lbs