Maximize Hay Value ICP Analysis for Informed Nutrient Management

Proper sampling of hay and forage is of tremendous importance to assure an accurate forage test. Remember, a lab test is only as good as the sample provided to ... Test with confidence. Every Dairyland Laboratory is certified by NFTA (National Forage Testing Association), which sends participating labs 5 alfalfa hay and 1 ... checking and knowing the feed analysis. Yet millions of pounds of alfalfa hay are bought and fed each year without an analysis, for the reasons listed above. In addition, the OSU research team has also compiled dry matter, crude protein and acid detergent fiber results from hay surveys of over 400 forage samples to ... ... forage test reveals valuable information about hay. To benefit from that information you need to understand the key terms, listed below in ... Adjusted Crude Protein (ACP): Crude protein corrected for ICP. In most nutrient analysis reports, when ACP is greater than 10% of CP, the ... The decision of whether to use conserved forage (hay) or to allow livestock ... forage declines; crude protein (CP) also declines in the forage tissue. When alfalfa hay is tested in a laboratory analysis, several forage quality factors are considered. Several dynamics come into play when determining the ... likely to meet the nutrient requirements of horses in high production situations than mature hays. Page 10. Forages. Grass hay. • Common grass hays. The tropical perennial grasses used as summer pasture or hay in Florida do not always have adequate nutrient composition or quality to meet the nutrient needs ...