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Autumn fodder beet management
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Autumn fodder beet management
By Craig Trotter - Centre for Dairy Excellence, Geraldine
predominantly a winter feed, next was using it in the autumn as a feed supplement to aid in transition management and now we work with a number of clients whom use it strategically as a high quality complete substitute for silage to be fed in the autumn, spring and well into the summer.
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Fodder beet is a re-revolution to the New Zealand animal agriculture industry.
Milking on fodder beet is becoming very popular and is an excellent cheap feed available to cows to boost MS production late into the autumn and/or spring. Transitioning milking cows is generally simpler than post dry off transition because there is more time available to get the cows onto the fodder beet; however the same rules strictly apply.
Many of our forebears used it across the 1940-1960’s and many farmers I talk with reminisce with a certain non-fondness going out on frosty mornings, picking up mangels, chucking them onto the back of the Bedford, and throwing them over the fence to the house cows all before they have to catch the bus to school. For one reason or another, fodder beet then went out of fashion. Possible reasons for this are the difficulty for weed control and apparent issues with feeding. We are currently pushing the boundaries for feeding fodder beet to cattle across New Zealand. In the past, It has been
Start at offering 1-2 kg DM per cow and gradually increase this by 1 kg DM every few days till the herd is consuming 4-5 kg DM - It is advised as a rule to not feed more than this to milking cattle. Timing of offering this fodder beet can be important, it is essential that cows are run onto crop to graze in situ are run on as a mob to limit the potential for individual cows gorging on beet and suffering from acidosis. The most critical factors to take into account when increasing the allocation of fodder beet is to ensure all cows are consuming bulb, continue feeding 1-2 kg DM until this occurs because if not, those cows consuming bulb will eat considerably more
than their allocated quantity and issues may arise with acidosis when offering 3+kg DM/cow. Post dry off transition involves getting an accurate yield of your current crop, offering 1-2 kg DM/c/d and then increasing this every second day until cows are consuming 7-8 kg DM/day. The balance of cow intake must be made up of a max of 2-3 kg DM straw and 4-5 kg silage/balage. As the quantity of fodder beet is increased, the offered silage can be gradually reduced. Once the herd is settled at 7-8 kg DM FB for a few days, continue to offer crop at 1 kg DM every second day until ad lib intakes are reached and the cows are eating 2-3 kg DM pasture silage/cereal straw supplement. If you have any concerns around your fodder beet feeding programme, talk to ATS Seed who can assist with planning to try and reduce the risk of incidents. There is a wealth of in depth information on transition programmes for fodder beet feeding; the 2014 and 2015 SIDE proceedings contain an article each on post and pre dry off transition programmes respectively. For more information on fodder beet management or if you have any questions contact ATS Seed today on 0800 BUY ATS (289 287) for expert independent advice.
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James Gunson from ATS with Tom Mawle inspecting a crop of fodder beet.
DISCLAIMER: All prices are ATS Members’ prices, including GST, and are valid until 31 May 2016 unless otherwise stated or while stocks last. E&OE. All information contained within the In Season is to the best of the author’s knowledge true and accurate. Opinions expressed are those of the author and not of Ashburton Trading Society. Items herein are general comments only and do not constitute or convey advice. This publication is issued as a helpful guide to members.
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