Hay, Straw and Forage Stock Record
Know in October whether the forage will last until spring, instead of finding out in February when everyone else has sold theirs.
LK-29 2 pages
Livestock and smallholding · LK-66
Forage Analysis Results Record
A free printable forage analysis record: five batches of hay, haylage or silage side by side, with source, lab results as reported and the ration change made.
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What this sheet is for
Keep each forage analysis beside the batch it came from, so the ration matches what is fed. Five batches sit side by side for comparison.
Who it is for
Livestock and horse keepers who have their hay, haylage or silage analysed.
How to use it
- Fill in the batch rows when you sample: type, field or supplier, dates and the lab's sample reference.
- Copy each result from the report with its unit, adding any extra measures on the blank lines.
- Write who you read it with and the ration or supplement change you made.
- Keep the sheet with the reports, and start a new one each season.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Up to five batches of hay, haylage, silage or bought-in forage side by side: where each came from, what the lab report says, and the ration change it led to.
Copied from the report. No target values are printed. Labs report different measures in different units, and what a result means depends on the animal and the rest of its diet. Write each figure as the report gives it and read it with your vet or feed adviser.
Write-on lines: Holding · Season · Stock fed · Vet, nutritionist or adviser
Table, 0 rows: Part · Item · Unit · Batch 1 · Batch 2 · Batch 3 · Batch 4 · Batch 5
Also printed: Forage type · Field, cut or supplier · Made or bought on · Sampled on · Lab and sample ref · Stored where · The · batch · Dry matter · Crude protein · Energy, as the lab states it · Sugar · Starch · Fibre · Ash or minerals · pH, for silage · Lab · report · Read with · Ration change made · Changed on · Use
Ruled lines: Notes: how each batch fed, and how the stock did on it
Questions
Why are there no target values to compare against?
Because what a result means depends on the species, the animal's work, growth or production and the rest of the diet, and labs do not all report the same measures in the same units. Read the figures with your vet, nutritionist or feed adviser.
How is this different from the forage stock record?
The stock record counts bales in and out and how many weeks are left. This sheet records what is in the forage, so the feeding can be planned around it.
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