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How much Soyex can I feed to my dairy cows? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jasmin Hofer   
Wednesday, 30 November 2011 11:46

Typical Soyex feeding rates are 2-3kg (4.5-6.5lbs) per cow per day. Since there's energy remaining in Soyex,( 500g (1lb) of oil), it makes for an excellent feed in high producing dry cow rations.

If you are feeding free or liquid oil, amount fed should be limited to 225g (.5lb) per cow per day. Unsaturated fatty acids can depress fiber digestion and rumen fermentation.

Here are some recommended feeding rates of soybean feed ingredients for comparison:

Soybean Ingredient Feeding Rate (kg/cow/day) Feeding Rate (lbs/cow/day) Feed Limitations
Roasted soybean, coarse/cracked 2-3 5-6

high oil content
high RUP
external processing costs

Soyex (your soybean meal) 2-3 4-6

medium oil content
medium RUP

Extruded soybeans 2 4

medium oil content
medium to high RUP
high feed cost

Raw soybeans 2 4 high oil content
low RUP
higher levels can lower protein digestibility

Answer adapted from University of Illinois Extenstion. 'Feeding Soyean as an Economic Alternative.' Authors: Mike Hutjens, Extension Dairy Specialist, University of Illinois, Urbana.

Last Updated on Thursday, 12 April 2012 17:48
 

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