Our Organisation Search
Quick Links
Toggle: Topics

Nutrition

Feed accounts for over 75% of variable costs on most beef farms. Having optimal diets that can meet targets at an efficient cost are important components of overall farm profitability.

Compare the value of different ingredients with our online Relative Values of Feedstuffs calculators below. 

Relative value of feeds generated using barley and distillers grains, are suitable for high energy low protein diets, eg. finishing diets.

Relative values of Feeds for Low Protein Diet

Relative value of feeds generated using barley and soya, are suitable for weanling diets and other high energy high protein diets.

Relative values of Feeds for High / Medium Protein

 

Grass Silage Stock Checker

Use the online silage calculator below to check silage requirements for next winter. 

Grass silage stock checker

Taking and preparation of a sample from a silage pit face


For more information read the Nutrition section of the Teagasc Beef Manual (2016)