Relative Feed Value Calculator    
  To allow you to make effective purchase decisions, this calculator gives relative feeds values compared to barley & soya based on their energy and protein content  
  1.  Enter the price you could get Barley and Soya delivered on to your farm in the boxes to the right Barley  
  2. The relative values of the feeds listed shows their value for money relative to the price of energy Soya  
   and protein purchased as Barley or Soya    
  3. You can enter other feeds in the "Your Feed"  boxes, to give further relative feed values.    
  4. Enter  actual market prices in the Market Value column to highlight where savings can be made or alternatives should be sought  
  Note: Even if some feeds show a poor relative value there may be other nutritional reasons for purchase eg a forage replacer or a source of fibre  
                 
  Feed Name DM% ME MJ/kgDM CP % Relative Value (fresh wt) Market Value (£/t fresh) Difference (£/t fresh)  
  Grass Silage 25 10.8 14.0  
  Maize Silage 30 11.0 8.4  
  Whole crop wheat 35 9.5 11.0  
  Urea Treated Whole crop 55 8.1 24.4  
  Hay  86 9.2 10.7  
  New Trafford Gold  47 13.4 22.0  
  Old Trafford Gold 44 13.6 20.0  
  SBP Pellets 87 12.5 11.0  
  Cane Mollases 75 12.5 5.0  
  Brewers grains  24 11.7 24.0  
  Wheat 86 13.8 12.8  
  Rapemeal 89 12.0 40.0  
  Dairy Cake high starch 22% 88 12.9 24.6  
  Dairy Cake mid energy 18% 86 12.0 19.7  
   
   
   
   
   
   
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