Show AW in WV nil W 4 icena NJ pilo FE i m I 1 N 41 AND LIVESTOCK A management s hiir ai ibi i i ik 11 ll t VJ V J 17 ir gastav af pf r animal husbandry k university of As A a further service talc to lo our baders ea ders letters on local freding ding problems nr ma may be b sent mint to dr Dol at ate aalt institute 33 north L chicago 3 2 check r iber fiber content in Conc concentrate concemi emr ate r feeds riber fiber to la important in feed crops chopa just juit an aa bones bonea aro are important in man or iwasa it la Is fiber that fives tha corn plant strength and rigidity to stand eland up against wind Tand and woollier weather instead of being flat flint toned to the ground ilant fiber glicr iq in cellulose and ap appears earn in uio the forni form of thin arid and lacelike lace like lilio voll cell walls which make up tip tile tho leafy growth of tho the plant or it can an be 10 thick and very bory strong as it is ia near the base of a co while fiber is ia lavitol vital vitol to the growth wili of food cod at crops it has 4 been found to be low law in digestibility as an element 1 in I animal feeding A kenyear te study at the university of wisconsin dr boliske showed that for every ope one pet per cent increase in fiber content of a grain mix ture beyond about 8 per cent the usual percentage in a good commercial dury or hog feed there la is 2 26 5 per cent decrease in feed value while the definition of a concentrate cen la Is feed that is low in fiber there are differences among concentrates concentrate a var varying ying all the way from a highly digestible two per cent fiber in in corn grain to 10 pot per cent in oats oata and even 16 15 per cent in lightweight oats and dried brewers grains these percent ages of fiber aber content in concentrates may be compared with the fiber cont content erit of hages such as hay with 28 per cent fiber and straw with 35 per cent or more and consequent lower ty 9 an important lesson from this comparison and from the wisconsin findings on digestibility of concentrates with more than about 8 per cent fiber content is ia that we must watch not merely the minimum protein and tat fat guarantee of the tha commercial feeds we buy and use but bu also note the tha maximum fiber guarantee as aa listed on the feed tag As ai the fiber content goes up the feed value goes down for fo In otance a 16 per cent bent protein dairy feed with a maximum fiber content gum matee of 8 per cent ides about 10 pet per cent more feed ed value per pound than a 16 per cent protein n feed with a maximum fiber content of 12 per cent since the higher fiber concentrate provides tesa less feed value it should be priced lower even though the protein content is in the same the tha tamer farmer buyink bryin concentrate feeds feed must watch aia the price the tha protein content and the max icum fiber guarantee to be sure bure of full feed value per dollar |