Show A R TZ T TOPICS OP acs ics CS DAMAGED GRAIN IS GOOD STOCK FEED ground or rolled wheat t Is equal to ground corn by dr george E taylor extension dairyman rutgers university service unfavorable weather conditions during the harvest season caused considerable damage to cereal grains but total loss of these crops can be averted by using the damaged grain as feed for dairy cattle and other live stock wheat especially has been damaged to the extent that much of it is not suitable to market for human consumption although it is not or dina rily used extensively as a live stock feed because of its high market value experiments have proved that wheat is a satisfactory feed for all farm animals when it is tea fed in suitable rations ground or rolled wheat is equal to ground corn in feeding value for dairy cattle and may be substituted in the ration pound for pound on account of its pasty nature the best results are probably secured when wheat does not make up more than 50 per cent of the concentrate mixture wheat is about 3 to 4 per cent higher in protein than corn and contains about the same amount of total digestible nutrients when wheat is used the amount of protein rich supplement used to balance the ration from a protein standpoint may be reduced slightly damaged wheat may have a somewhat lower feeding value but unless it is badly damaged it will still be comparable to corn for dairy cattle feeding purposes |