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Pasture and ground cover during drought (02/23)
Published on:
February 10, 2023
Feed on Offer (FOO) is a measure of the amount or quantity of pasture available for grazing animals at any one time.
Feed on Offer (FOO) is a measure of the amount or quantity of pasture available for grazing animals at any one time. It is measured in kilograms of dry matter per hectare (kg DM/ha). Pasture quality or digestibility is measured as megajoules of metabolisable energy per kilogram of dry matter (MJ ME/kg DM).
Both FOO and pasture quality will determine the predicted growth rate of livestock at their stage of production. Pasture quality is generally more important than quantity as livestock can reach a maximum intake but still not be receiving adequate nutrition for production and growth or even just maintenance.
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