Processed Bread

DM	MER	CP	Fibre	Oil
65.0%	14.5%	14.5%	2.4%	3.4%

Description

Processed Bread is sourced from bakeries and represents over production or stock which has not been sold.  It is then deemed to be appropriate for animal feed use and taken to a de-packeting facility.  Although this product is mostly made  up of bread, it also contains products such as buns, cakes and muffins as well as a small quantity of part cooked dough and flour.  Special machinery is used to remove most of the packaging.  Any remaining pieces are of a small size and therefore harmless to mature ruminant animals since it passes straight through the gut.  Processed Bread is then delivered to farm as a bulk product in full lorry loads.

Nutrient Value (Analysis on DM basis)

Dry Matter	65.0%
Crude Protein	14.5%
Fibre	2.4%
Ash	2.8%
Oil (B)	3.4%
DE	15.8
MER	14.5
Starch	62.0%
Sugars	3.95%

Key Features

• Very high energy source
• Much lower cost per unit of energy than barley or wheat
• Ready to feed (no rolling required)
• Can be ensiled with grass
• Palatable

Nutritional Profile

Processed Bread is an excellent energy source for ruminants.  It is made from the highest quality milling wheat and is rich in starch, has a reasonable protein content and low fibre and ash levels.  These nutritional features therefore characterise Processed Bread  as a low cost but high quality cereal replacer, which requires no rolling prior to feeding.

The energy is in a highly fermentable form since the starch has been highly processed.  Therefore care should be taken not to overfeed until the animal has become accustomed to intensive feeding.  There is a modest energy contribution from the oil.  If the product is not stored properly, this type of oil can sometimes go a little rancid and give off a characteristic smell.

The protein content is a modest 12% but this is of high quality, due to the superiority of milling wheat.  Also the baking process makes the protein more rumen resistant.  Therefore, the protein quality is significantly better than that of the original wheat and has more in common with ‘quality’ proteins such as groundnut, cottonseed or soya.

Storage and Handling

Hi Pro 24 Mix should be stored in a dry environment with a hard clean floor base and preferably under cover.  The recommended maximum storage period for the product is 2 months, but account has to be taken of ambient conditions.  

Feeding

Dairy Cows
Maximum 5 kg/h/d
Beef Cattle
Maximum 6 kg/h/d
Sheep
Maximum ¾ kg/h/d

This product is best used as an ingredient in the total daily ration.  Appropriate sources of protein and fibre should also be provided to achieve a balanced diet.  Fresh, clean drinking water and a source of long fibre such as hay, straw or silage should always be freely available.  If in doubt seek professional advice.

Dairy - ideal as an ingredient in a Total Mixed Ration (TMR).  The high level of FME helps balance the protein content of silage; also the high fermentability complements the slower degrading starch of maize silage.  A good cereal replacer with no processing required.

Beef and Sheep - unless mixed in with other feeds, care should be taken that stock do not eat too much of this product at any one time, due to its high FME content.  Ideally for trough fed systems, this product is best loosely mixed with silage.  Intensive beef cattle can tolerate higher levels of bread but they do require a longer period to become accustomed to the high strength of the ration.

 

All products supplied by Feeds Marketing should be used in diets under the advice and recommendation of qualified personnel.

All information, data, recommendations and advice given, or supplied by BOCM PAULS, or its employees, is in good faith on the basis of information supplied to BOCM PAULS and prepared in light of circumstances prevailing at the time they are given.