A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26, 1991
On The Record
Dick Barth
PA DHIA General Mgr.
DICK BARTH
General Manager, PA DHIA
A few weeks ago I reported to
readers that the Pennsylvania and
Northeast DHIA boards had
adopted a joint resolution to begin
charging the dairy industry in
1992 for access to DHIA records.
Since then, a considerable amount
of discussion has occurred
throughout the DHIA membership
nationwide, as well as between
DHIA’s and their sister coopera
tors in the industry.
All this conversation was good
because it created new under
standing about the challenges fac
ing DHIA and its members, chal
lenges that didn’t exist a few years
ago. And, of course, these chal
lenges must be shared with
cooperators who use DHIA
Pa. DHIA provides forage test
ing services through a cooperative
effort with the Northeast DHIA
forage lab. The analysis form lists
the sample results on an “as
sampled” basis and also on a “dry
matter” basis. It is important to
keep in mind that Pa. DHIA pro
cesses forage information using
the “as sampled” TON and the “as
sampled” moisture.
Although the Northeast DHIA
needs are different, Pennsylvania
does not calculate records using
dry matter results. The complete
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F. ,
Percent T.D.N.
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
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records for their businesses.
Following these many conver
sations, action was taken by the
National DHIA board in Decem
ber to be responsible for this issue
nationwide. The board released a
statement on December 4, 1990
that you may find interesting. It is
reproduced verbatim below:
“National DHIA recognizes
that inequities exist in the present
funding of DHIA data collection.
In order for DHIA to remain cur
rent with rapidly advancing tech
nology, it is necessary for allied
industry to recognize the value of
these data.
“At their December 2-3, 1990
meeting the National DHIA board
adopted the following position
statement:
“Sufficient additional income
analysis is used by nutritionists,
veterinarians, and dairymen for
any number of reasons.
With that background as an
introduction, the following statis
tics may prove a valuable resource
for some of our readers. Keep in
mind that the figures presented
here are on a dry matter basis.
There was a total of 717 Penn
sylvania forage samples processed
in November 1990. For informa
tion or assistance, call your local
Pa. DHIA supervisor or the DHIA
service center at 1-800-344-8378.
HI-MOIST EAR CORN
Number Of
Samples Average
37 69.7
37 8.6
37 8.6
37 8.0
37 83.1
CORN SILAGE
Number Of
Average
35.8
8.8
6.9
8.8
25.9
69.9
Samples
247
247
247
247
246
MMG HAY
Number Of
Samples Average
98 90.4
98 12.0
98 12.0
98 39.7
98 59.8
LEGUME HAY
Number Of
Samples Average
20 89.3
20 19.4
20 19.4
20 32.6
20 63.5
MML HAY
Number Of
Samples Average
56 90.0
56 17.0
56 17.0
56 36.7
56 61.9
must be generated to equitably
compensate for the cost of collect
ing DHIA data and for research,
development and education to
improve the usefulness of man
agement information for the pro
ducer and the dairy industry.
“The National DHIA board
believes these issues can be
approached with a true coopera
tive spirit and resolved through
successful negotiations. A Nation
al DHIA committee has been
apointed to negotiate the value of
DHIA data with primary users in
allied industry.”
Negotiations are starting in
February in hopes that some prog
ress can be reported to delegates at
the National DHIA convention in
Baltimore in late March. It’s gra
tifying to see the National Associ
ation take leadership on this issue,
and your national directors should
be encouraged to see this issue
through to successful completion.
In spite of the National DHIA
action, the Pennsylvania DHIA
board chose not to change their
previous resolution with North
east DHIA. Your state directors
want action at the national level as
soon as possible. And to that end,
they left their resolution in place
to be acted upon if the national
efforts are not successful.
Forage Testing Services Updat
St. Dev.
5.3
1.0
Normal Range
64.4- 75.0
7.7- 9.6
9.6
11.3
88.6
7.7-
4.8-
77.6-
St. Dev.
Normal Range
28.3- 43.8
7.8- 9.8
7.8-
21.6-
68.1
9.8
30.2
71.7
St. Dev,
Normal Range
89.1- 91.7
8.5- 15.5
15.5
43.1
62.2
8.5-
36.3-
57.4-
St. Dev.
1.6
2.1
Normal Range
87.8- 90.9
17.3- 21.5
21.5
35.5
65.3
17.3-
29.6-
61.6
St. Dev.
Normal Range
88.7- 91.2
14.0- 20.1
20.1
40.6
64.6
14.0-
32.7-
59.2-
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
1.0
3.2
5.5
1.0
4.3
1.8
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
3.5
3.4
2.4
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
2.1
3.0
1.8
Analysis
Percent Dry Matter
Percent Crude Protein
Percent Available Protein
Percent Adjusted Crude Protein
Percent A.D.F.
Percent T.D.N.
3.0
3.9
2.7
Pennsylvania
Dairy T"
improvement Assoeialion)
RELATIVE FEED VALUES: Multiple FeedStUffS
PRICE INPUT: as of Jan. 2
Shelled Corn Per Bushel—>
44% Soybean Oilmeal Per Ton>
Crop/Feedstuff
Table 1. Grains
1 EAR CORN
2 EAR CORN, high moisture
3 EAR CORN, bushel basket....
4 CORN, shelled, high-moisture
5 OATS, spring
6 BARLEY, winter
7 WHEAT, winter
8 RYE, winter
9 SORGHUM, grain
10 SOYBEANS, whole, raw
Table 2. Supplements & Extenders
11 COTTONSEED MEAL
12 BREWER’S GRAIN, wet
13 BREWER'S GRAIN, dried....
14 DIST. CORN GRAIN, dried.
15 HOMINY FEED
16 CORN GLUTEN FEED
17 WHEAT BRAN
18 WHEAT MIDS
19 BEET PULP, dried
HI-MOIST SHELL CORN
Number Of
Samples Average Normal Range
26 76.7 70.5- 83.0
26 9.1 8.2- 9.9
26 9.1
24 3.2
24 86.8
GRASS HAY
Number Of
Samples Average
64 90.9
64 11.3
64 11.3
64 39.2
64 60.8
LEGUME SILAGE
Number Of
Samples
34
34
34
34
34
34
MML SILAGE
Number Of
Samples
66
66
66
66
66
65
MMG SILAGE
Number Of
Samples
51
51
51
51
51
50
GRASS SILAGE
Number Of
Samples
18
18
18
18
18
18
FOCUS
Call 1-800-DHI-TEST for service or information
77.29 Per Ton
56 76 Per Ton
1.35 Per Bu.
69.68 Per Ton
1.45 Per Bu.
2.37 Per Bu.
2.72 Per Bu.
2.68 Per Bu.
2.37 Per Bu.
5.98 Per Bu.
10.12 Per Cwt
35.58 Per Ton
135.71 Per Ton
149.27 Per Ton
4.93 Per Cwt.
6.81 Per Cwt.
5.00 Per Cwt.
5.55 Per Cwt.
4.04 Per Cwt.
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8.2-
1.3-
83.8-
Normal Range
89.8- 92.0
8,1- 14.6
8 1-
35.8-
58.1
Normal Range
34.7- 55.6
17.9- 24.4
15.5- 22.6
16.5- 23.6
31.1- 40.2
58.5- 64.4
Average
45.1
21.2
19.0
20.1
35.7
61.4
Normal Range
30.9- 54.5
15.7- 23.1
13.1- 21.0
14.1- 22.1
31.7- 42.2
58.1- 65.4
Average
42.7
19.4
17.1
18.1
36.9
61.7
Normal Range
28.1- 50.8
11.7- 19.6
9.1- 17.4
10.1- 18.4
36.3- 44.8
56.4- 62.2
Average
39.5
15.7
13.2
14.2
40.5
59.3
Normal Range
29.2- 43.6
10.2- 15.8
7.6- 13.5
8.6- 14.5
37.8- 45.7
55.6- 62.0
Average
36.4
13.0
10.6
11.6
41.7
58.8
$2.41
$217.50
Relative @
Feed DM
Value %
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6.
9.9
5.1
89.8
St. B(
1.1
3.2
3.2
3.4
2.7
14.6
42.6
63.5
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7.2
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.9
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