Grass Seed
Mixtures
FOR SUPERIOR
ANIMAL NUTRITION
www.lgseeds.co.uk
What is LG Animal
Nutrition?
More Profitable Milk!
More Profitable Meat!
The brand new range of LG Animal Nutrition
(LGAN) grass mixtures are the first grass mixtures
to be formulated with the animals complete dietary
requirements in mind. Not just to increase intakes,
but also to maximise the nutritional content of
every kilo fed.
Maximum milk or meat production, together with
minimum production cost, is the common aim of
all farmers with a profitable business enterprise.
Animal feed, whether in the form of bought in
concentrates or home grown forage, makes up a
significant proportion of production costs, and the
nutritional quality of this feed plays a critical role in
ensuring that maximum production is achieved.
Our unique range of LG Animal Nutrition grass
mixtures are designed to be superior in their
nutritional quality, leading to improved production
and ultimately more profit.
The LG Animal Nutrition seal of approval is
used to denote varieties and mixtures that
deliver superior nutritional value, whilst
maintaining excellent agronomic qualities and
yield. Independent trials conducted by leading
scientific institutes have shown clear increases
in animal performance using LG Animal
Nutrition products.
Animal Feeding Trials
Work carried out at the Schothorst
Research Institute in the
Netherlands in 2013, compared a
• 5% Higher Feed
group of cows fed a diet
Efficiency
including a high quality LGAN
• 5% More Milk
grass mixture with a second
group fed a control dual
• An Extra £105
Per Cow
purpose mixture. The group of
animals fed the LGAN mixture
produced an additional 1.4 litres of
milk per day. This increase in production is
worth an additional £10,500 a year for a 100 cow herd
at a milk price of 25 pence per litre.
Control
Dual Purpose Dual Purpose
Mixture
Mixture
Feed Efficiency
Milk production per kg fed
1.24
1.30
Milk Yield
Litres per cow per day
28.5 litres
29.9 litres
Extra Milk Per Cow Per Year
Assuming 300 milking days
–
+420 litres
Extra Profit Per Cow Per Year
Assuming 25p per litre
–
+£105
Source: Schothorst Research Institute 2013
Forage Quality Trials
In 2014, grass mixture trials were carried out at NIAB TAG in Dartington, Devon.
LGAN grass mixtures were tested along with several conventional grass
mixtures to determine their forage quality under conservation and simulated
grazing regimes. The mixtures being evaluated included a control mixture
consisting of varieties selected from the Recommended List, shown to be of
poor nutritional value in Limagrain forage quality trials. Also included was a
grazing mixture made up of well recognised diploid varieties thought to have
good feed quality attributes. A summary of the results under grazing
management is shown below.
Low Feed
Value Control
Mix
Diploid
Grazing Mix
LGAN quality trials at NIAB in Dartington, Devon
Intensive
Grazing Mix
Benefit Compared
to Control Mix
Dry Matter Yield (t/Ha)
10.4
11.0
11.3
+0.9
Sugar Content (% WSC)
18.8
20.1
20.2
+1.4
Digestible Fibre (% DNDF)
84.2
82.3
85.1
+0.9
Energy Content (% ME)
13.5
13.6
13.6
+0.1
Energy Yield (MJ/Ha)
141,277
150,405
154,806
+13,529
Source: Limagrain UK Trials carried out at NIAB Tag Dartington site in 2013
The results clearly show that there can be a huge difference between the energy
value of different grass mixtures, and that using Recommended varieties is not a
guarantee of forage quality. The LGAN mixture produced significantly more energy
than the low feed value control mix. An additional 13,529 MJ/Ha is equivalent to
an additional 2,552 litres of milk worth £638/Ha, at a milk price of 25 pence per
litre. The high sugar content, superior levels of digestible fibre and increased yield
of the LGAN mixture, meant energy yields were also 4,401 MJ/Ha higher than the
diploid grazing mixture. This increase is equivalent to 830 litres of milk, worth
over £200/Ha at 25 pence per litre.
• 10% Higher
Energy Yield
• More Sugar and
Digestible Fibre
• An Extra £638
per Ha
1
Grass Mixture Formulation to Produce
More Meat and Milk
Would you buy a concentrate feed without knowing its full nutritional value?
Up until now, most grass mixtures have been formulated based on the
agronomic performance of varieties, such as yield, with little thought towards
how those varieties may be utilised by the animal.
The LG Animal Nutrition mixtures have been formulated by combining the
optimum proportions of varieties, with superior nutritional attributes, to create
a mixture with a balanced quality profile that best meets the requirements of
your livestock.
The foundation of this unique mixture development is a comprehensive
database of individual variety feed characteristics, generated from extensive
pan-European grass quality trials. This, combined with our nutritional
expertise, has allowed us to choose the best possible combinations of
varieties in the correct proportions to maximise animal performance.
LGAN grass mixtures are evaluated over the eight parameters below.
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) unit evaluating a sample
of grass for nutritional qualities
NUTRITIONAL
YIELD
AGRONOMIC
Metabolisable Energy (ME) Content
Dry Matter (DM) Yield
Disease Resistance
Ground Cover
Protein Content
Sugar (WSC) Content
Digestible Fibre Content
D-Value
LGAN
performance
Radars Explained
The LGAN radars illustrate the performance of each
mixture across eight different nutritional, agronomic and
yield parameters, using data from Limagrain forage
quality trials, and the latest grass variety Recommended
Lists. The further the red line is from the centre of the
radar, the stronger the performance is in that
characteristic. The grey area in the middle of the radar
represents the mean performance of the control mixtures.
Key:
Nutritional
2
Agronomic
Yield
Average of
control mixtures
Quality Silage
A high energy, highly digestible silage
mixture giving improved production from
conserved grass
Good D-Value, DNDF and energy content maximises
production from each kilo fed
Good sugar content for quick silage fermentation and efficient
conservation of nutrients
Very high yielding - up to four cuts per year for two years
Well suited to zero grazing
Trial Results - Energy Yield
30%
Italian Ryegrass (Tet)
• Gemini
30%
Italian Ryegrass (Dip)
• Davinci • Meribel
40%
Total ME Yield (MJ/Ha)
215,710
Hybrid Ryegrass (Tet)
• Amalgam • Scapino
Quality Silage
Disease Resistance
DM Yield
(T/Ha)
208,452
Ground Cover
(%)
Control Mix
2014 forage quality trials showed LGAN Quality Silage
to yield 7,258 MJ/Ha more than the control cutting
mixture. This is equivalent to 1,369 litres of milk, worth
£342/Ha at 25 pence per litre. Or, to look at it another
way, is equivalent to around 600kg of feed wheat
costing £75/Ha to buy in, assuming a price of
£125/tonne.
Mixture Performance
Protein
(%)
Sugar
(%)
Digestible Fibre
(%)
ME Content
(MJ/Ha)
Digestibility
(D-value)
Quality Silage
(Conservation management)
Dry Matter Yield (t/Ha)
18.5
Sugar Content (% WSC)
19.3
Digestible Fibre (% DNDF)
80.8
D-Value
75
Protein Content (%)
12.7
Energy Content (% ME)
12.0
Energy Yield (MJ/Ha)
215,710
3
Protein Silage
Produces a protein rich silage that
minimises the need for supplementation
of protein in the diet
The Importance
of Protein
Protein is vital for high yielding dairy
cows as their milk has a much higher
protein:energy ratio than any other
Includes red and white clovers to increase
ruminant product.
digestibility and palatability
High energy feeds (such as maize) need
to be balanced with a high protein feed
High sugar tetraploid grasses balance the
to provide sufficient nitrogen to meet
high protein clovers and improve silage
the requirements of the rumen
fermentation
microbes. This allows livestock to
Includes Violin; the highest yielding White Clover
convert energy into meat
on the Recommended List
and milk more efficiently.
The ideal complement to high energy feeds
such as LG Animal Nutrition maize silage
Trial Results - Protein Content
Protein Content %
15.2
Red Clover
• LGAN Red Clover Blend
25%
White Clover
• Violin
5%
Intermediate Perennial
Ryegrass (Tet)
• Trintella • Eurostar
70%
Disease Resistance
DM Yield
(T/Ha)
Ground Cover
(%)
12.7
Protein Silage
Control Mix
In 2014 trials, LGAN Protein Silage had the highest
protein levels of all mixtures, 2.5% higher than a nonred clover mixture.
Protein Silage also had excellent energy content of
13.1 ME.
Mixture Performance
Digestible Fibre
(%)
ME Content
(MJ/Ha)
Digestibility
(D-value)
4
Protein Silage
Sugar
(%)
Protein
(%)
(Conservation management)
Dry Matter Yield (t/Ha)
16.0
Sugar Content (% WSC)
17.7
Digestible Fibre (% DNDF)
81.4
D-Value
82
Protein Content (%)
15.2
Energy Content (% ME)
13.1
Energy Yield (MJ/Ha)
206,507
Silage and Grazing
A versatile mixture with a perfect balance of
nutritional qualities when cut or grazed
Includes varieties that express superior nutritional qualities
under both grazing and conservation managements, to give
improved animal performance
High D-value and digestible fibre maximises nutrient availability
and increases voluntary intakes
High energy and sugars fuel milk and meat production
Includes LG Animal Nutrition White Clover Blend to increase
palatability, mineral and protein content
Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (Tet)
• Trintella • Eurostar
35%
Trial Results - Sugar Content
20%
Late Perennial Ryegrass (Tet)
• Twymax
23%
Late Perennial Ryegrass (Dip)
• Matiz
20.3
Sugar Content (% WSC)
15%
Intermediate Perennial Ryegrass (Dip)
• Solomon
18.8
White Clover
• LGAN White Clover Blend
7%
Silage & Grazing
LGAN Silage and Grazing had the highest average sugar
content of any mixture under grazing management, with
a peak sugar level of 32%.
Disease Resistance
DM Yield
(T/Ha)
Control Mix
Ground Cover
(%)
This high sugar content, combined with high levels of
digestible fibre, meant Silage and Grazing also had the
highest ME content, with an impressive 13.7 ME.
Mixture Performance
Silage & Grazing
Sugar
(%)
Protein
(%)
Digestible Fibre
(%)
ME Content
(MJ/Ha)
Digestibility
(D-value)
(Grazing management)
Dry Matter Yield (t/Ha)
10.9
Sugar Content (% WSC)
20.3
Digestible Fibre (% DNDF)
85.0
D-Value
86
Protein Content (%)
15.6
Energy Content (% ME)
13.7
Energy Yield (MJ/Ha)
149,494
5
Intensive Grazing
A mixture formulated to maximise
voluntary intakes and increase animal
production from grazed grass
Highly palatable and highly digestible tetraploid grasses
increase the rate of digestion, leading to improved
voluntary intakes
Outstanding energy content means more milk and meat
from every bite
High sugars and digestible fibre improve
digestion efficiency
Includes LG Animal Nutrition White Clover Blend to
increase palatability, mineral and protein content
Trial Results - Energy Yield
Total ME Yield (MJ/Ha)
154,806
Late Perennial Ryegrass (Tet)
• Twymax • Aspect • Xenon • Drift
93%
White Clover
• LGAN White Clover Blend
7%
141,277
Intensive Grazing
Disease Resistance
Ground Cover
(%)
DM Yield
(T/Ha)
Control Mix
LGAN Intensive Grazing was the star performer in 2014
trials with impressive yields, high sugar and high levels
of digestible fibre. This resulted in 10% higher energy
yield than the control mix, equivalent to an additional
2,553 litres of milk, worth £638/Ha at 25 pence per litre.
Alternatively, over a tonne less concentrate needs to be
bought in for every hectare grown.
Mixture Performance
Digestible Fibre
(%)
ME Content
(MJ/Ha)
Digestibility
(D-value)
6
Intensive Grazing
Sugar
(%)
Protein
(%)
(Grazing management)
Dry Matter Yield (t/Ha)
11.3
Sugar Content (% WSC)
20.2
Digestible Fibre (% DNDF)
85.1
D-Value
85
Protein Content (%)
15.3
Energy Content (% ME)
13.6
Energy Yield (MJ/Ha)
154,806
Extended Grazing
A grazing mixture that gives excellent
nutritional value over an extended
growing season
Good energy, protein, sugar and digestibility
for maximum feed value
Includes Matrix Enhanced® Ryegrass to
increase the length of the grazing season
Excellent ground cover for resistance to
poaching and increased sward longevity
Includes LG Animal Nutrition White Clover
Blend to increase palatability, mineral and
protein content
Matrix Enhanced® Ryegrass grows at
lower temperatures than conventional
grass, leading to improvements in early
spring and late autumn production.
Livestock can be turned out sooner
and kept out later. The mixtures
characteristics make it perfectly suited
to rotational grazing systems but it will
also perform well if a set stocking
system is used.
Trial Results - Seasonal Growth
2.00
1.80
Enhanced® Ryegrass
• Matrix
40%
1.60
Late Perennial Ryegrass (Tet)
• Twymax • Xenon
40%
10%
Yield T/Ha
1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.60
Late Perennial Ryegrass (Dip)
• Matiz
0.40
0.20
10%
0.00
White Clover
• LGAN White Clover Blend
29 Apr 22 May 9 Jun
30 Jun 1 Aug 30 Aug 2 Oct
Extended Grazing
Disease Resistance
Ground Cover
(%)
DM Yield
(T/Ha)
27 Oct
Control Mix
The chart above shows the seasonal growth of
Extended Grazing. The mixture's ability to grow at
lower temperatures means increased production on
the ‘shoulders’ of the season. This effect was
particularly pronounced at the end of the 2014 season
throughout September and October.
Mixture Performance
Extended Grazing
Sugar
(%)
Protein
(%)
Digestible Fibre
(%)
ME Content
(MJ/Ha)
Digestibility
(D-value)
(Grazing management)
Dry Matter Yield (t/Ha)
11.1
Sugar Content (% WSC)
19.7
Digestible Fibre (% DNDF)
84.8
D-Value
85
Protein Content (%)
15.3
Energy Content (% ME)
13.6
Energy Yield (MJ/Ha)
151,997
7
Advantages of LG Animal
Nutrition Mixtures
MIXTURE FORMULATION
Designed for improved
animal performance
Nutritionally balanced
Some Seed
Companies
Optimum Tetraploid
inclusion
VARIETIES USED
VARIETIES USED
Selected for yield
Selected for yield
and feed value
Recommended
varieties
High sugar
Headstart® GOLD
treated
Recommended
varieties
High sugar
High ME
Most Seed
Companies
High D value
High DNDF
High protein
SEED QUALITY
SEED QUALITY
SEED QUALITY
EU Standard Purity
HVS Standard
Purity
Above HVS
Standard Purity
EU Standard
Germination
Higher levels of
germination
Added values
All LG Animal Nutrition mixtures are treated with Headstart® GOLD,
for faster establishment and stronger seedlings.
8
LG Animal Nutrition Maize
The LG Animal Nutrition concept is also used to select maize
varieties which have improved energy content and energy yield.
In maize, the main energy source is starch in the grain, but nearly
half the total energy can come from the fibre found in the stem
and stover. The availability of energy to the cow from this fibre
depends on the digestibility of its cell walls. The best new
varieties have more digestible cell walls, making more of the
nutrients and energy held there available to the rumen. A farmer
choosing a variety with improved cell wall digestibility, like
Ambition, can produce over 11,000 MJ more energy per hectare,
allowing an extra 2,155 litres of milk to be produced per
hectare from forage. At 25 pence per litre, this gives an
additional potential income of £539 per hectare. Alternatively,
around one tonne less of concentrate could be fed for every
hectare grown. Either way, margins benefit.
Please
contact us to
find out
about other
LGAN maize
varieties
Ambition
Ambition was one of the first maize varieties to be LGAN
accredited and has since become the UK's biggest selling
maize variety.
Ambition maximises energy yield from every hectare grown,
producing high quality silage, whilst lowering the cost of
production. A great variety to improve the performance of
your cows.
• High yields, combined with improved cell wall digestibility
results in top energy (ME) yields
• High starch and dry matter yields
• Early maturing with excellent early vigour ensures excellent
performance in all growing conditions
• Great for eyespot tolerance – one of the top 3 varieties on
the entire NIAB List
Animal Feeding Trials
Trials carried out at independent research institutes across
Europe have shown that feeding LGAN maize varieties can
have a significant impact on animal performance, with
improvements in milk production varying from an extra 0.6 to
2.6 litres per cow, per day. The latest trials carried out in 2013
at Finca Mouriscade in Spain, compared
cows fed a diet including LGAN maize,
with those fed a conventional
• Increased
variety. The group fed the LGAN
Milk Yield
variety produced an additional
•
Increased
Feed
0.7 litres per cow, per day. An
Efficiency
extra 0.7 litres of milk per day for
• An Extra £53
100 cows over a 300 day
Per Cow
lactation period equates to an
additional 21,000 litres, worth
£5250 at 25 pence per litre.
Conventional
Variety
Variety
Feed Efficiency
Milk production per kg fed
1.55
1.56
Milk Yield
Litres per cow per day
34 litres
34.7 litres
Extra Milk per cow per year
Assuming 300 milking days
+210 litres
Extra Profit per cow per year
Assuming 25 pence per litre
+£53
Source: Finca Mouriscade in Spain, 2013
9
How does LG Animal Nutrition work?
LGAN
Product
Superior Yield
Superior Agronomic
Performance
Superior
Nutritional Value
Healthy Rumen
Reduced
Purchased
Feeds
Balanced Diet
High D-Value
High DNDF
More Efficient
Digestion
Increased Rate
of Digestion
Increased
Intakes
Increased
Production:
More Milk
More Meat
Increased Profit
Contact your local distributor for more information
Rothwell, Market Rasen,
Tel: 01472 371471 www.lgseeds.co.uk
Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
[email protected]
Limagrain UK Limited. Registered No. 1305690 England. Registered Office. Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Reduced
Waste