TABLE 1.
Type | Source | Storage | |||
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Feed type | Dairy farmer (Households)% | % On‐farm formulation | % Purchased | %Stored on the floor | %Stored on a raised surface |
Hay | 98 | 11 | 88 | 22 | 77 |
Cut–carry–pasture | 97 | 52 | 47 | 20 | 80 |
Concentrates | 98 | 7 | 92 | 27 | 72 |
Silage | 56 | 100 | 0 | 66 | 33 |
Grazing system | Frequency | Percent (%) | |||
Zero grazing | 27% | 27% | |||
Open grazing | 12% | 12% | |||
Mixed grazing | 61% | 61% |