Recommended daily feed rates (per head basis)

Processed Bread can be fed as part of a TMR. It should be introduced gradually into the ration and always
be fed with a good source of long fibre.

•Milking Cows Up to 6 (typically 4)kg mixed with other feeds

•Dry Cows Up to 3 (typically 1) kg

•Replacement Heifers Up to 3 kg and up to 25 % of the DMI

•Calves (to 12 weeks) Not recommended

•Growing Cattle Up to 3 kg and up to 25 % of the DMI

•Finishing Cattle Up to 6 kg and up to 40 % of the DMI

•Suckler Cows Up to 4 (typically 1)kg

•Ewes and Rams Up to .75 (typically 0.5) kg

•Hoggets and Lambs Up to 0.4 kg/head or up to 25% of the DMI

•DMI = dry matter intake

• Processed Bread is available year round and UK wide as bulk tipped loads.

• Processed Bread should be stored on a clean concrete base in cool, dry conditions to prevent water
absorption and used within 20-30 days of delivery (if feeding fresh).

• For longer-term storage, bread can be ensiled with other lower dry matter moist feeds such as C*Traffordgold or brewers grains so the overall dry
matter of the clamped material does not exceed 65%. Moist blends should be clamped by consolidating
the material to ensure air is excluded, and covering with a secured and weighted sheet in the same
manner as grass silage.

• Clamped moist blends should be used within 6 months.

• Clamping bread on it’s own is not recommended as it is difficult to consolidate and once the clamp is open
it needs to be fed within 3 weeks to avoid aerobic spoilage.

Storage Tips

• Store on a clean dry concrete base.

• Storage sites should ideally be situated away from open watercourses and
designed with a narrow, north facing feed face.

• If any moist feed is hot on arrival. It is best left for 24 hours before mixing and clamping to let heat
escape.

• Compress the surface by means of a tractor mounted bucket to exclude as much air as
possible and maintain close contact between the top of the load and the sheet.

• Dressing the surface with salt prior to sheeting will enhance the products preservation. It is
recommended to use 3kg of salt per cubic meter.

• Cover with clean, good quality plastic sheets that create an effective oxygen barrier. Evenly weight with
Secure Covers and gravel bags or straw bales.

• Ensure the product is completely covered with the sheet, even at the edges, to create an airtight
seal.

• Failure to ensile properly may result in mould growth, loss of dry matter and a reduction in the
nutritive value of the clamp.

• When feeding starts, only expose 3-4 days’ worth of feed at a time to minimise the clamp area open
to the atmosphere. Placing a line of weights on the sheet, as far back as you intend to expose the feed,
reduces the risk or air entering the clamp and aids keeping quality.

• Ensure the open face of the silo is kept neat and tidy. The clamp face should never be covered
(unless the feed is to be ensiled for feeding at a later stage), as this will create a humid environment
which could encourage the growth of moulds and yeast.

• For more detailed information please see the KW Moist Feed handling and storage booklet on our
website.

Processed Bread is produced from loaves which have not met the baker’s specification, i.e. they are under
or over cooked, the wrong colour or the packaging is damaged plus segregated returns from in store
retailer bakeries. They are collected from these bakeries and processed to remove any packaging; the
loaves are then broken down into manageable friable pieces.

Processed Bread is a FEMAS assured (or a recognised equivalent), fully traceable, product and marketed by
KW Alternative Feeds a UFAS-accredited merchant. Processed Bread (Products from the bakery and pasta
industry) is listed under number 13.1.1 in the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials.