T/QGCML 4969-2025 Feed barley hay production technical specifications
T/QGCML 4969-2025 Feed barley hay production technical specifications
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Scope
Main technical content: This document specifies the terms and definitions for the production of feed sorghum hay, including variety selection, planting management, harvesting, drying, processing, quality requirements, labeling, storage and transportation, and testing methods. This document is applicable to the production of feed sorghum hay in major sorghum-producing regions across China, covering different production entities such as large-scale planting bases, feed processing enterprises, cooperatives, and farmers. It applies to hay products made from sorghum straw as raw material through mechanized or semi-mechanized harvesting, natural drying or mechanical drying, and processing. These products are primarily used as coarse fodder for herbivorous animals such as cattle, sheep, horses, and rabbits, and can also be used as raw materials for compound feed. This document is not applicable to other straw processing methods such as silage and yellow silage.