| Feed type | EU Barley | Soft wheat bran | Italian corn |   |
| Brief description | In the form of wholemeal flour barley is one of the best feed concentrates and can be used for any type of farm animal. | Rarely used. | It is an integral part of animal feed, particularly for poultry, cattle, calves, pigs, horses and sheep. It is administered to animals in different forms: in cobs, in whole or hulled grain, steamed and crushed, milled. |   |
| Nutritional peculiarities | Rich in cellulose and with low protein content, although slightly more significant than in oats, it is a source of energy. It is indicated for dairy cows, constituting from 40 to 60% of the concentrate feed mixture. | Rich in cellulose. | It is an excellent feed for dairy cows, very nutritious and with low protein content: it must be integrated with feeds that compensate the protein deficiency. |   |
| Impact on animal health | It has a refreshing and invigorating dietary value. | It makes feed mixtures more digestible. | To enhance its digestibility it should be used as part of the concentrate together with forages rich in cellulose, such as bran or ground barley. |   |
| Impact on animal productivity | It supports and improves milk production and has a production value of 88% compared to corn. | It increases Productivity; |   | |
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| Supply and storage procedures | In sound, fair and marketable quality it is easily stored. It must be preserved from moulds and mycotoxins. | In sound, fair and marketable quality it is easily stored. It must be preserved from moulds and mycotoxins. |   |