Feeding by Myma | Jul 8, 2021 FEEDING Etusivu|Nauta|Feeding Automatic feeding system: Saves time and money. Fosters the well-being of your animal Benefits of automated feeding Free up your time for other important tasks: 30 minutes saved per day is 20 workdays per year Easily providing each group of animals with feeding as needed –>feed costs go down, production and health go up Mixture always contains the desired proportions of components More frequent distribution –>calm feeding –>healthier and more resilient animals More frequent distribution –>calm feeding more feed eaten –>better daily gain* More frequent distribution –>calm feeding –>more resting time –> better production** More frequent distribution stabilises ruminal pH changes*** Feeding gets the animals moving, for example to the robot at night. Feeding guides animals away from the milking station or robot More frequent feeding decreases sorting and warming of feed mixture on feeding alley –>every mouthful is the same No vehicle traffic in production spaces –>better indoor air quality and cleaner feed table Free up your tractor for the fields or sell it away! No need to open big doors –>yard work includes less hauling and dampness in winter –>nicer work environment Saves fuel costs. The cost of electricity is typically as much as 50% less than the cost of fuel. You can take care of bedding with the same equipment * Colorado State University, USA Schultz et. al.** Journal of Dairy Science Vol 96 No 1 Denning et. al.*** Krause et al 2002 Calculate the payback time on your feeding investment with our calculator Calculate with our calculator
