Additive keeps the ration fresh when the heat

摘要

Maximising dry matter intakes is the name of the game on any dairy-farm but, for Lockerbie farmer David Kincaid, ration heating resulted in a significant reduction in intakes, equivalent to a daily drop in yields of three litres a cow. "In the hot months of July and August we were experiencing serious problems with TMR stability at feeding out. The ration was heating up significantly after a few hours in the trough and putting cows off eating."