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Hydroponic Fodder for Dairy Cows | FodderTech

Feed Cows for $60 – $100 per ton

Feeding sprouts can offer significant savings over feeding grain or hay. The cost of sprouts comes to as little as $0.03 – $0.05 per lb. The rising cost of corn, alfalfa, and grain is making feedging dairy cows more difficult.

Corn is becoming a fuel to the point that dairymen can’t afford to feed it to cows anymore. I think sprouts will be the dairy industry’s new feed. – US dairyman using sprouts

 

dairy cowsFeeding FodderTech Sprouts to Dairy Cows

FodderTech recommends a number of feed programs. Speak to a representative to learn how to best incorporate sprouts into your dairy’s feed ration.

Nutritional Advantages of Sprouts

Feeding sprouts to dairy cattle offers very dramatic advantages including:

  • Lower feed costs per cow
  • Increased revenue per CWT
  • Higher milk volumes
  • Dramatically increased fertility rates
  • Substantially lower involuntary cull rate
  • Better coat shine and condition
  • Greatly improved herd health
  • Reduced need for mineral supplements

Dairy Feeding Results

A US Dairyman started incorporating sprouts into his ration in 2010. Despite not being able to feed more than 1% body weight as sprouts, he reported the following results:

Dairy Profitability

  • 21% Increase in revenue per CWT
  • 18% Lower feed cost per cow
  • 17% Increase in milk revenue: feed cost ratio

Animal Response, Health, and Reproduction

  • 100% Higher conception rate (28% vs. 14%)
  • 85% conception rate one month (20 of 23 cows innoculated on 1st attempt)
  • 75% Lower involuntary cull rate (4% vs. 16%)
  • Virtually eliminated acidosis and laminitis
  • Eliminated veterinary bills
  • No longer use of any copper sulfate

The cows are calmer, have shinier coats, and LOVE the sprouts!

CALL FODDERTECH TO DISCUSS INCORPORATING SPROUTS

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Our fodder systems were developed by renowned hydroponics expert Peter Doyle. Unique among sprouted fodder systems, our technology was specifically developed to address several challenges which are frequently encountered where hydroponic fodder has been introduced into farming operations. These include mold growth, labor costs, scaleability and yield. Give us a call, we'll show you the FodderTech difference!

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