Our small Bale Silage Sampler is 0.9 meters long.
The sample length taken each time is 150 mm. Each sample needs to be removed by using something like a screwdriver.
It’s important to know the quality of your silage as it will be your cow’s staple food for up to 6 months, so knowing its exact feed quality is critical. When you send your silage to be tested the results will give you the dry matter percentage, protein percentage and energy value of the silage as well as other valuable information that can help you formulate your winter diet.
By taking a silage sample gives you an indication about the nutrional value of the silage you made this year. This information allows you make a tailored diet plan for winter feeding. If the quality is good you don't have to buy as much concentrates supplementation for livestock. But if the quality is poor you now know you need X amount of concentrates to make up for the poor feed quality. For more information please read here.
Why you should test your silage:
- Accuare feed assement for winter period
- Reduces feeding costs
- Improved animal performance
- Early identification of issues
- Optimises winter feeding plans
- Increases profitability
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