ED&F Man offer a range of products suitable for helping dairy herds reach their potential High sugar molasses based liquid products are particularly important in helping dairy farmers maximise feed intakes, optimise rumen function and drive cost effective milk production close to lambing for two key reasons
Maximise Feed Intakes: Feed intake is the biggest factor in driving milk production. Using a high sugar molasses based liquid feed has been proven to drive feed intakes and encourage forage utilisation, key to drive cost effective milk production.
Optimise Rumen Function: To get the best from high performing dairy cows its essential to provide a well balanced diet. This includes having a range of energy sources: sugar, starch and fibre with each being equally important as well as a balance of rumen degradable and by pass protein. While starch is important, getting the right sugar level of 6-8% in the diet is vital for effective rumen function. Sugar is an excellent source of fermentable energy which has been proven to increase fibre digestion and overall ration efficiency
Cost effective Milk Production
Maximising milk production is one objective but costs effective milk production is essential. The best way to achieve this is to maximise forage utilisation and reduce feed wastage. Using high sugar molasses based liquid feeds can help achieve tboth of these objectives while increasing overall feed efficiency
ED&F Man offer a range of product options to help dairy herds reach their potential
Product Options
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How to feed Liquid Feeds
ED&F Man’s range if liquid products can be fed in a number of ways to suit individual livestock systems
- TMR: Incorporating a high sugar molasses blends as part of a well balanced TMR can drive costs effective milk production and lead to improved fertility and reduce health problems.
- Top dressing feed/forage: An easy way to feed and encourage forage intake. For best results pour the liquid feed over the forage well before feeding so that it has time to soak through and thoroughly coat the whole bale
- Home Mixing: Incorporating a molasses blend can help increase nutritional value and produce an appealing mix to drive intakes
- Lick Feeders: ED&F Man offer a range of lick feeders ideally suited for sheep feeding