Axphast Gold - DM - Grass Silage - Brochure

For low dry matter grass silageLow DMgrass silage• Improves fermentation• Increases digestibility• Improves animal performance• Reduces effluent• Suitable for use in organic systemsFor Dairy, Beef & SheepBiotal Ltd, Collivaud House, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PDTel: (029) 2047 5550 Fax: (029) 2047 5598E-mail: biotal@biotal.com www.biotal.co.uk Low dry matter grass silageEnhanced Animal Performance5Assumes a milk price of 18.0 ppl; 150 cows; 200 daysUp to a £7000 increase in revenue from extra milk production Economic Benefits Summary6 axphast gold Benefit valueEffluent reduction 50% £1620Combined animal performance benefits:- Increased milk yield 1.26 litres- Improved milk butterfat 0.16 units- Improved milk protein 0.07 units £6738 TOTAL £8358Figures based on 150 cow herd and a 1500 tonne grass silage clamp at 25% DM axphastgoldBIOTALaxphastgoldBIOTALProduction Factor Improvement % increase Cost Benefit (pence/cow/day)Milk production (litres) 1.26 litres +4.5% 22.0Milk Butterfat (units) 0.16 +7.8% Milk Protein (units) 0.07 +2.4% 0.46TOTAL 22.46Low dry matter grass silage• Grass fibre is made up of cellulose fibres held together in bundles by hemicellulose.• In this form the fibre is not readily digestible as the rumen microbes cannot access all parts of the bundle.• Biotal axphast gold contains unique, patented enzymes that degrade this hemicellulose fraction. • As the hemicellulose degrades, the cellulose fibres are opened up, providing a greater surface area for microbial attack in the rumen, resulting in more efficient utilisation of the fibre by the animal.• Some fibre fractions will be further broken down, into sugars. This allows the lactic acid bacteria to lower pH and preserve low dry matter grass silage.Using the Biotal enzyme system... …opens up grass fibre1hemicellulosecellulose fibresMicrobeshemicellulosecellulose fibresMicrobesImproves fermentation2Stable, well preserved silage with maximum nutrientsReduces effluent losses3• Effluent production from low dry matter grass silage is a major problem. It results in silage nutrient loss and increases the risk of environmental pollution in watercourses.• The cost of replacing nutrients and storing effluent increases the cost of producing grass silage.• Effluent contains valuable minerals and trace elements. It also contains protein and amino acids from grass silage.• Biotal axphast gold opens the fibre structure of the grass by breaking down the hemicellulose linkages. Grass becomes more absorbent, retaining more moisture, reducing effluent.Increases forage digestibility4Biotal axphast gold contains a patented enzyme package which improves forage fibre digestibility. Savings of over £1 per tonne in retained nutrients20% improvement in forage fibre digestibilityaxphastgoldBIOTAL• Four specialist, lactic acid bacteria work together to produce a rapid pH drop. Destroying undesirable bacteria and preventing secondary fermentation.• Biotal axphast gold has shown an increase in fibre digestibility over an 8 hour period. This is the average rumen dwell time for dairy cows.• Increased energy availability from forage.• Rumen microbes have ability to utilise more fibre as an energy source in the production of microbial protein.• A higher microbial protein supply increases milk yield and DLWG. 051015202527%improvement20%improvement30380Digestibility (%)Time (hours)- Control - axphast gold19%improvementpH requirementpHLactic acid (%)Time (days)0 2 4 6 8 10 12Numbers of spoilage bacteria, yeasts and mouldsLactic acidpH14 161032547681093.536915123.63.73.83.94.04.14.24.34.44.5Effluent production from low dry matter silage (litres/tonne)250100- axphast gold - Control The recommended maximum amount of effluent production is 200 litres per tonne.• Lower dry matter grass requires a larger pH drop to ensure that all nutrients are preserved. • If the pH drop is not low enough, undesirable bacteria, such as clostridia and entrobacteria, will not be destroyed. • These bacteria breakdown true protein into ammonia. Resulting in a secondary fermentation.• Biotal axphast gold is a specialist grass silage additive. It works most effectively on grass between 20 and 30% dry matter. pH requirementGrass dry matter (%)152025303.53.63.73.83.94.04.14.24.34.44.5Low dry matter grass silage• Grass fibre is made up of cellulose fibres held together in bundles by hemicellulose.• In this form the fibre is not readily digestible as the rumen microbes cannot access all parts of the bundle.• Biotal axphast gold contains unique, patented enzymes that degrade this hemicellulose fraction. • As the hemicellulose degrades, the cellulose fibres are opened up, providing a greater surface area for microbial attack in the rumen, resulting in more efficient utilisation of the fibre by the animal.• Some fibre fractions will be further broken down, into sugars. This allows the lactic acid bacteria to lower pH and preserve low dry matter grass silage.Using the Biotal enzyme system... …opens up grass fibre1hemicellulosecellulose fibresMicrobeshemicellulosecellulose fibresMicrobesImproves fermentation2Stable, well preserved silage with maximum nutrientsReduces effluent losses3• Effluent production from low dry matter grass silage is a major problem. It results in silage nutrient loss and increases the risk of environmental pollution in watercourses.• The cost of replacing nutrients and storing effluent increases the cost of producing grass silage.• Effluent contains valuable minerals and trace elements. It also contains protein and amino acids from grass silage.• Biotal axphast gold opens the fibre structure of the grass by breaking down the hemicellulose linkages. Grass becomes more absorbent, retaining more moisture, reducing effluent.Increases forage digestibility4Biotal axphast gold contains a patented enzyme package which improves forage fibre digestibility. Savings of over £1 per tonne in retained nutrients20% improvement in forage fibre digestibilityaxphastgoldBIOTAL• Four specialist, lactic acid bacteria work together to produce a rapid pH drop. Destroying undesirable bacteria and preventing secondary fermentation.• Biotal axphast gold has shown an increase in fibre digestibility over an 8 hour period. This is the average rumen dwell time for dairy cows.• Increased energy availability from forage.• Rumen microbes have ability to utilise more fibre as an energy source in the production of microbial protein.• A higher microbial protein supply increases milk yield and DLWG. 051015202527%improvement20%improvement30380Digestibility (%)Time (hours)- Control - axphast gold19%improvementpH requirementpHLactic acid (%)Time (days)0 2 4 6 8 10 12Numbers of spoilage bacteria, yeasts and mouldsLactic acidpH14 161032547681093.536915123.63.73.83.94.04.14.24.34.44.5Effluent production from low dry matter silage (litres/tonne)250100- axphast gold - Control The recommended maximum amount of effluent production is 200 litres per tonne.• Lower dry matter grass requires a larger pH drop to ensure that all nutrients are preserved. • If the pH drop is not low enough, undesirable bacteria, such as clostridia and entrobacteria, will not be destroyed. • These bacteria breakdown true protein into ammonia. Resulting in a secondary fermentation.• Biotal axphast gold is a specialist grass silage additive. It works most effectively on grass between 20 and 30% dry matter. pH requirementGrass dry matter (%)152025303.53.63.73.83.94.04.14.24.34.44.5For low dry matter grass silageLow DMgrass silage• Improves fermentation• Increases digestibility• Improves animal performance• Reduces effluent• Suitable for use in organic systemsFor Dairy, Beef & SheepBiotal Ltd, Collivaud House, Ocean Way, Cardiff CF24 5PDTel: (029) 2047 5550 Fax: (029) 2047 5598E-mail: biotal@biotal.com www.biotal.co.uk Low dry matter grass silageEnhanced Animal Performance5Assumes a milk price of 18.0 ppl; 150 cows; 200 daysUp to a £7000 increase in revenue from extra milk production Economic Benefits Summary6 axphast gold Benefit valueEffluent reduction 50% £1620Combined animal performance benefits:- Increased milk yield 1.26 litres- Improved milk butterfat 0.16 units- Improved milk protein 0.07 units £6738 TOTAL £8358Figures based on 150 cow herd and a 1500 tonne grass silage clamp at 25% DM axphastgoldBIOTALaxphastgoldBIOTALProduction Factor Improvement % increase Cost Benefit (pence/cow/day)Milk production (litres) 1.26 litres +4.5% 22.0Milk Butterfat (units) 0.16 +7.8% Milk Protein (units) 0.07 +2.4% 0.46TOTAL 22.46