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FodderTech - Hydroponic Feeding Sprouts for Dairy Cows
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.
Feeding 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