Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

DRY DUNG/BACK SCRATCHER

  • 29-11-2012 10:36pm
    #1
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭


    are any of you find the dungs on silage dry and hard,its causeing problems on the end of the scraper runs.thinking of putting a back scratcher on the wall between the two runs to increase traffic on the slats.any opinions


Comments

  • #2
    pakalasa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭pakalasa


    Ya, I noticed it in the cubicle house. The dung is very dry. I'm alternating between bought in silage, which was well wilted and my own, which is a lot wetter. I was putting it down to that.


  • #3
    PVMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 ✭PVMC


    Hi there, same problem with dry dung blocking slats. Got on to farm advisor from Dairygold. He thinks it has to do with low protein in the grass silage. All cows are dry. Diet of 40-50 kgs silage and 2 kgs approx of straw He advises that I feed more protein eg soya to stimulate proper digestion of silage.
    At 500 euro a tonne and 2 kgs/cow:eek: is he just squeezing the s..t out of me? or is he correct?

    Thanks


  • #4
    bob charles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,343 ✭✭✭bob charles


    majority of low quality this year has a crazy NDF (Neutral Detergent Fibre for the lads at the top of the class) and low protein. A high NDF and a product close to dry dung is what the animal will make. Would I go giving suck cows 2kgs of Soya to solve this problem, no effing way


  • #5
    Farfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 172 ✭✭Farfield


    I had same problem with our cows. Its getting better now by increasing the protein in the nuts fed through the parlour from 18% to 20% nut. Its a costly option though, but the protein in my silage is also a bit low so have to do something. Last winter i ended up on a 21% nut.


  • #6
    keep going
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,551 ✭✭✭keep going


    bob charles wrote: »
    majority of low quality this year has a crazy NDF (Neutral Detergent Fibre for the lads at the top of the class) and low protein. A high NDF and a product close to dry dung is what the animal will make. Would I go giving suck cows 2kgs of Soya to solve this problem, no effing way
    what about urea,is that nuts


  • Advertisement
Advertisement