Not feeding roughage that is grown, but growing roughage that dairy cows need. And ensiling in such a way that this cultivated roughage can also be used at the feed fence. That is what livestock farmers should strive for.
After all, for the dairy farmer, good roughage is the basis for optimal milk production. Not only fertilization and the right mowing moment play a role in this. Silage management is also crucial to obtain good silage quality.
To keep silage losses as low as possible and to retain as much of the nutritional value of the original crop as possible, rapid and efficient conservation is of great importance. Several studies have shown that a silage additive helps to accelerate the preservation and thus limit the losses. Not only are the losses of dry matter and VEM lower, the protein quality of the grass silage also remains better because less protein is broken down into ammonia.
Ecosyl, the silage additive with proven added value
Ecosyl is one of the few silage additives that not only improves the silage result, but also increases silage intake and milk production. International research shows that the cows produce an average of 1,2 kg more milk from grass to which Ecosyl is applied during silage.
With Ecosyl as a silage agent, you get a faster preservation, so that less protein is converted into ammonia, a better roughage quality - so lower feed costs - and a higher feed intake due to tasty roughage.