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Smart feeding pays dairy dividends in Worcestershire
A smart feeding programme is boosting on-farm efficiency for dairy farmer Tristan Bennett in Worcestershire. Using a Keenan MechFiber320 diet feeder, fitted with an InTouch controller, the milking herd receives a total mixed ration (TMR) comprising around 70% forage, including grass and maize silage, lucerne and fodder beet, as well as 5kg of concentrate. With optimum feed efficiency a priority, Optisync, a unique non-protein nitrogen from Alltech, is also included in the ration.
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