A good example of the value of NIS in a high performing dairy farm.
Calf starter should be high in starch & sugar and the fibre portion should be able to act as a ‘toothpick’.
Great comments by Mole Valley Farmers, NIS is an extremely useful ingredient to balance high protein grass
Long term user of NIS, Richard Pilkington explains the importance of precision forage when fine tuning milking cow rations.
How one farmer uses NIS to balance on farm fibre sources at various stages throughout the year.
The best monitor of rumen health and efficiency is dung score. Loose dung indicates a lack of effective fibre.
By feeding NIS a farmer increased his butter fat by 0.2% without dropping yield making an extra 58p/cow/day.
AB Vista quote an Irish trial that shows that 50% of cows are either suffering, or are at high risk of acidosis and suggests that the first solution should be to correct the fibre balance.
Summary of 3 on farm trials recording the benefits achieved by incorporating NIS in housed dairy cow diets.
Leading Welsh farmer aims to improve utilisation of grass in the rumen.
