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Increase milk yields by up to 8% with ACTIV 8
28th October 2011
ACTIV 8 is an exciting new innovation developed by Fane Valley Feeds, and is now available in our Platinum range of Dairy feeds which have been launched for the 2011/12 season.
It is designed to enhance rumen health and performance from your dairy cattle. Silage analyses to date have shown a large degree of variation both between farms and within silage pits. While some grass silages are analysing well, some are exceptionally dry and others particularly wet. Changes in silage within one pit are also apparent, making it very difficult to balance correctly with concentrate.
The result is frequent changes to the rumen pH and suboptimal rumen performance. High rates of concentrate feeding, characteristic of intensive winter feeding strategies and high yield systems can also create acid loading within the rumen, making it more difficult to maintain rumen stability.
The addition of ACTIV 8 to Fane Valley Feeds new Platinum Range of dairy nuts allows the rumen to maintain its function by buffering the rumen, averting changes in pH and therefore the problems associated with acidosis or acid loading.
ACTIV 8 stimulates rumen bacteria, improving digestion and providing you with more milk, better milk components and healthier cows. Put simply it can produce up to 8% more milk from the same amount of feed and can significantly increase your margin over feed this winter.
ACTIV 8 is available in all of our new Platinum Range of dairy rations and can be added to any of our dairy feeds on request.
For more information please contact your local Fane Valley Feeds sales representative or Fane valleys Ruminant Nutritionist Hazel Gilmore on 07714950584.