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WASTE-NOT example for 100 cows.
'Waste-Not' 100 cow feed bin
 

Feed Fence,     Braces (each 3 metres),   Pair of Ends.

Supplied as 6 metre lengths with 15 feed positions per unit. Gap of 400 mm per animal makes for a very strong feed fence that will allow 10 to 12 animals, dependent on breed and size, to feed per length.

For 100 dairy cows the unit would be 30 metres in length x 1.5 or 1.6 metres wide. Delivered as 10 x 6 metre lengths, 2 feeder ends, 9 braces and 12 pins.

This unit could be put together in an hour by two people and, with smaller cows, could feed a herd of 120.

RED BARNS TOMBSTONE example for 100 cows.
Red Barns Tombstone 100 cow feed bin
Components as above.

Supplied as 6 metre lengths with 10 feed positions per unit. Wider arch gives a gap between feed positions of 545mm which allows 10 animals to feed at a time.
Delivered in the same quantities as the Waste-Not model but it will only feed 100 cows at a time.

WASTE-NOT Feed Fence.
'Waste-Not' Feed Fence

Installed on an existing concrete race for 240 cows.

A quick fix.
A quick West Coast fix

To hold and feed a 240 cow dairy herd on the West Coast of the South Island.

A Wintering Barn solution
A Wintering Barn solution - fill from outside.

Use on both sides and do all the filling from the outside.

Another inside solution
Another inside solution - centre feeding.

Have a feeding race down the middle for labour saving through easy filling and cleaning.

What if the size of the herd is 600 cows or more?
 
This 600 cow herd is fed in four batches of 150 cows during milking by having an extra holding yard between the milking area and the feedpad. It takes 25 to 30 minutes to milk 150 cows and also allow 150 cows ample feeding time at the feeder which in this example is filled once every two days by dropping two electric wires and putting the silage bales direct into the feeder. This could just as easily be filled from a big bunker of silage.
First 150 cows at Feed Bin (top of photo), with next batch starting to assemble in holding yard.
This is the Routine
  • 600 cow herd fed twice a day at milking
  • 55 x 10 metre concrete pad with 42 metre long feeder.
  • Up to 160 cows fed in 25 to 30 minutes.
  • 3.5 cows fed per feed position / per milking.
  • Filled solely with tractor & front loader
  • Dismantled for cleaning easily in 2 hours.
  • Uses same effluent system as dairy shed

    These are the Results

  • Quadruples the use of each feed station.
  • Reduces waste considerably. A Manawatu farmer, after installing a similar system, saw daily silage feedout quantity reduced from 6 tonne to 4 tonne with no drop in milk yield.
  • Pastures improved with no damage at feeding out from pugging & vehicles.
  • Machinery savings with no feedout wagon and a reduction in damage to farm raceways.
  • Time and labour savings for farm staff.
  • Milk production maximised with well fed, contented cows.
  • Feedpad system for larger herds
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