Improved mobile feed troughs can be open or sheltered. Regular shifting to avoid muddy and wet conditions ensures that cattle are fed on a clean and hygienic environment. The sheltered improved mobile...

Making hay is one of the best ways to increase the year-round carrying capacity of the farm, as forage is harvested during periods of rapid, excess growth and then fed during stress periods. As a resu...

Losses in silage making can be in the field or in the silo. In the field losses are due to:- Incorrect setting of mowers and forage harvested leaving a lot of plant stubble. Poor operation of the fora...

The size of a silo is dependent on the number of animals to be fed, the quantity of silage fed to each animal per day, the length of the dry season and quantity of available plant material. As a rough...