1) Increased Milk Production The US Dairy Forage Research Center reports that dairy cows that consume inoculated alfalfa silage produce an average of 3% more milk.
2) Increased Dry Matter Retention Research has shown a 3% improvement, on average, in dry matter recovery. In a typical 500 ton capacity silo put up at 60% moisture, you would have approximately 15 additional tons available for feed!
Alfalfa Silage (Lakeside Research, Alberta, Canada) Proven Benefit - Improved dry matter recovery 3%.
| PowerSile = Increased Cattle Performance |
| Category |
Control |
PowerSile |
Benefit |
DM Intake (lbs/hd/day) |
20.26 |
21.25 |
4.9% |
Average Daily Gain (ADG) |
2.95 |
3.15 |
6.8% |
Lbs. Feed per Lb. Gain |
6.87 |
6.75 |
1.8% | |
3) Greater Weight Gain Per Ton Of Silage Silage feeding trials have consistently shown increased weight gain using a variety of forages.
Alfalfa Silage (University of Manitoba, Canada) Proven Benefit - Improved weight gain of 16.4%
Barley Silage (Airdrie, Alberta, Canada) Proven Benefit - Improved feed efficiency of 6.5%
4) Increased Protein Retention Silage treated with PowerSile inoculant has shown an increase in protein retention of 7% over silage that was not inoculated.
Alfalfa Silage (Lakeside Research, Alberta, Canada) Proven Benefit - Increase in protein retention by 7%. |