Dairy

Feeding wet acidic grass silage to dairy cows means dairy cows are prone to problems such as acidosis, laminitis and poor feed intake resulting in low milk yield, low milk protein and fertility problems. Supplementing with acidic feeds such as brewer's grains can make matters worse.

Valuable feeds such as cereals, whether fed rolled, crimped or combined with wet grass silage can increase acid loading in the rumen.

Feeding live yeast in any of these circumstances helps to remove lactic acid from the rumen, as well as preventing the over production of lactic acid, thereby maintaining rumen pH and avoiding ruminal lactic acid buildup from feeding.

Biotal has developed a range of rumen specific yeast products with the live yeast CNCM  I -1077 for improvements in rumen health and productivity to suit different forages.

	for improvements in fibre digestibility and reduced acid loading in the rumen, typically caused by grass silage
	with highly bioavailable selenium for problems of high somatic cell count or for supplementation of low selenium forages such as maize silage and wholecrop.
	includes a natural plant extract to improve protein capture and utilisation particularly useful at grass in Spring and Autumn.
	for use in organic systems, approved by the Organic Farmers & Growers Association.
	where there is mouldy forage or a potential problem with mycotoxins.
	where there is mouldy forage or a potential problem with mycotoxins without the live yeast SC I -1077