Barley grass is considered the most nutritional of the green grasses containing an abundance of nutrients unsurpassed by any other type of grass.
The benefits of fresh green feed such as barley grass have been well documented over the past 50 years.
Barley grass has shown to increase the overall health of the animal through better digestion of the hay and grain.
While overall wellness is the most noted result, studies indicate improved performance results in other areas as well.
Not only will animals be healthier but also they will experience:
- Greater energy and vitality
- Stimulates the immune response
- Reduction in antinutritional factors
- Antioxidant properties
Independent research studies have been conducted by qualified academic institutes that prove the value of using barley grass.
These studies show that barley grass is both beneficial to livestock and cost effective as a substitute for the traditional fodder supplements.
The team have grown and tested a wide range of seeds to formulate a wide range of beneficial rations.
With regards to barley sprouts The peak spectrum of nutrients are available at the 5- 6 day growth stage, ( 5 ½ to be exact ) this is when the barley sprouts should harvested.
The nutritional breakdown of the barley sprouts shows that the sprouts are very high in energy and protein and contain sufficient of these to meet the needs of most stock.
Benefits
There are many benefits to be found from using fresh barley grass that has been organically-hydroponically grown. When barley is sprouted it releases many vitamins and minerals as well as converting hard to digest starches in easily digestible proteins
Benefits of using a Hydroponic Fodder System:
- Forget about waiting for rain or soil moisture to plant
- No more moving irrigation lines, ploughing fields, mowing, windrowing, bailing and hammer milling.
- Save on feed prices
– Instead of paying high feed prices in tough times you can hedge your investments, buy when others are selling their stock cheap and sell when others are paying high prices. With a Fodder Solutions system you can take control of your feeding and production. - Organic and affordable
– Growing demand for economical “natural” animal feed as well as concerns relating to animal feed safety and the environment make Fodder Solutions systems an attractive means of producing affordable organic “green” feeds.
The Benefits of Feeding Hydroponically Grown Fodder
By feeding Hydroponically grown fodder you can achieve:
- Exceptionally higher growth rates
- Produces better quality meat for colour, texture and taste resulting in a price premium
- Reduces vet bills and improvement in general appearance and coat condition
- High protein and energy from a small quantity of seed.
- High in digestible fibre, which is digested into volatile fatty acids.
- Supplies higher concentrations and bio-available minerals and vitamins, important for animal nutrition – compared to grain feeds.
- Provides essential amino acids and vitamins – which encourages the early breeding and increase gut function
- Higher digestibility due to the fact that when seeds are sprouted starch is converted into simple sugars, which are called (Maltose and Dextrin’s).
These sugars are easier to digest and take the pressure off the animal’s digestive system increasing the net available energy for the animal. - Reduces bloat and acidosis
- Reduces the stress that calves place on cows, as they are able to eat and digest the sprouts from as young two weeks old resulting in healthier cows with more milk and larger calves at foot
- Stimulation of appetite, especially during conditions of heat stress.
- Reduced feed wastage as the animals eat ALL the sprouted seed including the root mat.
- Larger herd size on the same land footprint.
- Reduces overgrazing as the Fodder reduces the dependence on the natural forage.
- Reduced fly problems in feedlot situations.
What does all that mean?
INCREASED PROFATBILITY!$$$$
