{"id":7583,"date":"2023-04-16T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-dev.absglobal.com\/uk\/?p=7583"},"modified":"2023-04-17T08:03:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:03:06","slug":"powerstart-the-silage-additive-your-cows-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.absglobal.com\/uk\/powerstart-the-silage-additive-your-cows-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerstart: The silage additive your cows love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is Powerstart\u00ae?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The bacteria in our grass silage additive, Powerstart\u00ae, gains access to all of the sugars available in the grass you harvest. This additive drives an extremely fast fermentation, creating a delicious and nutritious silage for your herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grass contains two types of sugar, simple and complex. Complex sugars such as fructan typically make up 50% of all sugars in grass, but in poor weather conditions, this can be increased to 85%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powerstart\u00ae contains bacteria called AberF1, and by adding this to your forage at harvesting, you will be able to access both simple and complex sugars. AberF1 bacteria then convert a small portion of the sugar in your grass into lactic acid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result is a silage which will be extremely palatable with the potential to improve feed efficiency, increase milk yield, and optimise the rest of the ration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How does the fermentation process work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Powerstart\u00ae is fast-acting and will ferment your silage rapidly. The benefit of this is that more of the important and high-quality nutrients in the grass will be conserved by an optimal balance of lactic and other acids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fast fermentation ensures the optimisation of palatability and intake potential. More sugar and more of the best quality nutrients will be preserved, while ammonia levels will be suppressed. This way, your cows\u2019 consumption won\u2019t be limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result of using Powerstart\u00ae is what our customers call their \u2018happy cow silage\u2019, a healthy and treated forage which cows love to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When your cows love their food, they\u2019ll eat more of it. In turn, they perform better both in terms of production and reproduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Customer feedback<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Harry Johnson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Heath House Farm, Buxton<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herd type: Holstein<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herd size: 500 across two neighbouring farms<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Johnson family operates Heath House Farm in Longnor, Buxton. They manage a 500 cow dairy herd across two neighbouring farms, working to produce milk for M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having used Genus ABS products and services for many <\/strong>years, the Johnson family are confident in the efficiency and performance of their herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to breeding, Harry Johnson uses Sexcel\u00ae sexed semen to produce efficient and highly productive dairy animals. He also uses NuEra Beef Genetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powerstart\u00ae has been the Johnson family\u2019s \u2018go-to\u2019 silage additive for many years now. Each year, they make silage of excellent quality, one which their cows love to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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