Friday, March 21, 2014

Merits Of Using Round Bale Hay Net To Feed Your Livestock

By Linda Cantrell


Animals require feed for survival. Legumes and herbaceous plants are used to feed livestock and when harvested and dried, they form hay that is more suitable for livestock to feed on. Feeding livestock can be done in numerous ways. One of the best ways of feeding your livestock is by using feeding nets such as round bale hay net. People using this method to feed their livestock usually enjoy a number of merits.

One of the merits of this mode of feeding is that there is continuous provision of hay especially in adverse climatic conditions. Hay is usually precious at these adverse weather conditions thus it needs to be used carefully without wastage. This would as well help prolong the duration of sweet hay, as animals would tend to consume it more and fast

Wastage of hay is by far much reduced when using these structures to feed your livestock. This is because animals usually do not stomp on the hay or sleep on it leading to wastage. Wastage as the feed is blown in wind is as well avoided as the feed is put in a net. Animals usually grab much hay and as they pull it apart, some is wasted; this is controlled through this feeding mode.

It helps prolong the longevity of your bale. When bales of hay are put in nets and left out for animals to consume, it is probable to take long than when not in net. This is because less hay is wasted and the rate of animal consumption is monitored especially for the greedy ones.

Some greedy livestock are likely to be chocked or develop stomach ulcers or boredom vices when feeding. To avoid such cases, their feeding habits need to be curbed and this may be done effectively by use of round bale feeding net. For this reason, this facility will ensure that the animal grabs small amount of fodder and reduce the rate at which they consume the fodder.

Some of your animals may be greedy such that they feed fast. The facility is good as it controls the feeding rate of these greedy and overweight animals. Underweight livestock are as well catered for as they are ensured constant supply of hay. As they grab feed from the net, they are subjected to a natural feeding environment of practicing grazing habits.

Because of controlled wastage and feeding rate of the animals, the bale is likely to last long. This greatly helps to reduce labour because an individual does not have to put bales often. Time wastage that could result due to frequent service of bales is as well minimized.

There are some times of the year when livestock normally require a certain type of fodder. For example, in cold seasons livestock will require much fibre to keep them warm throughout the season. This feeding structure is as well good when you want to control the type of feed to give to your livestock.




About the Author:



No comments: