Wynnstay Clamp delivers one million lactic acid-producing bacteria per gramme of grass treated – increasing fermentation efficiency. Don’t take chances with your silage – use Wynnstay Clamp to ensure fast and stable fermentation.
· Improves liveweight gain
· Improves milk yield and quality
· Improves voluntary intakes by 5%
· Improves protein and energy utilisation
· Improves fermentation
· Reduces effluent by 30%
Usage:
Wynnstay Clamp comes in a 350g minimum weight foil sachet (weight may vary according to bacterial concentration) and should be mixed with water before use. Dissolve contents of one sachet of Wynnstay Clamp in 10 litres of cold clean water in a bucket and mix thoroughly. When completely dissolved make up to 100 litres with cold clean water.
Storage:
<15˚C – 6 months
2 years frozen (-18˚C)
| Manufacturer | Wynnstay |
|---|---|
| Exclusive to us | Yes |
When your maize is ensiled at the recommended DM of 32 to 35% there is still enough sugar present for fermentation to achieve a stable low pH.
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When it comes to producing good quality, nutritious silage small things can make a big difference. This is especially true of mistakes. A shortcut or a small oversight can ultimately result in silage that is unusable due to insufficient dry matter content or worse, silage that is dangerous to herd health because of mould growth and the likely presence of mycotoxins or Listeria.
Many farmers have come to accept some issues, particularly with mould, as inevitable and as a necessary evil. The reality is however, it's all too often caused by someone committing one of a number of silage "sins".
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Read our latest edition on Wholecrop cereals where it outlines how crops can be harvested and handled at different dry matters to suit different farm needs.
Studying your silage clamp and looking at key indicators can benefit the quality of your silage at feed-out. This short video from Ecosyl highlights some of the top tips for assessing your clamp to help maximise the nutritional value of your silage.
