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Mechanisation of feeding management

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Benefits of feeding mechanization

4. Areas o mechanization in a farm

5. Feeding related area: Animal feeding

6. Feeding frequency

7. Importance of feeding frequency

8. Feed delivery: Feed chop size

9. Feed delivery: Feed bunk/trough

10. Feed management within the feed bunk/trough

11. Management of pastures

12. Feed barriers/fences/neck rail

13. Watering system

14. Watering pumps

15. Watering system: water troughs

16. Feed mixing

17. Feed mixing by hand

18. Feed mixing by shovel

19. Feed mixing by manual drum mixer

20. Feed mixing by feed mixer

21. TMR mixer

22. Mixer cart

23. Types of TMR mixers

24. Horizontal vs vertical mixers

25. Mixing ingredients

26. Factors affecting mixing outcomes

27. Factors affecting mixing outcomes Cont'd...

28. Adding feeds to a TMR mixer

29. Advantages of a TMR mixer

30. Automization of feeding management