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Mechanisation of feeding management

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Benefits of feeding mechanization

4. Areas for mechanization in a farm

5. Feeding related area: Animal feeding

6. Feeding frequency

7. Importance of feeding frequently

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. Feed mixing

16. Feed mixing by hand

17. Feed mixing by shovel

18. Feed mixing by manual drum mixer

19. Feed mixing by feed mixer

20. TMR mixer

21. Mixer cart

22. Types of TMR mixers

23. Horizontal vs vertical mixers

24. Mixing ingredients

25. Factors affecting mixing outcomes

26. Advantages of a TMR mixer