Before choosing a mixer, we need to understand more about how TMR (total Mix ration) works. Find out why using a TMR mixer increases milk production and improves milk quality.
First, improve the appetite of cows, cows eat more, milk production is more.
The use of TMR feed mixer can improve milk production because: - it is a preliminary mechanical mixing and digestion of the diet, saving the energy consumed by dairy cows to digest feed, improving palatability, accelerating feeding speed and increasing feed intake; Second, it avoids the phenomenon of picky eating of dairy cows, so that every bite of dairy cows can get almost the same composition of the diet, which is beneficial to the stability of the rumen environment. This improves the quality of milk and increases the milk yield of cows. However, not all feed mixers can achieve the ideal results in these two aspects. So, to achieve the best milk production results, you first need to know what kind of TMR mixer is best for you.
What are the types of TMR feed mixer?
There are currently two basic types: vertical and horizontal. So which is better?
Two, the advantages of vertical TMR feed mixer
1. Good structure: simple structure; More accurate weighing; Easily handle large round or square haystack bales; The wear rate of the mixer is greatly reduced because the feed has little pressure on the side wall of the drum.
Vertical feed mixer has simple structure. In contrast, the horizontal stirring truck has more parts and requires more maintenance. In addition, more parts means that there is a greater chance of failure, which affects the normal use. The mixing effect of vertical mixer is more uniform and accurate. The reason is that the feed gets stirred up and then naturally falls down, and so on, stirred
It mixes very well. However, to achieve this - point must ensure that the feeding sequence is correct. Every time the horizontal mixer stirred, some feed remained at the bottom of the tank, which has not been stirred.
The vertical feed mixer can handle large bundles of feed easily. For large round or square bales of feed, most horizontal mixers are difficult to handle, while vertical mixers can mix easily.
2. Good mixing effect: the feed is soft and palpable after mixing; Feed is not easy to clump; Due to the slow speed of the skein dragon, fiber structure on the feed
The damage is small.
The feed stirred by the stand mixer is soft and palatable, which will enhance the cow's appetite and facilitate digestion.
The feed stirred by a stand mixer is not prone to clumping. Caking refers to the formation of dry, hard lumps due to excessive squeezing of feed. Cows who eat this kind of feed will feel full all the time and will not eat much. Horizontal agitator is easy to over-squeeze feed because of its horizontal structure, while vertical agitator does not appear in this situation.
Because of the slow speed of the winch, the vertical mixer has little damage to the structure of feed fiber. Once the fiber structure is damaged, nutrients will be lost quickly. Compared with horizontal agitator, vertical agitator can maintain feed nutrients for a longer time.
Simple summary: vertical feed mixer is simple in structure and more reliable. From mixing to unloading the whole process, they ensure the mixing of high quality feed, thus improving milk production and milk quality. For these reasons, most ranches in Europe and the United States already use stand mixers. Therefore, for the Chinese market, we believe that standing mixer is the most appropriate choice.
Three, service life, maintenance costs and energy consumption.
When considering choosing a vertical TMR feed mixer, it is necessary to fully consider some factors of actual use, including service life, maintenance cost and energy consumption.
The service life of the mixer is very important. The service life of the mixer is measured by calculating its working time. Thus, the cost of buying a mixer can be spread over each working hour. Although the price of some stirring trucks is low, the service life is short. After the purchase cost is spread evenly to each working hour, the hourly cost of stirring trucks with longer service life may be higher than that of high prices.