The high starch, home grown concentrate

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• Inhibitsyeastandmould• Reducesheating• Improvesaerobicstability• Improvesstarchdigestibility• Suitableforuseinorganicsystems

For Dairy, Beef & Sheep

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Reduced dry matter loss1

• Highmoisture(25-40%)concentratefeeds,suchascrimpedcereals,aresusceptibletodrymatterlossesduringclampstorage.

• Drymatterlossesreducethelevelofnutrients(starchandprotein)availableforlivestock.

• Rumenmicrobeshavelessnutrientstoconvertintomicrobialprotein.ResultinginlowermilkyieldorDLWG

• Theuseofaspecialistbiologicalcrimpgrainadditive,suchasbiocrimp,preventsexcessiveclampdrymatterlossescomparedwithnotreatmentoracidtreatment.

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Lower dry matter losses and increased nutrient availability

Yeast spoilage inhibited…2

• Crimpedcerealsandlegumesharvestedatmoisturecontentsof25-40%areatriskfromyeastspoilageduringclampstorageandfeedout.

• Yeastcangrowwithorwithoutair.Ifyeastisnoteffectivelydestroyedinthepreservationprocess,itcancausespoilageinasealedoropenclamp.

• Crimpedcerealsandlegumesprovideavarietyofnutrientswhichyeastcanusetogrow.

• Yeastcancausesignificantnutrientlossandfeedwaste.

• Biotalbiocrimpproducesarangeofanti-microbialcompoundsthatarehighlyeffectiveatinhibitingyeastgrowthduringclampfermentation.

Highly efficient production of anti-microbial compounds

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Reduction of undesirable micro-organisms 3

• Whenyeastgrow,theyproduceheatandavarietyofadditionalwasteproducts.Thisraisesthetemperatureoftheclampandcreatesidealconditionsforfungiandtheproductionoffungalmould.

• Drymatterandnutrientloss,incrimpedcerealsandlegumes,ishighwhereyeastandfungalmouldarepresent.

• Thepresenceoffungalmouldmeansthegrainorseedisatriskofmycotoxincontamination.

• Biotalbiocrimpinhibitsyeastgrowthandthesubsequentriseintemperature.Thisreducestheleveloffungifoundinbiocrimptreatedmoistcrimpedcerealsandlegumes.

• Biotalbiocrimpcontainsspecifichighdrymatterbacteriathataremoreeffectivethanacidcrimpgraintreatmentsatreducingspoilageorganisms.

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75% reduction in the level of aerobic spoilage organisms

Improved aerobic stability4

8 times more stable

6% increase in starch digestibility

• Biotalbiocrimpgreatlyincreasesthestabilityofcrimpedgrain.

• Theinhibitionofyeastandfungalmouldsimprovesaerobicstabilityofbiocrimptreatedcerealsandlegumes.

• Thechartbelowshowsthetimetakenforatemperaturerisewhengrainisremovedfromaclamp.

Improved starch digestibility5

• Theuniqueactionofthespecialisthighdrymatterbacteriainbiocrimpimprovesstarchdigestibilityofcerealgrainsandlegumeseeds.

• Biotalbiocrimpnotonlyimprovesnutrientutilisationbutalsoenhancesfeedpreservation.

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DryMatter

Grain Only35% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

biocrimp treated moist grain(40-25% moisture)

Moistcrimpedcerealandlegumesshouldbeharvestedbetween60–75%drymatter(40–25%moisture).Harvestingatthisstagewillproduce:

What is Crimping?

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HarvestApproximately 4 weeks before conventional combining stage.

CrimpLightly bruise the grain or seed through a crimp machine.

ClampStored in a clamp the grain or seed is ready to feed.

What to crimp?Awidevarietyofcropscanbeharvestedasamoistcrimpedfeed:• Cereals–starchandenergyconcentrate• Legumes–proteinandenergyconcentrate

LegumesPeas

BeansLupins

CerealsWheatBarleyOats

TriticaleMaize

When to crimp?Whenthegrainisreadyforcrimping:

• Itwillbedifficulttosqueezebetweenthumbandforefinger.

• Pressurewithathumbnailwillleaveanindentationinthegrain.

• Thepictureoppositeshowstheidealcropstage.

The ear and stem will be mainly yellow with some green on the stem. Approximately 70% of the crop should have grain texture as described above, to get an average dry matter between 60-75% over the whole crop

When to crimp?

• Highergrainandseedyields• Optimumnutrientlevels–starchandprotein

• Afeedwithasteadyreleaseoffermentableenergy