Bedding for Dairy

[mo!]

Pretty sure gypsum is illegal as bedding. Stinks to high heaven.

 

[vantage]

Pretty sure gypsum is illegal as bedding. Stinks to high heaven.

It can stink,but is at its most deadly when you cannot smell it.
Interestingly I was looking at bedding machines on line today and Ag were advertising supply of gypsum,lets hope it was for ground application.

 

[Joeblue]

Can i have some advice please people. We have 300 cows and looking at changing bedding for the coming winter. What are other people using and what are your experiences. Currently on sawdust from local supplier at the moment but last few month more and more cases of mastitis have cropped up. Not ruling sawdust out all together but maybe a higher grade or try paper?. Thanks in advance.

 

[Joeblue]

Try peat moss i changed couple of years back from sawdust .Find it excellent.

 

[pappuller]

It can stink,but is at its most deadly when you cannot smell it.
Interestingly I was looking at bedding machines on line today and Ag were advertising supply of gypsum,lets hope it was for ground application.

No, it's for bedding I believe

 

[pappuller]

Try peat moss i changed couple of years back from sawdust .Find it excellent.

Any suppliers on the mainland ?

 

[Joeblue]

Any suppliers on the mainland ?

Would that b England, wouldnt know I get artic loads from Harte peat in Monaghan.

 

[William26]

Anyone used Platts Bovibed?

 

[pappuller]

Anyone used Platts Bovibed?

that's a new one on me

 

[Slurry Solutions]

i dont like what i have seen on green bedding. some local farm to us went on it but came off within the year.

If you would like to discus green bedding, and come and see some long term sites give me a shout. The thing that has to be taken on board with GBedding is that it is a complete management system, it’s not just a machine that makes bedding.

 

[Stinker]

If you would like to discus green bedding, and come and see some long term sites give me a shout. The thing that has to be taken on board with GBedding is that it is a complete management system, it’s not just a machine that makes bedding.

We are in our 5th or 6th winter now with the green bedding. Wouldn't go back to anything else. Only downside is the outrageous costs of spares.

 

[bigw]

We are in our 5th or 6th winter now with the green bedding. Wouldn't go back to anything else. Only downside is the outrageous costs of spares.

Do you dry it too, or just use it comes out of the separator?

 

[Stinker]

Just use it straight away. Having our slurry separated has many benefits to us. If you just want cheap bedding then I'm not so sure.