The most important benefits of utilizing a hydroponic fodder system

The most important benefits of utilizing a hydroponic fodder system is the ability to more closely re-create our animal’s natural diets. This is especially true when considering a ruminant animal such as a cow. A cow’s digestive system has specially evolved to efficiently digest and convert grasses into a food source; a feat that those of us with only one stomach cannot accomplish. Traditionally all beef was grass fed, but with a skyrocketing population a need to speed up production time became evident; this is where grain-feeding came into play. Although grain feeding is a much more efficient way to take our baby calves to their 1200 pound weight, there is much to be said about an increase in the quality of life of our animals when fed a higher quality of food source. This is where hydroponic fodder comes into play. Although our animals are still consuming a grain based product, the increased digestibility rate more closely imitates their natural diet. This natural diet aids in our animals ability to put on weight in a more healthy and a less physically taxing manner.

If we simply take a look at the function of a seed from a plants perspective we can gain a little bit of insight on how it may react with the digestive system of an animal built to eat grass. Large starch and sugar compounds are deposited within the seed to prolong the time in which the seed can be preserved before germination. These compounds are later broken down and utilized by the germinating plant over the course of several weeks to ensure the plants survival. This storage mechanism that the plant depends on to distribute its genetics is actually an obstacle for our animals to overcome. Instead of immediately fermenting and digesting organic grass compounds, our ruminant animals have to spend more energy breaking down the seed’s coat and storage compounds into a usable form. By sprouting a high quality seed and feeding it directly after germination we are able to give our animals a fodder that is in its prime nutritional state.

Hydroponic Fodder production is a great way to drastically improve both the quality of your animal products as well as their quality of life!

Fodder Machine – A Feasible option for feeding livestock

Hydroponics is a way of growing plants without soil. Only moisture and nutrients are provided to the growing plants. There are many advantages to hydroponics. Hydroponic growing systems produce a greater yield over a shorter period of time in a smaller area than traditionally-grown crops.

There is a reduction or exclusion of pesticides and herbicides because the plants are in a more protected growing environment. Hydroponics is a year-round growing system that produces a consistent quantity and quality of plant material, regardless of outside weather.

Fodder can be grown hydroponically much the same as vegetables, flowers, and other plants. Hydroponic fodder systems are usually used to sprout cereal grains, such as oats, wheat, and corn. A hydroponic fodder system usually consists of a framework of shelves on which metal or plastic trays are stacked. After soaking overnight, a layer of seeds is spread over the base of the trays. During the growing period, the seeds are kept moist, but not saturated. They are supplied with moisture and (sometimes) nutrients, usually via drip or spray irrigation. Holes in the trays facilitate drainage and the waste water is collected in a tank.

The seeds will usually sprout within 24 hours and in 5 to 8 days have produced a 6 to 8 inch high grass mat. After the mat is removed from the tray, it can go into a feed mixer or be hand-fed to livestock. Livestock will eat the whole thing: seeds, roots, and grass. There is minimal waste. Livestock may not eat the fodder initially because it is new, but should soon learn to eat it with relish.

Fodder sprouts are tender and young, the equivalent of fresh green grass. As such, they are highly palatable and nutritious to all types and classes of livestock. On a dry matter basis, hydroponic fodder compares favorably with other nutritious feedstuffs.

Fodder Machine – A Machine That Produces Quality Grass for Livestock

Fodder Machine is a machine that produces quality grass for livestock feeding without using land. It also saves thousands of liter water which require in conventional method. Fodder Machine from Harikrushna Machietech Pvt Ltd produce 1 kg of green grass with only 2 to 3 liters of water.

Harikrushna Machinetech Pvt ltd has combined science and technology in Fodder Machine to produce green fodder organically. The Fodder system is a hydroponic growing room that has been specifically developed to sprout grain and legume seeds, for highly nutritious, yet cost effective livestock feed.  A selection of grains and legume seeds are spread onto the specialized growing trays and are watered at pre-determined intervals with overhead sprays. A set temperature is maintained inside the growing chamber, to ensure the best growth and highest nutritional value of fodder possible.

Benefits of using a Fodder Solutions system

Forget about waiting for rain or soil moisture to plant

No more irrigation lines, Ploughed fields

Save on feed prices – Instead of paying high feed prices in tough times you can hedge your investments, buy when others are selling their stock cheap and sell when others are paying high prices. With a Fodder Solutions system you can take control of your feeding and production.

Organic and affordable – Growing demand for economical “natural” animal feed as well as concerns relating to animal feed safety and the environment make Fodder Solutions systems an attractive means of producing affordable organic “green” feeds.

Optimum Production

Accelerated growth

High yield in a very small area

Low water consumption

Low energy consumption

Easy maintenance

Trouble free operations

Fodder Machine – A New Technology

What is Fodder Machine?

Fodder Machine is a machine that produces high quality fodder by consuming less water than required in conventional system. It is a combination of science and technology to produce good quality of green grass for livestock.

Benefits of Using Fodder Machine:

• It takes only just 2 to 3 liters of water produce 1 Kg of green feed as compared with 80 to 90 liters/Kg required in conventional system.
• It requires less than 1/15th of the space needed by conventional agriculture to grow same amount of fodder.
• It is very useful in area or region where farming and other agricultural activity is not possible.
• It takes only 7 days to produce high quality of green grass.
• Fodder Machine technology remove the need for long term storage of grass. With our Fodder machine, a consistent supply of green grass is guaranteed 365 days of the year.
• A most important factor about growing green grass in fodder machine is, it is completely natural.

There are several benefits of Fodder Machine, as it combines science & technology for producing food for livestock with improved nutrition.