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The answers you’re looking forSome of our most frequently asked questions 4
Grow profitsMinimal outlay – maximum returns 10
Trial reports income boosters 12-15
Advantage Feeders 2015 2
Grain and Pellet Feeders
Feeder weight 300kg
Feed volume 1800litres
Feed weight (wheat) 1400kg
Feed weight (pellets/barley) 1150kg
Cattle height (LxWxH) 2440x1650x1450
Sheep height (LxWxH) 2440x1650x1250
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 2440x1160x250
NGF1800
Feeder weight 160kg
Feed volume 800litres
Feed weight (wheat) 600kg
Feed weight (pellets/barley) 500kg
Cattle height (LxWxH) 1160x1650x1370
Sheep height (LxWxH) 1160x1650x1170
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1200x1160x200
NGF800
Feeder weight 365kg
Feed volume 3800litres
Feed weight (wheat) 3000kg
Feed weight (pellets/barley) 2400kg
Cattle height (LxWxH) 2440x1650x2150
Sheep height (LxWxH) 2440x1650x1950
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 2440x1160x280
NGF3800
Strength
All Advantage Feeders can be used for
feeding cattle and sheep.
All outer extremities are reinforced to
withstand the roughest treatment from
cattle.
Advantage Feeders are stronger
because they are formed from
connected sheetmetal, flange jointed
instead parts that are simply butted up
and welded.
Five year warranty
Advantage Feeders provides a
standard two year warranty on all
purchases. To ensure that your
Advantage Feeders investment is
covered by a five year warranty, simply
complete the Extended Warranty and
Feedback Form.
Fully galvanised
All parts are galvanised, not painted,
ensuring the product lasts longer.
Tube components can often sit in the
mud and muck and rust quickly – all
tube on our feeders is hot gal dipped
to ensure that’s not the case.
Lifting frame
All feeders can be moved fully loaded.
The NGF1800 and NGF3800 are
designed with Z shaped rails under the
trough to spread the load.
Accurate feeding and
consumption sticker
The Upper and Lower Adjusters have
a series of painted dimples on them –
allowing them to be set accurately.
The lower side panels have a table to
show the intake of sheep and cattle at
each adjuster setting.
The table should be considered a
guide only but is a good starting point
for setting the feeder.
Adjuster Guard
The Adjuster Guard is a part that sits
above the feed access area to partition
it into 100mm gaps. This ensures that
animals stand in the same location
whilst feeding – ensuring other stock
aren’t disturbed by being pushed.
See page 16 for more information.
Volume stickers
Our volume stickers allow you to quickly
determine the ration being consumed
and make adjustments if required.
Quality components
All fasteners on our adjusters are
stainless steel – ensuring a long,
functional life. All rivets and Tek screws
have high quality coatings.
Sight glasses
Sight glasses are a simple and effective
feature that can save you getting off,
or out of your vehicle to check the
volume in the feeder – we know you’ll
appreciate that when it rains.
Multipurpose
Advantage Feeders can be used to feed
both sheep and cattle.
The feeders have adjustable skids that
can be changed in height to suit either
animal.
Retractable roof
Our roofs can be easily opened and
handily fastened on the same side.
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Mobile Feeders
Feeder weight 600kg
Feed volume 3800litres
Feed weight (wheat) 3000kg
Feed weight (pellets/barley) 2400kg
Fully assembled (LxWxH) 3660x1650x2150
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 2450x1160x550
MGF3800
Mobile Feeders give farmers the
convenience of filling the feeders up
at a silo and taking them out to the
paddock.
The MGF3800 is constructed by
adding a tandem-axle chassis system
to the NGF3800.
The MGF1800 is constructed by
adding a single-axle chassis system
to the NGF1800.
Central wheel position
The centralised axle reduces the load
on the tow ball of the towing vehicle.
Other mobile feeders on the market
have the axle at the rear which can
place over 800kg of load on your
tow ball when most vehicles have
a maximum tow ball loading of just
300kg. This can cause the kind of
catastrophic failure which can lead to
accidents.
Our tyres are only 480mm high (195/55/
R13C) and have a load rating of 900kg
each. Most stock can easily reach over
the wheels but lambs of less than four
months must eat alongside the wheels.
Feeder weight 450kg
Feed volume 1800litres
Feed weight (wheat) 1400kg
Feed weight (pellets/barley) 1150kg
Fully assembled (LxWxH) 3660x1650x1450
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 2450x1160x500
MGF1800 Advantage Feeders give farmers the control to limit the amount of supplement that stock consume.
We do this through our revolutionary saliva-restriction, Advanced Adjustment System.
Whilst the Advantage Feeders Advanced Adjustment System can be set to feed unrestricted rations to stock, it can also limit the intake of sheep to 150 grams/day and cattle to 1.5kg day.
Advantage Feeders can be used successfully to do the following tasks for both cattle and sheep:
1) Ration feeding 2) Creep feeding; and 3) Ad-lib feeding
How do Advantage Feeders work?
Our Advanced Adjustment System requires stock to lick feed out of a groove between two adjusters.
Changing the position of these adjusters changes the ration that stock can consume.
Our research has shown that when the lick system is in its most restricted setting, stock lick for 5-10 minutes between periods of grazing.
The licking period is limited because livestock use the saliva on their tongue to get the feed out of the groove. The saliva decreases with each lick until the animal can no longer access the feed.
Note: The grain and pellet feeders are not suitable for horned stock.
Suspension
Mobile Feeders have suspension to ensure the longevity of the products by providing smooth transportation at higher speeds.
The MGF3800 features load-sharing springs to spread a full load evenly over all four wheels.
Advantage Feeders have no maximum speed limit. Many others have a maximum of 25 km/h.
Telescopic stands
The Mobile Feeders feature a telescopic stand at each corner to prohibit movement when uncoupled.
Adjustable axle height
Our Mobile Feeders are manufactured to allow the axle(s) to be set at one of three different heights (approx. 300, 400 or 500mm), to suit different stock.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Advantage Feeders system control the ration better than other feeders?
Critical to the success of controlling the ration is to limit the amount that an animal’s tongue can touch with any one lick.
In the restricted setting, Advantage Feeders Advanced Adjustment System can position feed 40mm down between two plates.
The feed in the bottom of the groove can sit so the depth of grains/pellets is only 5-10mm deep, only allowing stock to lick a few grains/pellets with each lick.
When the animal’s saliva depletes, they cannot access feed.
While other feeders can also make stock lick through a narrow gap, they allow stock to put their tongues into the feed as deep as the tongue will reach.
They access a lot more feed with each lick so instead of stopping when they run out of saliva, they stop when they grow tired of licking.
The Advantage Feeder’s control over the ration is further enhanced by the use of the Adjuster Guard – a set of holes dividing the feed access area.
This part encourages stock not to move along the trough, allowing more animals to feed uninterrupted.
Advantage Feeders can also be adjusted to ad-lib feed.
See page 16 for the latest update on the Adjuster Guard.
Why is the Advantage Feeders system more efficient than periodic feeding?
Rumens contain different types of microbes – some digest starch and sugars and others digest cellulose.
Dietary upsets, such as feeding too much concentrate only once per day, can cause rapid change in the microbial population. This changes fermentation patterns, the rumen PH and interferes with fibre digestion.
Animals that feed from Advantage Feeders receive numerous, small amounts of supplement ensuring the rumen always has the same feed content – maximising efficiently.
See the results of our trials on page 18-19 with some farmers reaching 2:1 supplement conversion ratio.
What stops them eating all day?
Although the feed in Advantage Feeders is always accessible when the feeders are set to restrict intake, stock can only access it while they have sufficient saliva on their tongue.
They require saliva to stick feed to their tongue – without it, they can’t get the feed out and into their mouth.
When their tongue dries, why won’t they just go between the water trough and feeder all day?
Although proximity to the water supply will increase the minimum ration received from Advantage Feeders, saliva is much stickier than water. The supply of saliva is limited because it comes through the glands in the mouth from the fluid in the rumen.
How do you know they’re all getting a supplement?
Bossy animals also run out of saliva – leaving the feeder to other animals in the flock to receive a supplement.
Many farmers observe that the trough space is rarely full, feeding is less frantic and stock are frequently coming and going between the feeder and the rest of the flock grazing in the paddock.
How are bullying stock discouraged from pushing others out of the way?
The Adjuster Guard features a series of holes that animals eat through. Any feed spilled from the feed access area and through the Adjuster Guard falls in the trough in front of them.
This means it is disadvantageous to move along the trough, pushing other stock away from the feeder.
How do you train stock to lick from
the groove?
Stock learn faster if they have a reward (a
generous amount
of feed) the first time they come to the
feeder.
This is done by using a safe feed and
opening the adjustment system to an ad-
lib position.
Other ways to help train stock are to put
some feed in the troughs and on the
ground around the feeder.
Each feeder has instruction stickers
above the troughs for
more information.
Will rough cattle wreck my feeders?
All feeders have reinforcing in the edges
of the troughs and weather protecting
shields. For added peace of mind,
Advantage Feeders provide a full five
year warranty on all products after filling
in a simple form.
Advantage Feeders began eight years
ago. We are yet
to replace any part damaged by cattle in
any of our
Next Generation Feeders.
Is there enough rain protection to
prevent feed
getting wet?
The Advantage Feeders system holds the
feed in the licking area, up and out of the
trough.
The side panels on the feeder are
designed with a gutter at
the bottom of them, draining any rain that
hits them to either end of the feeder, not
into the feed.
The only feed that can get wet is the
small amount of feed sitting in the licking
area. Stock usually lick this out before
it clogs.
If you have any further questions
regarding Advantage Feeders and their
use, please feel free to contact us.
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Several factors contribute to how often the licking area needs to be cleaned to prevent blocking:
• The amount of dust in the feed
• The size of the area stock are licking from; and
• Whether the feeders are in humid conditions.
The Adjuster Guard design has changed to allow it to be placed over the licking area in two ways:
• As it currently works: A series of divisions along the licking area.
• Additional function: it still establishes the divisions along the licking area but has a 15mm obstruction along its length. This means that if the Lower Adjuster is allowing a width of 30mm of feed in the licking area, stock will only have a 15mm gap to lick through.
Trials have shown that the updated design only requires cleaning once every six times compared to the old design.
This reduces the labour required to use Advantage Feeders and ensures stock are less likely to be waiting for the licking area to be cleaned.
Farmers are now achieving even lower rations because they have the confidence to set a small access area for licking without clogging issues.
Advantage Feeders have developed a new Adjuster Guard to ensure fewer blockages, less cleaning and increased control over the ration.
Top: The Adjuster Guard positioned to allow full access to the feed in the licking area
Bottom: The Adjuster Guard positioned in an alternative setting, restricting access to the feed in the licking area
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COMPLETED TRIALS
Creep feeding calves
Problem:
Calves that do not receive a starch-
based supplement can take much
longer for their rumen to develop and
limit growth rates.
Trial objective:
Compare the profitability of three
groups of weaned cattle at seven
months of age; a group fed a controlled
ration of barley, another fed ad-lib
oats and a control group not fed any
supplement.
Result summary:
While the oats group were an average
of 14kg heavier than the restricted
barley group, the barley group were
$0.25kg more valuable than the “pot-
bellied” oats group.
The barley group averaged a sale price
of $491/head compared to $467/head
for the oat group and $435/head for
the group with no supplement.
The feed costs for the restricted barley
supplement and the ad-lib oats were
$12 and $18 respectively making the
net income of the rationed barley
group $30/head more than the ad-lib
oat group and $44/head more than the
group with no supplement.
Reducing mismothering
Problem:
Trail-feeding ewes around lambing
can cause them to run away from their
lambs to receive a supplement, often
leading to the lamb’s death.
Trial objective:
Calculate the number of weaned lambs
from mobs of ewes supplemented with
Advantage Feeders, compared to mobs
that are trail-fed.
Result summary:
Mobs totalling 2000 ewes
supplemented from Advantage
Feeders weaned 300 more lambs
that another series of mobs totalling
2000 ewes – a 15% higher weaning
percentage.
Cattle weaner growth
on fodder crops
Problem:
Growing cattle on rape and hay can
lack the balance the rumen requires
to perform efficiently.
Trial objective:
Compare the growth rates of cattle that
are fed a fodder crop, hay and 1kg/day
of grain compared to a group that are
fed fodder crop and hay alone.
Result summary:
The group fed the 1kg/day of grain
achieved an extra 0.5kg/day in live
weight gain.
While the group with fodder and hay
alone consumed 9kg/day of rape crop,
the group that were supplemented with
grain only ate 6kg/day of rape crop,
allowing a 50% higher stocking rate.
Advantage Feeders regularly conduct on-farm trials to provide our customers with the necessary facts to make informed decisions. Contact us for in-depth information on any trial.
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Supplementing
ewes at lambing
Problem:
Ewes have high nutritional
requirements in late pregnancy
and when they have lambs at
foot. However, ewes are often not
supplemented because it can cause
mismothering.
However, ewes are often not
supplemented due to the problems
trail-feeding can cause.
Trial objective:
Calculate the number of weaned lambs
from a group of ewes supplemented
with Advantage Feeders compared
to a mob of ewes that receive no
supplement.
Result summary:
Two years of supplement feeding with
Advantage Feeders increased weaning
rates by 24% compared to the 10 year
average prior to supplementation.
TRIALS UNDERWAY
Creep feeding
twin bearing ewes
Trial objective:
Calculate any increased growth and
survival rates of supplemented twin
lambs compared to a control mob with
no supplement.
Cattle weaner growth
on dry pasture
Trial objective:
Compare the profitability and growth
rates of cattle that are fed 1kg/day of
grain on dry pasture compared to a
group that are consuming dry pasture
alone.
Supplementing lambs to
mate at seven months of age
Trial objective:
Compare the number of ewe lambs
that reach 42kg at seven months of
age and the pregnancy rate of a group
of supplemented weaners compared
to a control group that received no
supplement.
Creep feeding Brahman, Angus
and Charolais cattle
Trial objective:
Compare the profitability of creep
feeding three breeds of calves:
Brahman, Angus and Charolais.
Each breed will have one control group
of calves that receive no supplement,
and another group that start with
a controlled pellet ration and then
change to a cereal ration.
Constant versus irregular
supplementation
Trial objective:
Rumens require a constant source
of feed to optimise efficiency because
they have different types of microbes.
Feeding supplements only a few times/
week leads to massive changes in
microbe populations and decreases
rumen PH.
This trial will compare the weight and
condition score of mature sheep that
are fed 1.5kg/week in three intervals
compared to 1kg/week through
Advantage Feeders.
Increasing 2nd year heifers’
pregnancy rates
Trial objective:
Heifers that have calved suffer
significant strains on their condition
after pregnancy and while producing
milk.
They often struggle to be in adequate
condition to become pregnant three
months after calving.
The trial will compare the profitability,
weight and pregnancy rate of a group
of heifers that are given 2kg/day of
cereal after giving birth until 30 days
after mating, compared to a group
without supplement.
image courtesy of Hannah Gunther – Riverina Stock Feeds
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Tray and Sliding Gates Hay Feeders
New adjustable height basket – great for cattle, calves, horses and deer The latest Tray Hay Feeders feature an adjustable height cradle.
Cradles can be set at seven different heights, giving you the opportunity to use one piece of equipment for feed young stock at the lowest setting and mature stock at the higher settings.
Versatile• Adjustable height cradle suits all stock
• Meal, pellets and grain can be placed on the floors
Less waste• Trays catch any spillage which can still be eaten by cattle
• Optional roof
Safer• All bolt heads are round, nuts concealed and other fasteners are rivets
Easy to use• Easy to skid loaded with hay in the feeder
Stronger• Skid or lift with hay in the feeder
THF
Cattle/feeder 20
Weight 150kg
Gap between the bars 300mm
Bales used 1 round bale (up to 6’ diameter and 4’ wide)
Assembled (LxWxH) 1900 x 1400 x 1700
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1900 x 1100 x 200
Cattle/feeder 35
Weight 265 kg
Gap between the bars 300mm
Bales used 2 round bales or 1 large square bale
Assembled (LxWxH) 1900 x 2770 x 1700
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1900 x 1100 x 350
THF-X
Cattle/feeder 35
Sheep/feeder 165
Internal Length 2550mm to fit o/size bales
Bales 1 large square bales, 1x 5’ round bale or 2 x 4’ round bales
Weight 200kg
Assembled (LxWxH) 2650 x 1400 x 1800
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 2650 x 1100 x 200
SGHF
Easy to load, less waste and holds round and square bales The feed is contained within the two sliding gates.
As stock consume the hay behind, the gates are pushed in, meaning they will always rest against the hay, containing it behind the bars.
Waste saving• Roof keeps feed dry
• Hay stays behind the sliding gates of the feeder
Universal• Use round or square bales
• Feeds both sheep and cattle
• Vertical bars prevent cattle getting their heads stuck
Easy to use• Two different loading options
• Easily moved
STAINLESS
STEEL
FLOORS
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Cradle Hay Feeders and Hay Feeder Roof
No front-end loader required to fill with ‘roll-loading’ methodThe Cradle Hay Feeder has rounded sides, allowing the feeder to be placed over the bale, tied on, then rolled back into loaded position – no front-end-loader is required to load the feeder, giving you more flexibility where feeders are separated by distance.
Cradle Hay Feeders can also be loaded by simply rolling round bales off the sides of utilities or trailers.
Note: The Cradle Hay Feeders are not suitable for cattle from 6-18 months, or horses. Advantage Feeders recommends the Tray Hay Feeders for young cattle and horses.
Less waste • Bale is raised off the ground • Bale is positioned so rain drains through holes in the floor of the feeder
Easy to use • Roll-loading method • Easily skids to new locations when required
Universal • Can be used to feed sheep, lambs and cattle over 18 months and calves under six months • Useful for feeding hay or silage
Stronger • Heavy tube construction
Our HFR protects your feed from rain damage If you live in a high rainfall area, or your stock are in small herds and take more than a couple of days to finish a whole bale – the Hay Feeder Roof makes a great investment.
It is in two halves, making it easy to operate by rotating each side to open or close the roof. The sides fasten together with chain to prevent high winds from opening them.
Less waste
• Prevents rain-affected wastage by keeping more of your feed dry
Universal
• It is suitable for use on both our CHF and THF
• Calves and large cattle can feed without fear of entrapment
Easy to use
• Pivots to open
• The HFR unclips to detach when
roll-loading CHF
CHF CHF-X HFR
Weight 30kg
Assembled (LxWxH) 1400x900x200
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1400x700x30
Cattle/feeder 20
Sheep/feeder 100
Gap between the bars 200mm
Bales used 1 round bale (up to 6’ diameter and 4’ wide)
Weight 75kg
Assembled (LxWxH) 1900 x 1380 x 915
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1900 x 915 x 140
Cattle/feeder 35
Sheep/feeder 165
Gap between the bars 200mm
Bales used 2 round bales or 1 large square bale
Weight 130kg
Assembled (LxWxH) 1900 x 2730x 915
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1900 x 915 x 250
STAINLESS
STEEL
FLOORS
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Calf Creep Feeding
Cows / mob run before creep feeding
50
Increased cow stocking rate due to creep feeding
6%
Extra cows ran due to creep feeding
3
Gross profit of extra cows / head
$ 750
Increased gross profit / mob / year
$2,250
Run more cows
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Increase stocking rates –
run more cows
Creep feeding produces animals
at a marketable weight faster. This
allows these cattle to be taken off the
farm earlier and makes more pasture
available to run reproductive stock.
Creep feeding develops calves faster
so they can be weaned at a younger
age (often 2-3 month earlier). Due
to early weaning, cows that would
otherwise have a calf at foot can be
run harder, requiring less pasture and
supplement to maintain condition.
Reduce cow supplementation – earlier weaning
The condition of cows at calving is directly related to milk production and therefore, the growth rates of calves.
Cows often need to gain condition after weaning to remain productive.
Early weaning will provide the cow with a longer period to gain condition and reduce the need to provide quality pastures or supplements for them to reach desired condition.
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Weight: 40kg each
Fully Assembled (LxWxH) 1250x1400x1150
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 2480x1160x90
Weight: 50kg each
Fully Assembled (LxWxH) 2480x1400x1150
Flat-packed (LxWxH) 1600x1160x90
CG1 CG2
What is creep feeding?
Creep feeding is the process of
exclusively feeding unweaned
young stock.
How do the creep
gates work?
Advantage Feeders Creep
Gates deny cows access to
the feeding area because their
body size is too large to fit
through the gaps in the gates.
Depending on the breed, the
gaps will allow calves to enter
until they are 12 months of age.
The Creep Gate simplifies
creep feeding because the
pivoting gates enable farmers
to quickly and easily pivot them
from the transport/inactive
position to the engaged, creep
feeding position.
They are permanently attached
to the feeder making the
feeder simple to relocate. It
is common to attach only one
Creep Gate to a feeder to ad-
lib feed calves on one side and
use the other side to feed cows
a restricted ration, particularly
heifers.
The gates have a horizontal bar
that can be positioned at nine
different heights to best suit
the size of the calf and prevent
young and small-framed cows
from entering.
They have a strong triangular
brace to prevent cows from
changing the shape of the area
the gate creates.
Gates have pins to prevent
cows from lifting them up.
Early rumen development
Feeding high starch-based diets to calves
drastically reduces the time for the rumen
to develop.
Starch helps the conversion of the rumen
for processing milk at infancy to support a
large microbial population – essential for
processing fodder and grain/pellets.
While the additional feed will have a high
feed conversion, the primary benefit of a
developed rumen is that it allows young
stock to consume and process more
pasture – the most cost-effective feed
for growing stock in peak pasture growth
periods.
Benefits of creep feeding include:• Increase the weight gain of calves
• Increase the number of calves that reach
target weight by weaning
• Allow calves to be weaned earlier
• Increase the number of cows run
by carrying fewer calves
• Reduce the supplement cows require
for the desired condition score prior to
breeding, as weaning is earlier
• Increase the number of heifers reaching
the desired minimum breeding weight
and improve conception rates
• Increase the number of cows that
conceive early in the breeding period.
Fig. 1 The rumen of a calf fed milk only shows little papillae development.
Fig. 2 The rumen of a calf fed milk and hay shows little papillae development.
Fig. 3 The rumen of a calf fed milk and grain shows significant papillae.
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Creep Feeding Trial
Quantity: 30 in the creep feeding group and 30 in the control group
Calving period: 1/8/14 to 30/9/14
Start date: 5/11/14
Finish/ Weaning date: 23/3/14
Duration: 140 days
Breed: Charolais
Feeding program:
Creep feeding group: 30 days: 0.5kg/day of pellets
30 days: 0.65kg/day of 50:50 pellets/barley
80 days: 0.8kg/day of barley
Control group: No supplement
Trial outline
An on-farm trial found that creep feeding a group of Charolais calves from approximately 10 weeks of age to weaning had significantly higher growth rates compared to a group of calves that had no supplement feed.
Background:
Creep feeding offers farmers a
huge opportunity to increase beef
production/Ha by reducing pasture
consumption and increasing growth
rates.
Creep feeding isn’t primarily about feed
conversion but getting young stock
to consume and convert pasture at a
much younger age.
Trial results:
Calves that were creep fed with
Advantage Feeders averaged a weight
of 346kg at weaning while the calves in
the control mob averaged only 307kg.
With an average weight of approx.
110kg at the beginning of the trial,
the creep fed group averaged a daily
weight gain of 1.69kg/day while
the control mob averaged 1.41kg/day.
Other benefits:
• The calves from the creep feeding
group were much closer to
achieving goals of having heavy
heifers for breeding at 15 months
of age and bulls in forward
condition at 24 months of age.
• The creep fed calves were
imprinted with the knowledge to
feed from feeders at weaning,
reducing the occurrence of a
weaning check.
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Pr
ofi t increased by
$38.75 / head
and weight gain
by 20%
Opportunity for higher profits
Cereal feeds are currently above their median prices.
If barley and pellets prices were $250/tonne, $400/tonne
respectively, and 50 calves were used with one feeder, profit
increases to $50.86/head.
$100.00
$90.00
$80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
$40.00
$30.00
$20.00
$10.00
$0.00TOTAL INCOME/
HEADTOTAL EXPENSES/
HEAD
Added income versus expenses per head
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
Daily weight gain comparison
1.69kg
1.41kg
$89.70
$50.95
Expenditure, income and profit
* This assumes the depreciation rate is 15%, the investment of one feeder is $3,000, creep feeding accounted for 50% of the use of the feeder each year and 30 calves fed from the feeder.
** This is calculated by multiplying: filling the feeders three times, by one hour each fill, labour is $60/hour and 30 calves fed from the feeder.
Trial period (days) 140
Barley used/head (kg) 73.75
Pellets used/head (kg) 24.75
Barley cost/tonne ($/kg) $0.34
Pellets cost/tonne ($/kg) $0.50
Total feed cost/head $37.45
Depreciation cost/head* $7.50
Feeding cost/head** $6.00
TOTAL ADDED EXPENSE/HEAD
$50.95
Total added liveweight/ head (kg)
39.0
Value of liveweight ($/kg) $2.30
TOTAL ADDED INCOME/HEAD
$89.70
TOTAL ADDED PROFIT/HEAD
$38.75
About the trial operators
Jim Wedge and Jackie Chard operate
a Charolais and Angus breeding
operation with properties at Warwick,
QLD and Glen Innes, NSW.
They have a strong focus on producing
low risk, thick, polled bulls, bred with
an MSA targeted approach.
Comments from the trial
operator
“Soon after the trial commenced, the
creep-fed calves looked noticeably
different to the control group.
I am very impressed with the
engineering of the Advantage Feeders
Creep Gates. They make thecreep
feeding system very easy to set up
and manage.
I was worried about how the cows
would treat the Creep Gates. However,
I have not seen the cows put pressure
on them.”
Jim Wedge
No supplement
Advantage Feeders fed
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Trial outline
Weaner Supplement Trial
Duration: 100 days
Quantity: 50 weaners in each group
Control mob starting weight average: 220kg
Barley mob starting weight average: 253kg
Pasture type: Dry perennial pasture
Feeding amount: 1.0-1.5kg/day
Feed type: Barley
Feeding equipment: 1x Advantage Feeders NGF3800
Results:
Growth rates achieved after 40 days:
• The control mob gained an average of 29kg/head or 0.725kg/day.
• The Barley mob gained an average of 50kg/head or 1.25kg/day. Barley consumption during this period averaged 1.2kg/head/day.
The trial was altered due to an unseasonable dry period where the heavier weaners were sold. The groups were then altered to increase the weight of the lighter weaners.
Growth rates achieved over the following 53 days:
• The control mob gained 54kg/head or 1.02kg/head/day.
• The Barley mob gained an average
of 71kg/head or 1.34kg/day. Barley
consumption during this period
averaged 1.1kg/head/day.
Combined growth rates:
• The control group weight gain
averaged 0.89kg/head/day.
• The Barley group weight gain
averaged 1.30kg/head/day. Barley
consumption averaged 1.14kg/head/
day.
The average time to grow the weaners
from 235kg to target weight of
400kg reduced from an average of
185 days to only 127 days.
A mob of weaner cattle supplemented with barley through Advantage Feeders grew at a far higher rate than another mob that only had access to pasture.
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Trial period (days) 93
Barley used/head (kg) 106
Barley cost/tonne ($/kg) $340.00
Total feed cost/head $36.04
Depreciation cost* $7.50
Feeding cost** $4.09
TOTAL ADDED EXPENSE/head*
$47.63
Avg. added liveweight gain/day (kg)
0.41
Total added liveweight/head (kg)
38.1
Value of liveweight ($/kg) $2.50
TOTAL ADDED INCOME/head
$95.33
TOTAL ADDED PROFIT/head
$47.69
Added income versus added expenses per head
Profi t in
creased
in 58 fewer days$47.69/head
$100.00
$90.00
$80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
$40.00
$30.00
$20.00
$10.00
$0.00TOTAL INCOME/
HEADTOTAL EXPENSES/
HEAD
Added income versus expenses per head
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
Daily weight gain (kg)
$95.33
$47.63
1.30kg
0.89kg
No supplement
Advantage Feeders fed
Comments from
the trial operators
In November we had 13 mm of rain
when our average is about 125mm.
Considering the season, or lack of, the
weights are down on what we would
expect, but to still be able to achieve
a weight gain of over a kilo a day. In
the current conditions, that is pretty
remarkable.
The cattle with the barley definitely
spend more time at rest compared to
those on straight pasture.
For several years, I have been looking
for a way to supplement feed without
it being a daily chore or causing
acidosis. The Advantage Feeders
controlled feeding system solved
these issues and allowed the stock
to balance their own diet.
About the trial operators
Mark Porter owns a property in the
Armidale region of NSW.
He runs 500 Charolais and Angus
cross cows, with 300 calving in
October and 200 in April. He also
runs 1500 Merino.
* This assumes the depreciation rate is 15%, the investment of one feeder is $2,200, the feeder is only used in the function each year and 44 weaners fed from the feeder.
** This is calculated by multiplying filling the feeders three, by one hour each fill, labour is $60/hour and 44 weaners fed from the feeder.
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GRAIN FEEDERS
Next Generation Feeder 3800 NGF3800 1950+GST 2115+GST
Next Generation Feeder 1800 NGF1800 1725+GST 1868+GST
Next Generation Feeder 800 NGF800 1150+GST 1227+GST
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