recycling manure for bedding
Recycled Manure Solids as Bedding
Published: February 19, 2013
Summary
Ample bedding in stalls can optimize cow comfort, reduce hock lesions and lameness, and increase cow longevity (Tucker and Weary, 2004). The great price increase seen in other more traditional bedding sources has resulted in recycled manure solids (RMS) becoming increasingly common on dairy farms. Recycled manure solids are obtained by mechanical separation of manure removed from dairy cows...
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25 de junio de 2013
This is a very interesting and important strategy for providing good bedding for cattle. For use in India this shows great promise. I would like to know if this method is already being practiced any where in India.
I would also like to learn a little more about the operational procedure of using this bedding.
1.What is the method adopted to separate and remove the daily fresh cow dung?
2. How frequently is this bedding changed?
3. What is the desired thickness of this bedding spread?
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