Why is the speed of silage preservation so important?
The faster a forage enhancer works, the more nutrients are retained in the silage. So the silage will be of a better quality with more valuable crude protein and essential nutrients being preserved. Which means your cows benefit from a superior quality silage and you benefit from improved animal performance.
Powerstart contains a unique bacterium called AberF1. Discovered by IGER (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research) and patented by Genus, Powerstart's AberF1 can access all the sugars in grass to produce a super fast fermentation.
Powerstart has access to all the sugars in grass...
There are two types of sugar in grass - simple and complex. Glucose, Fructose and Sucrose are examples of simple sugars, Fructan is an example of a complex sugar.
Grass contains about 45% of simple sugars in good weather and as little as 15% in poor weather. Most forage enhancers can only access these simple sugars. Complex sugars can make up as much as 85% of sugars available in grass in bad weather.
Powerstart can access both simple and complex sugars in any weather and the more sugar available, the faster the fermentation will be (see graph one below).
In trials Powerstart reduces pH of grass in just two days. Producing better quality silage.
In trials Powerstart preserves 13% more true protein than other freeze dried inoculants.
In trials, Powerstart preserved 40% more essential amino acids and 62% more Lysine compared to untreated silage.
In trials at IGER, Powerstart treated silages produced less ammonia than other leading inoculants.
In trials at IGER, Powerstart treated silage when fed to beef animals, significantly improved dry matter intake. Powerstart silages improved live-weight gain by 45% compared to untreated silages.
Discovered by scientists at IGER (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research) and patented by Genus, Powerstart Instant brings you the benefits of Powerstart Original, except it's instant.
Containing our unique, patented, fructan degrading bacteria, AberF1, Powerstart Instant is the latest technological advancement in freeze dried inoculants.
We've developed a tailor made 'super-boosting' stimulant to ensure the bacteria in Powerstart Instant are ready to work the moment they hit the grass. Ensuring grass is preserved when it is at it's very best.
Why use POWERSTART Instant®?
'Live' forage inoculants are the best for silage making, but we've developed the next best thing in Powerstart Instant.
A superb forage inoculant, Powerstart Instant delivers over 1,000,000 bacteria/gram of fresh forage to your silage, instantly.
Intakes are everything...
Good quality forage is key to the production and performance of your herd. Silage made once a year has to feed your herd over a typical 200-day winter and can literally make or break your profits. So get the most of your forage and your cows focus on intakes.
Powerstart Instant will ensure your cows only eat highly palatable silage to increase their intakes and your profits.
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