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Pellets offer a lot of advantages for dairy farmers.
- They provide a properly made supplementary ration to meet the energy and protein requirements of dairy cows to support high production levels, improve reproductive performance and household income.
- Pelleted dairy supplements minimise feed wastage through reducing spillage.
- Minimise feed wastage by the cow compared to when individual feeds are provided alone.
- They are highly palatable hence they are readily accepted by dairy cattle.
- Enhance intake and digestibility of the basal feed (that is, crop residues, fresh pastures, hay or silage).
- Prevent separation of different feeds in animal feeds due to varying size and density.
- Dairy pellets are affordable compared to other feed supplements and of high nutritional quality. The pellets are produced from conserved leguminous forages and locally produced energy protein and mineral sources.
