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ANIMAL HEALTH

New SEGES trial confirms strong results

for FreshFoss Premium

The study investigated whether uct or no additive. Both Premium delayed the point at which
dry acid products could improve the dry-acid products were applied the TMR began to heat noticeably
aerobic stability of TMR on the feed at the same dosage of 1.25 kg per by more than eight hours compared
table by delaying heating. FreshFoss tonne of TMR. After mixing, the feed with untreated feed.
Premium was tested alongside an- was placed in containers fitted with
other dry-acid product and untreat- temperature sensors and kept at What does this mean for dairy
ed control feed using TMR from three 20°C. Feed temperature was then farmers?
dairy herds. The result was clear: continuously monitored for 48 hours. The results are especially relevant
FreshFoss Premium significantly de- Because an increase in temperature in situations where maintaining feed
layed the increase in feed tempera- is an indication of declining aerobic stability is a challenge. According to
ture compared with untreated TMR. stability, the trial made it possible to SEGES, a product that delays heating
compare how quickly the different may be particularly relevant when:
Why TMR stability matters?
treatments began to heat.
Once silage and TMR are exposed FreshFoss Premium showed the • TMR remains on the feed table for
to oxygen, wild yeasts, fungi and clearest effect. According to SEGES, a long time
other aerobic microorganisms can TMR treated with FreshFoss Premium • temperatures in the barn are high
begin to grow. This can result in had a significantly slower tempera- • silage is already beginning to heat
heating, reduced feed quality and, in ture increase compared with untreat-
some cases, visible mould. In prac- ed control feed. The other dry-acid • mould is observed in feed resi-
tice, this can mean loss of energy in treatment showed the same tenden- dues
the ration, reduced palatability and cy, but its difference compared with • improved stability is needed
potentially lower feed intake.This is the control was not statistically signif- during periods of high temperatures
particularly relevant during warm icant. There was no statistically sig-
periods, when TMR remains on the nificant difference between the two Visible mould was also observed in
feed table for many hours, or when dry-acid products. The temperature some of the samples during the tri-
silage is of high quality, with high measurements also illustrate the ef- al, further supporting the connection
level of protein and sugar available fect: between heating and feed deteriora-
for the microorganism to grow. Im- tion.
proving aerobic stability is therefore Under the conditions of the trial, SEGES concludes that the addition
not only about keeping the ration FreshFoss Premium therefore de- of dry acid can improve the aerobic
cooler. It is also about protecting the layed noticeable heating by more stability of TMR on the feed table and
quality of the feed from mixing until than eight hours compared with un- that FreshFoss Premium significant-
consumption. treated feed. ly reduced the rate of temperature
Another important measurement increase compared with untreated
Independent trial under con-
trolled conditions was the the aerobic stability until feed.
the temperature increased by 2.5°C
The SEGES trial was carried out at above its minimum. The untreated When the ration stays stable, farm-
the Cattle Research Laboratory in control reached this point after 20.1 ers have a better basis for preserv-
autumn 2025. TMR from three dairy hours. With FreshFoss Premium, it ing the quality of the feed they have
herds was treated with FreshFoss took 28.4 hours. This means that, in already invested in producing.
Premium, another dry-acid prod- the conditions of the trial, FreshFoss Circle 11 on enquiry card
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