Improved feed quality from the silo

25-11-2016 | | |
The Mafa silo has a so-called cyclone shape. Another remarkable feature is the rapid filling of the silo, due to only one slow filling pipe. <br /><em>Photo: Dick van Doorn</em>
The Mafa silo has a so-called cyclone shape. Another remarkable feature is the rapid filling of the silo, due to only one slow filling pipe.
Photo: Dick van Doorn
Many factors affect feed quality and often there is quality loss in the silo. The feed does not always flow well out the silo and a combination of heat and moisture can even lead to decay. The Swedish company Mafa reinvented the silo to counteract these problems. According to Giso Aalbertsen, owner of a broiler grand parent company in Maurik, the Netherlands, the Mafa silos do not lead to bacterial or fungal growth. He has been working with these silos since May 2015. “Conventional silos have


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Van Doorn
Dick Van Doorn Freelance Journalist