FT-Livestock No-Mold Sprouter Systems
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- Item #: 11050
Mold and Mildew free
This is the only Livestock sprouter system designed to prevent mold and mildew without harmful chemicals. They were specifically designed to be installed in an environmentally controlled building for optimum sprouting, mold control and operator comfort.
Benefits of Livestock Feed Sprouts
- Eliminate worries about weather, climate, drought or insects destroying or reducing your pasture fields.
- Provide Spring season quality green grass sprouts year around in the comfort of a building that replaces acres of weather dependent pasture land.
- Or conversely, some farmers have increased the number of livestock that they can carry on their existing feedlot and pasture land because the pasture is only needed for grazing and exercise and not as a vital portion of the livestock's daily nutritional requirement.
You can reduce livestock feeding costs significantly while providing tender green grass mats that are higher quality feed than the grain used as seed. One pound of 30% digestible seed grows into about 8 pounds of 80% digestible sprouts in 6-7 days.
The sprout mats can be easily cut to provide more or less green grass depending upon the size and activity of your livestock. Even the hay for roughage will be significantly reduced providing additional savings.
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16 - 18 pounds of this sprout mat will feed a normal 1100 pound horse or cow for one day. 100 pounds of sprouts will feed 6-7 1100 pound horses or cattle. One ton of sprouts will feed 125 fully grown horses or cows or 62 milking cows. Note: Actual number may vary depending upon size, condition and activity of the animals. |
Normal grain contains an enzyme inhibitor that gives the grain protection from contamination from other enzymes or qualities that could contaminate the grain during storage. This inhibitor is gradually eliminated during the livestock's digestive process but does reduce some of the quality of the grain's nutrition.
The enzyme inhibitor is completely eliminated when the grain receives a quantity of water during the sprouting process so there is no nutritional reduction when the grown sprouts are fed to livestock.
Customers tell us that livestock come running when they see the trailer or wagon approaching with the fresh sprouts indicating that they like the feed as much as you will like the improvement in the quality of the feed and the appearance and actions of the livestock.
Feeding
Based on suggested Fodder nutritional data for cattle feed:
Day to day feeding: 1% of animals total body weight per day. For an 800 pound animal you would feed approximately 8 pounds or 1/2 of a mat.
Finishing Weight feeding: 3% of animals total body weight per day. For a 1200 pound steer you would feed approximately 36 pounds or 2 mats per day.
We also recommend providing about one-half this amount of dry hay to add roughage and improve the nutritional value of each feeding.
Fodder growth in 5 days from seeds to hardy sprouts
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 5
Fodder sprouts on Days 6 until ready to feed on day 8
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Animals choose live fodder
Nutritional Value:
For more information about the nutritional value of sprouts see the Review of Published Literature link.
Whether you have thousands of dairy cows, 5 horses, or a hobby farm, we offer sprouting systems, packages, and kits to fit virtually any livestock owner's needs and budget. These systems come complete with a specifically designed climate controlled room, sprouting equipment, pumps, meters, and everything necessary to grow quality sprouts.
Three classes of Sprouter systems are available:
Commercial Systems
Grow 1,000 - 10,000 lbs of harvestable feed daily with the Commercial Systems. These systems come standard with semi-automation and are built with quality start to finish.
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The Series come as either:
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Series Features
- Energy efficient modularized designs
- Expandable designs
- Rafter and roller system
- Labor input reduced to as little as 2 hrs/ton
- Wide access - equipment can enter the building
- Fully automated watering, dosing, and temperature controls
- 100% money back Mold Free Guarantee
Reduced Footprint: The 2000 system will produce 2000 lbs of sprouts daily in just 1200 square feet.
Energy Efficiency: The Series systems come standard with R-28 insulation throughout the building. Additional insulation can be added for extreme climates. The reduced footprint combined with extra insulation make the new sprouting systems significantly more energy efficient.
Modularized design: These commercial products come in with external or internal options. All external options come complete as a total solution. The external systems include an installed control room, an expandable grow room, and an insulated flooring solution.
Expandability: The Series comes standard with a 20' control room dedicated as the brains of the sprouting system. This area includes automated water controls, a recirculating mixing tank, automated dosing systems, temperature controls, and more. The grow room extends from there to the end of the building. The grow room is expandable. Start with 1,000 lbs of capacity today and extend the grow room tomorrow with minimal changes to the control room.
Rafter and Rollers: The Series suspends the sprouting racks for a space concious design. The suspended racks slide back and forth with ease to create temporary aisles in between each sprouting rack.
Labor Saving: Currently an experienced grower will sprout 2000 lbs of sprouts in about 2 hours in the Q Series.
Wide aisles and access: Wide aisles and entrances allow for some equipment to aid in harvesting and lifting the sprouts.
Semi-automated designs: Water controls, temperature controls, the pre-soak station, water treatment and nutrient dosing systems are all standard in the Series designs.
Mini Series Sprouting Systems
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Sprout 100 - 600 lbs of lush grass daily with the Mini Series products. The Mini Series systems ship to your farm in pre-fabricated buildings complete with energy saving insulation, wide aisle space for easy access to sprouts, and the Mold Free Guarantee. Whether you are sprouting for 5 horses or you want to experiment with sprouting on a small scale before purchasing a Series design, we have a program for you. |
Modular Sprouting Systems
These systems are designed to offer a high quality sprouting system in an enclosed steel frame building. This PLUG & PLAY design comes complete with everything ready to sprout the day that it arrives.
The Modules are the most efficient Mini Series design, fit into a smaller footprint, and come complete with all of the features.
The Modules are designed to give users access to equipment and sprouts during every phase of growth. Planting, harvesting, maintaining, and cleaning the sprouting system is all done indoors so these designs are extremely energy efficient. The Modules come complete with a steel framed grow room, temperature controls, quality materials, and a 20 year life expectancy.
Mini Series Modules include:
- Sizes that grow 100, 200, 400, 500, & 600 lbs/day
- 100% Money Back Mold Free Guarantee
- Complete building with sloped roof and rain gutters
- Complete temperature and air controls system
- De-humidifcation, ventilation, and air exchange
- R-28 insulation and energy efficient design
- All electrical wiring and connections
- Waterproof flooring and wall finish
- Rust Free aluminim rack
- 20 year life expectancy
- Complete solution - no installation necessary
Optional features include:
- Additional weatherproof side door
- Professional on-site training and setup
- Mobile trailer mounted system
- Automated water treatment and fill system
Retro-fit Packages
The Retro-fit Package was produced to offer a complete sprouting system including air controls that fits into an existing building. This kit includes everything necessary to get sprouting except the building:
- Designed to fit into existing buildings
- Includes: Essentials kit, air controls, & peripherals
- Excludes grow room building, insulation, lighting (contact for complete model guide)
- Installation and site clearance by engineer is required for Mold Free Guarantee
Caution: The Retro Fit package requires a significant amount of effort on behalf of the customer to produce the proper grow room conditions for sprouting mold free. The costs involved in producing the grow room, insulation, lighting, flooring, finishes, and everything else for sprouting mold free often are more expensive than purchasing a complete kit.
For additional information about these efficient systems, click on info@hydroponicsfarming.com and include:
- the number and type of livestock that you plan to feed (Riding horses, milking cows, yearlings, calves, hogs, chickens, etc.)
- the type of installation that you are interested in learning more about
- Your location (City and State)
