Sand is the ideal dairy bedding source, but it is not always feasible for every farm. Recycled manure solids can be a viable alternative for a mix of practical, economic and operational reasons.

While most of us focus on how to move manure, store it and land-apply it, there's a growing interest in what else manure can do for the dairy. One of the more intriguing ideas? Turning it into bedding.

Controlling pathogen outgrowth in recycled manure bedding is possible. When a bacillus-based bedding additive was tested on-farm, a significant reduction in bulk tank SCC and mastitis cases was noticed.

Dans le monde entier, de nombreuses exploitations familiales se sont rabattues sur l'autosuffisance « fait maison »  dans les dernières années puisque les infrastructures de transport et de distribution des produits agricoles ont été perturbées par les impacts économiques de la COVID-19.