GreenFeed Skid System

Product Overview

The GreenFeed Skid System is typically used for any size and age of cattle except for unweaned calves. The system could be used to measure metabolic gases from other large animal species. It will measure CO₂ flux accurately to a level of greater than 1,000 g/d and CH₄ flux greater than about 60 g/d.

This unit requires a pelletized feed (< 7 mm in diameter) to be used. Any type of pelletized feed can be used, with some applications using pelletized grass and alfalfa, and others using a concentrate mix. The system is typically configured to offer a small amount of pelleted bait attractant to entice the animals to visit multiple times per day. Typically the amount of bait attractant used is about 1-1.5 kg per animal per day, however in some installations as little as 200 grams per animal per day. In other applications animals are given as much as 8 kg per animal per day. The amount of feed used is uniquely configurable for each animal.

In normal operating conditions, about 20 to 40 animals per day can be measured per GreenFeed, however this varies depending on the animals, the size of the pen or pasture, the quantity of feed, and the objectives.