Feed pusher

Feed pusher FEED MASTER

Permanently fresh feed with the FEED MASTER

Continuous feed intake is the key to high performance levels in the animal shed. Anyone who provides their cattle with fresh, tasty feed all the time is well placed to achieve consistently high levels of performance and optimum animal welfare. The feed pusher FEED MASTER not only makes daily animal shed work much easier, it also keeps the feed loosened up and well mixed all the time. This does more than reduce the effort of manual spreading of the feed, it also avoids selectivity and increases the level of forage consumption.

Increased forage consumption

By pushing through, loosening and mixing the feed being presented, the cattle are encouraged to visit the feed trough frequently which practical experience has shown to increase forage consumption and to provide optimum nutrition. That is because cattle prefer eating fresh-smelling and tasty feed.

Healthy livestock

Consistent feeding behaviour without jostling at the feed trough helps to make feed intake more relaxed, leading to consistent performance. Pushing the feed forward frequently has a positive impact on animal welfare and on the fertility of the livestock.

More success in the animal shed

The feed pusher with auger from MAMMUT aerates and mixes the feed again and again. The ration is enhanced and, at the end of the day, less feed is left uneaten. Using the feed pusher conserves resources and boosts cost-effectiveness.

Your benefits at a glance:

Loosened up feed tastes better

The feed harvesting sequence is not only a decisive factor on feed trough quality. It is also important for the quality of feed not to be compromised after preparation of a total mix rotation. To ensure that the enhanced mix ration retains its quality after the first feed, the fodder should be pushed forward several times a day. The screw-shaped drum on the MAMMUT feed refresher once again loosens up the ration already presented and mixes it thoroughly – this process retains the aroma of the feed and also prevents undesirable heat build-up. This encourages the livestock to eat more and consistently reduces selectivity. This has a quantifiable beneficial impact on milk production and on animal welfare.

BEFORE: After the first feed, the animals pushed away the fodder and partially sorted it.

FORTY Feed Master

AFTER: The cows are encouraged to eat again once the feed has been refreshed

Reducing the workload during feed preparation

The manual pushing forward of feed on a daily basis is not only energy-sapping and tiring, it also takes up a great deal of time. With the feed refresher models in the FEED MASTER range, this operation is made a great deal easier. In practice, this translates into less physical effort and a valuable saving in terms of time. The feed pusher is attached to the yard loader, front loader or to the back of the tractor and is used in the relevant animal shed. Appropriate carrier vehicles are often present on the farm and even better use can be made of them with the feed refresher. With a rubber lip on the bottom edge of the machine and with precise tracking, the ground below the feed trough remains clean, and the feed remains free of impurities.

FEED MASTER makes feeding with fresh grass more efficient

The FORTUNA SPECIAL Feed Master makes it easier to prevent green fodder. Specifically for pasture milk dairy farms, this robust feed pusher provides many benefits and great ease of use. Adapting the feed refresher to enable it to clear to either side, or fitting a clearing blade as an accessory makes the device extremely flexible and economical.

The rubber lip prevents feed residue and leaves behind a clean feed trough.

FORTUNA Feed Master

The FORTUNA SPECIAL Feed Master makes animal shed work easier, specifically for the feeding of fresh grass.

Continuously presented feed.

Suitable for every shed

The FEED MASTER feed pusher is easy to attach to the yard loader, wheel loader, telehandler or front loader, and to the three-point hitch on a tractor. Adjustment of the drum to suit individual widths of feed trough or double-sided clearing (accessory) are available as cost options. This means that it is also no problem to use the feed refresher in animal sheds without end-to-end vehicle access. The flexibility of this machine really comes into its own with different types of building, or old buildings, because the existing resources can be used without the need for conversion work.

The FEED MASTER feed pusher can be used flexibly in different shed buildings.

Double-sided clearing for two-tier feed troughs without end-to-end vehicle access

A very wide range of attachments is available ex-factory for MAMMUT feed refreshers.

Preventing selective eating at the feed trough

The screw system reduces what is referred to as ‘tunnel eating’ and selective eating at the feed trough. In addition, multiple redistribution of feed by pushing action boosts forage consumption – which assures stable and healthy livestock and better fertility.

Advantage for low-level livestock

Homogeneous feed at a consistent quality also provides low-level livestock with scope for obtaining their ration. Young cattle are not only limited in their feed intake capacity but they also have different eating and movement characteristics than older livestock. To prevent jostling at the feed station, it really helps to push through the feed on a regular basis.

Better oversight

Using the FEED MASTER feed refresher has also proven its capabilities in terms of herd control: through the frequent pushing through of feed, irregularities become apparent more quickly and it can also be seen if an individual cow fails to appear at its feeding station, or starts to behave in an abnormal manner. This also helps with all aspects of herd management.

Futterschieber FEED MASTER im Einsatz am Frontlader

Fleckvieh-Kühe fühlen sich wohl beim Fressen dank des Futterschiebers FEED MASTER

Fleckvieh-Kuh beim Fressen des frisch vorgelegten Futters mit dem Futterschieber FEED MASTER

High forage consumption as the basis for performance and animal welfare

The high performance requirements of the beef-rearing and dairy farm business demand intensive consumption of nutrition and forage. For this, the best possible feed should be available continuously and in sufficient quantities with consistent quality at the feed trough. The FEED MASTER not only reduces working time, it also reduces the costs of feed because much less feed gets wasted through the build-up of heat or as the result of selective eating. In addition, several buildings or also older animal sheds can be serviced by the MAMMUT feed pusher. This eliminates the need for conversion work.

Holstein-Milchkühe bei der Futteraufnahme - mehr Leistung mit dem Futterschieber FEED MASTER

Überzeugter Landwirt vor Futterschieber FEED MASTER

FEED MASTER types

Feed Master FORTY

490 mm drum diameter
for short feed & total mixes

Feed Master FORTUNA

700 mm drum diameter
for long feed & large quantities

Feed Master FORTUNA SPEZIAL

700 mm drum diameter
as a reinforced version for fresh grass

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FORTUNA Feed Master feed refresher

Silo Twist CERES silage distributor

Hochrainer family

Frankenburg, Vöcklabruck district

Upper Austria (Austria)

FORTUNA Feed Master feed refresher

ST 290 Hurricane rotary silo distributor

Deutinger family

Gurten, Ried i. I. district

Upper Austria (Austria)

FORTUNA SPECIAL Feed Master feed refresher

Haselgruber family

Lengau, Braunau am Inn district

Upper Austria (Austria)

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