Feedbeet Topping Calculator

Calculate the amount of beet you have to put on top in relation to your silo dimension, your planned feed allocation and your herd size.

Milking cows

Actual milking cows over the year.
animals

Silo dimensions

length (m)
width (m)
height (m)

Existing ensiled feed

Basic layer: amount

Please enter the amount of the crop filled into the silo e.g. taken from the chopper or weighing equipment.
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Basic Layer: height in silo

height (m)

Feedbeet: dry matter content

Please analyse close to ensiling date. Optimal dry matter content of feedbeet 23%.
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Basic Layer: dry matter content

Please analyse as close as possible to ensiling date of beet. Optimal dry matter content layer: grass 32-40% | maize 32-35% | CCM 54-56% | winter wheat whole crop silage 32-35% | barley whole crop silage 32-35% | rye whole crop silage 32-35%.
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Feedbeet: daily feed allocation

Please enter the daily feed quantity per cow and day in kg dry matter.
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Basic Layer: daily feed allocation

Please enter the daily feed quantity per cow and day in kg dry matter.
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Feedbeet: fresh matter amount needed - to avoid effluent losses from Feedbeet it is important to store in a pile for minimium 3 weeks after harvest.​
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Feedbeet: potential for additional amount of fresh matter >0 add more beets / <0 reduce the amount of beet in daily feed allocation to capture the effluent and to fit to silo walls.​
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Feedbeet layer: height at ensiling During the ensiling process this height will be reduced by appr. 50%.
m
Height above silo walls at day of ensiling fresh beet – should not be above 1m.
m
Calculated min. height of silage layer
m
Brownie Style Silage progress in silo - Minimum progress in silo 20 cm/d. Beet layer on top reduces the risk of reheating in summertime, no faster progress needed.​
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Brownie Style Silage: Feeding days based on allocated amount and cows
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Disclaimer: The density in the different silage can vary from silo to silo depending of ensiling loss, height of each layer and compression at ensiling. For this reason the calculation is only a guidance, and does not take into consideration the walls of the silo etc. KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA and Bovi Consult s.r.o. (IČO 44870213​) can not be held responsible financial or in other ways for the use of the calculation tool.

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