Grain silo

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.The price of feed plays an important role for the animal production, and consequently much attention is paid to the costs of storing and handling grain and other feeds. .By choosing a sealed silo storage plant for grain, the expensive drying costs are totally eliminated .The characteristic beery, sweet smell and taste of moist grain is very attractive to the animals .The system is uncomplicated - and saves a lot of manual work, especially during harvest season. Also the day to day work is reduced, as the unloading can be automatically controlled .No risk of bugs and other vermin - rats, mice or intruding birds - as they cannot live in the oxygen-free surroundings .Any future demands for environmental friendly storage are met, as the energy consumption is at a minimum, and the discharge of phosphorus and nitrate are less than with conventional storage .Sealed stored grain stimulates animal appetite .Moist storage keeps the enzymes active, so that the phosphorus and protein of the grain is better utilized during the brief time, the feed is in the animal stomach.The result is 12% higher utilization of phosphorus, 2.5% higher utilization of protein and 1% higher energy utilization of the content of dry matter - please see report from 2010, "The nutritive value of grain stored in air tight silos compared to grain sufficiently dried for storage".