IT’S all systems go this week at the world’s leading livestock trade fair as EuroTier makes a welcome return to Hanover, in Germany, after being cancelled due to Covid-19.

Held every two years, EuroTier attracts over 150,000 visitors from around the world to see the latest innovations dedicated for livestock husbandry and welfare. Here are a few of the latest innovations that will help feed and bed livestock.

GEA DairyFeed F4500 autonomous feeding robot

GEA launched its DairyFeed F4500 feeding robot to help dairy farms reduce their carbon footprint and operating costs.

The new feeder operates on sensor technology and can handle herds of up to 300 cows. It runs purely on electricity and can be recharged using renewable energy sources.

No major reconstruction on the farm is needed for installing it and the feed bunkers can also be easily positioned as required. The installation of the GEA DairyFeed F4500 also includes the automatic mapping of the farm with the help of laser scanners, including the definition of reference points and the driving route.

Once the bunkers have been filled appropriately, the robot accurately weighs the optimum mix for each group of animals including additives, blends them, and feeds them at the desired times.

The robot is linked to the GEA DairyNet herd management system and can be monitored and controlled from mobile devices in real time.

Faresin's Leader PF3 self-propelled wagon

Italian company, Faresin Industries, introduced its new three-auger mixer wagon which it had designed for large livestock farms from 1000 head upwards.

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The wagon is available with 30m3 and 36m3 capacities and up to three steered axles. The front and rear drive axles are permanent four-wheel-drive, and the servo-hydraulic steering on all axles are critical elements that reduce manoeuvring space even in small barns.

Mixing and feeding can be carried out automatically as the new system interconnects all the devices of the machine and makes it possible, starting from the recipe, to program all its activities according to the raw materials that are gradually loaded.

Trioliet Triotrac M1 1700

Trioliet launched its Triotrac M compact self-propelled feeder models in two sizes – 14m3 and 17m3.

A small turning circle is possible with the machine's four-wheel-steering, making the Triotrac M especially easy to manoeuvre between buildings and within silage pits. It can extract silage at heights of up to 4.5m.

The wagon can also process round or square bales, loose by-products, mineral feed and even fodder beet or potatoes with ease. Its spacious cab height can be adjusted to ensure it is always optimal. The joystick in the armrest is used to control the machine and all settings for loading, mixing and discharging the feed can be adjusted with this.

Its diesel engine is located at the rear of the machine, ensuring it is easily accessible and is very quiet from the cab.

The Triotrac M can be fitted with a cross conveyor belt at the rear (AL), or discharge doors on both sides (ZK). A cross conveyor chain and an extension chain are also available to order for the AL machine.

Hanskamp AgroTech BeddingCleaner

Pulled by a tractor, the BeddingCleaner cleans the bedding from cow barns when required.

The bedding material is sieved using a sieve mat. After this the bedding that is not contaminated drops back into the stable. Conversely, a small amount of the bedding material sticks to the settled faeces, with the result that it can be easily collected by the mounting and transported into the integrated storage bunker.

Bedding material subsequently remains cleaner and drier, and can be used for longer periods.